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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: May 2009

Updated: Lynn and Roger, May 9th, 2009 at the Viewpoint Inn

May 21, 2009 Posted in peek, slideshows

I am so excited about these sneak peek pics that I’ve just received of Roger and Lynn from our associate photographer. It was so much fun to photograph Lynn and Roger at their wedding earlier this month, partly because it was simply a perfect, perfect day. Both Lynn and Roger were so relaxed and mellow,...

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updated: Gabriela & Matthew, May 2nd, 2009 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral

May 8, 2009 Posted in peek, slideshows

There were so many beautiful traditions to photograph at Gabriela and Matthew’s May 2nd wedding at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Portland. On this blustery May afternoon family and friends gathered for a traditional wedding mass. Because both Gabby and Matt are engineers by trade, the priest talked about their talents and skills in a service that...

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Jenny’s Bat Mitzvah, April 18th, 2009

May 7, 2009 Posted in peek, slideshows

As far as clients go, a wedding can be a one-time affair for us. It’s a pleasure, however, to have the chance to photograph Jenny’s Bat Mitzvah since it is the second time we’ve photographed for her family. Seeing familiar faces through our lens was a great experience, since typically we’re surrounded by strangers at...

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