Shanna Chess Photography

I had such a great time at Cindi and Blake's wedding.  They are such a fun and laid back couple.  Their wedding party was full of loving and hilarious people as well.  And their families are amazing.  We started off the day with the Bride and Bridesmaids arriving at the venue with just Cindi needing to get into her dress.  The boys arrived and we went right into the First Look.  I just loved Blake's facial expressions :)  The venue, Oak Knoll Acres, was just perfect for their personalities--a beautiful remodeled barn in Creswell.  The wedding party photos were so much fun!  We loved the spot with the tall trees lining the outside of a field so took most of the formal portraits there.  The ceremony was beautiful and quick and even their dog, Wyatt came out to congratulate them after exchanging their vows.  And of course the reception was a blast!  People dancing and even taking the microphone for some rapping and singing :) ...

Please bare with me.  I am trying to figure out Google+ and I noticed there were pictures that I uploaded to this blog on there.  I only saw really old images and things like my logo or the background design that I uploaded when I first opened my business.  So I deleted them from Google+.  Apparently, that deletes them, and ALL OF MY PHOTOS EVER UPLOADED from this blog as well :(  Yes, I am yelling. This will take a very long time and some images are off my computers and on my external hard drive by now. I need to decide how far back I am wanting to fix the posts. So I am slowly re-uploading and editing blog posts from the past almost 2 years.  Ugh.  It may take a while.  All the pictures can be seen in my portfolio here .  Sorry and thanks for your understanding!

I love this couple.  I had so much fun photographing their beautiful wedding.  They are so much fun!  Andrea was I'm sure, the most laid back bride ever.  She was a delight to work with and looked absolutely gorgeous.  Curt was very GQ-esque in his tux :)  The event was in Springfield, Oregon at Along Came Trudy .  A gorgeous and rustic wedding venue surrounded by orchards and next to the McKenzie River.  The ceremony took place right by the river and the bride and groom exited via boat :)  The reception was in an open barn with lovely white lights strung throughout.  Guests enjoyed the wood fired pizza, huge sweets and dessert tables, and a s'mores bar. Congrats to Mr. & Mrs. Edwards!  Enjoy the pictures here and check out their PASS Gallery :) http://shannachessphotography.pass.us/edwardswedding/

So excited to photograph my first wedding as the primary photographer today.  Congratulations to Curt and Andrea!  I had the pleasure of photographing their engagement photos and their maternity photos.  Can't wait to share images from today.  It's going to be an amazingly beautiful day!

I had the pleasure of working alongside my  wedding photographer the last weekend of June.  Bryan and I have stayed in touch over the last 4 years since my wedding and he has been a great mentor to me when it comes to photography.  I was so happy when he moved back to Oregon so that I had a family photographer that I could trust for my personal family photos, and someone that would be a nearby resource when I needed photography help.  When I was hired to do my first wedding (coming later this summer!), I decided to ask Bryan if he had any weddings that I could 2nd shoot for so I would be more prepared.  And sure enough, he had one on June 30th!  We weren't sure if I would make it or not, because it was a mere 5 days before my due date (and 2 days before I actually delivered!) but I made it!  And I was able to be his 2nd shooter for about 5 hours that day. Tyler and Bethany had a gorgeous ceremony and reception in Creswell, Oregon at River's Edge. ...