Oregon Wedding Photographer
Documentary wedding photography across Portland, the Willamette Valley, and the Oregon Coast. Digital, 35mm film, and Super 8 for weddings, elopements, and intimate celebrations.
The kind of wedding photography that ages well
Most weddings move faster than people expect.
There is the ceremony, the gathering afterward, and the conversations that happen between friends and family who haven’t been in the same place for years. Photographs become the record of that time together. Not only how the day looked, but who was there and how everyone moved through it.
Years from now, they become reminders of a day that quietly shaped the rest of your life.
A calm presence on your wedding day.
I photograph weddings from within the day rather than from the sidelines.
I move through the celebration the same way your guests do. I’m listening to conversations, noticing greetings and reactions, paying attention to what happens naturally when everyone you love is gathered in one place.
Most of the time, I’m simply observing and anticipating. I’ll step in when guidance is helpful, and step back when it’s not.
The result is a set of photographs made from the perspective of someone who was there with you, experiencing the day as it happened.
Where I photograph weddings
Most of the weddings I photograph take place across Oregon, often in Portland and the surrounding areas, the Mid-Willamette valley, the Oregon coast, and throughout the Pacific Northwest from the Redwoods to Seattle.
I regularly document weddings in unique venues, private homes, forests, coastal towns, scenic locations, and other intimate venues where people gather closely with the ones they love the most.
I really enjoy photographing intimate gatherings, backyard celebrations, courthouse ceremonies, and full weekend experiences spent with close friends and family.
I’m also available for weddings throughout the United States and internationally.
The couples who usually find their way here
The couples who reach out to me tend to care deeply about the people who will be in the room with them.
They’re planning gatherings where the point isn’t a perfectly orchestrated timeline, but the rare moment when friends and family from different parts of life are all in the same place.
Backyard celebrations.
Intimate gatherings.
Elopements that feel personal and unhurried.
They want photos that remember the day the way someone there might remember it years later.
Weddings are one of the few days when entire histories gather in one room.
Parents, grandparents, childhood friends, new friendships, and the people who helped shape the life you’re stepping into. For a few hours, everyone exists in the same place, sharing the same experience.
Photographs become the quiet record of that moment in time. The proof that all of those lives briefly intersected on the same day.
Whatever you’re planning, I’d love to hear about it.
Super 8 Film Wedding Videography
Super 8 is an analog motion picture format long used for home movies.
Filmed alongside your photographs, it creates a moving record of the day — preserving the motion, energy, and atmosphere of the celebration.
Places I’d love to photograph a wedding
While most of my work takes place across Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, I’m always open to traveling for weddings and elopements.
There are a handful of places that I’ve been wanting to photograph. If you happen to be planning something in one of these places, I’d be especially excited to hear about it.
Mount Rainier National Park New Orleans
Glacier National Park
Coastal Maine
New England
Palm Springs
The Madonna Inn
Sure Thing Chapel (Las Vegas)
NYC
Italy
Wedding Photography Investment
Every wedding is a little different, so coverage is customized based on the plans for the day and what matters most to you from the photography experience.
Collections are built around the length of coverage, travel, and whether film or Super 8 is included.
Most weddings begin at $5,000.
Smaller celebrations and elopements begin at $3,000.
Please reach out through my contact form and tell me about your plans, and I will send over a custom price guide.
Wedding Photography FAQs
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Most couples book photography 6–12 months in advance, especially for more popular dates between May and October. If you already have a venue and a date set, it’s a good idea to reach out as soon as possible. That said, if your wedding is coming up sooner, please reach out! In recent years, many couples are planning something within 2-6 months, and it’s never too late to ask.
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Yes. While I’m based in Oregon and photograph many weddings throughout Portland and the Willamette Valley, I regularly travel for weddings and elopements across the Pacific Northwest and beyond. If you're planning something outside the area, just include the location in your inquiry, and I can share travel details. Travel costs are always included in the total package cost.
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Absolutely. Elopements and smaller weddings are some of my favorite celebrations to photograph. A quiet ceremony in the mountains, along the coast, or somewhere meaningful to you, the approach is the same for me.
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Yes. 35mm film photography or Super 8 motion picture film is always an option! Film adds texture and character to the photographs, while Super 8 creates a short moving record of the day. All analog film packages are an option as well.
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For digital photography, you can expect 50-100 photos per hour of coverage. With 35mm film, you can expect 25 photos per roll.
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Please inquire through the contact form to check availability and discuss package options. To make things official, all I need is a signed contract and $1000 as your date retainer. The remaining balance is due one week before the wedding. Payment arrangements are always an option.