Anna and Jason’s Engagement Session in North & Northeast Portland
Incorporating elements from your love story into your engagement photo session gives personal context to your engagement photos. It’s so much fun when couples choose to do this because it really engages them with their surroundings and gives us a chance to know an important part of their history together. This next session is all […]
Miranda’s First Birthday Celebration
Is there anything cuter than a baby’s first birthday party? I don’t think so! Little Miranda celebrated her first birthday on April 15th, surrounded by family and friends. It was a fun afternoon filled with sunshine, cake, and presents. As always, I’m honored to have the opportunity to photograph these happy moments. It’s hard to […]
Maternity & Family Photo Session at Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm
There are so many things to love about this next portrait session! My friend Amy and I met several years ago while working at a wedding together. Amy is the owner of Blush Beauty Consultation Group, a distinctive wedding and event service planning team that serves Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. Amy, her husband Jeff, […]
Kris and Tricia’s Engagement Session in SE & SW Portland
Good things come to those who wait for the perfect spring day to do their engagement photos. After having their engagement photo session rained out twice, Tricia and Kris were gifted a beautiful Saturday evening in April, complete with a playful breeze, a little sunshine, and a gorgeous display of cherry blossoms. We hopped around […]
Artistic Wedding Workshop with Leah Nash
Just over a month ago, I had the opportunity to teach a wedding photography workshop alongside one of my all-time favorite photographers, Leah Nash. The Artistic Wedding Workshop was hosted by Newspace Center for Photography, an incredible non-profit learning center and art gallery. The goal of this two-day workshop was to familiarize aspiring wedding photographers […]
Annalese and Aaron, March 24th 2012
If you live in the Pacific Northwest, you know what a rare gem a warm, sunny Saturday in mid-March is. It just so happens that Saturday, March 24th, 2012 was a beautiful day in Oregon. It’s on this gorgeous day in early spring that Annalese and Aaron chose to exchange their vows. Their intimate wedding […]
Katie and Todd’s Engagement Session at Timberline Lodge
When we planned to do Katie and Todd’s engagement session at Timberline Lodge in early spring, none of us ever imagined that there would be still be 200 inches of snow on the mountain! I’m happy to report that the impressive accumulation of spring snowfall did not deter us from having a lot of fun […]
2011 WPJA Q4 Contest Award Winner!
I’m excited to announce that one of my images has placed in the top twenty of the 2011 Wedding Photojournalist Association Fourth Quarter Contest! The WPJA is a membership-based international organization of photographers who specialize in documenting weddings in a story-telling way. It’s truly an honor to have one of my images recognized among the […]
Naomi and Andre, February 4th 2012
Living in Portland, Oregon, a sunny day in February is a treasured event. So, when the sun was shining on Naomi and Andre’s wedding day, we were thrilled! Naomi and Andre were married at The Village Ballroom, located in the Woodlawn neighborhood. The historic ballroom and charming neighborhood were the perfect settings for a day […]
2012 Album & Product Sale
If you’ve been thinking about purchasing an album, now is the time! Our annual Album & Product sale is in full swing and we’re offering 15% off any album or photo preservation product that we offer. Please note that this sale only lasts until March 31st. Please contact us if you’d like to set up […]
North Portland Family Photo Session
I was just saying to Tatum, the mother of the two adorable children pictured below, that photographing her family felt more like a play date than a photo session. What fun it was! Family sessions are the best and I love working with former clients. I first met David and Tatum back in 2006, when […]
2011 in Review – Family and Local Business Portraits
I love taking portraits. Some of the faces you will see in the blog post below are new clients, but most are returning clients, friends, their children, or all of the above. One of the greatest joys of my job is having the opportunity to photograph people, year after year, and to witness their lives […]
2011 in Review – Weddings & Engagements
At the beginning of each year, I like to take a moment to look back through everything that we photographed the year before. I feel fortunate to report that 2011 was a very good year for us. We photographed 22 weddings, 9 engagement sessions, and one save-the-date mini session. While that may not seem like […]
Meg and Jay Engaged in LA!
Photographing Meg and Jay’s engagement session was one the highlights of my photography career. If only every day could be like the one pictured below and if only everyone could be so lucky to call Meg and Jay their friends. I first met Meg during our freshman year of college at the University of Georgia […]
Happy Holidays
Wishing you peace, love, and many sweet moments in 2012 and beyond. Thank you for your continued business and support! “Lovers by the Seine River” Photo by Lauren Brooks, November 2011. Paris, France.
Meet Baby Elias
These next set of photos are very special to me. Elias was born on October 23rd, 2011, and he is the son of my friends, Kelly and Reny. Kelly and I have known one another for over 10 years and our friendship has spanned states and continents. I am honored that Kelly and Reny asked […]
Kristin and Jeff, October 15th 2011
It’s here: our final wedding blog post of the year. As I’ve mentioned in years past, posting our last wedding of the year is always a little bittersweet for me. Although Lincoln and I look forward to a respite from our busy season, I know that we’ll also miss documenting happy days, like the one […]
Libbi and Aaron, October 9th 2011
It’s hard to believe that it’s already November. Time flew by too fast in 2011! We only have a couple of weddings left to the blog and I’m excited to share our next post with you. After shooting their save-the-date and engagement photo sessions, Lincoln and I had a feeling that Libbi and Aaron’s wedding […]
Rebecca and Logan, September 30th 2011
Meet Lobecca. Lobecca is the nickname for the dynamic and adorable duo pictured below, a.k.a. Logan and Rebecca. They were married this year on the last day of September at one of the loveliest natural areas in all of Oregon, Bridal Veil Lakes. Before you take a peek at this blog post, you may want […]
Keri and Dom’s Portland Engagement Session
Personalized engagement sessions are the best. Keri and Dom are getting married in Philadelphia next summer and wanted their engagement session to represent their life here in Portland. With that in mind, we started at their home SE Portland, ventured over to Laurelhurst Park, then spent some time on Belmont Street, and finished their session […]
Brittney & Andrew, September 10th 2011
What a fun and memorable day this was! On Saturday, September 10th, 2011, Brittney and Andrew were married at St. James Lutheran Church, located in Portland’s South Park Blocks. After the ceremony, the bride, groom, and their guests walked or took the Portland Streetcar to the reception location, Urban Studio, located in the Pearl District. […]
Julie and Stephen, September 3rd 2011
If there are two people who love living life to its’ fullest potential, it’s Julie and Stephen. They are people who care deeply. They care for their family, their friends, Henry and Lexi (their dogs), and they care for one another. We had the opportunity to spend some time together just a few days before […]
Julie and Stephen’s Late-Summer Engagement Session
It’s been a busy year for us. In fact, it’s been so busy that I haven’t had an opportunity to blog many of the wonderful portrait sessions that we did during the summer months. Fear not! I plan on doing a Summer Portraits Wrap-Up blog post in the near future so I can show you […]
Brandy and Adiam, August 27th 2011
Brandy and Adiam’s wedding day was one of the most exciting and action-packed celebrations that we’ve ever had the opportunity to photograph. They were married on Saturday, August 27th at The Madeline Parish in NE Portland, and their reception followed at the Adrianna Hill Grand Ballroom in downtown, Portland. As a couple, Brandy and Adiam are radiant. […]
