PORTLAND WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER

i always tell my clients that wedding photos are the one thing from the day that you get to keep and fifty years from now, my hope is that you will be looking at your album of images, remembering exactly what it felt like to walk down that aisle and toast with your champagne to the sky and kiss in front of all your people and move on that dance floor until the moon was full in the sky. AND i hope that the photos take you back to all the little moments of beauty and love and joy and emotion and that the feeling washes over you like a photographic tsunami…

VISIT WEDDING GALLERY

SHELBY IS SO CRAZY TALENTED. MY MIND IS BLOWN AND MY HEART IS BURST WIDE OPEN EVERY TIME I LOOK AT OUR WEDDING PICTURES.

— BETH & JASON

HELLO & NICE TO MEET YOU!

I’M SHELBY AND I’M A SINGLE MAMA OF TWO TEENAGERS, A FAN OF THE FOREST AND TACOS; I HAVE A SEVERE CASE OF WANDERLUST AND AM CONSTANTLY PACKING HARD COVER BOOKS INTO MY CARRY-ON; I LOVE PICNICS AND THE BLOSSOMS IN SPRING AND I LOVE PHOTOGRAPHING WEDDINGS. I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH AMAZING COUPLES FOR 15 YEARS AND LOVE HAS TAKEN ME ALL OVER THE WORLD: I’VE PHOTOGRAPHED CEREMONIES IN CHILE, HUNGARY, MEXICO, NEW YORK, JOSHUA TREE, AND THE HILLS OF VERMONT…I HAVE THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD: I GET TO BE WITH PEOPLE ON THIER MOST JOYFUL DAY AND CAPTURE ALL THE BEAUTY AND ALL THE REAL; ALL THE CELEBRATION AND EMOTION AND LOVE.

I WOULD BE HONORED TO TELL YOUR STORY.

WEDDING STORIES

  • CAMP WILKERSON WEDDING // HANNAH + SHANE

  • THE ORCHARD HOOD RIVER WEDDING //ROSE + ROBBIE

  • BLOCKHOUSE PDX WEDDING // MOLLY + PETER

  • AERIE AT EAGLES LANDING WEDDING // TASHAWNA + JODY

MORE WEDDING STORIES

I PROMISE YOU

i promise you that on your day, i will be your cheerleader and your biggest fan; the one who helps you fasten your boutonniere or pin your hair; i’ll be there if you need emotional support or dance floor suggestions; i’ll guide you through it all and remind you to drink water and whisper in your ear that it’s *finally* time for the first dance; i’ll capture all your people when they get caught up in emotion during your first kiss and i’ll find the joy and connection and hilarity; the emotional moments and the loud ones, too; when you are looking at your photos, years down the road, you will feel the LIFE that happened on your wedding day and you will be transported back into the space of those moments and you will be like: DAMN WE LOOKED GOOD.

WORK WITH ME!

STARTING AT $2800

all weddings include:
phone consultation to plan all the deets
timeline assistance to maximize coverage
6-8 hours of coverage
all digital files from online gallery
custom print shop 

*message me for info about small wedding & elopement packages

THE WEDDING PROCESS

  1. GET IN TOUCH:: reach out via my contact form/phone call and we will set up a time to chat about all your wedding details and find a package that might be good fit and once you are ready to make it official, all we will need is a signed contract and deposit!

  2. ENGAGEMENT SESSION:: i always love it when my wedding couples want to book an engagement session as it makes shooting on the wedding day more comfortable cause you will already know what it’s like to shoot with me; plus it’s fun to have some pics pre-wedding :)

  3. PRE-WEDDING :: we will schedule a phone call a 2-4 weeks before your day to make sure everything is on track and that we are on teh same page with the timeline

  4. WEDDING DAY :: YAY THE DAY IS FINALLY HERE! get ready for the wedding day ride of your lives…

  5. IMAGES! :: expect your gallery to show up on your gmail doorstep about 6 weeks after your date BUT in mean time while you wait, i’ll send over some sneak peek for your to share with your peeps <3

ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS

SHOULD WE DO AN ENGAGEMENT SESSION?!

THE ANSWER IS YES ! engagement sessions are great for a few reasons :

1. they help us get to know each other before the big day

2. they help YOU get comfortable in front of the camera and help you get to know my shooting style

3. you get to walk away with a set of images PRE-WEDDING that you can use for all sorts of things: save the dates, guest books, amazing ART for your walls…

if you are engagement-curious, contact me for more info!

EXPLORE ENGAGEMENT GALLERY