Dionne Kraus
January 20, 2025
Joella and Robby’s October wedding began with a courthouse ceremony which only included their immediate family. “We wanted something private, just for us,” Joella explained. “Neither of us liked the idea of standing in front of a crowd for our vows.” Afterwards, the couple were able to shift focus to their guests, hosting a moody yet glamorous reception with a "creative black tie dress".Read more...
Heather Elizabeth
October 14, 2024
Misty and Alicia’s Portland wedding truly celebrated their individuality. The couple brought their shared love for creativity, fandom, and DIY into their day – almost everything was handcrafted by the brides! Misty's job involves selling her incredible artwork at fan conventions across the US, so they even had a cute vendor booth for "merch"!Read more...
Liz Huff
September 11, 2024
When Hannah and Nate decided to tie the knot, they knew they didn't have a lot to spend, but that wasn't going to stop them having the wedding they wanted. Both line cooks, they were lucky enough to be offered the restaurant where the bride works as their venue, which they used after hours. Everything else was homemade and their secondhand outfits were pieced together from pieces found at Poshmark and Goodwill, totalling less than $50 combined!Read more...
Courtney Hellen
October 29, 2021
Sentiero
November 24, 2016
Can we all just stop for one second and INTERNALLY SCREAM over how frickin' awesome this bride looks? Rainbow dreadlocks and a rainbow wedding dress!? I'm dead.Read more...
Marcela Pulido
August 27, 2016
Ray and Tah-Lia wanted their wedding to be as casual and laid back as possible. So they took a long time to organise the day (two years!) and made decisions that kept things simple.Read more...
Hazelwood Photo
December 17, 2015
Lulu and Alex's June wedding was held at The Historic Overlook House in Portland. Their wedding theme was based on a sentence that they came up with on early in the planning process. "Science, Stars, and everything we love", Lula said, "and we only picked things we really loved. We obviously had our favourite colours but also dinosaurs riding pine cones, temporary star tattoos (our son loves temporary tattoos), food from our favourite restaurant, Erlenmeyer flasks, wood tables and chairs, paper crafts, mercury glass, and all the weird beautiful flowers and eucalyptus I could have asked for."Read more...
Dylan and Sara
December 10, 2015
Having an extraordinarily unique wedding dress isn't is difficult as you might think. If you just take some time and explore some different avenues (such as more alternative wedding boutiques or online) there are so many amazingly talented dress designers just waiting to be discovered! Like Lady Evelyn, originally from Portland, Oregon, but now based here in the UK.Read more...
Meredith Bacon
April 4, 2015
This pretty Great Gatsby inspired wedding shoot is the perfect way to ease you into the long weekend. I don't really feature styled wedding shoots on the blog any more (because, let's face it, real weddings are usually way better!) but I loved the use of colour and the elegant, yet totally reproducible, details in this one so much!Read more...
Jessica Hill
April 4, 2014
Mike and Ashley spent just $1200 on their amazing wedding. To do this, they forgot about anything traditional, instead opting to say 'I do' at their favourite place in their hometown of Portland - Voodoo Doughnut! Cat Daddy, the owner, even officiated the ceremony!Read more...
Morgan Wade
December 1, 2013
Wedding photographer Morgan Wade had been dreaming of a bridal shoot in an overgrown forest for ages. Eventually she plucked up the courage to just go out and shoot it, and she brought an amazing team along with her. "My initial goal was to create a sort of anti-editorial; something that would appeal to a wilder kind of woman", she wrote. "A bride who wanted to sidestep all the pretty stuff and just go for raw. I knew it wouldn't be for everyone, and that's okay. Somewhere out there are women who have to hold back the urge to howl at the moon; those are my brides."Read more...