JOURNAL

Before I begin, let me note this: Those who choose to travel are strongly encouraged to check local government restrictions, rules, and safety measures related to COVID-19 and take personal comfort levels and health conditions into consideration before departure. Now with that being said, I want to share our families incredible experience while traveling to…

  Shannen was glowing and not to mention a stunner! We met at Champoeg park for their Maternity portraits and got the most beautiful day for it! Olivia Hawthorne Beauty did her hair and makeup making this momma-to-be feel even more gorgeous. Shannen chose a fall clothing palette of burgundy and greens which are both…

Creating just to create is something so necessary for the soul and when you get to team up with some INCREDIBLE talent, its truly a perfect scenario. Tracy Amos and I had talked about doing a spring shoot filled with colorful blooms and delicate design and we knew this was going to be photographed in…

Kate & Kyle ofcourse did not plan to have their original wedding plans completely do a 360, with their original venue and 300+ guest list changing drastically once due to Covid regulations, the week of their wedding, the pacific northwest was struck with terrible fires everywhere and our skies and air filled with smoke leaving…

This sweet family was such a pleasure to photograph! Rebecca contacted me for her family portraits letting me know her kids are a bit shy at first and wanted fun and candid imagery. When I hear kids are shy and may not be too keen on having their photograph taken, I approach it a bit…

I love his personality and his humor. There’s nobody that can Fix my bad mood or anger better than him. He makes me laugh every second of the day, which is why I fell in love with him in the first place. He pushes me to be better everyday, but also understands when to pull…

Maddie and Henry had their wedding world changed drastically amongst many other couples as 2020 took a turn for the worst. But despite everything, they still wanted to be married, and cut their guest list down to the maximum during our current Covid regulations. Despite these changes, that truly didn’t get either of them down,…

Kayva and Samir coming from southern California, wanted their destination engagement portraits photographed in the beautiful Portland, Oregon! They love the bridges and the evening lights so we decided to venture over to Cathedral Park and the St. John’s bridge to kick it off with then headed over to the downtown waterfront Riverplace Marina for…

2020 was the year for micro-weddings, elopements, intimate ceremonies, whatever may be and also a year for heartbreak for those that decided to completely postpone their much anticipated wedding plans for a year later. Whatever the case may be, couples had to make some hard and devastating decisions. Scaling down to the bare minimum of…

Vanna & Ashkan were one of many engaged this year that had to drastically change their plans. Though they decided to postpone their wedding celebration to 2021, they decided to elope to the Portland Courthouse and seal the deal. We had originally planned their engagement session but that turned into sort of a “wedding Day-After…