Nicole and Sean’s wedding at Portland Crystal Ballroom was a lot about music. Sean is a sound engineer and they due to music, as such, music is a big part of their life. Their wedding reflected that! They had records as place mats, music posters printed for their wedding, and custom drum sticks as favors. Crystal Ballroom is a really fun venue and I love shooting there. Lots of architecture, great floor and a positive energy.
Here are some of the vendors we worked with on this Crystal Ballroom wedding:
Caterer McMenamin’s
Baker: Lamb’s Thriftway
Musician: Devin Phillips
Transportation: PDX Pedicab
Florist: Bloomsberry Floral
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Here are some samples from Nicole and Sean’s Crystal Ballroom wedding:
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I knew Shanelle from swing dancing and we kept in touch. When she found the man of her dreams, she gave me a call. It was a lovely wedding at Gray Gables Estate. Interestingly enough, I have never photographed there before so I was also excited about that opportunity. Shanelle is a very elegant woman, and her dress matched her completely. They have been taking dance lessons for their first dance choreography from Leilani Nakagawa. Even though Shawn was very nervous, he did amazing! It was also nice to see some of my friends from swing dancing, and a chance to photograph them!
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Officiant: Maureen Haley
Baker: Helen Bernhard
Reception DJ/ Musicians: A Sound Choice
Florist: Bloomsberry Floral - Lisa Martin
Oh and you have to check out this little boy protecting the eyes of the little girl from the first kiss!
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Tiffany and Glen were married at their beautiful house in the Portland hills. Their house was magnificently transformed into a dream by Vibrant Table, from the flowers and decor to the delicious meal. The event coordination was by talented Cindy Thompson of www.ctevents.biz. They even built an impressive outdoor structure covered to hold the reception in this fall wedding. In order to let more light into the structure the top was clear vinyl, and it turned into a work of art as mother nature decorated it with her fall leaves. It was a great surprise. Once the reception and dancing was over Tiffany, Glen and the guests headed back into the house which was transformed into a night club for the “after party!” complete with an awesome DJ and a photobooth. The trio was the Aeriel Consort.
Caterer: Vibrant Table
Florist: Vibrant Table
Coordinator: Cindy Thompson Event
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Rachel and Joe had their wedding at McMenamins Kennedy School in North East Portland. They had a “fantasy optional” theme, where a lot of people dressed up in different attire from a knight in shining armor to a whimsical wood elf. Media Jockeys kept the people dancing all day long, even pulling out a rare Star Trek instrumental piece during the ceremony.
Venue: McMenamins Kennedy School
DJ: Media Jockeys
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42, The Secret to Life the Universe and Everything
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Adriane and Scott had a beautiful wedding at Eliot Chapel at First Unitarian Church and reception following at the Portland Embassy Suites. Adriane looked gorgeous in her dress. I am noticing a trend in wedding dresses: pockets!
The couple was walked down the aisle after they were pronounced husband and wife by a bagpiper. The hair pieces by August Veils were very elegant, and Embassy Suites was gorgeously decorated . Another cool idea Adriane had was to throw a gift bouquet - it had cash and gift certificates! Event Cosmetics team did a great job with the hair and make up!
Coordinator: Soiree
Reception Venue: Embassy Suites
Ceremony Venue: Eliot Chapel
Florist: Flowers For You
DJ: A Sound Choice
Cake: Dream Cakes
Calligraphy: Alesia Zorn
Hair Pieces: August Veils
Make Up: Event Cosmetics
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Jenny and Sean’s wedding was a very classy, elegant Portland fall wedding, utilizing both the Sunken Ballroom and the Kridel Grand Ballroom at the Portland Art Museum. They had a fantastic choice of vendors. I was very impressed with the light set up as well. They also utilized a service called Ladies in Waiting - Samantha from August Veils was there to help the bridal party with all their needs during the getting ready at Portland’s Paramount Hotel
. This and Soiree’s expert event coordination just made everything ran stress free for our beautiful bride Jenny. It was a rainy day but we still managed to find couple minutes to go outside!
Coordinator: Soiree
Caterer: Vibrant Table
Baker: Dream Cakes
Ceremony Musician: Effesenden
Reception DJ: All Wright Music
Florist: Vibrant Table
Make Up: Event Cosmetics
Officiant: Roger Moore
Videographer: Solstice
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I had the pleasure of photographing Riza & Wayne previously at their Portland engagement session. We had tons of fun - and at their wedding, we had even more fun! Champagne Events ran the show expertly, Vibrant Table catering and flowers were superb, and Paparazzi Tonight got some great some moments!
The couple also had private wedding dance instruction from Leilani Nakagawa, one of Portland’s most accomplished dance instructors. It showed, and they rocked the place!
Coordinator: Champagne Weddings & Event Coordination
Getting Ready Venue: The Nines Hotel
Caterer: Vibrant Table
Cake: Papa Haydn
DJ: A Sound Choice
Florist: Vibrant Table
Ceremony/Reception Location: Portland Art Museum
Officiant: A Beautiful Ceremony NW
PhotoBooth: Paparazzi Tonight
Wedding Dance Coordination: Leilani Nakagawa
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Sara and Rob had their wedding at the McMenamins Kennedy School in the old Gym. Their wedding musician was Jeff Clark, an amazing guitarist from Key West Florida, he was someone that Sara and Rob met on vacation and had play their wedding. He rocked! They had some great decorations too, but the coolest was the kids tables filled with candy, fun toys and costumes for the children. Sometimes it’s good to be a kid!
Ceremony/Reception Musician: Jeff Clark
Caterer: McMenamins Kennedy School
Sweets: Moonstruck Chocolate
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