This Past Saturday we took a little trip downtown to the PSU Farmers Market. The weather was gorgeous (as it has been around here lately!) & the park blocks were full of people. We wandered in and out of each produce stand, scoping out the best veggies to buy. In the end we only walked away with some spring red onions (which we later used for this dinner recipe here) and a slice of some pretty authentic Chicago style pizza. See, not only are there tons of produce stands, there are tons of food stands as well – it would’ve been hard to pick just one – but Luke saw the deep dish pizza and was immediately sold.
Month: April 2013
Dinner @ Screen Door
Truth be told, I’ve been waiting a long time to do a blog post about Screen Door, I just actually had to go eat there first. Of all the places in Portland that are on “my list”, this place is the one place that I was most excited about visiting. Last week Luke had a co-worker in town from San Francisco so we all ventured out here for dinner. I have to say, it lived up to the hype. It was pretty delicious! I would definitely recommend this place to anyone and everyone. We got SUPER lucky and only had to wait a few minutes for our table… I’ve heard stories of people having to wait over an hour to get in. So plan accordingly if you’re going to go.
Wedding Wednesday: My Bridal Shower
Wedding Wednesday: Photographing a Wedding
This past Saturday we went out to celebrate our friends (Paul and Katie!) on their engagement that had just happened earlier in the day. We were leisurely enjoying drinks at the bar out on the patio and talking here and there about upcoming weddings.
Our good friend Kara (Katie’s sister) is recently engaged as well, as of about a month ago. Her and her fiance are thinking about a destination wedding next year, so we’ve been talking a lot about our planning process & I’ve been trying to give her some tips and tricks along the way. While deep in wedding conversation she asked me to be her wedding photographer!! WHAT!!!?? My first thought was, ME??!! REALLY?!?! I said YES of course and kept asking them if they were sure they wanted to pick me. I said yes a couple more times, laughed, smiled and couldn’t believe my ears that they asked ME! It means so much that they would trust me to take pictures for their special day. To say that I’m excited is a major understatement.
I’ve got a lot of practicing to do in the next year, but I’m confident that I’m gonna rock it.
I have never shot a wedding by myself before, but I’ve attended a few where I’ve taken lots and lots of photos and then later gave them to the couples. I’ve always felt that attending a wedding is an awesome opportunity to practice my photography, so I’m glad that I have a few of those under my belt.
Here are some of my favorite shots that I took at a family friends wedding a little while back. It was the best wedding we had ever attended.