Weddings – big or small – are a deeply personal reflection of who we are, how we love, and what we’ve envisioned for ourselves. Because, when you think about it, a wedding isn’t just a party or a celebration ( although it is that, of course, to some degree).
A wedding is a symbol of the life we’ve imagined for ourselves with our partner – the start of something truly beautiful, reflecting and refracting the glimmers of what we love about our relationship.
Mar 11, 2025
We’ve all heard it time and time again – the average cost of a wedding is around $30,000. I’ve been part of the wedding industry for years as an elopement and small wedding photographer, and in that time, I’ve noticed that so many of us hold wild misconceptions about weddings, our wedding budgets, and what the real cost of a wedding (of any size) truly is.
Mar 4, 2025
If you’re a soon-to-be-married couple out there eager to plan your wedding, you’ve probably already run into several conversations about the type of wedding you’ll have. Will it be a big wedding with a large guest list? A smaller, more intimate event? What about something just for you two–maybe a secluded elopement only including a few guests to stand by your side?
Sep 10, 2024
If you found yourself swooning over the stunning Oregon Crook Point wedding between “Dancing with the Stars” pro Koko Iwasaki and choreographer Kiki Nyemchek, know you’re not alone.
Koko and Kiki Iwasaki shared their vows in late July in front of 100 guests in a dreamy, forested spot right on the Oregon coastline.
Jul 30, 2024
Feb 27, 2025
Snow-capped mountains in the distance, high desert, vast forests, serene rivers – Bend, Oregon, is truly a one-of-a-kind place. I’m biased, of course. As a Bend elopement and wedding photographer who lives smack dab in the center of it all, I know first-hand
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Dec 8, 2024
When Whitney and Levi envisioned their eventual small wedding day, they both dreamed of something that felt like stepping into another world—a dreamy, mythical forest where love and spring collided.
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Jul 30, 2024
If you found yourself swooning over the stunning Oregon Crook Point wedding between “Dancing with the Stars” pro Koko Iwasaki and choreographer Kiki Nyemchek, know you’re not alone.
Koko and Kiki Iwasaki shared their vows in late July in front of 100 guests in a dreamy, forested spot right on the Oregon coastline.
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Jul 16, 2024
A wedding day is often flooded with certain expectations. Maybe it’s a venue big enough to hold all the guests you invited. Even if you don’t know them all that well. Perhaps it’s a scripted ceremony in front of watchful eyes (even if some were more voyeuristic than celebratory).
