Hi friends! Back again after a long time away from the blog, bringing you all a little taste of the PNW with this Columbia River Gorge engagement session I did a few weeks ago!
I met up with Kelsey and Dustin on a very rainy winter day. They even drove down from Olympia WA for our session! We decided to meet at Thunder Island Brewing in the Columbia River Gorge for a beer to loosen up before the session. It was a great opportunity to get to know the pair a little bit better. We ended up swapping adventure stories, and now I have several hikes added to my Washington adventure list. Score!
Columbia River Gorge Engagement Session
After beers, we headed to the nearby location where it is was still raining sideways. But as Kelsey and Dustin had already mentioned, they wanted to embrace all of the PNW for their engagement session. As a somewhat new couple to the state of Washington, it was important for them to have little bits of home in their save the dates going out to family and friends from back home.
Off we went with umbrellas in hand!
Prior to our session starting I’ll admit that I wasn’t the hugest fan of shooting in the rain… and I suppose that’s because typically my clients don’t want to. So, honestly I haven’t done it much.
But now that I have, I can tell you that I absolutely love it! I certainly won’t let rain deter me ever again if any of my future clients ever want to proceed with their photoshoot despite the rain.
The scenery in the Columbia River Gorge was perfect. The couple is planning a Lord Of The Rings inspired wedding next summer (which I am so stoked for!). So not only did we pick the perfect location, but the vibe from the weather matched the LOTR’s aesthetic incredibly well.
After adventuring around for over an hour, we called it a day. All three of us was soaking wet and pretty cold. But you’d never know it was bothersome to any of us since we were having so much fun and truly embracing it. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate couples who trust the process and trust that I will create images that captures both the essence of their love and the location that they picked regardless of weather.
If you’d like to see the rest of the images created from this incredibly fun Columbia River Gorge Engagement session head to my Portfolio!
Until next time,
Tina
Tina
