I found out that somebody has a habit of sneaking into the soaking pool at Edgefield… I won’t say who, but it gave me the idea to do our whole shoot there and then end in the soaking pool with the entire family. I love it because its so personal and perfect for these two. They live just a couple of miles from Edgefield and spend a lot of time hanging out there with their kids.
Of course she said YES! And we took a stroll around the Lan Su Chinese gardens and then down to the Portland waterfront when the trees were all in beautiful bloom!
After hanging out at Tanner Spring’s park for a little while we had a bit of a downpour so we headed over to our second spot for ICE CREAM! What could be better than a little Salt N Straw deliciousness to help you forget the spring showers?
I wanted to bring out a little bit of the glamour and lights that we’ve got going on downtown on Broadway. We started around the Park blocks and through the theater and art museum.
We started by meandering around Champoeg Park. Amanda got to show me her awesome dance skills, she’s an instructor at Chehalem Valley Dance Academy. (Sidenote: In a couple of weeks I get to photograph the Nutcracker that she helped choreograph!) John got to practice jumping with masculine hands – I think we got that one nailed down, what do you think? Basically they just goofed around while I took photos.
I love it when I get to photograph adventurous couples who aren’t afraid of a little weather! Farrah and Matt wanted to go somewhere special and of course somewhere that would look good with that gorgeous aqua dress that she found online! So we made the two hour drive out to the Oregon Coast. It was a gorgeous drive, pure sunshine the whole way… oh, until about 2 minutes before we actually got to the beach. All of a sudden, the fog rolled in so thick, we literally could not see the ocean. We knew we were at the beach cause there was sand, but we pretty much had to get our feet wet before we could actually see the water.
