The Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club Wedding | Jordan + Jack

I’ve had so much fun working with and getting to know Jordan and Jack. I did their engagement photos out at a gorgeous location in the Columbia River Gorge all the way back in 2019. Remember 2019? Things we’re completely normal then, pre-covid. Then covid came along and Jordan and Jack had to move their wedding from 2020 to 2021, so it just happened at The Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club. It also happened on the “heat dome” weekend in Portland where temperatures got up over 110 degrees which for Portland is completely wild. The guests and Jorda and Jack had a great time though, and in the end I bet that the extra hot temperatures at their wedding will be a fun and unique memory. Jordan and Jack share an amazing connection. As their photographer I shared a lot of moments with them throughout their day, and I really enjoyed seeing how much they connect and enjoy one another. For me personally, this wedding happening was really hopeful, that things are getting back to normal. This is just a small preview for Jordan and Jack, many more photos to come, but it was an incredible day filled with love.

Mandeville Louisiana Wedding | Whitni + Nic

Whitni and Nic are such joyful people, at least when they’re together (I haven’t spent time with them individually though :)), but I found both at their engagement session and at their wedding, that they laugh so much when they’re together, it’s something so beautiful that makes their photos so much fun.

They booked me for their wedding pre-covid and the plan was for their wedding to be in Boise. Of course with all of the fun that Covid has brought this last year, their plans changed, and they decided to have their wedding in Mandeville, Louisiana. The reason for this is because that’s where Nic’s family lives, and some very important family members wouldn’t be able to make it to their wedding if they had held it as planned in Boise. I thought this was such a beautiful reason for the change, to me weddings are about having everyone you love in one place, and them making this choice reflected their priority on family and relationships.

This meant that I got to travel to Louisiana, which was my third trip to the south and was so much fun. I had an amazing dinner in New Orleans with my brother in law who lives in Mississippi, I hadn’t seen him for six years and it was so special to be with him. I drove my rental car across the longest bridge in the world and watched the gulls hovering and diving, and I enjoyed the lush greenery of the south, very different than the brown of Boise in the high desert.

Whitni and Nic’s wedding day was beautiful, there’s some photos you’ll see in the post that I think will mean a lot to the two of them, with Nic’s grandparents in them. I loved watching Whitni and Nic interacting with and loving on their community and getting a little piece of Nic’s family life in Louisiana. I loved the big gorgeous church, the waterfront in Mandeville and the old mossy oak trees. It meant a lot to me that Whitni and Nic were willing to fly me down there and trust me to document their day. I’ll let the photos do the rest of the storytelling, but thanks so much for having me be a part of your day Whitni and Nic.

Megan + Tyler | Idaho Elopement

Megan and Tyler traveled to Idaho from California for their elopement. As soon as they sent me the location for their elopement, I was excited. I had never been to this exact spot before, but from Google Maps, I knew that even just getting there was going to be an adventure, one on dirt and snow packed roads, up in the mountains behind Boise. I wasn’t disappointed. Well actually I would’ve liked more snow, but the cabin they rented was literally the very highest one on the mountain. I scouted the area, with elopements I’m usually the one who gets to choose the ceremony location. The hill rose another hundred or so feet above the cabin, so I climbed up the slippery slope, and loved the view with mountains surrounding us on all sides. I checked with Megan to make sure she was alright climbing the slick hill in her wedding dress, and she was more than happy to. We probably only traveled two hundred or so feet during the entirety of this shoot, but we were still able to get such varied looks by varying the light, positioning and direction we were facing. I’ll let the photos tell the rest of the story.

Thank you Megan and Tyler for trusting me to photograph your wedding, and thanks for the adventure.

Bryan