Maia + Adam | Mt. View Orchards Wedding | Mt. Hood, OR.

I loved Maia & Adam's wedding at Mt. View Orchards for so many reasons: It was small, there was iced coffee served at the ceremony because it took place at 11:00 AM, the mountain views were amazing, pears and apples were abundantly hanging from the orchard trees, Maia's unique dress was handmade by a dressmaker in Portland, Maia and Adam did a first look (yes!) and family pictures before the ceremony (double yes!), they are so SO happy together, and as a reception they had the most casual house party at home in NE Portland full of yard games, takeout pizza, and dancing! Congrats you two!

PHOTOGRAPHY | Hailey King

VENUE & VENUE COORDINATOR | Mt. View Orchards & Ashley Brown

DAY OF COORDINATOR | Maria Schell

CATERER | True Table (Katie Hardin)

DRESS | Terri Spaeth-Merrick of Embellish Design

FLOWERS | Jenny of Green In Bloom

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Ziegler Family | lifestyle portraits at Riversong Ranch | Durango, CO.

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This family! I've known them for six years and my love and admiration for them just grows and grows. Robert and Kelly own Serious Delights Bakery in Durango, CO. and I've been their official food photographer since we met but until now I had never photographed the people behind the amazing food. What a treat! I loved taking lifestyle portraits of them being silly, running through muddy fields, and feeding Kelly's horse, Apple, at the Riversong Ranch. I could bubble over about these people for a while, but I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.

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Caroline + Collin | Durango, Colorado Wedding | Ridgewood Event Center

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At the end of their wedding day Collin entered the dance floor and busted a move so hard that he ripped his pants. (Scroll down for up close and personal photos!) I've cried at a lot of sappy, mushy tears at weddings but when I saw this I couldn't control myself. Tears were streaming down my cheeks from laughter. These are the moments that make weddings so great and this is a couple that helps to remind me why I love my job. I traveled from Portland, OR. to my old stomping ground of Durango, CO. to be with these two for their rehearsal dinner and for 11 hours on their wedding day! They had two big priorities: photography and enjoying their own wedding day to the fullest. Together with the couple and an amazing new wedding stylist & planner on the scene, Lauren Siep of LCS Living + Design, I was able to help the couple design a relaxed schedule for the day that allowed for plenty of portrait time and plenty of time to party with their guests at their own cocktail hour and reception. Below are some of my favorite moments from Caroline and Collin's wedding at the Blue Lake Ranch Ridgewood Event Center in Southwest Colorado. I'm so happy for these guys! Congrats to a beautiful life together you two! xoxo

Special thanks to:

Venue: Ridgewood Event Center

Event planner and stylist extraordinaire: LCS Living + Design (Lauren Seip)

Flowers: April's Garden

Cake & Sweets: Jocelyn Skill of Skillfully Decadent

Catering: Norton's Catering

Jennaye Derge (my handy dandy second shooter)

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