09.15.07 - Bernadette & Thanh

Bernadette & Thanh held their ceremony and reception at McMenamins Edgefield in Troutdale, OR. Everything was so beautiful...the flowers, weather, ceremony, and especially the bride! They also gave me a TON of time for bride and groom pictures, I think because Thanh is really into photography (we were discussing lenses and camera bodies before the ceremony, lol), which was really awesome, because the bride and groom shots are my favorite part! Thanks you guys! You were wonderful to work with, and I hope you have a fantastic honeymoon! Here are a few images from the day, it was very difficult to narrow down the number of bride and groom pics, especially...

The bride...


The groom...


A unique alternative to wedding programs...





They incorporated Thanh's Chinese heritage into the ceremony by doing a tea ceremony. The bride and groom serve guests tea, and in return receive a gift and/or card. The man sits on the right and the woman on the left, so that the bride serves the father and the groom serves the mother (or whomever comes up to be served)...



The bride's parents...








Some bride and groom pics!

















The reception...





This lady was the life of the party!


And the groom's mother (in red) joined right in, too!



Thanks for looking!

-Jessica
Jessica Watson Photography

09.08.07 - Ali & Jordan

Ali & Jordan were a super sweet couple, and I really enjoyed spending the day with them and their friends and family. They were married at the Postlewait residence (someone's home they've turned into an event location) in Canby, OR. It was quite windy, but it made for some awesome veil shots. Congratulations, and thank you for letting me be part of your wedding day!




I didn't know which one I liked better, so I posted both! Isn't she beautiful?!





He's not bad, either...


I like the old-feel edit to this picture...











The girls...


The guys...






One of the many fun veil shots from the day...


But, she was very tired of constantly trying to tame it by the end of the ceremony...




We were way out in the country...


The sunset made for some beautiful lighting for their first dance...





Thanks for looking!

-Jessica
www.jessicawatsonphotography.com

My 2nd Grader!!!

I can't believe my first boy is in 2nd grade already. I remember 2nd grade! This is a great age, though. He still likes me, and is so helpful with his younger brother. I will remember these days when he's a teenager! He wanted me to do his 2nd grade picture instead of having it done at the school, so here's a few pictures while he was playing in our front yard. He's always been such a ham!


















-Jessica
Jessica Watson Photography

09.01.07 - Caryn & Daniel

I shot Caryn & Daniel's engagement session a while back, so I was excited to get to work with such a fun couple again. They were married at the Shogren House in Portland, OR; the weather was beautiful, and everyone had a great time. Congratulations, and I hope you have an amazing honeymoon!

Caryn...



Daniel...


Getting ready...



First look...

















Caryn and her dad...



Daniel and his mom...



They included several different traditions to make their ceremony beautifully unique...












Everybody was talking about how this cake was so mouth-watering, unfortunately I didn't get to see if it actually was mouth-watering, but it sure looked like it!...






A very entertaining 1st dance...





The best dippers I've had yet!...


I got a lot of fun dancing pics...





Ok, I'd better stop now! Hope you enjoyed them, thanks for looking!

-Jessica
Jessica Watson Photography