Portland Oregon Wedding and Portrait Photographer
Here are some quick pictures as a preview for Jamie and Jordan’s wedding at the gorgeous Mt. Hood Bed and Breakfast. The catering was by Simpatica and they did a great job. One of the highlights was the amazing pie’s. Serving pie instead of cake is becoming more popular, and from what I tasted so far, I have no problem with that!
We photographed an exciting Night of the Henna event at the exquisite Nines Hotel in downtown Portland. The bride, Eman, is the daughter of famous designer Fiona Cibani, so every detail was creatively designed and executed. The night was filled with many interesting nuances ranging from live gold fish in the table center pieces to the exotic Middle Eastern belly dance by Astryd Farah deMichel. The festivities were perfectly coordinated by Jules Rupae of Another Perfect Production and Morgan Griffin of the Nines Hotel. The staff at the Nines Hotel were amazing to work with.
Other fun details were: Pearl necklaces were given to all ladies who attended as favors, great cocktails such as Mango honey, a great Middle Eastern band, henna ceremony with cake and henna candle.
Venue: The Nines Hotel
Coordinator: Another Perfect Production
Belly Dancer Entertainer: Astryd Farah deMichele
Video: Shields Film
We had a lot of fun at Lauren and Keith’s wedding! Cowboy boots and hats, mariachi band, gay and lesbian party going on upstairs!
We started the day at Elk Rock Gardens of the Bishop’s Close, a fantastic place! The ceremony was at the Christ Church Episcopal Parish in Lake Oswego, and then the reception was at the beautiful Portland Art Museum Fields Ballroom. The planning was done expertly by Amy from Blush Bridal, flowers were by Francoise Weeks. The museum looked beautiful with all the decorations and flowers. The couple even had a mariachi band to entertain the guests during the cocktail hour. Event Team NW entertained the guests with expert DJ’ing.
Meanwhile another fun event was happening at the Kridel Ballroom - Coronation 2008 by Rose Court. This provided some interesting photography opportunities. Everybody had lots of fun, and Lauren and Keith even got to check out the upstairs party for a bit. The night ended with a beautiful dance by bride and groom surrounded by guests holding candles. (The whole wedding can be viewed here)
Sarah and Patrick had a lovely wedding at the beautiful Blackberry Hall. The day started with a little oops when Patrick, on his quest for some pear brandy and whiskey broke some glasses at the McMenamins store, but that was the only misstep during the whole day. Everything ran smoothly, there were lots of dancing and everybody enjoyed the good times!
I also have to mention the many different types of pies that were waiting for the guests and the cool pie topper!
April and Michael tied the knot in front of a stunning setting at Mt. Hood Bed and Breakfast in front of Mt. Hood. The weather was perfect! Just beautiful views everywhere. A big hit at the wedding was the espresso bar! Yummy!
Vendors:
Videographer: Hybrid Moon
Flowers: Francoise Weeks
Catering / Food: Premier Catering
Ceremony Musician: Stephanie Schneiderman
Cake: Fleur Cakes
Jessica and Kam had an intimate wedding at Edgefield Administrator’s House under a hand made wooden arch created by their parents. Cupcake wedding cakes are all the rage nowadays and some of the best ones I had are from St. Cupcakes. Awesome stuff.
Here is a small selection: (note: to see the full set, go to here - password required)
Here are some photographs from Halle and Todd’s wedding at Wine Country Farm. They had a lot of unique touches. Halle had secretly ordered hand carved chairs with their name engraved for Todd as a present. They had cupcakes instead of a wedding cake. It was a beautiful Oregon Wine Country wedding!
More and more people are using cupcakes as their wedding cake. The Saint Cupcakes are so amazing!!
Garden Vineyards is one of the most beautiful vineyards! Jennifer and Robert had a great wedding, Jennifer made some drapes (you can see in one of the photos) and they really added to the ambiance. It was hot, and even the cat had to sneak in for a drink 
Vendors:
Coordinator Soiree Michelle 503.230.9311
Officiant Dr. Simmons Lessell Dr. Simmons Lessell
Caterer The art of catering Jen Loveland 503-231-8185
Baker (if different) Wrightberrys Jan Wrightberry (503) 723-3930
Ceremony musician Ariel Consort Jennifer Bernard (503)231-1423
Reception DJ/Musicians Dance Machine Rod 503.827.7370
Transportation Prestige Limo
Florist Crystal Lilies Kimberly (503) 221-7701
Videographer Monkus Productions Collin Ivy (503) 515-8101
