Jamie and I had so much fun during her and Trevor’s engagement shoot last month that we decided to schedule another pre-wedding session to photograph her in her dress.

We were able to borrow an old renovated church in SE Portland for a few hours that had tons of cool nooks and crannies for us to shoot in and amazing natural light. Jamie looked beautiful (as you can see) and the space really complimented the simplicity and elegance of her dress. Jamie was a great sport - and at this rate, she’s almost going to be a supermodel by the time the wedding rolls around!

*Note to my 2008 wedding clients: a pre-wedding bridal session can be a great way to get some creative images away from the whirlwind of your wedding day. Each session is custom designed with your ideas and energy in mind and can be set up to work around trial appointments with your hair and makeup artists. Discounts are available for sessions added on to previously booked wedding packages. Drop me a note here for more info.

Just for fun, we brought along some flowers from By The Bunch to play with:

This last week I met up with Leslie for the first of two portrait sessions (as part of our new Maternity/Newborn package - more details on this soon). On the day we got together, we were treated with a rare break of winter sun and we headed out into the neighborhood to make the most of it (we got a few amused looks from the neighbors in the process - what all pregnant women don’t stand in the street having their picture taken? haha). After that we headed inside to create a few more intimate and sensual images with some nice, natural window light. Leslie was so great to work with and really comfortable in front of the camera (which makes my job so easy). We’ll be meeting up again in a few weeks for a newborn session with her brand new little one. Until then, here are some of my favorite shots:

Little did I know when I shot Sarah’s maternity portraits last month that within 72 hours she would be in labor - little Dylan was so excited to meet the world that he arrived five weeks ahead of schedule! After an extended stay in the hospital, he is now at home resting and settling into his new life. Although he weighed only 5 lbs when born, he’s a really strong little guy with lots of personality (and beautiful blue eyes).

It was great to hang out with Dylan and his Mommy yesterday and I wish them both all the best in their new life together! A few of my favorites: