How many photographers did it take to make this wedding happen? Let’s count…

Last year I received one of the kindest emails that has ever graced my inbox. Kari, a student at Mt. Hood Community College and wonderful photographer (photog#1), needed to do an internship to receive credit for her degree program. I was honored that Kari wanted to do her internship with our business, which in turn meant that she’d be driving over from Portland nearly every week to fulfill her credits. Kari was such a blessing for us to have around, especially because Tiffany (my right hand of awesomeness) was in New Zealand for several weeks (not even remotely fair.)

In Tiffany’s absence, I needed a talented second shooter for Kari’s epic wedding. I happen to have a few past wedding clients who’ve turned into wedding photographers (weird and cool), and in this case Maria Lamb (photog#2) was a perfect fit. For better or worse,  when a spouse starts a small business the other spouse can naturally get sucked in as well. In Maria’s case, her husband Jordan (photog#3) enjoys the occasional second shooting position and was a perfect assistant for the day.

Zach and Kari’s wedding was held at the amazing Oregon Garden in Silverton, Oregon. Because this was a wedding we needed to travel to, and because of another shoot that required my family to be present the following day, I needed someone to watch my oldest boy while I photographed the wedding. Alycia White (photog#4) has an amazing eye and an equally amazing heart. She agreed to hang with my kiddo until Lauren could arrive the next day with Poet.

While for me, the counting stops at 4 photographers, I have no doubt there were other photo enthusiasts enjoying the visual candy Zach and Kari worked so hard to produce for their family and friends.

I have felt honored to be a part of Zach and Kari’s life from day one, I continue to be honored to know them.

Kari’s pre-wedding bridal session…

And their beautiful wedding…