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Samantha and Travis’ Wedding at Sayulita!

Portland Wedding Photographer - February 13, 2018
Sayulita Beach Wedding

If you follow my wedding blog, you know that I travel often for events and corporate shoots often. However, weddings at Sayulita have a special place in my heart as it was the first destination wedding I had booked in 2005, when Sayulita was a much much smaller sleepy Mexican fishing village, Don Pedro’s Restaurant being the only real restaurant around. I photographed my first …

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Amy and Shaun’s Wedding at World Forestry Center

Portland Wedding Photographer - December 13, 2015
World Forestry Center Wedding

You do not see many sunsets the way we have experienced at Amy and Shaun’s wedding at the World Forestry Center. The double rainbow and the sunset made for a very memorable picture! We only had couple minutes to shoot it, but it all worked out! The day started at the Hotel Lucia and then we took the Max Train (!) to go to the World Forestry …

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Chelsey and Kyle’s Wedding at Willamette Valley Vineyards

Portland Wedding Photographer - October 26, 2012

Chelsey and Kyle had a lovely wedding at the Willamette Valley Vineyards down near Salem. Chelsey had a gorgeous dress on and Kyle is a very classy guy. The weather was perfect and the setting was picture perfect. Ashley with Stargazer Weddings was wonderful to work with. This year we had a chance to work with some wonderful vendors we have not had a chance …

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Amanda & Duane’s Playa Litibu, Mexico Wedding and Rehearsal Dinner (Associate)

Portland Wedding Photographer - December 14, 2010

I had a chance to photograph my good friend Duane’s wedding in Mexico in the small village of Playa Litibu just North of Puerto Vallarta.  It was really fun to be in Mexico with a bunch of my friends, and to shoot their wedding on top of that.  Amanda wore a radiant red dress that looked amazing against the Mexican background, it was so awesome …

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Amy and Matt’s Mazatlan Wedding at Mayan Sea Garden in Mexico

Mazatlan is my new favorite spot in Mexico I think. I am so glad Amy & Matt chose us as their Mazatlan wedding photographer at Mayan Sea Garden so we could visit this beautiful city in Mexico. It is a city of  400k people, and primarily the industry is either Mazatlan weddings, shrimp fishing or tourism (biggest shrimps I ever seen!) Amy is one of …

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Alexis and Jerry in Sayulita (Puerto Vallarta), Mexico

Alexis and Jerry had their beautiful destination wedding in Sayulita Mexico, near Puerto Vallarta, on Valentines day,  in Don Pedro’s Palapa. The day started with getting ready at Mi Otra Casa. Everything was being expertly coordinated by Gabriela and Guillermo of Mar Weddings. After the ceremony overlooking the ocean and Playa Los Muertos. Then we headed down to first the beautifully decorated cemetery to take …

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Amy and Matt Mazatlan Wedding Preview

Here is a quick sneak peak at one of Amy and Matt’s Mazatlan wedding! They got married at Mayan Palace Sea Garden, a very beautiful resort. Shooting weddings at Mazatlan will probably my favorite thing to do now. As a photographer, it was so easy to find millions of things to photograph, and I am not talking about wedding related things! Much less touristy and …

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Associate Coverage: Jill and Brenden’s Beautiful Sayulita Mexico Wedding

Portland Wedding Photographer - December 24, 2008

Jill and Brenden were childhood sweethearts that decided to get married overlooking the great Pacific Ocean in Sayulita Mexico.  Their ceremony was held on Don Pedro’s Palapa on a hill overlooking both Sayulita and Playa de los Muertos.  Their Mexican wedding included a mariachi band and a cigar roller making handmade cigars during the reception that everyone enjoyed. Vendors: Coordinator: Mar Weddings Venue: Don Pedro’s …

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Christine and Matthew’s Wedding at the Scenic Zenith Vineyard in Salem Oregon

Portland Wedding Photographer - November 3, 2008

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.   …

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