coffee date.

Today I had a lovely coffee date with my extra lovely friend Megan. We turned it into a mini photo shoot too and I love the shots we got. She is so gorgeous and they have a nice and cozy/semi holiday feeling to them. Since the holiday season is right around the corner I thought I would post these to get my blog in the holiday mood. :)

Giard Family Photos...

I met up with the Giard family to take their photos at Rood Bridge park in Hillsboro the other day. It was so much fun getting to know Heather and Kent and their adorable kids and it was a beautiful day too. I also loved the way they all matched but the ladies wore a splash of purple. It's so great what one bright color can add to a photo. Here are some of my favorites from the day...

Had to get a best friends shot since she came along for the shoot. :)

Thanks so much Giard family!

All in the family...

Last week I met up with Robert, his Mom, his fiance, and his 3 awesome kids. They were in town for a visit and it was clear how happy they all were to be spending some time together. There is nothing better than good times with the ones you love.

Here is a shot of the whole group that came out for photos that day.

One with just the boys.

Some love for Dad. :)

Robert & Melanie were so cute together. Just like high school sweethearts. It was so sweet to see. :)

Lovely ladies.

Love for Mom/Grandma. :)

It's was pretty difficult to keep this guy's feet on the ground, so I had to include one of him doing what he loves most. :)

Thanks so much for spending some of your time in Portland with me! It was so nice to meet you all!!!

something blue #1...

Every once in awhile, when I have the time, I like to take photos for myself. I am working on a series of "something blue" photos and last wednesday I got together with my sister in law Anne to shoot the first shot of this series, along with a few other portraits of this photogenic lady just for fun.  Thanks for being my model Anne.

Snip, Snip, Shoot...

Today I shot group and individual portraits for the girls of Taglio Salon. When I spoke with DeDe, the owner, she said she wanted to do funky industrial portraits with the girls... I was super excited. Each girl was stunning and stylish. We met at the Montage and shot all around that area. With the unpredictable weather this time of year I figured a safe choice would be somewhere with a covered option so there we were able to use the overpasses as a cover, and it was perfect for industrial backdrops. But we actually lucked out and it stopped raining for the majority of the shoot. The girls were such troopers walking all around in the cold weather, on the rocks and train tracks in their heals. They were awesome and it was super fun to photograph them. Thanks DeDe, and all the Taglio girls, for a fun afternoon... and thanks Sara for all the cuts and colors! :)