Ian and Maalaea, sitting in a tree.

What do you think wedding photographers do in the winter, when there isn’t a wedding every single weekend and times are a little slow? Well, when we get a little too bored and uninspired, sometimes we resort to photographing each other. Luckily, all my photographer friends are pretty people.

This is Ian and Maalaea. They are a husband-wife team who photograph weddings in Portland and beyond (as i and m photo), and they’re also my friends.

Maalaea and Ian and I got together back near the end of January on N. Mississippi Avenue for a little blast of color and energy in that gray, dreary month.

I love the energy and life on this one street — we saw chickens, fresh flowers, coffee shops, restaurants, shoppers and cyclists.

No session is complete without a little jumping around, right?

I love the way Maalaea and Ian look at each other. It’s so fun to photograph people in love!

Thanks, Maalaea and Ian, for joining me on that gray January day and for being such great photo buddies!