Ashley Miller with Hall Events put on a beautiful rustic inspired christmas party and we were so excited to join in the fun. Ashley created beautiful table decorations from wine bottles and yarn that I couldn’t help but want to take home. Personalized mason jars added a warm and inviting feel to the scene, and it’s always fun to find your name on a little tag tied to your glass. The evening started out with champaign and smashing hors d’oeuvre, lots of great company and fun conversation. This was followed up with a very tasty baked brie, gourmet soup in mugs, and fantastic homemade meat balls. A dinner party wouldn’t be complete without dessert so we saved just enough room for a slice delightful pecan pie. Ashley have I mentioned that pecan is one of my favorites? Thank you Ashley and Erin for such a wonderful evening and for creating a beautiful set up.
Category Archives: Weddings
Ian and Abby timed their ceremony to start just as the sun began to set on the beautiful McCormick Ranch Golf Course. The warm Arizona day dropped down to the perfect temperature for everyone to enjoy the wedding. Ian and Abby were so excited to be married and united as one that they chose to keep their ceremony short and sweet, “Do you?” “yes” , “Do You?” “yes” then a quick and fun hand shake, a passionate kiss and off they went to enjoy their party with everyone.
We walked in to the Presidential suite loaded down with our gear ready for the hustle and bustle of the long anticipated day. What we found was so much better. Abby and her close knit family laughing, smiling, and sharing stories. There is noting more special to us than to see a family so close and so excited about sharing such a special day.
Ian and Abby had their priorities alined when it came to their wedding day; the most important thing was to have fun with all of their friends and family. The couple set aside lots of time before the ceremony for their first look, family photos, and of course fun photos with their large wedding party. The McCormick Ranch Golf Club was incredibly accommodating and provided the wedding party with seven golf carts to get everyone around for the pictures. Ian and Abby’s golf cart was even adorned with a lovely Just Married sign. Now we are not going to lie, a large wedding party and that many golf carts means a little bit of pandemonium, but they all got returned safely in the end.
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?