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About our blog

People say to me all the time: “You're so lucky. You get to go to weddings all the time." They're right. We are lucky. We get to be among people having a great time, looking and feeling their best and participating in what is often the most important day in someone's life.

Here’s the other thing we are lucky to see: the terrific style and creativity that our clients bring to their celebrations. If there is one thing we’ve learned while photographing weddings, it is that a wedding doesn’t have to be expensive to be lovely. We dedicate our blog to sharing the terrific ideas that we’ve seen before and will see this coming season, with a focus on ideas that are simple, elegant and stylish.

All these images are the work of us or our associate photographers from events we've photographed. So, we say "thank you" to our clients who have shared their warmth and happiness with us. 


About John & Theresa Valls

Because we love to travel, we photographed our first wedding together in exchange for two plane tickets to Europe. That was our original plan: we'd photograph a wedding or two, basically just enough to underwrite our love of italian food eaten in Italy. What we hadn't counted on, however, was how much we would grow to love everything about shooting and working together.

John's wedding photography is influenced by his advertising work with agencies, companies and magazines he shoots for. Avoiding an overly-produced style for his photos, John's images reflect his light touch as well as his ability to capture what is descriptive, yet beautiful.

My background in design management helps us create wedding albums that are both contemporary and timeless. I'm an avid believer in the strength of a killer edit, so I work with our clients to compile a photo selection that will meaningful and satisfying 25 years in the future. 

 

Monthly Archives: July 2007

Sneak peek: Mary & August, married on July 21, 2007

July 24, 2007 Posted in peek

We love what we do.  It feels like a gift from the universe when everything comes together perfectly. Mary and August were each brilliant: kind, graceful, giving–and completely crazy for one another. We’re happy to share some of our favorite images from their wedding at Holy Rosary Church in Portland. We used these images to experiment...

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Sneak peek: Emily and Kunal at Bridal Veil Lakes

July 23, 2007 Posted in peek, venues

Congratulations Emily and Kunal! So happy that the sun made an appearance for your wedding day. I can’t recall a prettier summer day for a wedding in the woods. We’re enjoying editing your photos–and here are a few of our favorites. I especially like the Bollywood gesture that you treated us to in #3. See...

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Sneak peek: Malia and Daniel 07.07.07

July 18, 2007 Posted in peek

Congrats to Daniel and Malia, married on that lucky date! I’d say one of the luckiest parts was that the construction crew tearing down the building next door took a nice, looooong lunch break during the entire ceremony. Peace and quite prevailed for Malia and Daniel’s lovely wedding. Here’s a few of our favorites. We’re...

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Simple Wedding Style: Timberline Lodge

July 9, 2007 Posted in cakes, flowers, venues

We’ve heard from many couples that planning a wedding at Timberline Lodge is as easy as pie. There’s lots of reasons why: First of all, what a setting! With Mt. Hood in the background, you’re not going to need a whole lot of decoration. Also, the food is great. Unlike other rustic settings where the...

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Genevieve & Robert: Married June 30th at Timberline Lodge

July 3, 2007 Posted in peek, venues

Congrats Rob and Genevieve!
The day was perfect and it was a joy to be there with you. We’re editing the photos today and wanted to share a quick peek. We always enjoy reliving the day as we edit through the files. Can’t wait to get the rest of them ready for you.
 Warm regards to you...

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“ooooh, shoes!”

July 2, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized

My girlfriend, Lisa, is a master shopper. She can cut a swath through the grottiest discount store and come up with a brilliant outfit–shoes and all–for a pittance.  So whenever I’m editing and come across a particularly gorgeous pair of shoes, I think of Lisa. Then I think of shopping. And then I feel like grabbing...

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