I can’t say enough how excited I am for this amazing couple to get married! Alyssa is one of my dearest friends and I am thrilled that she found a great guy in Brandon! It was SO MUCH FUN to do this engagement session on location of their wedding venue in Portland, Oregon, despite the cold, pouring rain (c’mon, it’s Portland, after all!) and I cannot wait to see these two start their happily ever after!
Rhys just couldn’t wait! He decided to join the world several weeks early (I’m so glad we were able to take maternity photos when we did!) and I can’t wait to share his newborn photos!
We scheduled this fun, leaf-tossing family session just in time, before little Rhys James decided to enter the world extra early! I had the wonderful opportunity to meet the newest little family member a couple days ago, and mom and baby are doing great! 
When I was a kid, autumn was magic (any season was, for that matter). I haven’t lost the wonder in the brilliance of those trees turning from green to red, nor of the spark of delight when I kick up browned leaves under my feet as I walk through the street. Discarded leaves smell like earth and mold. Flower blooms hang on for dear life through maybe two more days. I realize it’s time to wear my gloves again as the morning chill reaches into my fingers.
I wrote this poem when I was young, I know there’s more to it, but this is all I can remember:
“Autumn leaves drifting, drifting down
From tall trees towering high
Onto soft beds of brown
Underneath the clear blue sky.”
The beautiful, cloudless Northwestern sky opened up its arms tonight for a glorious show of the Supermoon total lunar eclipse. Without a tripod handy, I did the best I could and wanted to share two images: the first is fully eclipsed, the second is the shadow beginning to move. Notice the redness of the full eclipse.
And for you lunar geeks, here are a couple images from the Blue Moon on July 30, 2015:
This beautiful, quaint farm wedding was celebrated on the first hot Northwest day in early June. With temperatures over 90 degrees, friends and family basked in the sunshine and gathered around James and Meg to bless their marriage. Fragrant flowers, smiling faces, and lots of love mingled to make this a memorable day. Congrats James and Meg!
Thanks to Justin Slemp for being a second shooter during the ceremony and reception! Thanks to Juston Keeble for being my faithful and handsome assistant, always ready to hand me a lens, carry my camera bag, and refresh my water bottle (and get me the last piece of broccoli on the tray).
…Life would be completely new and beautiful– for both babe and parents! These little baby blues were wide open for our session, taking in everything they could on this warm summer evening.
…You couldn’t be cuter than this little one! Jadon has already proved to be valiant and exuberant for life, and as the first child of his parents, he has completely captured their hearts (and mine!). This is session one of two, so check back to see his eight-week-old session! 
One of the best joys of being a family photographer is watching children grow from pre-world to one year, and then through toddler years onward. This was a special photo session celebrating one year birthdays plus an early Christmas tree decorating party in festive dresses for twins Amelia and Addison (here’s their pre-world photos)!
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Somewhere between cool, sunny autumn skies and the haunting of a rainy, wind-tossed darkness was a perfect hour filled with baby smiles. Seriously– this adorable family!
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