Liz + Andi

I have worked with Liz photographing her corporate events for the last few years, so I was very, very touched when she asked me to document an event that was so much more meaningful and personal. Liz is one of those humans who is so completely unflappable at times of crisis, that untimely rain forcing a last minute move from a dreamy outdoor ceremony at the Crag Rat Hut overlooking the Hood River Valley...to an indoor ceremony overlooking the back porch...ultimately left both she and Andi completely unfazed. Because at the end of the day, surrounded by a community of friends and family almost equally devoted to the two of them as they are to each other, they were each married to their best friend and life's love. They both pour so much of themselves into helping others in their professional lives, it was incredibly touching to see them on the receiving end on this day.

Elizabeth + Faride

Love, kids, chickens and sprinklers...oh my!

Once upon a time, the sun was shining on one of those summer days you just never want to end, and two of the most beautiful souls joined hands with their two daughters and said 'I do' at Sellwood's historic Oaks Pioneer Church. And then Sellwood Flower Co and Crown Pealla went and put ice cream on this magical wedding pie.  It was a true honor to bear witness and document not just this legally binding moment, but more importantly, the community of love that surrounded and celebrated them that day.

Amber + Isaac

It's difficult to even know where to begin putting words to this wedding. Or find a word in any language that expresses my gratitude for being asked to document it. Or to edit 3,000 images down into a succinct story of this incredible week.

I worked with Amber in another lifetime and we'd had the fortune of traveling together on several occasions. One trip in particular included a weekend spent stranded rooftop poolside in Ho Chi Minh City, and not for lack of interest in exploring the city, but for fear of being shanghaied by our "handlers" into spending precious free time crawling through suffocating cu chi tunnels and shooting off relic AK-47s.

We stayed connected over the last few years through the regular channels of modern life...social media and the occasional happy hour.  But a mid-winter late night message from her asking if I would be willing and able to photograph her wedding...in Hawaii...in March....left me speechless. And as a testament to these two incredibly beautiful humans and their intensely loyal community of family and friends, an intimate gathering of 25 promptly made arrangements to spend a week celebrating who they are as individuals, (kind, generous, loyal, adventurous, smokin' hot) and their future together (all of those things as individuals x2).

The festivities and wedding all took place on the North Shore of Oahu at the Turtle Bay Resort, an epic destination in and of itself. And as if stand-up paddleboarding (SUP for those in the know) and surf lessons and golf and gourmet bbq's wasn't enough, their beachside wedding was one that has taken up residence deep in my heart, as beautiful and touching as it was both in it's simplicity and in the amount of love felt and expressed. They are certainly not alone in their journey.

To Amber + Isaac. Mahalo...Thank you. For this gift you have given me. And for giving my heart someplace to land after the last eight months of my own life's path. I have immense faith in the two of you and the amazing potential of your future together. Me ke aloha.  With so much love. Andrea

Malia + Tim

Love cares not what mother nature is dishing out. Five years to the day they made their feelings officially known to one another, under cover of what you come to expect from the weather gods this time of year in Oregon, Malia + Tim said their I-Do's in the intimate and rustic beauty of the Octagon Barn at McMenamin's Cornelius Pass Roadhouse.

'With love and patience, nothing is impossible.' -Daisaku Ikeda

With the right mix of patience, timing and love, Malia and Tim made the seemingly impossible become possible.  What an honor it was to be a witness. 

*keeping with tradition, Tim couldn't see his bride before the ceremony, but they shared a sweet moment with their officiant beforehand.