sarah + zach

Sarah and Zach moved up to Oregon from southern California, and have fallen in love with the coast here. It's dramatically different than what their friends and family are used to, so we decided to go all the way and make tourism collateral to show them all the best Cannon Beach has to offer. More photos on HVK's site.

The invite itself is stained grey wood veneer with a white screen printed graphic. The idea was to nod to an aged cedar beach cottage's sign.

sarah + zach's engagement portraits

Sarah and Zach chose Portland's Mt. Tabor as the location for their engagement portraits earlier this summer. I loved the bright pop of color from sarah's dress, and the way the trees and natural surroundings looked in the warm evening light. Fellow Wedding Belle, Jen, designed their amazing invitations which have already set the tone for what is sure to be a gorgeous beach wedding - I can't wait to photograph it!

caroline + dorian

The bride had a great place to start, she was using vintage green 70's glass for her floral arrangements. That and a love of the fleur de lys put us in the right place aesthetically. The function of these invites is all in the layers - each being a part of the info you will need as a guest, and the final sheet is perforated to allow the RSVP card to be removed and mailed back. We letterpressed the type and details, and screenprinted the large transparent color to nod to the glass. These were printed by Brian at Pork Chop.

annie + eric

Annie and Eric got married in Seattle at Pravda, a cool venue on Capital Hill. I always love the chance to photograph couples in urban settings- the juxtaposition of street scene and formalwear is so much fun. And this couple had so many creative details built into their day, from the bride's green shoes to the handblown glass balls that served as their altar, that i was in photography heaven!

mia + robb

This wedding was a collaboration of 3 wedding belles (Jen, Emily, and Heather). Mia and Robb wanted a laid back wedding that amplified Portland as their home. The idea came about from a joke about sending portland postcards out. Then we started to think about how you could take that idea and make it modern, and fun - and all about the bride and groom (who are both artists). We went with vintage postcards for character and their amazing illustrations (purchased on ebay).