Christine and Matthew were married in Salem’s Zenith Vineyard. The vineyard was in a beautiful rural area, we even crossed the Willamette River on a ferry boat to get there, it was pretty cool. Everything looked spectacular from the table settings and food by Vibrant Table to the flowers by Green Thumb. The whole day was quite remarkable, especially the sunset over the vineyards. There was also the super funky DJ Nickel that they brought up from LA who had the dance floor packed the rest of the entire evening. It was so much fun!
Vendors:
Caterer: Vibrant Table
Cake: Dream Cakes
Reception DJ: DJ Nickel
Florist: Green Thumb
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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!
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Ada and Brad had a very unique wedding, starting at the First Baptists Church in Portland, and then moving to Governor Hotel Heritage Ballroom. They had around 400 fun guests. Ada had three dresses for the various events, such as the tea ceremony - a traditional white dress, a red dress and a pink dress. Their wedding place cards were golf themed. The table decorations were gorgeous!
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Mary and Chris’s tied the knot at beautiful Wine Country Farms in Dayton, middle of Oregon wine country! Their ceremony was at St. Peter Catholic Church at Newberg. The weather was gorgeous, and lots of friends, old and new attended the wedding.
Their wedding planner was Amy from Blush Bridal and thanks to her team, everything ran smoothly. The couple traveled between Wine Country Farm and St. Peter’s in a 1958 metallic blue Rolls Royce Silvercloud. There were some great speeches as well - families of Mary and Chris knew each other for a long time and the respect and love for each other showed! One of the fun moments of the wedding was when Mary and her girlfriends performed a song using microphones (hairbrushes) like they used to before they went out to party at college.
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One of the more popular themes in Oregon is a golf club wedding. Anna and Brian tied the knot at Oregon Golf Club. It was a beautiful day with views of Mt. Hood!
Anna and Brian took private dance classes and showed off their moves at their first dance. They ended their dance with a great dip (picture below). As a dancer myself, I really appreciated the cool moves and the choerography. Another great idea they had was the orchids they gave as wedding favors. I planted mine! The dancing was great, They ended the night exiting under sparklers and leaving in a 1958 Rolls Royce.
Vendors:
Officiant: Roger Moore
Caterer: Oregon Golf Club 25700 S.W. Petes Mountain Road West Linn, OR 97068 - 503.650.6900
Wedding Cake Bakery: Lamb’s Thriftway
Ceremony Musician: William Jenks - Portland Classical Guitar
Reception DJ/Musicians All Wright Music Eric Wright
Transportation/Limousine : Parke Avenue Limo Gary Parke 503.750.3891
Flowers: Geranium Lake Florist
Videographer: Ambient Sky
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Many people do not know that a place like the Grotto exist in Portland. This beautiful 62 acre Catholic Shrine and botanical garden, also known as The National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother, is located near 82nd and Sandy, and is truly a world away from the surroundings. You can even take an elevator to a second level with gorgeous views and more amazing gardens. The Grotto only allows one wedding per week, and I had the chance to photograph there last week. It was a beautiful setting with some truly great weather.
The following is a quick selection from last week’s wedding. Vesna and Tony later moved the party to Portland Art Museum Kridel Grand Ballroom, decorated beautifully by Vibrant Table. There were multiple bands, one of which was Tony’s band. It was a musical feast to say the least!
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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
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This was a beautiful wedding at Kruger’s Farm at Sauvie Island with lots of little touch. Maranda and George were very easy to work with - I used to play soccer with George and he is as tough a midfielder as it gets but off the field, he is a very easy going guy. We had some great weather as well! I knew it would be really bright with contrasty lighting, so I used a lot of flash techniques usually used in outdoors fashion shots. You can see some of them below. Great colors, great details, lots of fun!
Vendors:
Catering: Vibrant Table Catering
Cake: Papa Hayden
Florist: Vibrant Table Catering
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