Expecting! Gina & Brooks + Baby at Ecola State Park

July 10, 2014 by Ara R. in Portraits

Gina & Brooks were married last May at the Lake Crescent Lodge in the Olympic National Park. It was magical--misty clouds hung over the deep blue lake, the forest glowed green, and everything looked like a true Pacific Northwest fairytale.

A year later, they're expecting a little baby girl...

Adventures in Banff, Jasper and Yoho

June 25, 2014 by Ara R. in Personal, Adventure Reports

It's right before full-bore summer wedding season, and Nathan and I snuck away to Banff, Jasper and Yoho National Parks in Canada for a week with two other couples. We camped for six nights, hiked, cooked outside, took a lot of pictures, visited our favorite backcountry tea house at Lake Louise, went canoeing in beautiful turquoise waters...

Engaged! Amber & Aaron on the Oregon Coast

March 25, 2014 by Ara R. in Engagement Sessions

Amber & Aaron joined me at Indian Beach in the beautiful Ecola State Park, right by Cannon Beach on the Oregon Coast. We waited for weeks for weather like this, and it came--warm, almost no wind, and a stunner of a sunset that lingered longer than most...