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.

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 caterer might be dealing with tricky logistics such as no running water or rugged terrain, the kitchen at Timberline has it down perfectly. And virtually everything is there already, no need for renting tables, chairs, flatwear, etc. I’m pretty sure they can coordinate to have the room looking pretty much any way you like it–from rustic to elegant. The prettiest I’ve seen it is with all white table linens, white chair covers and the golden light at dusk slanting in the windows.

Here’s a few details from Robert and Genevieve’s wedding at the end of June. Judy Reese of Dreamcakes made the lovely cake and Brian Smith of Fusion (503.636.3773) did the flowers. The groom created a special blend of coffee that they presented to guests as a wedding favor.