Wedding Photography

Oregon Wedding Photographer

photomatte — Sun, 20 May 2012 01:22:59 +0000

This space is primarily for posting my stories and photos of recent weddings. I like to keep this post at the top of the stack, with all the newest posts available just below it. Furthermore, check out my other sites at mattemrichphoto and smugmug for additional photos. I’m also a multi- award-winning member of the WPJA, and can be found on the ‘Preferred Vendor’ pages of King Estate and Whisper’n'Oaks. Most recently, I’ve been invited to join My Eugene Photographer and am very happy to be part of a great local community.

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The Day After

photomatte — Sun, 20 May 2012 01:20:02 +0000

Erin and Ben were married, outside, during a torrential storm. This is fairly unusual for western Oregon in early September and they hadn’t made a backup plan. Needless to say, the ceremony was short and sweet and our planned sunset pictures were no longer possible. Since they were local, and it was a Sunday wedding, I agreed to cut my time short on the wedding day, leaving as soon as the cake had been cut, and come back the next evening. The light was much better then, and Erin’s dress had already gotten quite dirty, so these photos (taken at Erin’s parents’ house in Cottage Grove) were easy and fun.

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Classic

photomatte — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:11:16 +0000

Emily & Luke were married on the Oregon campus in Eugene. Eschewing a tuxedo, Luke was all class in his gray suit (and, since tuxedos are technically evening wear and this was an afternoon wedding, that made perfect sense!).

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We did it!

photomatte — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:55:35 +0000

Whenever I’m shooting all the traditional family portraits I always try and inject some fun into the group(s). Everyone wants to look good in pictures but nobody wants to have to stare at a camera for a long time and try and hold a natural smile. For this reason I like to mix it up and create situations where everyone is relaxed and having fun. This shot was fun, and everyone liked it, but more importantly, the next series of images featuring this group showed a lot more relaxed expressions.

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A Nice Ride

photomatte — Wed, 09 May 2012 04:15:11 +0000

It’s not every couple that gets to ride away from their reception in the back of a 1967 Cadillac convertible. Igor and Athena were lucky enough to find this one, from Sunshine Limousine.

I have a convertible myself so I was able to follow them as they sped away from Dancing Deer Mountain, holding my camera over my head with one hand as I kept my other one on the wheel:)

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Another Oregon Coast Wedding

photomatte — Tue, 08 May 2012 03:18:44 +0000

Kristen & Dusty were married near Yachats, Oregon and the weather was very cooperative (the coast can be cloudy even in the middle of summer!)

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Wedding Party Improv

photomatte — Sat, 05 May 2012 16:23:12 +0000

At this Denver wedding I shot a few weeks ago, the weather turned nasty at the last minute and everything (photos, ceremony, reception) had to take place indoors. I was glad I’d scouted out the venue beforehand and found this upstairs library; I knew this image was going to be a fun one. There was also a full-sized craps table which I used in some other wedding party photos. It’s important to have a backup plan in case of inclement weather, and to scout out a venue if you haven’t already shot there at least once before. I did both in this instance and it paid off later. We did do some outside photos late in the evening…when the snow was coming down!

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A Leap of Faith

photomatte — Wed, 02 May 2012 03:58:04 +0000

This groom had no intention of making this jump, but he did make a leap of faith later on that day when he married his beautiful bride, Melissa.

This image was made at the Embassy Suites in Denver, Colorado just prior to the wedding ceremony.

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Smokin’ Hot

photomatte — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:54:25 +0000

The smoking of the late-night cigar is a fairly common occurrence amongst a groom and his groomsmen. When the bride steps in and wants a piece of the action, that makes it even more photo-worthy! This is from a wedding I shot in Denver this past weekend.

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Flowers in the Breeze

photomatte — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 17:05:44 +0000

This is an image I like to create at a lot of my weddings: just the flowers in focus with the couple behind them. When the wind picked up during this particular shoot it created some nice, dynamic movement.

You’ll notice this is the full image from one of my rotating header images at the very top of the page.

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