Why this Happy Valley Photographer LOVES weddings...

I love a good wedding.  You know the ones....where you can just feel the love coming off of the couple.  That bright eyed, dreamy gaze the bride and groom have for each other.  How both Moms tear up when watching their kiddos get ready for the big day.  Oh geez, my heart is seriously getting mushy just thinking about it.  

Justin and Alice tied the knot this summer at Rossi Farms in Portland, Or.  Justin's Mom handmade all of the flowers used in the wedding ceremony and we are not just talking about the bridal bouquet. She covered an entire arch with them.  It was incredible!

Even more incredible though was how relaxed everyone was.  Typically most weddings that I have been to have many folks scrambling around doing busy last minute wedding things.  Not here, no sirree.  Alice had meticulously organized and planned the whole event and it's set up with a very detailed and oddly not at all bridazilla-ee spreadsheet which appeared to have been followed to a tee.  She is just an organized girl.  

The wedding ceremony was short and sweet and both the bride and groom wrote their own vows which were incredibly personal and beautiful.  I am so happy and blessed that I got to be part of their big day!  Congratulation you two!

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