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Portland Engagement Session | Jerry + Ashley

JD — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:10:01 +0000

Living in the Pacific Northwest you come to realize that we have two seasons… Season 1 – Light Gray and Season 2 – Dark Gray. The day of Jerry + Ashley’s engagement session you could see the clouds rolling in and I would classify this as “Season-1″! They are total outdoors people and we were planning to do their engagement session up on Mt. Hood. However that day, they were calling for snow, wind and all kinds of yuckiness! This I would classify as Season-2! (Yes people, I realize yuckiness is not a word, but it just fits!) So we all decided the mountain would not be our destination unfortunately.

So, Jerry + Ashley purchased their first home within the last year and we decided to do some pictures at their house. Which is totally adorable and they’ve done such a great job making it their own. Ashley is an AWESOME artist and her walls just come alive with the pieces she has made. She is truly talented! They actually used one of her creations for their wedding invitations! Pretty groovy if you ask me! I am in awww because, I can barely make a stick figure! It was also awesome because we got the pleasure of meeting “Mr. M” he is a character.

Then we went down, toward the Portland area with these two super cool peeps! We REALLY wish the weather would have been better on Mt. Hood you guys! However, we had a great afternoon just hanging out with you.

*CHEERS* To making the best of the NW weather Jerry + Ashley!

~JD + Chris

Venue: Log House Gardens – Salem, OR
Catering: It’s Party Time

Happy Saturday

JD — Sat, 28 May 2011 18:15:04 +0000

Happy Saturday to you! Let’s remember to think of all those that have passed. Those that have touched our lives and left too soon, to all those that lost the battle defending our country. Lets remember to REMEMBER and be thankful and grateful for all we have. Enjoy your out of town trips, your BBQ’s and family & friends! Have a great Memorial weekend 2011!
*CHEERS* To the memories of those we’ve loved and lost.

~JD

House…wha…?

JD — Tue, 03 May 2011 16:47:36 +0000

Today is a day to focus on things around the house. Get Mother’s Day gifts shipped off and enjoy some SUNSHINE! Have a wonderful day everyone.

*CHEERS* To AWESOME Mommas!

~jD

To Cool for School…

JD — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 21:24:01 +0000

This last week we had the honor of chaperoning our daughter’s 5th grade Outdoor School. It was an experience we will NEVER forget. Some parent’s taught classes, some parent’s helped out where needed. We were definitely a united front! How could you not be with 70 5th graders!? Chris and I were asked to do the photography as “our job”. It was AWESOME! New friendships were forged, many laughs were shared and many good memories were made. Here are a few snapshots of us on our trip! Happy Monday!

*CHEERS* To fun trips & family love!

The “We like you back” contest winners!

Chris — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 21:54:45 +0000

The Gregory family were the big winners of our “We Like You Back” contest we held a while back and we finally had their shoot a few days ago. Their prize was a photo session and a 20×30 fine art print. It took a while for our schedules to sync up, but they finally did, and we had a blast!

What a fun family! When I first met them I asked a few questions about their family and one of them was “Are you goofy”? It took Alexis about one second to answer “YES!” and it quickly became apparent that she was correct they had a lot of fun together. We strolled around Hoover Park to start things off and found a few areas of good light to grab a few shots. Along the way we chatted a bit and I really enjoyed getting to know them. They are really great people that obviously enjoy life and enjoy each other and are really easy to just hang out with. Awesome!

Jenni, Brian, Alexis, and Zach – thanks so much for hanging out with me this day and allowing me into your lives for a couple of hours. It was great getting to know you guys! I know you have a bit of a bumpy road ahead but with the bond you guys have I know you’ll pull though everything just fine. JD and I will be praying for a speedy recovery for you Jenni!

Here are a couple of my favorite images:

This is probably my favorite. It makes me smile every time I see it. I told them to make their best funny faces. Awesome!

Ok, ok – here is a “normal” one from the same place.

Love this one!

Contest Finalists!

Chris — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:36:26 +0000

We would like to thank you all for your entries. We wish you the best of luck! We will leave these up for ONE week, please get friends and family involved. Have them LIKE us and vote! Each family posted the reason why THEIR family should win and we enclosed their submitted pictures, below their entries! Now it’s at your fingertips friends! Vote for your favorite family!

POWELL-GREGORY FAMILY… I am entering my family because I would love to have a family picture in our new home. We have 4 humans and 2 dogs I would like to include in this picture. We have overcome many obstacles as a family and another was recently thrown at us with a very serious “hidden disease” is what it is usually called with some tumors found by my brain. Having a family photo on the wall to look at would mean the world to me while I battle this illness. We are a very close family and enjoy outdoor activities like BBQ’s, camping, hiking, and just walking around the neighborhood with our dogs. It would be nice to have some pics done here in our new backyard. My kids have worked hard all year long and maintained excellent grades keeping their GPA’s up above a 3 pt. My husband is the sole supporter right now which puts quite a bit of stress on him financially but once I am able to see the surgeon and have the tumors removed (hopefully they do not grow back) I will be going back to work full time to help pull my weight around the house financially. My kids and husband are very supportive and have never once complained…it would be nice to give them something to remember…something to show them that I love them back.

Thanks for reading my story. Best of luck in this contest!!

Jenni Powell-Gregory

McGLOTHLIN FAMILY…What’s the old saying “you can’t pick your family”? Well, I would pick all 3 that I have been blessed with! My family is my life, they keep me smiling, busy, and a little bit crazy too! =) Having a “Non-Wedding” image of us would be AWESOME… and to NOT be the one taking the picture & running back to make it in the shot… would be even better! =) We’re a family that as you know, loves to live life laughing… to be able to capture that with ALL of us in “our” environment would be AWESOME!!! =)

Mac, Jess, Zay, & Mya-Mooey!

DUCKETT FAMILY…I was so excited to hear about your contests. I have enjoyed all of your wonderful photos and am so excited to have a chance to win. I have three beautiful boys that are full of personality. Your photos see a part of people that they may not even see themselves, as if you capture a part of their personality, their charm, their soul. I want to have you capture that light in my boys that I see and love. Please consider my family. Thank you!! and to all of you voting. Pick me Pick me..

Saedis D

SEVITS FAMILY…Hello there! I am Amanda Sevits and I am entering the generous contest you are holding. In this picture, I am joined with my husband Andy, my daughter Charlie, and my son Grady.

You may ask why I would want to win such a prize? Well, I’ve seen your work before and love it! You did my sister’s (Jessica O’Brien-McGlothlin) wedding and truly captured what memories are all about.

Another thing to point out- those Sears photos that you swore would not be allowed to have your name printed on …. well, those are kind of like all our family pictures have consisted of. Ok, it wasn’t Sears that we went to, but JCPenny (just as bad, right?).

If you do chose my adorable family for this package, you will be fully entertained by my kids alone. My 4 year old son will want to be around your wife the ENTIRE time. He’ll probably tell her she’s pretty and give her a hug. My daughter will yell and scream at you and be a sassy frass the entire two hours. As for my husband and I, you will absolutely be able to capture our true feelings with the lense.

Good luck choosing! Thank you.

Amanda Sevits

BRYANT FAMILY…Hi my name is Cindy. I have two kids named Andrew (14) and Ashley (11). We would love to have our family picture taken together. We have never done anything like this before and it would mean a lot to everyone in this family. I am a hard working single mother with two amazing kids that always help out as much as they can. (Andrew) “I want to say that this is very important to my mom I really want this for her”. (Ashley) “since this is important to my mommy I would love her to take this opportunity for our family to have our first professional family photo.”

Thanks, From the Bryant Family

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