michael & chelsea

I had the privilege of taking some engagement photos for my darling friends..(yep.. that is miss seablanket) It was a beautiful day in portland and we had a blast running around town to different locations. These two are some of the sweetest people you'll meet and they are so in love, it seeps out of every photo.

Here's a few of my favorites. It was so hard to pick out of the 100+ I gave them..

i'm still working on putting together my real photography website.. it's taking longer than i'd like. In the mean time, if you're looking for a photographer for a wedding, engagement or anything else really, please email me! I live in Portland, Oregon but I'm willing (and wanting!) to travel world wide and would love to chat about making it happen!
email me: vanillaandlace @ gmail . com

4 years

No words can describe how incredible the past four years have been. what a blessing to be married to your best friend..

Happy anniversary Josh!

(photos by the lovely and talented Sara Renee)

3 years

Yesterday josh and i celebrated our 3 year anniversary. It is absolutely crazy how fast time flies by.
(and this time last year we were in paris...!)

(i went the lazy route and pulled these off facebook. very low res.. oops)

This year we opted to stay home and have a nice candle lit dinner. We like it better than going out, although i'm pretty sure we're in the minority on that one. I made vegetable potstickers, orange chicken (and tofu), brown basmati rice and steamed brocolli. And chocolate fondue for dessert. It was perfect.

looking forward to many more!

more california travelin

When i was in southern california i had the chance to visit some of my closest friends there. Their (two sisters) family was a second family to me and we rarely spent a day without seeing each other, so after five years of not getting to visit i was a tad excited to say the least!

A whole lot has changed in those five years.. we're all married. and one has 3 kids now. but it was just like old times.

Their parents own the cutest self serve frozen yogurt shop and i filled mine to the brim and added a dozen different toppings.. (when its free, you load up!) it was fun to see the behind the scenes of a yogurt shop.

And the reason i was in san diego in the first place, my cousin got married! I was wedding day coordinator, walkie talkie and all. It was such a beautiful wedding. Kim dreamed up every tiny detail and it was so dang cute. All her hard work with every DIY detail paid off.