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Vibrant, Award-Winning Wedding & Elopement Photography - Portland Oregon, the Pacific Northwest & Worldwide
Since 2008, Ara of Aralani Photography has adventured all over the world with her clients, telling their love stories through vibrant photographs. As a native Pacific Northwesterner and award-winner in both wedding & landscape photography, she creates one-of-a-kind art combining nature and atmosphere with the joyful unpredictability of life’s most important moments. She has photographed over 300 weddings taking place in towering ballrooms, country estates, backcountry waterfalls, mountain ski resorts, cozy bed and breakfasts, balconies in Australia, rooftops in Spain, and many places in between.
Based in the Pacific Northwest and available worldwide, Ara can’t wait to join you wherever your heart is happiest.
“Ara was everything; I mean everything for our wedding day. It didn't matter what time of the day it was or what everyone was doing, if she saw something we were looking for she stopped everything and captured that moment. She's brilliant. So happy we chose her. Also, she is EASILY loved by all of our family! Can’t thank her enough for making our day what it was!”
- Ashley E.
Recent Awards
“Ara's work is truly amazing! We were very picky when selecting our wedding photographer as we wanted someone whose photos, we felt, could be used as artwork as we planned on framing one of our pictures to put in our home, but didn't want anything cheesy... and wow, did she deliver. Her background is in landscape photography so the images she is able to capture are breathtaking. She is beyond talented, a true professional, and so easy to work with. Her love and passion for what she does shows in her work. Our family and friends have not been able to stop gushing over the quality of our photos. Book her for your wedding, trust me, you will not regret it!”
- Jennifer E.
Collections
Grand or tiny, indoors or out, near or far, you’ll find a collection to match your unique adventure.
“Ara is true talent, memorializing some of our most treasured moments more vividly than we could have imagined. The landscape we love, our incessant laughter, our friends & fam, the reflections and splashes, silhouettes, smooches, and smiles all beneath the sunset that made our day ours!”
- Emily & Annie