October 2011 - Siegel Thurston Photography

Monthly Archives: October 2011

October 28, 2011

7 month old dinosaurs are pretty cute

The anticipation and preparation for Halloween always started months in advance in our family, when my grandmother would come over and ask us what we wanted to dress up as and then proceed to work her magic to make us whatever costume we had managed to dream up. It was a My Little Pony for about 3 years, a ballerina mouse, Queen Elizabeth I, one of the 12 dancing princesses, and my personal favorite Maleficent, amongst many others. The art of costumes has changed over the years but the planning and excitement is still in the air every October. Suze has been planning Aiden’s first Halloween costume from about the moment he came home. She was set on the cutest little pumpkin costume but that was until the plump little green dinosaur costume popped up on the racks. Aiden was quite happy to wear his costume pre-halloween when we saw him and even rocked the hood up for us. So cute! baby boy dragon halloween costume

Baby photo shoot in Singer park in Halloween costume Wedding Photographer San Diego, baby portraits in Singer park

October 13, 2011

Kate and Kyo’s Rock the Dress, Portland OR

Kate and Kyo knew they weren’t going to have a lot of time on their wedding day for their portraits and wanted to maximize the time we had for photos with their family and the wedding party. The rock the dress session was the perfect solution for them and Kate and Kyo really like the idea of a relaxed portrait session just for the two of them the day after the wedding. Most brides only wear their wedding dress once and our rock the dress session gave Kate the opportunity to wear her absolutely beautiful dress two days in a row. Portland gave us one lovely sunny day for the wedding but pulled out its typical cloudy overcast weather for Kate and Kyo’s rock the dress. But we certainly weren’t complaining. Call me silly but I find dramatic clouds add an element of romance.

There are so may beautiful places for photographs in Portland that it was almost hard to choose where to start. Luckily Brett and I had some time to scout around Portland and find some favorite spots. We decided to start the session in the eastern part of downtown Portland near the train station. There was so much variety of what we could shoot in a two block radius, long yellow grass, wooden walk ways, modern sculptures, and even an old industrial mill, we were just jittery with excitement.

It was a fabulous weekend, and we are so pleased to be able to share these with you. Have you ever seen a couple more in love?

October 11, 2011

Expressions of a 6 month old -Mackenzie

It is so much fun to see and document the changes a child goes through in his or her first year of life. We took Mackenzie’s photos at her 1 month mark and were really excited to see how much she had grown by our next session. Let me tell you she is just the cutest little ham infront of the camera. Making faces, smiling at mom constantly, happy to be with her older brother Charlie. Mackenzie was an absolute blast to work with and we can’t wait to see her again in a couple months.

She's definitely contemplating things

October 7, 2011

Kate & Kyo’s Wedding – American Institute of Architects, Portland OR

Kate and Kyo were looking for a unique venue to house their wedding and what better place than the American Institue of Architects in the heart of Portland. Brick building meets industrial interrior, we were in love with their choice of venue. A crafty friend of Kate and Kyo built them a beautiful bamboo alter for the wedding and one day in the future when they move from their amazing loft apartment to a house with a yard the alter will come with them. It even has little fountains that attache to the sides but they chose not to use them for their ceremony.

Kate and Kyo are both chefs so the choice of reception menu was heavily influenced by the food and atmosphere. 23Hoyt won out as the choice for their reception and the whole restaurant was closed for their private event. The food was to die for, the atmosphere was fun and quirky from the antler chandelier to the eclectic art on the walls. We loved every inch of this restaurant.

If your a friend or family member interested in viewing more of Kate and Kyo’s beautiful wedding you can pre-register and we will be releasing the entire event soon.