Lucky Strike

We have finally made it to Portland; and we are SO happy to be here! We've been here two weeks today and we are loving it. It's so beautiful here, with the trees, the rain, and all the colors. Being from Hanford there is not really a real fall. I was so excited that I knew I had to shoot in the beauty. 

My friends Katie and Aaron live here. Remember when we shot their wedding a little over a year ago? Well, for their one year we decided we needed to do a shoot. I'm in love with the "Donald & Betty Draper"/Mad Men style at the moment, and they showed up dressed to impressed! The light was amazing, the weather had just the perfect nip in it and these two made my jobs so easy. 

Hopefully we will get more love here in Portland! And if not, you'll being seeing a lot of these two, our landlords, and some friends!

Until then, here are my own version of Don & Betty...

Pine Flat Engagement

Matt & Ashley
Pine Flat Lake
California

In high school I worked at this sweet coffee shop in Hanford. It was possibly the only cool thing in the area, and I got to work there! A few years later, this Ashley, who now we refer to as Ashley #2 (i'm number #1, cause I was there first) came in to work. We hit it off at the beginning. We went through 3 or 4 years of working together, hanging out, and going through boys. Well, not so much me, but her. She was going to college to get her kinesiology degree, and eventually got a better job at a school.

We kind of lost touch for a year or two, and then I found out she was engaged! I was beyond excited for her... and even more excited when she asked us to shoot her wedding. Matt was sweet, and kind, and he was funny! He wasn't sure about having his pictures taken, but he rocked it. Ashley talked him through the whole thing. It was great to see the love between these two, and I'm excited to see them get married in June!

OH! We went to Pine Flats for this shoot! It was a perfect day, not to hot and the lighting couldn't have gotten any better! They have a houseboat here and spend a lot of their free time up here enjoying the sun and the water. It was a dreamy spot! If your in the central valley, try to make it up there. It's beautiful!