Justin & Brittany are getting married!

This engagement session is extra special because it involves us getting a new official member to our family! Justin is my husband's younger brother, and he asked Brittany to marry him just a few weeks ago. I speak for the whole family when I say, we are THRILLED! Brittany is awesome and I'm excited that she'll be my newest sister-in-law! We started out their session in my own backyard (because I didn't think it was a good idea to take the firearms with us to our local park hahaha - doesn't get more country than that!), hiked around through my woods and then headed out to old stomping grounds at Roslyn Lake and to a spot overlooking the Sandy River. It was a good time and their pictures turned out beautiful, just like the happy couple. I am looking forward to their fun, rustic, and sure-to-be-an-awesome time wedding this summer in Central Oregon :) Congrats you guys! We love you!

Springtime Engagement At Edgefield

This is another sweet couple who I met at this year's A Country Bridal Affair and I'm excited to shoot their May wedding at one of my favorite places along the Sandy River to kick off my busy wedding season. We met up at Edgefield (another favorite place of mine!) for some photos to be taken "rain or shine!" and lucked out with the shine. It was actually perfect weather and conditions; I was thrilled :) These two are so sweet and were very comfortable in front of the camera and with each other. I can't wait to capture the big day in just a few weeks!

*Feel free to save and share these photos and enjoy your sneak peek! The CD will be in the mail shortly, perhaps even today!

Drew & Beth - Engaged!

Oh where should I begin? First of all... beautiful couple, hearts of gold, great chemistry... so happy, and so in love! I met Drew and Beth a couple of weeks ago with one of my favorite wedding planners; Donna Cole of Pearl and Roses Wedding Planning. After chatting over coffee and my 2011 wedding albums, they made the decision to go with Studio 623 Photography for their March 2012 Downtown Portland Wedding! I am thrilled... so many ideas! Here's what we have to look forward to so far:

• Wedding Planning/Event Coordination: Donna Cole - Pearl & Roses Wedding Planning
• Venue: The West End Ballroom
• Bridal Preparations & First Reveal: Hotel DeLuxe
• Photography: Becky Nerpel - Studio 623 Photography

Needless to say, I had a great time meeting up with Drew and Beth again yesterday, at a location scouted by them (I try not to impose locations on people... please pick what you love!) and was so happy with how the day turned out. Beautiful weather, oddly not a single other photographer at this oh so popular park, and this sweet couple to warm up the chill in the air. Meet Beth and Drew... whose engagement will turn into Forever this spring :)