The Journal
Weddings around Port Alder, told venue by venue: the places, the light and what I learned there.
An elopement on the Gull Point lighthouse lawnTwo people, eight guests and a lot of wind: how a short ceremony on the headland turned into one of my favorite days of the year.
Rain at The Salt Barn, and why it turned out perfectA forecast that said rain all day, a barn with big doors and a father who could not stop hugging his daughter: a wet wedding that photographed beautifully.
Golden hour at Larkspur Cove GardensA late September wedding in a walled garden above the cove, and the twenty minutes before sunset that gave the couple their favorite photographs.
A small-town ceremony at Fenwick HallSixty guests, a creaky wooden floor and a hall that has hosted every kind of celebration in Port Alder: a ceremony that felt like coming home.
A boathouse reception for sixty, by candlelightLong tables over the water, string lights and a sunset that arrived right on cue: what I learned photographing a reception at Tern Island Boathouse.
Planning your wedding at The Salt Barn: a photographer's notesWhere the light falls, which room to use for getting ready and how to build a timeline that keeps the best hours for portraits.
Five places around Port Alder for a first lookA first look gives you ten private minutes before the ceremony. These are the five places around the harbor where I like to put them, and why.
A winter wedding at Harbor Rose InnSnow on the quay, a fire in the front room and thirty guests who did not mind the cold: a February wedding that felt like a held breath.