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Jillian and Desi’s Rooftop Wedding

Portland Wedding Photographer - September 5, 2011

Jillian and Desi had a Turkish themed rooftop wedding at the On Deck Sports Bar in Portland on a beautiful summer day. I had the pleasure of photographing their Istanbul engagement pictures. Their wedding planner Mandi of Champagne Events helped them with some beautiful details and thanks to her, everything ran beautifully. They also had a great idea – instead of wedding cake, serve baklava! …

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Vanessa and Ozgur’s Wedding at Timberline Lodge

Portland Wedding Photographer - October 4, 2008

Ozgur and Vanessa met at a snowboarding trip and they got married at Timberline Lodge. How perfect! Ozgur’s family came all the way from Turkey to attend this beautiful reception with some Turkish wedding touches. The ceremony featured mixing of the sands – originally the sand was going to be coming in from Turkish beach but due to some customs mishap, they used beautifully colored …

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