Cardas Photography {PhotoBlog}

{Sarweshni and Jack} Indian Wedding - Sandy, Oregon

One of the questions I am asked fairly often is if I have shot at a particular venue before. The answer is almost always no. Is it because I'm not asked to come back? LOL - no, it's just because of the sheer amount of amazing wedding venues we have at our disposal in Oregon. Besides the beach (which is new every day because of the weather) almost every location is a new adventure for me. Whether it's a chic downtown hotel, a family ranch, a state park or a dedicated wedding venue, every one is unique and personalized for each wedding. So even if I had shot at a particular location 27 times, it's going to look and feel different each and every time. This also means that I am introduced to new and beautiful locations off the beaten path on a weekly basis!  Cedar Springs Country Estate is one of those. Located five miles North of Sandy - about an hour East of Portland - it's where Sarweshni and Jack decided to have their traditional Indian wedding ceremony.

 

 

 I loved the bouquet!  I had never seen such dark red calla lillies before!

 

Sarweshni was such a beautiful bride! There were so many beautiful details between her outfit, jewlery and gorgeous bouquet it was hard to choose where to shoot first!

 

The groom arrives!

Here comes the bride!

Married!

This was a morning ceremony - and by the time the reception was ending it was *warm* - poor Sarweshni was so hot in her Lehenga that we only had a short time to squeeze in some couples portraits around noon-ish.

I loved the treehouse on site at Cedar Springs!  I want one at my house!

 

I could go on and on... But you can see a ton more here  >>> Sarweshi and Jack

Thank you both for having me out to your beautiful and unique day! 

 

 

 

{Tate + Jolene} Wedding - Sweet Cheeks Winery, Eugene Oregon

It was a perfectly beautiful afternoon for a wedding out in the vineyard! This was my first trip out to Sweet Cheeks Winery, but I know it will not be my last!  The main building is perched a top a hill overlooking the entire valley - the sunset was stunning through the vines!

I started the day with the girls getting ready, but I saw Tate rushing around finishing up a ton of last minute details!

 

Tates first look:

Married!!

Of course, a winery wedding isn't complete without walk out into the vineyard. I told Tate he was my favorite, because he was watching the sun to make sure we finished up the family shots in time to make it out to the vines before the sun set on us!

I loved the guys shoes! Vans rock!

 

 

I'm loving the flashlight from my phone to give me that extra bit of sparkle for the ring shots!

 

 

Such a beautiful day for a fantastic couple.  Thanks Tate and Jolene for having me out to capture your day.  Have a wonderful and relaxing time in Mexico!!

Check out more from their day >>>HERE<<<

Fun with a new lens, and a wedding outtake

Julie and Jesse have requested that I hold off on posting their wedding pictures on the blog and Facebook until they get back from their honeymoon in Costa Rica in a couple weeks.  Which is totally cool - but I had a couple of my own that I would love to share in the meantime.

I was about an hour early to the wedding venue - the beautiful Aspen Lakes golf course, so I took the time to play around with a Tilt/Shift lens that I borrowed from my dad. A T/S lens basically has glass inside that is angled, so the focus plane is not straight across, but at an angle.  Its tricky - but I had a blast trying out a new technique.

None of these have been altered to look like this in Photoshop - they really come out of the camera looking like this! :)

 

 

(ETA - forgot the wedding outtake!  I didn't want to distract from J+J's blog post of their wedding by making fun of my friend...lol) I wanted to post one of my 2nd shooter for the day - Julia from Jewel Images in Bend.  She is SO rad - seriously!  She is an award winning portrait artist! But I love this shot of her getting down and dirty for a different angle on the ceremony.  :)

Looking for a venue?

I have heard from more than one bride this year that they were still looking for a venue that is still available for their date!  Today Sara and I took a ride out to Lebanon to visit Susanne and Phil - owners of The Ranch on Beaver Creek. It is a STUNNING new location with a gazebo, beautiful fields, a bridge over a very pretty little creek, a wonderful indoor Bridal Prep area and more! 

It was a very cold gray day in Oregon - so I encourage you to check out their website to see pics in its beautiful Spring and Summer glory :)

Thanks so much to Susanne and Phil for having Sara and I out to check the place out.  I sure hope I get to shoot a wedding there this summer!!  :)