The M Family

WOW is all I can say about this family session. When Aaron first contacted me and asked about having a family session on top of Mary’s Peak, I just about died! Mary’s Peak is totally one of my top favorite locations, and the thought of running around the mountain for an hour with this family just made me so excited!

Enter the day of the session. I had a cold, wet, and windy engagement session to start the day off, but I was holding out hope that the weather would clear by the time we drove the 50 minutes to the peak. But the closer we got, the more snow piled up on the road and I quickly came to realization that this session would probably be either insanely amazing or insanely disastrous. Thankfully Aaron and Emily were already at the top when we got there, and I jumped out of my car (which was now shaking from the wind beating against it) to go talk to them. We agreed (in about 1.5 seconds) that the weather was just not our friend today and that we should head back down the mountain and see if we could find another location.

Just a few days earlier, I had been speaking with one of my co-workers at the real estate appraisal office where I work, and he told me about this adorable old bridge that he had driven past countless times. Turns out that bridge wasn’t far at all from Mary’s Peak, so when we didn’t find a satisfactory location on the mountain, I suggested we caravan over to the bridge.

The rest of the session went off without a hitch…their daughter is just the cutest thing ever and has eyes that I never wanted to stop photographing. Their son was so smiley and such a trooper through the whole thing! He even let my awesome assistant for the day (Salina with Spread Your Wings Photography) hold him for a bit while we got some photos of just Aaron & Emily. Either he’s just the happiest baby ever, or Salina is a baby whisperer…or maybe both!!

Aaron + Emily, thanks for being so flexible and such troopers throughout the whole session. Your family is so adorable and I cannot wait to get them in front of my lens again! (Just maybe this time during the summer months when we won’t be dealing with the possibility of snow and insane gusts of wind…)

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Casey + Patricia // Engaged

This session was so much fun, and I loved getting to know Casey + Patricia better! They chose this absolutely beautiful old bridge for their location, which ended up being a really good choice because it was pouring the rain for about 95% of their session! Patricia was a complete pro at walking over wooden planks with high heels on, and Casey was the perfect gentleman giving her his coat as soon as we step outside for a few photos. I cannot wait for their June wedding, and to capture them when it’s not pouring rain outside! (Although now that I have said that I should probably knock on some wood somewhere...)

Casey + Patricia, thanks for being absolute troopers, and for choosing me to capture your love for each other! I can’t wait for June!

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Parker // Senior

This was a super fun senior session to wrap up a busy day of shoots. His mom was referred to me through a mutual friend, and I’m so glad that she was! We ran around downtown Albany, OR (which has some of the coolest old brick backgrounds ever) and tried to avoid the random wind/rain/super bright sunlight that randomly made appearances. (Crazy Oregon weather.)

I hope you enjoy these highlights from Parker’s session!

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