Joseph & Sami | Love, a Giant Bridal Party, and a Dramatic Sky at Wonser Woods
Some weddings are quiet and intimate. Some are big and electric and full of people who love each other loud. Joseph and Sami's wedding at Wonser Woods was absolutely the latter — and I was there for every moment of it.
Allie & Ryan | A Wedding at Gorge Retreat in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon
Gorge Retreat is a private eight-acre property overlooking the Columbia River, ten minutes from Hood River, and it is one of the most spectacular places I have ever photographed a wedding. Allie and Ryan got married on a dock at the edge of a spring-fed pond, with the Gorge rising behind them, surrounded by people who love them — including a bridesmaid party with a story I will never forget.
Nick & Lindsey | A Fall Wedding at Lucy's Garden in Ridgefield, Washington
Nick and Lindsey started at Windy Hills Winery in Ridgefield, Washington — that's where he proposed, and where their story as an engaged couple began. Their wedding day came full circle at Lucy's Garden, just down the road: five acres of family-owned grounds, a big red barn, a flower field at golden hour, and every person they love gathered in one place waving their arms in the air.
From Soccer Sidelines to Wedding Day: Photographing Niki & Shaun at Rusty Barn Estates
I've known Niki since I was running around a soccer field as a kid. I babysat her son JP when he was in diapers. And now I stood in a barn in Battleground, Washington, watching that same kid — a full-on teenager — officiate his mom's wedding. Some days this job absolutely wrecks me in the best possible way.
Bubble Exit & Navy Blues | Chelsi & Codey's Still Water Hollow Wedding
Chelsi and Codey chose the breathtaking grounds of Still Water Hollow in Boise, Idaho for their wedding day — and every detail told a love story worth remembering. Codey stood tall in his Navy dress blues beside a 125-year-old white chapel, while Chelsi's red-laced corset gown and stunning plus size silhouette stopped everyone in their tracks. From their quiet first look among the weathered wood walls to a joyful bubble exit surrounded by every person they love, this was a wedding full of feeling. As their Idaho wedding photographer, I was honored to capture every single second of it.
A Farm Wedding in Bryant, Indiana | A Fall Day in the Fields
A corgi in the getting-ready room, a bride who arrived on her father's fire truck, golden Indiana fields at sunset, and a white tent full of people who came ready to dance. Peyton and Jerrad's fall farm wedding in Bryant, Indiana was warm, joyful, and exactly what a wedding at the farm should be.
A Rustic Wedding at Machias Meadows | Snohomish, Washington
A red barn, a field of Scotland Highland cattle, thirty acres of Pacific Northwest property, and a bridal party that came ready to celebrate. RheShaun and Sarah's wedding at Machias Meadows in Snohomish was rowdy, warm, beautiful, and exactly the kind of day that reminds you why rustic venues done right are absolutely unbeatable.
A Sparkly Vineyard Wedding in Napa Valley | A Family Property Wedding | California
I met Lily when I was seventeen years old. We had Portland adventures, a trip to Belize, and years of friendship that brought us here — a vineyard on her family property in Napa Valley at golden hour, bubbles floating through the light, a lace gown that caught every ray of it, and the most perfectly herself bride I've ever had the honor of photographing. This one meant everything.
Rustic Romance at the Edge of Yellowstone | Union Pacific Dining Lodge | West Yellowstone, Montana
A rustic lodge wedding at the edge of one of the most breathtaking places on earth, an inflatable flamingo named Fred with a love story behind him, Artist Paint Pots at dawn, Yellowstone Falls in all its glory, and a bison herd that made a very memorable exit from the park. This one had everything. Oh — and a very important reminder to keep your distance from bison. Please.
Just the Two of Them (and a Really Cute Toddler) — Nate & Caitlan's Backyard Wedding in Nampa, Idaho
Some weddings are grand productions. And then there are weddings like Nate and Caitlan's — the kind where nobody's trying to impress anyone, where the kids are running barefoot in the grass, where the vows are real and the laughter is louder than any playlist. This one was all heart.