Ross + Lynsee's wedding

Lynsee and Ross were married last Saturday at the World Forestry Center. I had never shot a wedding there before and I loved the huge open room where the ceremony and reception was held. The room was packed with guests and the celebration went long into the night. A favorite moment from the day was when Lynsee and her bridesmaids set up an iPod with some speakers and began to dance, sing, and laugh, song after song. This was just minutes before she walked down the aisle. Another favorite moment was during the ceremony when their pastor read some notes he had taken after interviewing each of them about what qualities they love most in the other person. It was touching to see the looks on their faces as they heard these for the first time. And finally, I was so impressed by the toasts. Especially when Lynsee's dad spoke without having anything prepared. He made people laugh and also brought tears to everyone's eyes as he spoke about welcoming Ross into the family and trusting him to be a good husband to his daughter. All in all, it was a really fun day! Congrats to the newlyweds!

SNEEK PEEK! Jordan + Daniel's engagement

Shawn's blog

Check out Shawn's new blog! For those of you that don't know Shawn yet, you will. He has been shooting with me since last summer and will be my second shooter for the rest of the 2010 wedding season. He is super talented and does a ton of great work outside of Honeysuckle. He just got a brand new Canon Mark II camera, so he is also getting into shooting videos along with photography. Expect to see many many more great things from Shawn in the near future. I'm excited to have him shooting with me this summer.

Check it out: http://www.sbeckphoto.com/blog/

SNEAK PEEK! Ross + Lynsee's wedding

the Shields Boys

I was invited over to my friend (and office mate) Travis' house yesterday and I couldn't resist snapping some photos of his two adorable kiddos. Jackson and Dustin both have the same huge brown eyes and adorable curly hair that I just can't resist photographing.

Evan + Kathleen's engagement slideshow

And now for slideshow #3 of 3 today! All caught up and ready to shoot a wedding today. Sneak Peeks of that one by Monday :) Happy Easter everyone.

Beth + Lee's engagement slideshow

Slideshow #2 of 3: Beth and Lee's engagement shoot from last Saturday. I was very excited when Beth mentioned they liked this song from the movie Juno. I think it is fits the photos just right.

Ashley + Tim's engagement slideshow

I'm a little behind on posting some slideshows. Here is #1 of 3 that I will be posting today. I'll start with Ashley and Tim's engagement slideshow.

Evan + Kathleen's engagement

I met Evan and Kathleen for the first time this last weekend and it got me so excited to shoot their wedding! This couple is way too sweet together. They were great people on their own accord, but as a pair, they made me smile behind my camera. We wandered around the OSU campus (my old stomping grounds!) on a perfectly sunny day. We ended the shoot up on Bald Hill just west of Corvallis. I loved how playful and sweet these two were together, it made the shoot very fun! Can't wait for their wedding in a few short months. I love my job and I love my clients!

Beth + Lee's engagement

I met Beth and Lee on Saturday down in Corvallis for their engagement shoot. They both live down there so we started the shoot in downtown to capture the city before heading out to Lee's family vineyard just north of Corvallis. I photographed Lee's brother's wedding last summer at the same vineyard, so I knew I was in for a treat. The vineyard property is stunning! There is a hill in the middle with several huge oak trees. This hill overlooks a gorgeous valley. I love the Oregon countryside, it is so stunning! They brought along their 13 week old puppy named Barley to the shoot. She is such a sweetie! She definitely had some crazy puppy energy and went on a couple runs around the vineyard while we were taking photos. Overall the day was perfect and I'm looking forward to shooting Beth and Lee's wedding in a few months.