Chris & Courtani's Wedding at Green Villa Gardens

We've shot weddings at Green Villa Barn in Independence, OR, before, but this was our first chance to photograph an event held outdoors at the beautiful Green Villa Gardens. There were a few raindrops to dodge as the day was getting started, but the wedding turned out wonderfully.

The outdoor location at Green Villa has a great variety of visual style, from more rustic settings to perfectly manicured lawns and gardens. We especially liked this old brick walkway overgrown with vines:

Chris & Courtani were surrounded by their best friends, and it made for a fun wedding party!

A great cupcake spread for the guests...

And a few more photos, just of the two of them!

It's always a treat to shoot at new locations, and we are so fortunate to live in the Willamette Valley where even the height of summer is a green and gorgeous setting for a wedding.

Many thanks to Chris & Courtani for sharing their day with us!

Newborn Baby and Family Photos

One of our favorite clients was back recently for a portrait session, this time with the latest addition to their family!


We love capturing images of newborn babies. They are just so natural and calm, the most un-self-conscious subjects you could ever hope to photograph.

Of course, the siblings were on hand too, and we had to get a few pictures with them...




... and the whole family together!


Recently we have really been enjoying working with families and kids to create photos. Now that our own children are growing up, the pictures we have of them at a young are so important and special to us. It's a privilege, and lots of fun, to create portraits like these for other families as well.

Stay tuned to our blog for several more sessions with newborn infants coming up... lots more coming that we are excited to share!

Our Corvallis Wedding Photos in Oregon Bride Magazine!

Exciting news to share... Our photographs from recent Corvallis weddings are featured in the latest issue of Oregon Bride magazine!

We worked with editor Liz Hummer late last year as she was preparing a feature story on the wedding locations that the Corvallis area has to offer, and were thrilled to see how our photos were used to illustrate the final article, spanning 8 pages of the latest issue and including lots of wedding resources for local brides.

We love living and working in the "Heart of the Valley", and it's great to see the amazing local wedding venues and vendors getting such recognition and notice from the industry.

Our photography shown in the article includes images from the weddings of Shayna and Ryan at The Thyme Garden, Robert and Andrea at the Hanson Country Inn, Jon and Katie at The Garden In The Woods, Zane and Chris at The Thyme Garden, and Amber and Jordan.

You can find this latest issue at the local Borders, Fred Meyer, Safeway, Target, and other outlets in the area.


The article also includes a few quotes from our interview with Oregon Bride, along with lots of tips and recommendations for resources in the area you can turn to when planning your wedding. It was a privilege to be included in this article, and we are looking forward to enjoying many more years of photographing events here in Corvallis!It's been especially helpful this year to have the antique engagement rings available for our bridal photos. These, as well as the white gold engagement rings by Emma Parker & Co., bring a classy style to our jewelry photos!

Family Christmas Photos

We recently had a family come in to our studio with their new (and cute!) addition to capture some images of their family in time for Christmas! Here are some of our favorites from the shoot.

Kids' Christmas Photos

Even better than Elf Yourself...




We love being able to capture kids' photos at Christmastime. It's our favorite season around here!

Here's wishing you a happy holiday season and a wonderful Christmas!

A Corvallis Wedding at The Garden In The Woods

Some favorite memories from Jon & Katie's wedding at The Garden In The Woods... starting with their first look before the ceremony:

Lisa and Darin at the Franciscan Monastery in Washington, DC

We were delighted to be invited to shoot a wedding outside of Oregon and even more delighted to fly to Washington, D.C. to do it!

This wedding was much anticipated by us (not to mention the bride and groom!) and we thoroughly enjoyed photographing it. This couple is fabulous in every single way and we were so happy to document their day.

The wedding was at Christ Church of Arlington and the reception was at the Franciscan Monastery in the St. Francis Hall.

I absolutely love this shot of the bride's sister poking her head in the door to see how things were coming along.

They choose to see each other before the ceremony which is something we highly recommend as it allows for everyone to relax a bit before the big event.

The bride and groom were surrounded by people who love them and who they love in return. It was a beautiful ceremony to celebrate the beginning of their union.

After the ceremony we rode with the bride and groom to the Monastery to take some photographs of them in the gardens while waiting for their guests to arrive for the reception.

Then it was on to the reception hall which was fabulous!

Lisa & Darin - thanks so much for trusting us with your day and for inviting us to be a part of it! We are so very happy for you and your families.

If any of you would like to see more of Lisa and Darin's photos, you can click over and see their album on the Blue Castle Photography Facebook page.