The Emily G Family

Emily G is a dear, dear friend of ours. If you haven't seen her work, then you're really missing out, and I know first hand, she photographed Wellington's birth and his newborn pictures and did a fantastic job. I'm so grateful for those pictures and will treasure them always. (click on the links to see each, although prepare to cry if you watch the birth slideshow) Emily is more than just a great friend, I consider her one of my photography mentors. She has been so kind and generous and shared with me the in's and out's of how she runs her photography business, graciously answering all of my random question phone calls. It's so nice to have someone to look up to that's so transparent, thanks Emily.

A few weeks ago I finally got the chance to take some photos of Emily's family. We went to the Tualatin Valley Wildlife Refuge, and although we didn't get the golden lit sunset I was hoping for, it was still a beautiful evening full of fun interactions. As you can see, Emily's kids are super cute, and they have the personality to back it up. One of the first times I met Scarlett was in Chapters. While we were waiting in line for coffee Emily told me that Scarlett had slept in that morning. Before Emily came and sat down, Scarlett came up to me and whispered into my ear, "Wanna know a secret...I wasn't really sleeping." From that point on my heart was won over, this little girl had just told me a secret. She has such a great laugh as you can see in the photos, it definitely shows up :)

Emily thank you so much for everything that you've done for us and all of the memories you've captured beautifully. We're so grateful for your friendship and for who you are.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful Tuesday!

Bryan

Norah

It's been such a fun year watching Norah grow. I love doing sessions where I take pictures of babies over an entire year, it's so fun to see the changes, and now that I have my own little guy, I understand more than ever how important it is to take photos and take them often. Babies change so quickly. Sweetest Thing Cupcakes here in Newberg was kind enough to let us bombard their store for this session.

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Chris, Trista and Norah, thank you so much for having me document this first year, I always look forward to hanging out with you guys and taking your photos!

Bryan

Andrea & Michael

I was so thankful for the beautiful afternoon that we got for Andrea and Michael's engagement session. We went to the Tualatin Valley Wildlife Refuge and we had a beautiful clear evening for photos. These days it's so cloudy in Western Oregon that I get so excited to see a beautiful golden sunset. I had a great time hanging out with Michael and Andrea and there certainly was no lack of laughter during their session. Their wedding is actually this upcoming weekend and through our planning they told me that the theme for their wedding is "grateful." I think this is a really awesome theme and after hanging out with them I can see that they really are grateful for one another.

Michael and Andrea, thanks so much for taking the time to do an engagement session and spending the afternoon with me. Thanks also for rescheduling when it was raining, it was so worth it!

Happy Monday!

Bryan