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A Beckenridge Wedding
Posted on March 23, 2012
Beckenridge Vineyard is located near Dallas, Oregon. They take great pride in their wine, even going so far as to ask their guests not to bring any footwear that’s been worn at other vineyards! I guess this helps keep out unwanted pests and microorganisms that might upset the grape stock. I found a similar attitude from a customs agent in Auckland, but never before in the States 🙂
Leanne and Ryan were married on a gorgeous summer day at Beckenridge and most everyone had on brand new shoes. I did a custom sepia conversion in Adobe Lightroom.
Waiting for a Bride
Posted on March 21, 2012
This groom was nervously waiting for his bride to arrive. The groom’s father took the chance to give his son some last minute advice and reassurance as the rest of the groomsmen waited.
A Little Family Fun
Posted on March 13, 2012
During any wedding, portraits sessions are as fun as you make them! We’ve all seen the classic portraits where everyone is facing the camera, trying to keep a natural smile on their face while not blinking. I like to mix things up a little and get some real expressions going. This is one of the methods I use. Immediately after this kind of shot, everyone is relaxed and smiling freely:)
I especially like the flower girl’s reaction in this image…
Kissing Under the Veil
Posted on March 9, 2012
Whenever I shoot a wedding I always hope the bride has a long veil. There are just so many ways to incorporate it into the portraits!
This Whisper’n’Oaks wedding was one such occasion. Alecia and Sean were quite happy to cuddle up under the privacy of taffeta and begin their honeymoon a little early.
A Cyprus Wedding along the Mediterranean
Posted on March 8, 2012
While I love shooting weddings here in the Eugene area, getting away from Oregon’s winter weather is great …especially if one ends up in the warm, sunny climes of Cyprus! Lucia and Sjoord (he’s Dutch, she’s a Dutch Cypriot) were married along the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. After the ceremony each guest was afforded a chance to light one of these miniature hot air balloons and watch it take flight over the moonlit water. I can’t imagine this being legal here in the States, especially in Oregon during a long hot summer, but they surely looked spectacular as they trailed out along the night sky.
Rocky Butte wedding, Portland
Posted on March 6, 2012
Tyler and Amy were married at Rocky Butte Park, in Portland. Tyler was just about to be deployed overseas and wanted to make sure he was married before he left.
Swingtime!
Posted on March 4, 2012
Vinnie and Valerie were married in Scottsburg, Oregon (along the Umpqua River). While posing them in the tall grass and hammock that fronted the river, I noticed this tree swing on the adjacent property. Too perfect!
Using some on-camera fill flash I was able to freeze Valerie, just as Vinnie had given her a push, while using a slow enough shutter speed to let in the ambient light and give it some motion blur as I panned the bride.
A Stormy Night
Posted on February 12, 2012
They say rain at a wedding is good luck for the newlyweds. If that’s the case, this couple should play the lottery every now and then because these clouds erupted into a raging thunderstorm a few minutes after this photo was taken. We all jumped up and took shelter inside King Estate’s Pavilion. The band wedged its way in too, and the reception didn’t miss a beat.
King Estate wedding
Elkton wedding at the Big K Ranch
Posted on February 11, 2012
Heather and Jon were married at the Big K Ranch near Elkton, Oregon. Despite the insanely hot weather, the entire wedding party was more than amenable to climb up these bales of hay for me. Since Jon is a friend of mine, I stayed overnight at the Big K Ranch. Let’s just say I got a great glimpse into what goes on at weddings in the wee hours of the morning. This was much the same as my experience in Cyprus (see previous post), when I stayed with the wedding party until 3 in the morning, simply because I had nothing else to do and the party was just too fun. Imagine drunken guests wading into the Mediterranean, completely dressed. Ahh, the life of a wedding photographer 🙂
Anyway, back to Heather and Jon!
Cyprus Wedding
Posted on February 8, 2012
It’s not often I get to travel to Cyprus to shoot a wedding, but that was indeed the case in 2009. My total travel time, roundtrip, was 51 hours. My total time in Cyprus was 86 hours! The wedding was amazing, and so was the after-party; it lasted until dawn. This particular scene is, apparently, quite common for European weddings. I can’t imagine this being legal in the US, especially here in Oregon, in the middle of the summer during the height of fire season 🙂 But this was in Cyprus and it was all just perfectly fine!
At the end of the reception, everyone was invited to light up their own personal balloon. These balloons were made of lightweight paper that must’ve been treated with some kind of flame retardant. I imagine they eventually burned themselves out as they sailed out over the Mediterranean.
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