The imaginary moving van is packed, the imaginary neighbors are standing outside to wave goodbye. Today we metaphorically drive off to our new home at Altura Studio. Over the last few weeks, we’ve been cross posting so that most of our new thoughts show up in both places. But as of today, we’re unpacking into our imaginary new home and all our future posts can be found at Altura Studio’s “Aisle Style”.
If you are a current or past client, our past blog entries will stay up for about a year. However, try the new site. You may discover that your wedding and links are posted both places. No matter where you find it–everything is just the same, just a little better. And if you have any trouble finding what you’re looking for, drop me a line and I’ll help you straightaway.
And if you’re a new visitor to our site, thanks for stopping by. See our latest ideas and inspiration for planning your Northwest wedding at our blog–Aisle Style.
There are a few things in life that are perfectly classic: satin pumps, a black sheath, candlelight, pearls. Lovely Emily’s October 24 wedding to the ultra-handsome Nick would fit securely in this category. Before the wedding, Emily and Nick met up briefly in the park, where the fates had unrolled a perfect canopy of fall leaves, and then after, the couple joined up with their wedding party in the park blocks. And from there? The quintessential ballroom celebration: touching vows, happy smiles, gorgeous flowers, sexy lighting and the most romantic first dance I’ve seen in a long time.
Timberline is a wonderfully cozy spot for a late autumn wedding on Mount Hood. On Saturday, October 17, we photographed Holly and Joel’s sweet wedding in the Raven’s Nest. It was a pleasure to meet their friends and family, most of who traveled long distances to join the celebrations. Family on both sides participated: Holly’s adorable little nephew served as ringbearer, while Joel’s father stood up as best man. And Holly’s father sang a beautiful song as part of their ceremony. All around it was a cozy, festive celebration.
For about a year, we’ve been planning on evolving our name from “Valls Photographic” to “Altura Studio”. Our busy studio does two kinds of work; we shoot weddings, but we also photograph editorial assignments for magazines and ad agencies. It’s been a little confusing, for example, when the photo editor of Food & Wine accidentally runs into our wedding site. Or, say, when a bride is looking for our wedding work, but instead finds John’s commercial portfolio.
Janna and Daniel’s wedding was definitely the most fun we’ve ever had shooting at Timberline. We laughed and smiled all day long with this very sweet couple. There are so many reasons why this was such a great day. To begin with, everyone (and I do mean EVERYONE) was warm, sweet and kind. From the completely gorgeous Janna, to kind-hearted Daniel, the lovely sister, every single wedding attendant, two sets of caring family and scads of friends–every single person we encountered was radiating affection and love for the couple.
We are proud members of myportlandphotographer.com, which is an informal group of Portland wedding photographers. Together, we encourage and support each other and one of the ways we do this is our collective blog. Each week, the 20 members post their favorite image. It’s a terrific way for us to share our work–and also help Portland area brides find their perfect photographer match.
by Theresa Valls
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