Cardas Photography {PhotoBlog}

{Monica and Brian} Couple and Family Portraits - Yachats, Oregon

It was one of those evenings on the central Oregon coast, when the light is perfect - and the fog is waiting to pounce just offshore. Brian and Monica chose Yachats for their destination wedding, coming in this day from St Louis Missouri. The couple and their daughters dressed in their wedding day attire to use our hour together to get the family formal and couples portraits out of the way, so they wouldn't be pulled away from their guests at all on the wedding day itself. We started at their rental house, where the wedding would be, just a couple days later.

We headed South to the Heceta Head Lighthouse for more portraits. It's quite the hike to the top of the hill!

 

The girls were troopers!  I'm completely acclimated to the cool Summer temperatures on the Oregon Coast. They however, had just come from 100+ degrees! They were chilled to the bone for sure! 

No funny photo editing going on in this last shot either - the way the setting sun was going through the fog made for beautiful colored skies!

 

More from their beautiful wedding on the way!

{Brittany and Keith} Wedding - Academy Chapel - Vancouver, WA

The Academy Chapel in Vancouver is a stunningly beautiful location for a wedding. The natural light through the windows, the amazingly high ceilings, intricate details and the balcony so we can shoot from above make it a photographer's dream location. I am always honored to shoot a ceremony here. I had two lovely assistants shooting with me - Traci from WindelHill Photography and Angela from Angela Gorham Photography. I have been incredibly lucky to have such talented friends!  

Angela and I started with the girls at the Marshall House just down Officers Row at Fort Vancouver.

Traci started with the guys up in Battle Ground - you can see more of her shots >>>HERE<<<

 
I loved the way Brittany incorporated Peacock feathers into her bouquet - and other decorations around the ceremony and reception as well!

 

The First Look:

 

 

I love Traci's view of the same moment.

A quiet moment as the guests made their way out to the front of the chapel to send off the couple to the reception at The Marshall House.

 

The Horse and Carriage ride from the ceremony to the reception was a complete surprise from Brittany's parents. What a fun surprise!!

The cake from Larson's Bakery was beautiful and delicious!

 

 

 

I am always thankful for the few minutes I can sneak away with the bride and groom - they are usually up for a break in the action as well. I stole them away for just a few minutes while the guests were served cake. It was the perfect light as the sun was setting.

 

 

Such a lovely Summer evening in Vancouver. Thank you to Brittany and Keith for having us all out to capture your day - I hope it was everything you imagined. And congrats on the move back to the left coast!  Since their wedding Brittany and Keith made the cross-country move from South Carolina down to Southern California.  One of many of my wedding clients to make BIG moves directly following their weddings.  What is it about major life events happening all at the same time?

And I know it seems like there can't be more from this wedding - but there is!  Check out more from their beautiful evening >>>HERE<<<

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Venue: The Academy Chapel, Vancouver Wa

           The Marshall House, Fort Vancouver, Wa

Cake: Larson's Bakery, Vancouver, Wa          

Class of 2012 Senior Pictures - Schedule now!

It's not too early to start thinking about scheduling your Senior pictures! I am currently scheduling sessions in the Portland area for August 25th-27th and October 1st and 2nd, and along the Oregon coast for the month of September. Call, text or email me anytime - 541-936-2755/angela @ cardasphotography.com

{Brittany and Keith} Engagement Session - Portland, Oregon

This is the year of the Oregon Destination wedding!  I'm shooting weddings for couples coming to Oregon to get married from all over the United States!  Ohio, Iowa, St. Louis, Nashville and more!  Brittany and Keith win the award from coming from the farthest away so far however - South Carolina! Their wedding was on Thursday, but we were able to squeeze in an Engagement Session a couple days before. I love being able to meet and connect with couples before their big day.  There is so much going on on a wedding day, that it's nice to not have to add "being photographed by a stranger" to that list.

Although Keith wasn't too sure at first about our choice of locations... I told him that all the best locations smell bad and seem kind of sketchy...

 

 

 

 

 

More adorable-ness from these two is on the way - as their wedding was two days later!

Check out more from their engagement session >>>HERE<<<

{Jennifer and Matt} Couples Portraits - Coos Bay, Oregon

Timelines for weddings can be hectic! Even the most detail oriented brides wedding day plans can fly out the window at any point during the day. I also like to be as unobtrusive as possible - I try to take the couple away from the party for as short as time as possible, and get them back to their friends and family who have traveled from far and wide to celebrate with them. Unfortunately for me, most wedding day timelines don't allow for hours with me and me alone. Sometimes however, I get lucky, and get to spend an hour, an un-rushed, guilt-free hour with the happy and relaxed bride and groom after they have said their goodbyes to the wedding guests. Between the reception and their drive North to their hotel suite in Florence, I spent a rainy hour with Jenn and Matt walking around downtown Coos Bay, getting those special shots of just the two of them. 

There's something about a man holding a polkadot umbrella and a bouquet,,,

 

 

Love. Love. Love.

Thank you so much Jenn and Matt for delaying your honeymoon an hour and spending it playing in the rain with me! I have a feeling Hawaii was a little warmer!