Portland Oregon Wedding and Portrait Photographer
Joni and Jeff had their wedding with friends and family at the Columbia Gorge Hotel, with breathtaking views of the Columbia River. Their ceremony was held on the edge of the Gorge with the river right behind them. After the ceremony everybody enjoyed the ambiance of the historic hotel.
Sarah and Tony were married at The Resort at the Mountain in Welches, Oregon. The Resort at the Mountain is a gorgeous golf resort at the base of Mt. Hood boasting breathtaking views of the surrounding mountains, and the Zig Zag river. Their ceremony was a top a hill overlooking the golf course. Sarah’s brother and Tony’s sister both delivered heart warming performances during the ceremony which brought both tears and smiles to all the guests. During the toasts, Tony’s brothers showed a classic video which Tony had made of himself as a teenager flexing his “pythons” for the camera. The video went on for about 8 minutes, the whole place was alive with laughter, it was great. After the toasts and the cake, the dance floor was occupied all night long ending with Sarah’s rendition of Mr. Roboto. Domo Arigato.
Vendor’s:
Hair/Make-Up: Nicole Wagner
Venue: The Resort at the Mountain
Jessica started her day off at Hotel Lucia Boutique Hotel in downtown Portland getting ready with her girlfriends for her big day. She then met up with Cory at the gorgeous Garden Vineyards in Hillsboro, decked out with beautiful flowers from Tommy Luke, later in the afternoon. They both looked great!
Many of their guests were from back East, so it was fun to see them enjoy the lovely Oregon wine country. They had a beautiful ceremony that was officiated by Jessica’s close friend, and exchanged super cool rings (see below). As the day turned gradually to night all the guests enjoyed their time together over dinner with Jessica and Cory. Once it was fully dark the guests were treated to sparklers, fabulous cake from Papa Haydn, and an evening of dancing with All Wright Music.
Ceremony Music: Collage Music
Reception Music: All Wright Music
Cake: Papa Haydn
Florist: Tommy Luke
Transportation: Imperial Limos
Caterer: Art of Catering
Venue: Garden Vineyards
Erin and Jeremy were married at the extraordinary Garden Vineyards in Hillsboro, Oregon, which is becoming one of our favorite ever places to shoot. It was also probably the hottest day of the summer! Everything looked amazing and things ran perfectly thanks to Soiree wedding planners - the flowers by Geranium Lake were beautiful, the Oregon Ducks themed wedding cake looked amazing, and the guests were wowed by food from Art of Catering. We also had the pleasure of working with Focal Point Video who are very easy to work with. Once the sun went down behind the green hills surrounding the vineyard the party started to heat up again!
Vendors:
Coordinator: Soiree
Caterer: Art of Catering
Reception DJ: Maushole Productions
Cake: Karren’s Specialty Cakes
Venue: Garden Vineyards
Videographer: Focal Point Digital
Florist: Geranium Lake
Shannon and Eric held their wedding ceremony in the very beautiful St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in NW Portland. After the touching ceremony, they were whisked away in an amazing vintage metallic blue Rolls Royce limousine headed to Hillsboro’s Garden Vineyards. Upon arriving to the scenic vineyard, the staff of Art of Catering greeted Shannon and Eric with delicious cosmopolitans. Every one of their friends and family had a chance to unwind at the venue with both breath taking views and delicious food and wine.
Once dusk started to approach and after dinner was served, the couple unveiled a “Scotch and Cigar” bar for their guests to get loosened up before the dancing was to begin. I had no idea what I was in store for! The band was Hit Machine. WOW. What started as a band playing the classic standards turned all of a sudden into an all out leopard print rock fest. No kidding! I had a hard time even finding space on the dance floors! What a night!
Vendors:
Transportation: Park Avenue Limousine
Catering: Art of Catering
Venue: Garden Vineyards
Musicians: Hit Machine
Garden Vineyards
Sandee and Derek’s ceremony and reception was held at the always beautiful Aerie at Eagle Landing in Happy Valley, Oregon. On what started out as a very overcast day, turned to an extraordinary day with a lovely sunset, and great lighting (perfect for photos). The sun peaked from under the clouds right as we were shooting the couples session. The reception was a fun-filled time and the ambiance of the hall was accented with beautiful flowers from the Fleur de lis Floral Botique. It seemed like dancing was a passion for both Sandee and Derek as they were always on the dance floor as the DJ was cranking out the classics under the disco lights.
Vendors:
Coordinator: Olivia Olson
Officiant: Pastor Ramon Mata
Caterer: DeAngelos
Wedding Cake: Lambs Thriftway
Reception DJ: Radio Parties
Florist: Fleur de lis Floral Boutique
Yili and Dan were married in the beautiful serene surroundings of Portland’s Chinese Garden. The Asian themed wedding was accentuated by the beautiful red oriental bridesmaid dresses that matched perfectly with with the lovely boquets from Passionflower Floral. Their ceremony was held on the Moon-Locking Pavilion in the center of the koi and lily pond. After the ceremony, their guests departed the gardens on one of many PDX Pedicabs to their reception destination, Portland Embassy Suites, Queen Marie Ballroom. The wonderful reception was full of great music and dancing. Eric from All Wright Music was DJing the party, needless to say, the dance floor was packed all night long from the first dance to the finale of “New York New York” from ol’ blue eyes, Frank Sinatra.
Vendors:
Caterer: Embassy Suites
Ceremony Musicians: Duo Con Brio
Reception DJ: All Wright Music
Transportation: PDX Pedicab
Florist: Passionflower Floral
Arian shot this wedding at Crown Ballroom which has a very unique look to it. Rose and Jon had a very cool idea about their wedding ceremony - everybody was arranged in a circle and they stood in the middle, at the center of a circle of rose petals.
You can see the full wedding here (password can be obtained from Rose and Jon)
Max train, as seen from Pythian Building where Crown Ballroom is located (and also Adriana Hill Grandballroom is there as well). Two great places for weddings!
