2019+ Year in Review

June 21, 2022

I’ve never been good at keeping this place up to date but… yeesh. In my defense, it’s an undeniable fact that the year 2019 occurred no less than 500 years ago. The last two years have been brutal for us all and more than once I thought I might never shoot a wedding again. And not because I didn’t want to, but because the world had quickly changed so much and I didn’t know where my place in it would be when we started crawling out the other side of this thing.

Life still isn’t quite like it used to be, and won’t ever be. When I sat down to pick up the pieces of my business I realized I’d never shared the work I created in that last carefree year before the pandemic hit. And then again, hoarding it all away the few times I did leave the house. While looking back on all these photos it became obvious that my place will always be behind the camera, vivaciously documenting the one thing I’ve yearned for more than anything in the last two years: human connection.


Photos below span between May 2019 and December 2021.

All my love, respect and admiration to Tari Gunstone and Airyka Rockefeller who assisted me in some of these sessions.

Previous Years in Review
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013

Bridesmaids helping bride get into dress | Portland Wedding Photographer
Groom getting dressed in the mirror | Portland Wedding Photographer
Bride getting zipped into dress by her sister | Portland Wedding Photographer
Groom putting a flower crown on his daughter | Portland Wedding Photographer
Groom attaching his boutonniere while looking in the mirror | Portland Wedding Photographer
First Look with the Bride and Groom | Portland Wedding Photographer
Groom seeing his Bride for the first time | Portland Wedding Photographer
Groom riding down a slide to meet his Bride | San Francisco Wedding Photographer
Emotional First Look between Bride and Groom | Portland Wedding Photographer
Bride and Groom making finger guns at each other | Portland Wedding Photographer
Groom pretending to smack bride's butt | Portland Wedding Photographer
Newly engaged couple bumping butts in Laurelhurst Park | Portland Wedding Photographer
Engaged couple portrait in Laurelhurst Park
Maternity photos in Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, Portland, OR
Bride and Groom looking into each other's eyes in Laurelhurst Park | Portland Wedding Photographer
Surprise Proposal in the Portland Japanese Gardens
She said yes! Proposal in Portland Japanese Gardens

Wedding ceremony on the Hoyt Arboretum Deck in Portland, OR
Black and White Wedding Ceremony Photos | Portland Wedding Photographer
Spiritual wedding ceremony in the Columbia Gorge
Groom seeing bride as she walks down the aisle at Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens
Elderly wedding guest holding rings while blessing them
Macro ring shot inside a pink flower
Wedding guests blessing rings during the ceremony
Bride holding ring during wedding ceremony on the Oregon Coast
Emotional wedding ceremony in the Columbia Gorge | Portland Wedding Photographer
Emotional vow exchange during a wedding ceremony on the Oregon Coast | Portland Wedding Photographer
Wedding ceremony on the Hoyt Arboretum Deck in Portland, OR
Breaking of the glass at a queer wedding ceremony on the Oregon Coast | Portland Wedding Photographer
Bride and Groom high fiving at the end of their wedding ceremony
Bride and Groom at the end of their wedding ceremonies
Bride and Groom walking down the aisle together | San Francisco Wedding Photographer

Wedding party playing kazoos as they leave the ceremony

Creative couples portraits in the Portland Japanese Gardens

Newlyweds standing in ocean water | Queer Love | Portland Wedding Photographer
Engagement Portraits in Laurelhurst Park


Portrait of Bride and Groom in Columbia Gorge | Portland Wedding Photographer
Engagement Portraits in Laurelhurst Park
Newlyweds running down the beach with their dog | Portland Wedding Photographer

Ethereal portrait of bride in the Columbia Gorge
Artistic portraits of bride and grooms | Portland Wedding Photographer
Black and White Portrait of Bride and Groom in the forest in Portland, OR
Macro photo of wedding rings sitting on a fern leaf
Couples portraits in Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden
Wedding portraits in Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden
Wedding portraits in Hoyt Arboretum | Portland Wedding Photographer
Maternity photos in Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden
Pandemic Wedding Photography in Portland, OR
Engagement photos in Portland Japanese Gardens
Wedding portraits in Laurelhurst Park




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Macro ring shot in purple lilacs | Portland Wedding Photographer




Wedding party photo at Oaks Pioneer Church in Portland, OR
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Gay wedding photos at Ned Ludd in Portland, OR

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Bride and Groom being lifted during a hora | Portland Wedding Photographer
Bride and groom dancing on the Oregon Coast

Wedding photography at Coopers Hall in Portland, OR
Aerial view of reception dining hall at Foreign Cinema | San Francisco Wedding Photographer


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Rainbow layer cake at a gay wedding in Portland, OR


Lauretta Jean Pies at a wedding rehearsal party in Portland, OR

Child falling asleep while leaning on wedding guests at Foreign Cinema in San Francisco, CA
Guests showering bride and groom with cash during the money dance | Portland Wedding Photographer
Maid of honor pouring liquor in her mouth at Foreign Cinema in San Francisco, CA
Groom laughing at Bride's dirty wedding dress | Portland Wedding Photographer

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