At the moment, I’m loving the whole photobooth experience. Last week, I was at Alt, where there was a new photobooth around every corner (from the fun, white-accessory one at the Winter Wonderland Party, above, to the fun Method-sponsored Smilebooth, below). These photos are me and my friends Amy and Erin, goofing around.

I have a photobooth of my own that makes the rounds, mostly at weddings, but I’ve got about a thousand cool ideas for making it event-ready. One is integrating cool accessories like the ones above, and the other involves some pretty rad backgrounds, like some fun crepe paper stripes or some glitter, like below. If you want to photobooth it up — for your wedding or for a birthday party, house party or whatever kind of party, let me know!

On November 22, Morgan & Robert’s pretty Bridal Veil Lakes wedding was featured on The Sweetest Occasion.

Then, on December 23, my sister Emily’s Maui wedding was featured on Elizabeth Anne Designs.

Finally, Rosa and Chris’ beautiful Riverplace Hotel wedding was featured on Ever Ours on Jan. 11.

Thanks so much to Cyd, Ami and Lydia for featuring my work! It’s always such a treat to see it on your wonderful blogs.

So in love with Sara’s dress — isn’t it cute?

Such a pretty lake — I love how it’s always full of people and activity, but it’s still so serene.

I can’t wait for your wedding, Sara and Greg! It’s going to be so beautiful.

The Shoot: Coffee-inspired, based on a quiet morning reading the paper over lattes at the local coffee shop. Perfect for Portland.

Based on: Julie & Dan’s Coffee-inspired anniversary session

Ideal Location: An easygoing, original Portland coffeehouse with great light (I like Stumptown Coffee, Lovejoy Bakers, Barista, Crema or Heart)

Wardrobe: Laid-back and cozy. Think of what you’d normally wear to a lazy Sunday morning coffee excursion. My picks: This J.Crew striped dress paired with Essie polish in Sand Tropez. For him? A J.Crew chambray shirt and some easy Converse All Stars.

Accessories: Grab the paper, order a couple of drinks with some beautiful foam art and pull up some chairs. Get cozy! This shoot is all about being yourselves. We also added some international flair by integrating this Hello Languages poster from Made by Girl.

So, what do you guys think? Would you do a coffee-inspired shoot with your sweetie? What other shoot ideas would you like to see in this series?

I love their whole vibe — these guys are some of my favorite people.

Above, that’s one of Rosemary’s floral arrangements, just casually arranged on her living room table. I’ve never seen one thing of hers that I don’t love.

Thanks, Rosemary and Brian, for choosing me to shoot your photos! It was amazing and you know I can’t wait for next time.

Hey blog friends! If you follow me on Facebook or Twitter, there’s no way you didn’t already know this, but I just got home from a few days in Salt Lake City at the Altitude Design Summit. It’s a design blogging conference, which means that all those people out there who are super creative and have those blogs that make you drool were there. It was a total blast and I learned a lot. As a result, I’ll be making some changes here on the blog over the next few months. Here’s a recap of some things I learned (with some fun photos from my experience at Alt!)

First off, you’re going to be seeing a lot more of ME in the blog! Not photos of me, per se, but a bit more about my experience as a wedding photographer and small business owner, and my life. I’ll also be sharing some of my own favorites from the wedding world here in Portland and beyond.

The second change you’ll see is the frequency of posts, which is going to jump up a bit over the next several weeks. I know it’s a change I’ve made before, but I’m feeling good about bringing in a few more posts each week.

I hope you’ll let me know what you think about the changes as they roll out — I do write this blog for you who read it, of course! Have a fantastic week, everyone.

We’ve been to loads of European cities together, but somehow we loved Amsterdam so much. It might be leading for my favorite at the moment.

This last photo is of possibly the cutest corner in the world. I love how cute the building is, super cute little cafe inside, and we went in too: Food was cute, waiter was cute, everything was cute. Cutest corner ever.

Thanks for coming along for the ride while I shared all these travel photos! What’s the verdict? Do you want to see more travel photos as time goes on or would you prefer we just stick to weddings here? Let me know in the comments!

Denise and Greg decided to incorporate a Scottish theme into their wedding, complete with bagpiper and kilt. Below, it was so sweet when Greg first saw Denise in her wedding dress. These two are just the sweetest people, and together they’re such a great fit.

This little red chapel was a great backdrop for their wedding celebration, surrounded by family and friends. It was also just a couple of blocks from the lakeshore, so we headed there after the ceremony for some more photos. I had so much fun photographing these guys!

Look at those smiles!

Denise and Greg, thank you both so much for letting me be a part of your wedding day! It was such fun to get to know you better and I wish you many happy years together!

Jasmine’s gown from Anthropologie and boots were the perfect thing for this chill outdoor wedding. I loved the layers on that skirt!

A s’mores kit was placed on the porch of each cabin and after the party was over, everyone made their way back to their fire pits to make some.

Jasmine plays the ukelele, and instead of hiring a band to play while they walked down the aisle, she played herself. It was such a sweet moment as they joined their group of family and friends for a simple hilltop ceremony.

Congratulations to Jasmine and Chris! Your wedding was really beautiful and I love how much of your own personalities you incorporated! Here’s to many happy years together.

Jasmine found the cutest photobooth props from Etsy — I loved all these lips, mustaches and glasses!

Come back Thursday to see Jasmine and Chris’ beautiful outdoor wedding!