Zenith Vineyards in Salem, Oregon, was the site of our second Women For Success wedding. If you follow our blog you may remember Natalie and Blake’s engagement session, or some of Natalie’s appearances at the Women For Success events we’ve covered in Portland. When we met Natalie last year and began talking about her wedding, she downplayed how great it was going to be. “I plan events for work,” she’d tell us, “I don’t want there to be this expectation that it’s going to be super detailed or awesome.” Well now that it’s officially all said and done, I can say- yeah right Natalie. Your wedding was totally awesome. The details were simple, elegant, and we loved the blueberry theme. And of course the venue itself was nothing short of beautiful. How can you go wrong with a Salem vineyard? The dress was classic, and I’ve been tortured with enough Sex and the City episodes to actually know that Manolo Blahnik wedding shoes are hot. Blake pulled off his white bowtie with James Bond-like class, and the ’62 Bentley getaway car was all sorts of classy. I could give you many other examples of the detail elements of this wedding, however as great as those things are, they are just things. In weddings, pretty things are often overshadowed by something else much greater. What made this wedding great is that Natalie and Blake are just splendid people, and every element of their day completely reflected that fact. This season has been chock full of amazing weddings which has been a great reminder of why we shoot weddings. We love these photos, and we love these people. So what else can I say? Let’s look at some photos!
- Josh
Band | Pressure Point
Cake| Lauren Fontgang of Little Bird
Caterer | Vibrant Table
Ceremony Musician | Ben Graves
Custom Printing | Anders Printing
Dress | Anna’s Bridal
Event Coordinator | Hitched Wedding & Events
Floral | A’More Fiori
Getaway Car | Imperial Limousines
Groom’s Clothing | Mario’s
Hair | Lush Hair Cocktail
Makeup | Liz Goff
Officiant | The Honorable Ellen F. Rosenblum
Venue | Zenith Vineyards
Videographer | Video Media Portland
6 comments
Were all those barrels full?
I really like the shots in the vineyard! Nice work!
I think so, thats where they store the wine while it ages. Thanks for stopping by!
What a gorgeous set of Wedding images! Love all the detail and emotion you captured. Beautiful work!
I love the ring shot on the cupcake. You got some great toasts shots as well. And your dancing pictures are super fun. Nice work.
Thanks Sandi & Gabriel for stopping by for your kind words! The ring shot is actually on a blueberry muffin handmade by the mother of the bride… she made over a hundred of them! They had some really cool details.
These are gorgeous! Absolutely LOVE the Black & White of the bride with her parents before the wedding. You do such a great job telling the story of their day!