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Personally: Sandy Macaroni Salad - An Unexpected Love Story

December 01, 2014 by Ara R. in Personal, Photo Features

I was wandering aimlessly the day I took this picture, slowly following my nose around the beaches, taking a break from the city. I ended up at Hug Point, following the rocks around to the waterfall in the cove often hidden by high tides. 

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December 01, 2014 /Ara R.
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Essay: The Case for Albums

November 20, 2014 by Ara R. in Wedding Tips, Photography Essays, For Photographers

I have stopped vacillating about saying what an avid nut I am about wedding albums, and not because I want to make you spend a wad of cash on a book.  I know you're consumed with planning a wedding, or maybe your wedding is over now, and spending more money on something wedding-related might not sound fantastic.  It is so easy to say, “hey! I’ll get an album later”, or “I’ll have the disk. I don’t really want a big, clunky, expensive album.” I thought the same thing before I became a photographer, and then I listened to some people who are a lot smarter than me.  Like Grandma.

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November 20, 2014 /Ara R.
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Happily Ever After: Christine & Steve's Wedding at the Crag Rats Hut

November 15, 2014 by Ara R. in Weddings

Christine & Steve hosted their beautiful August wedding in Parkdale at a beautiful facility owned by the Crag Rats mountain rescue group.  The view from the balcony is exquisite, showing seemingly endless orchards and fields and forests, and Mt. Hood float ins above it all.

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November 15, 2014 /Ara R.
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Aralani Photography
Portland Wedding Photographer
(503) 539-7299 | dreams @ aralani.com
2574 NW Thurman Street - Portland, OR 97210

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