Form submitted successfully, thank you.

Error submitting form, please try again.

Aisle Style bio picture

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. 

 

UPDATED: Tanya & Dan September 13, 2008

October 15, 2008 Posted in peek, slideshows, venues

Wow, wow, WOW! We just received these photos from our associate photographer, Robert, who photographed Tanya and Dan’s incredible wedding at Shemanski Fountain in Portland’s north park blocks. When we first met with Tanya and Dan, I was impressed by their charm and vivacious personalities, but as we talked more about their plans, I realized their wedding would be anything but ordinary.

Many couples would hope for a day like Tanya and Dan’s. Perfect weather, golden autumn light, a killer setting, good friends all around. However, it’s really something special when your recessional includes “The Lions of Batucada”! After the “i dos”, Dan and Tanya led off a crazy, colorful Samba parade to their reception, where Tanya actually joined the emsemble for an impromptu performance. It’s just fantastic.

Congratulations to you both, Dan and Tanya. It was hard just to pick a few favorites here. (And a big thank-you Robert, for being your usual crazily talented and wonderful self). click here for a little slideshow of our favorites.

UPDATE: here’s a link to all the photos from the day. And click here to see our ideas for Tanya & Dan’s wedding album.

by Theresa Valls

show hide 4 comments

link to this post email a friend

PP - as a newbie to Portland, i can tell you right now that shemanski fountain just made my 'to do' list here! what an amazingly beautiful venue and couple!October 17, 2008 - 12:36 pm

Kristi - These pictures are absolutely beautiful! Congratulations to the happy couple!!September 29, 2008 - 10:38 am

Sheri - Oh this was such a special day for my brother and former co-worker now special and lovely sister-in-law! Thanks so much for posting these fantastic photos!!September 26, 2008 - 11:49 am

Tanya - Thanks for making and capturing a beautiful day for us - I can barely put into words how special it was for us, and I'll be glad to relive it through these awesome photos!September 25, 2008 - 2:00 pm

Your email is never published or shared. Required fields are marked *

*

*