Best of 2019
2019 was another year of extensive discovery we never could have anticipated. Everyone we met opened our eyes to new ways of seeing. Our adventures this year took us through an extraordinary tour of backdrops and cultures. We adventured through Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Utah, Colorado, Navada, Chicago, London, Germany, Italy, and Bali. From the very special 16 weddings we photographed we took 190,315 images and provided 10,515 finished photographs to our fabulous couples. Our year began...
Taylor & Jackson – Timberline
Born in two different countries on two different continents, 9,000 miles apart, from Rwanda to Oregon, Taylor and Jackson found each other. Finding a needle in a haystack IS possible. A special alchemy of friendship in the most unusual combinations united these two. Only something outside of logic could write a story like this. Who would know that in 2009 in Northern Rwanda, at a school Jackson wasn't initially assigned to, he would find his best friends who would help shape the rest of his...
Heather & Krishna – Sunriver
Heather and Krishna welcomed 125 guests into a gorgeous Pacific Northwest experience among tall pine trees and distant Cascade Mountains. Sunriver Resort is nestled in the high desert in Bend Oregon and invites some of the best feelings of freedom and relaxation you can find. Perhaps its the vanilla or butterscotch fragrance from the ponderosa pines, the spectacular views, or simply the calm flow of the nearby river. Friendly faces show up at every corner of this resort. Heather and Krishna...
Beth & Tony – First Presbyterian Church
Beth and Tony optimize their Portland wedding in all the right ways. Beth got ready at Hotel DeLuxe and Tony got ready at the Crystal Hotel both just a few blocks away from the 1st Presbyterian Church where they got married. They rode in a gorgeous classic car to the Crystal Ballroom where 100 of their guests joined them for their reception. Beth and Tony are incredibly fun, check out their fantastically choreographed dance with a finishing jiu-jitsu move! The Crystal Ballroom has the perfect...
Radhika & Shilpin – Portland Art Museum
Radhika and Shilpin’s wedding was pretty much a dream within a dream. Pinks that ignite your eyes and blues that make you drown in wonder. “Indians are the Italians of Asia and vice versa. Every man in both countries is a singer when he is happy, and every woman is a dancer when she walks to the shop at the corner. For them, food is the music inside the body and music is the food inside the heart. ‘Amore’ or ‘Pyar’ makes everyone a poet.” – Gregory David Roberts. After 20 hrs of non-stop...
Liz & Laurence – Exchange Ballroom
Liz and Laurence live in Hartford, Connecticut so planning their destination wedding in Portland Oregon relied on many experienced vendors from Portland. One of the most important vendors for them was finding The Exchange Ballroom and Cascade Rooftop atop the Eastside Exchange Building. It was perfect for the size and dynamic of their wedding, especially with Portland’s best catering and events company, Vibrant Table Catering & Events, who provided them with exceptional design, production,...
Ava & Michael – Youngberg Hill
When we heard Ava and Michael recently hiked 14 miles at the grand canyon,18 miles down the Zion Narrows, visited SE Asia, Portugal/Spain, and love to create new experiences and learn about different cultures, we knew we were in for a real adventure. Our experience with them began with a lifestyle engagement photo session in their hometown, Chicago. It was then we learned about how much they listen, communicate and trust each other and their deep love for family and friends. We immediately...
TWO MANN Alumni Reunion – Bali
Quality time with friends is an extraordinary gift. We joined 25 photographers from all over the world in March 2019 for a wedding photographers “summer camp” in Bali, Indonesia. Our mission was to find joy, connect, and re-imagine life. Here in this photo Jesh de Rox is welcoming Erika & Lanny Mann (with TWO MANN STUDIOS) to connect using his brilliant Superfeel invitations. Real moments are always available, we just sometimes need to be reminded how to see them and “be” in them. When...
Robyn & Trevor – Silcox Hut – Timberline
Robyn and Trevor are as unique as they come. Robyn is a firefighter, teaches aerial ski jumping, loves snowboarding, camping, wine tasting, traveling Thailand, Mexico, mountains and building forts! Trying to describe Trevor is almost impossible, let's just put it this way he led Robyn on a wild goose chase on his motorbike and pretended something was wrong with the bike. He stopped the bike, had her try to solve the problem with studying the bike engine, big distraction, then as she turned...
Karina & Christopher – Columbia Gorge
Karina and Christopher chose one of the most beautiful locations in the northwest for their destination wedding: The Columbia Gorge Hotel & Spa. Its architecture has an old Hollywood feeling and beautifully transports guests back in time. This historic hotel is seated in the center of the Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area. Karina and Christopher fell in love with the views over Hood River and surrounding areas filled with sublime cliffs, waterfalls and epic vistas of the vast Columbia...