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2024 Rangefinder 30 Rising Stars of Wedding Photography

Venturing Vows has been selected as a Rangefinder 30 Rising Stars award winner! I’m excited to announce that I’m the recipient of the Rangefinder magazine’s Rangefinder 30 Rising Stars award for 2024! This award recognizes the top 30 up and coming wedding photographers that have been full-time for less than 5 years. It highlights photographers […]

March 9, 2024

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The Pacific Northwest on Black and White Film – Oregon Photographer

The Oregon Coast, Olympic National Park, and Southeast Idaho on Ilford Ortho black and white film with a Canon Elan Being a professional elopement photographer is my dream career. I work with the best couples, I travel to the most beautiful places, and I have freedom to chase all my other passions. While I’m endlessly […]

December 5, 2023

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Everything You Need to Know About Tide Pooling on the Oregon Coast

How to find the best tide pools, what tides are good, what animals you’re seeing, and so much more about tide pooling from an Oregon Coast local. I’m like really into tide pooling. I always struggle on how to convey that to people in casual conversations or when I try to explain tide pool things […]

May 25, 2023

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Elopements on 35mm Film – Oregon Coast Film Photographer

A collection of elopement and intimate wedding photos captured on film. The 2022 wedding season was the year of film. While I’m predominately a digital photographer, adding film to each elopement day has been such a game changer. There’s something captured in the film photos that simply can’t be captured on digital. The mentality when […]

March 23, 2023

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Oregon Coast Elopement Photo and Video Package

Oregon Coast Elopement Photo and Video Team – Northwest Oregon, Columbia Gorge, and Mt. Hood Photographer and Videographer Venturing Vows X Lilli Productions Booking and finding vendors is stressful, right? What if you could reduce the number of vendors you had to hunt down? Good news, we’ve made just that for you! You can book […]

February 15, 2023

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