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NW Food & Wine Festival 2011!

Eric — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 03:55:32 +0000

This year’s event was held at the Double Tree Hotel by Lloyd Center in Portland, OR. The theme was Pate, and boy did they have a lot of Pate. My wife and I are big fans, and this year did not disappoint! To our delight, there was even a Pate contest! There was no question that the best was in town that day.

http://nwwinefestival.com/

The Judges of the Pate contest. They make the big decisions.

As good as it looks.

Unbelievable number of top notch wineries, too bad I don’t have the tolerance to try them all!

Mixologist contest, we got to share an incredibly delicious whiskey sour.

There are more photos, but too many to post! More information on the website, hope to see you there next year!

http://nwwinefestival.com/

Marita and Ryan

Eric — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 06:36:56 +0000

Marita and Ryan met through a family gathering of sorts where they sat next to each other. Ryan opened up his fortune cookie to reveal that his future soul mate is sitting right next to him. Ryan, with his sense of humor, turned towards his guy friend who replied, “your other left.”

They are a really cute couple with the warmest of hearts. They have a dog named Harry Winston and threw him a smashing 1st birthday party at the lovely Garden Vineyards in Hillsboro. Harry is so cute I wish I got to photograph him more! But Harry has his own photographer, Paula from Doxzen Pet Photos. Her work is amazing, Harry is a lucky dog!

Marita is probably one of the warmest, sweetest people I’ve ever met. I could tell just be the email exchange I had with her – but she was even sweeter in person which I didn’t think was humanly possible!

I love their energy! Marita has a beautiful and infectious laugh.

As sweet as they are, when I asked them to get their modeling on, they brought it on full force. So fierce! Aren’t they like, really really ridiculously good looking?

Yes, I am taking your photo. Yes you two are HOT.

Ryan showing off his dashing good looks.

Marita, you are so gorgeous! Ryan is a lucky man.

Lisa and John Cancun Wedding

Eric — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 02:20:47 +0000

I’ve stopped shooting weddings as of last year – so this isn’t a normal thing I know the whole “don’t post what you don’t want to shoot more of” rule, but the reasons I felt compelled to post this particular wedding are 1.) they’re my close friends and 2.) it was just so gorgeous. Beautiful bride, handsome groom, amazing location – how can I not???

My very good friends Lisa and John recently got married in Cancun, Mexico! They are one of the most selfless and loving couples I know. I have to say, having them as our friends is one of our biggest blessings!

Lisa is an amazing cake decorator, she creates fabulous flowers with sugar. She’s indeed Sugar Blessed! She puts so much work and so much heart into our social gatherings and just makes them breathtaking. Please check out her work!

John has such a big heart. There is not much he won’t do for a friend. He is starting law school in the fall, and I know he’s going to kick some ass and take names.

At the ridiculously awesome all-inclusive resort. Service and friendliness was outstanding – highly recommended!

The water was gorgeous… oh how I wish I was still there…

Morning breakfast with the girls!

No breakfast is complete without a mimosa

The guys are excited for the big day!

Lookin’ sharp! Love the coral colors, it pops so well with the tropical aqua-tones of the surroundings!

Sharp, John. Sharp.

Lisa gave every bridesmaid a necklace from Tiffany & Co! Don’t you just love how the colors complement so well? Gorgeous!

Traditional Korean Hanbok. Beautiful. There are so many details, and the craftsmanship is amazing!

Oh Lisa, you are a real princess today

First look – to be honest I was super excited for this moment. John looks great, and Lisa is just stunningly beautiful. I couldn’t wait to see how John is going to react!

You can see the love in John’s eyes. They are perfect together – this picture says it all

The bridal party.

The wedding was held in a terrace overlooking the white sand beach. There was a constant warm breeze, the light was soft and warm – it was perfect!

Getting ready for the big entrance! Nothing but excitement!

It’s done! Party time!

The staff at Playacar Palace Resort did an amazing job decorating the restaurant and making it special. They matched Lisa and John’s wedding colors perfectly and placed each rose petal on the table by hand! Each one was meticulously placed to have even spacing. They even made a heart in the center of the table with lit candles and more rose petals! Big props to so much work – thanks for making it so special.

A little background behind this picture: the glasses started to chime and it was a cue for the bride and groom to kiss. With the very slight hesitation between them, one of the groomsmen took the opportunity and went for the groom. Needless to say, everyone (especially the bride and groom) was taken by surprise!

Unbelievable service – they brought out three rounds of shots for us for us to toast with! These were non-alcoholic mixed drinks – very yummy.

You know it’s a great party when the moms are having a great time!

Congratulations Lisa and John! We wish you a long and happy marriage with lots of children!