Bliss Studio Blog

Ryan & Julie had their wedding at The Grotto in Portland. It was our first opportunity to shoot at this location and it was worth the wait. The Grotto is beautiful. Lucky for us it was a really hot day but the Grotto provided the much needed shade and a little breeze that made the day awesome. The reception was held at Columbia Edgewater Country Club which was also a new location for us. It gave a beautiful backdrop for us to shoot some golden hour photos. At the reception we pulled Ryan and Julie away for a break to catch a few more images. A special Thank You to Sue from Ultra Violet Events who was the coordinator for the wedding. It was a pleasure working with you and you helped make the day wonderful for Ryan and Julie. I of course also want to thank my awesome bride and groom for letting us share your day with you. Dan and I had a great time and I am excited for you to see the rest of your images. Enjoy your sneak peak and I will see you very soon.

I might add a few more images later tonight to this post…so check back!

I know I posted the first image a while back as my Shot of the Day But I wanted to officially post for Jonathan and Samantha. Here are just a few of my favorites from the engagement session. We had a blast around the Pearl District of Portland. I always like to encourage people to do engagement sessions. It really gives everyone a chance to bond and makes wedding day photos a breeze. You know what to expect from us and we know what to expect from you. Plus you feel like old friends on the wedding day which I love. Jonathan and Samantha were awesome to work with…We all hit it off instantly and I was a little “too” excited with the shots I was getting. I have to have fun though right? I think they may have thought I was crazy. I am always good for a laugh. Thanks guys for deciding to go ahead with the session Dan and I had a great time and LOVE your photos. Enjoy and we will see you soon….

I just loved this little guy. His name is adorable and he is adorable. He was almost the last one of my free session…Just a couple more to go and I will have everyone posted. Thanks for everyone’s patience with me while I work as fast as I can to get everyone a sneak peak….Back to Roman…Thanks to the Cheung family for coming to see me. I enjoyed working with you guys. Here is your sneak peak…

I wanted to do a quick post of the Plummer’s. I loved this series. I will post a few more soon…..

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Here are a few more images from Hannah and Caleb. I had been shooting a lot of two year olds prior to the Plummer kids so once I got to their session I was so excited about kids that couldnt run away. Well I guess they could but they wouldnt. They were perfect angels…Yes Angels. They did whatever I wanted them to and put up with me for quite a while as I shot. I love the images we got….They are so cute together. I know if someone said to snuggle with my brother when I was a kid they would have got a dirty look from me and an EWWW from my brother. But these two snuggled and were adorable. I have known these guys since they were little so I think it helped us get some great shots. They were both very comfortable with me. I also play volleyball with their mom, Nancy. Thanks to all of you for driving up from Salem to see me. Enjoy your sneak peak and I will see you soon…

You may have seen Brett’s little brother a few posts back Brett is actually in collage now but his mom wanted a few good shots of both of her son’s so we went ahead and had a session with Brett as well. Brett was wonderful to work with. He made my job easy. I know guys dont always love to be photographed but Brett hung in there with me and made it fun for both of us. I took a few indoors and also right around the studio. Thanks Brett for coming to see me! Enjoy…