One redheaded fox, one golden-haired stag, one rose-gold gown, one emerald suit, one windswept veil, and romance to fill a cup until it flowed over. Such was the week of Kennedy and Tim’s wedding in the Columbia River Gorge. After a big, beautiful wedding shindig at Skamania Lodge. we journeyed back out to the Gorge several days later to go waterfall chasing. I was wrapped in merry wind and a real-life fairy story as I stood on rocks, in water, and on golden grass ..read more

It’s a beautiful day in the Oregon countryside.  The clouds puff happily through the blue sky above us, the sun is glowing down, and there’s a gentle breeze.  I stand with my camera at my eye, waiting for the bride to turn the corner with her father and start walking down the aisle.  Everyone stands, and we all grin at her as she tries to hold back tears and laughter at the same time as she walks.  Slowly, she joins hands with her husband-to-be, and I move around behind the couple to document the expressions of parents and very best friends… What do I see? A WALL OF PHONES ..read more

I went in search of adventure.  Moments.  Memories that would stick, like thick Scottish porridge to ribs, in my head and heart for long years ahead.  I longed to befriend silvery lochs, wet heather by the sea, rolling mossy hills, misty crags named after old men, castle ruins where stories linger so thick they almost rub off on fingers brushed across stone, and warm people who called the cold island home.  I dreamt of nostalgia I could tuck into my suitcase and lose myself in on the days that feel too new, shiny, cluttered, and sharp around the edges.  I feel more al ..read more

"We actually purchased our engagement outfits last week and I think you can say we got a little excited..."  Jennifer's email, with a photograph of this dress, got my head spinning with ideas and excitement.  We had no idea the sunset would burst out of an otherwise-gray/rainy afternoon, either.  Both the grays and the purples/oranges made for a spectacular backdrop, and while I may have been bouncing for joy after this shoot, the editing process was just as mind-blowing.  Enjoy! P.S. Tall heels? Check.  Wool socks? Check.  Going down a slippery hi ..read more

This is what happens when you invite the people you love to a warm faraway place, surround yourself with them during your wedding ceremony, take them sailing on a catamaran, laugh and eat and drink outside under the wild Hawaiian trees, run for cover once it starts to pour down rain, and dance into the long beautiful night.  So much bliss, and color, and tangled green beauty. Brandy and Allen, I love you both, and will never forget these incredible two days we spent together ..read more

On a sunny May morning, my plane touched down in Seville, Spain.  I had been craning my neck for the entire flight from Gatwick, trying to soak in every detail I could of the landscape below.  The cloud cover was absent through the journey, and seeing England, France and Spain float by utterly enchanted me. "Estoy aquí para la boda de mi amiga."  I silently rehearsed the words in my head as I stepped up to the customs desk, where the agent proceeded to page through my passport for two minutes without a word.  Stamps were applied, and I was waved forward.  Well, much f ..read more

I waited at the base of Elowah Falls, tripod and polarizer in-hand, masquerading as a landscape photographer (really, it's my best disguise).  My heart was fluttering in my chest.  I may have been outwardly-calm, but my stomach was a tangle of nervousness and excitement. Amber and Erin made their way up the trail and stopped at the base of the waterfall, taking in the huge drop and roaring water.  Amber and I exchanged a grin, then she came up to me and asked, "Hey, could you take our photo?" "Sure," I replied. "Let us know where we should stand," she said. "How about over ther ..read more

On a chilly late-September afternoon, I met Carrie and Daniel at Black Butte Ranch in Central Oregon for their wedding celebration.  Black Butte is one of my favorite venues in Oregon, with its wild landscape, lakeside ceremony spot under the birch trees, mountain views, and cozy feel. The weather changed over and over during the day, going from sunny and windy, to rain, to exquisite fog, back to sun, and finally into a vibrant sunset.  The golden grasses of late summer and early fall looked so beautiful with the evergreens and silvery grays of the surrounding landscape.  Carri ..read more

"You are enchantingly consuming, and consumingly enchanting." Sibel's words echo through my mind whenever I look at these photographs.  I remember the laughter, the light beams, the thundering water, and the way Sibel and Manuel looked at each other.  I can see her dad's tears.  Magical mornings like these are to remember forever.   My videography partner, Jonathan, created this gorgeous film from that morning.  Enjoy ..read more

I felt at home.  Not a home I knew, but a home that my bones and blood and heart knew.  The very core of my heavily-Scandinavian soul seemed to immediately understand this place--the dark sand, the thundering waves, the bitterly cold air, the biting wind, the sapphire blue skies, the rolling mountains, the very cragginess of everything. Iceland thoroughly burrowed itself into my heart.  Of anywhere overseas I've visited, I felt the most immediately connected and captivated.  The delicious spell comes from the very feel of the place--the extraordinarily friendly and hospita ..read more