Seth & Irina - Portland Engagement

I can count on one hand all the couples we’ve had the incredible honor of photographing their proposal, engagement session, and wedding. We are delighted to add Seth & Irina to that list. Seth brought Irina down to Portland in December from Tacoma under the guise of taking advantage of a day off for visiting us and taking in some food and drink! Pretty much the greatest things to do in Portland. Unbeknownst to Irina, Seth had emailed me in advance: “I need you to reach out to Irina. I want to bring her to Portland to propose to her. I want you guys to photograph it. I need you to ask her if you guys can take some pictures of us while we are down there.”  -This was perfect since we had not been in Portland very long and had very few Portland couples in our portfolio..it was an easy pitch to Irina. It went something like this: “Hey Irina! Kevin and I would love to see you guys if you ever find yourselves in Portland on a day off adventure (this is something they do regularly)! And since you guys have such great chemistry and always look fabulous, we would love the opportunity to snap a couple photos of you guys around town to showcase more of Portland on our site! What do you think?!” And with that, the plan was in place. We would eat, explore, snap some photos, and then with the code word…Seth would know it was time to pop *the* question. Seth has always loved Cathedral Park. It is so Portland and so picturesque. We also knew that with a solid chance of rain, the St. John’s Bridge could act as an awesome cover from the elements. What we didn’t anticipate was crazy wind and torrential downpour! When we arrived at Cathedral Park, it became obvious right away…this was not going to work. We needed a plan B and fast! Enter in the concrete parking garage to the rescue. Looking at the photos now, I absolutely love how they turned out. I love all the gray everywhere, the even lighting, and the fact that their love for each other is all the color this monochromatic day needed. We had them down again in April for a proper engagement session. On that day, Cathedral Park worked out wonderfully. After Cathedral Park, we made our way to Forest Park. The Portland weather was on its best behavior and we were able to capture some beautiful images of these beautiful people. Here are some pictures from both of those very special days!!