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Vesna and Tony’s Portland The Grotto Wedding Ceremony with Portland Art Museum Reception!

Portland Wedding Photographer - December 2, 2008

Vesna and Tony had their beautiful ceremony at The Grotto – the setting was very serene with sun peeking through the trees. Afterward the reception was at the Portland Art Museum Kridel Grand Ballroom, decorated beautifully by Vibrant Table. There was no shortage of awesome music, punctuated by Tony’s own band!

Ada and Brad at the Governor Hotel

Portland Wedding Photographer - October 24, 2008

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 …

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 …

Anna and Brian’s Wedding at Oregon Golf Club

Portland Wedding Photographer - September 27, 2008

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 …

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Christina and Milto’s Greek Wedding!

Portland Wedding Photographer - January 23, 2008

Christina and Milto had a full on Greek wedding at Portland Art Museum Kridel Ballroom – it was a high energy wedding full of emotion. The ceremony was at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Here is a small selection: (note: to see the full set, go to here – password required) The single ladies names are written on Christina’s shoe. The guests throwing lavender buds …

Meesa and Greg’s Fall Theme Wedding at Pine Grove Church and McMenamins Edgefield

Portland Wedding Photographer - December 9, 2007

What a gorgeous day for Meesa and Greg’s Fall and Celtic Themed Wedding! Just clear skies and lots fun! Pine Grove United Methodist Church is a super cute small church out at Hood River. After the ceremony the couple rang the church bells and then we drove to a pumpkin patch and got some great shots and then to an abandoned railroad warehouse. Before we …

Katie and Kevin at Brooks Hill Church and Lawrence Art Gallery

Portland Wedding Photographer - December 9, 2007

It is the season for small intimate church weddings! Brooks Hill Historic Church is just a beautiful small church on Skyline Boulevard at a very pretty setting. The reception was at the Lawrence Art Gallery in Portland. I love shooting at art museums and galleries because they have great lighting to showcase the art and backdrop of Picasso to the food table never gets old! …

Vada and Geoff at Acadian Ballroom

Portland Wedding Photographer - December 5, 2007

Vada and Geoff’s wedding was full of fun people. It started at Salon 77 with make up, then to hotel Vintage Plaza and then to Old Laurelhurst Church. The reception was at Acadian Ballroom with a very energetic crowd! At one point Geoff took over the drums and rocked the place 🙂 There was even a cute pug present on the dance floor! Here is …

Kelli and Tom at Bridgeport Brewery

Portland Wedding Photographer - December 2, 2007

Kelli and Tom’s wedding ceremony had couple firsts for me! Kelli picked up her flowers at the farmer’s market that morning and got ready at Inn at Northrup Station, and then held their ceremony at the Laurelhurst Park. Public parks are great and inexpensive way to have a wedding at a beautiful location! Since the park is open to public we had joggers and bicyclest …

Katie and Tyler at Aerie at Eagle Landing

Portland Wedding Photographer - October 16, 2007

Katie and Tyler’s wedding was full of energy. One of the most touching moments was when Tyler sang for Katie at the ceremony. Just a perfect beautiful day, at a great setting with great flowers and decorations, by Geranium Lake flowers. Here is a small selection of photos from their wedding: