Artistic and Journalistic Wedding Photography in Portland, Salem, Eugene, Corvallis, and anywhere in Oregon
6/12/2008
The Couple: Teila and Beau
The Church: The Old Church Portland Oregon
The Venue: The Chinese Garden and the Adrianna Hill Grand Ballroom Portland Oregon
The Photographer Portland Oregon Wedding Photographer : Juan Carlos Torres
Wow, what a great time we had photographing Teila and Beau in Portland last week. As you can see from the photos they are nice looking and happy and we had a a hard time selecting the photos to print. We started with getting ready and formal pictures at the Old Church, one of the oldest and most beautiful buildings in Oregon.
After that we went to the the Chinese garden for a photo session with the couple. Right before the ceremony Teila changed into the most beautiful red wedding dress. Everybody at the ceremony was simply stunned at the elegance and beauty of the bride. We couldn’t stop taking pictures.
After the ceremony we took a few pictures at the roof of a parking structure with an overview of the city. Right after that Teila and Beau made their official entrance at the Adrianna Hill Grand Ballroom for the reception.
There wasn’t a single moment of this wedding that wasn’t extraordinary as you can see from the photos. We really enjoyed it.
WOW. those are amazing pictures, it was such a wonderful day,Teila and Beay make a beautiful couple, I am so gald we could be a part of their special day.
Michelle Scrivner
OH MY GOSH! Those are the most gorgeous pictures I think I’ve ever seen! You need to submit those to a bride’s magazine or something. Wow! She looks like a Hepburn woman. Were some of the photos taken at Seaside?
Rhinda Hale
Wow!! I am so sorry I missed it!! Can you do it again for me, please?!
Congratulations and Best Wishes to you both!
Cheryl Sylvia
You guys are amazing and the photographs are breathtaking! What a wonderful day!
Jennifer Shook (Mother of the Bride)
Hi! These are just wonderful photos! I also agree that they should be submitted to some brides magazine. I think Teila should become a wedding model! Wishing you all the best!
God Bless,
Melody
9/8/2007
The Venue: Private Estate
The Couple: Meggan and Chris
The Photographer Albany Oregon Wedding Photographer : Juan Carlos Torres
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Here are a few images from Meggan and Chris wedding in Albany Oregon. We didn’t have a single boring moment with this couple. The difficult task was to select the photos to be printed. We had lots and lots of great images. It was a hot day and we sweat a lot 
but at the end Meggan and Chris were really happy with their wedding photos.
8/30/2007
The Venue: Beckenridge Vineyard
The Couple: Ciera and Nathan
The Photographer Oregon Wedding Photographer : Juan Carlos Torres
I was photographing the formals with the beautiful blue sky behing and I wanted to basically overpower the available light to get a deep blue sky so I brought a big studio flash with a photo umbrella. The photos were looking good and I continue to shoot almost at full flash power. As soon as I took the last photo the light just melted. Fortunatelly, I always carry back ups and the flash light company are sending me a replacement.
At the end of the day when the magic light came we took a a short walk to the vineyard for these beatiful photos. We were so impressed with Ciera and Nathan and kept telling them that they could be models any time. Their love and passion is amazing. We had a great time photographing them and on top of that they fed us a paid us to do it
 
A beautiful couple at Beckenridge Vineyard one of the most beautiful wedding locations in Oregon plus our artistic touch = great photos.
We really enjoyed working with Ciera and Nathan. Did I say they beautiful and that they rock?.
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BeckenRidge Vineyard 300 Reuben Boise Rd. Dallas, Oregon 97338Â Tel. 503-831-3652
7/30/2007
The Venue: Private Estate
The Couple: Erika and Anthony
The Photographer Eugene Oregon Wedding Photographer : Juan Carlos Torres
This was my favorite image of the day. To capture Erika winking at her mom was priceless.
It was wonderful to photograph Erika and Anthony wedding. We really enjoy this beautiful day.
We are so happy with the wedding photos and even happier to know that they really like them. We just received and email from Erika:
We got our pictures and we are SO SO SO SO Happy with them. I can’t stop looking at them! You did a fabulous job, we can wait to order prints and look at them for MANY years to come.
Erika Saraceno
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6/11/2007
Last year we had the privilege to photograph Christian and Melissa wedding. Christian Bagge, an Iraq Veteran lost both legs in Iraq and became famous for joggin with President Bush Christian will be a speaker Saturday at the ALL-Military Gala at Salem Conference Center.
We are very proud of Christian and we thank him for his great service to our nation!.
Read more about Christian and Melissa story
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6/10/2007
The Venue: Private Estate
The Couple: Jenni and Jason
The Photographer Oregon Wedding Photographer : Juan Carlos Torres
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6/1/2007
The Venue: Private Estate
The Couple: Erica and Jake
The Photographer Salem Oregon Wedding Photographer : Juan Carlos Torres
 
Last weekend we had the pleasure of photographing the wedding of Erica and Jake. The couple got ready at teh Phoenix Grand Hotel in downtown Salem, Oregon. After we took a few family and wedding party photos, we followed them to St. Edward Church in Keizer, Oregon. It was at the church that Mr. Weathers saw Erica for the first time in her bridal attire. It was hard to contain the tears as this was a very emotional moment. The couple was surrounded by their family and friends. This was probably the best attended wedding. The church was full. Their perfect day culminated with a wonderful reception at the Weathers home in North Salem. The property overlooks a extensive hop fields which also made a statement in the decorations both at St. Edward Church and in the massive white tent used for the reception.
After dinner, we took a few minutes with Erica and Jake to capture a few photos around the property just prior to sunset.
Juan Carlos and Sandra: The pictures look great! It was a pleasure working with you and we can’t wait to see the rest!    Erica and JakeÂ
Juan Carlos:
I’m Ellie (from Philippines)I took up fine arts- interior design and had a passion w/ photos but didn’t have much reason to pursue it….now I’m finally decided and take the risk of studying again and take photography as a course, your pictures inspired me a lot. hopefully I could meet you.
As i viewed every wedding photos i was just stunned and I could feel that each photo has its own emotion, all of it was captured perfectly and I wasn’t even aware I smiling the whole time. You were able to capture the moment and show it in photos. Every photos has its own drama and style and because it was done in a unique way i was able to relate and feel the joy as if I know them….. job well done…best wishes to all and I’m so glad I had a chance to view this site.
Ellie
HI! I happen to come across this website and I was in awe! Wow… i mean… these are beautiful pictures, sentimental, and what I wanted my pictures would turn out to be when I get married. My brother is a photographer and videographer and when I showed him the pictures here, he was amazed also. To find a superb and truly aritistic photographer - which he also said your style is mixed with classic, you’re truly amazing! I am currently studying Adobe photoshop and I got some ideas from your lay outs here. Is it ok if I apply some of your style on the new lay-out im making? I love most of all, this collage. I love to see happy faces during special occasions especially weddings. I have also been reading some of the tips about wedding time which is good for picture taking. I appreciate the tips u have been posting here. It really helps.
Take care and thank you for the inspiration.
Ness
2/20/2007
Today I decided to post a few of my favorite wedding images from the 2006 wedding season. I will post more favorite images in the following weeks.I would love to hear your feedback.
I just love this image. We are so lucky to be able to capture moments such as this.
Somebody told me that this image is very similar to one that Denis Reggie took some time ago. All I can say is that this a truly spontaneous moment. This couple was so in love with this photo that they ordered a 30×40 inch print to be displayed in their living room.
This is what wedding photo journalism is all about: “the capture of true moments as they unfold”
2/9/2007
The Venue: Corvallis Country Club
The Couple: Michelle and Eric
The Photographer Corvallis Oregon Wedding Photographer : Juan Carlos Torres
We took a short walk to the Oregon State University Campus and found this spot where the light was just amazing. It took just a few minutes to capture this beautiful wedding images.
This is my favorite action photo of the day!. I will submit to the next contest of the Wedding Photo Journalism Association (WPJA).
The photo below is a an example of how to improve a photo by using remote lights. This reception place was very dark. We couldn’t believe how beautiful the cake was. It is even more amazing that it was home made.
We had a good share of weddings in Corvallis this winter. Normally this time of year we photograph weddings in the Portland area. As you can see in the photos above it was a lot fun to photograph Michelle and Eric. it was a little cold but we managed to capture some really nice shots that truly show their love and joy.
Juan Carlos
Just came Across your website and would like to thank you for your words of wisdom, knowledge and inspiration throughout the website. Your images look great and it is a joy to browse through… Keep it up.
As a Social Photographer myself…I am even more inspired.
John Fernandez.
Thanks a lot John.
2/1/2007
The Venue: Driftwood Shores and The Florence Events Center
The Couple: Jessica and Chris
The Photographer Oregon Wedding Photographer : Juan Carlos Torres
As always we had a great time photographing Jessica and Chris. We were delighted to receive this e-mail from them:
Juan Carlos and Sandra,
We have received the photos from our wedding and we are in awe of how magnificent they turned out! We are so honored to have had you at our wedding to take such beautiful photos that we will be able to share for the rest of our lives. It was so exciting looking through all the pictures and looking back on that day. We could never have imagined that special day to be documented in a way where the pictures really reflect how beautiful we felt inside. Our wedding day comes to life every time we view our lovely photos. We send all our thanks and sincere compliments for all your hard work!We so enjoyed working with you and we will definitely recommend you highly to others. We look forward to hearing from you and may you have a blessed day!Sincerely, Jessica and Chris Rowbotham
Driftwood Shores, 88416 1st Ave, Florence, OR 97439
Florence Events Center, 715 Quince St. Florence, OR 97439
1/25/2007
The Venue: Oregon State University Alumni Center
The Couple: Jodi and Shawn
The Photographer Corvallis Oregon Wedding Photographer : Juan Carlos Torres
Here a few photos from Jodi and Shawn’s wedding at the OSU Alumni Center. Great couple, awesome location.
Hey, welcome home newlyweds. It was the party of the century and such great fun! Thanks for letting us be a part. We just spent the last hour watching the entire slideshow of photos and they are beautiful–all of them!!! What fun and what memories! We pray a blessed new start in your home there in Corvallis. Love you both, we Teems.
Auntie B
Awesome! Sure love you guys and it was a privilege and a joy to share in your amazingly beautiful day! You will always have my love, prayers and support for a GREAT and totally blessed marriage!
Aunt Susanne
12/30/2006
The Venue: Portland Art Gallery
The Couple: Jennifer and Elliot
The Photographer Portland Oregon Wedding Photographer : Juan Carlos Torres
Congratulations to Jennifer and Elliot for their beautiful wedding. We got lucky and had beautiful weather in downtown Portland.
We had a great time photographing them capturing the emotions and romance of their wedding day. They were really happy with their wedding photos.
We just received an e-mail from Jennifer:
Good morning Sandra and Juan Carlos, We are amazed and absolutely impressed with our wedding photos. We spent the weekend reliving our special day,and we are so thankful for the way you both captured so many important moments.
You are truly very talented and exceptional at what you do. These pictures will be our longest-lasting memories and they are perfect. I love the way you snapped shots in the journalistic style. It takes experience and talent to do this well, and you were great!
Thank you! Thank you! Please use us as a referral/reference any time!
Hopefully we can use your services again when the baby comes - but that won’t be for about a year.
Elliott and I just bought a house and we’ll move in soon.
I’ll send you our new address when its official. Take care and thanks again!
Much appreciation, Jennifer
10/26/2006
The Venue: Cannon Beach Country Club
The Couple: Riesley and Dylan
The Photographer Oregon Wedding Photographer : Juan Carlos Torres
Cannon Beach Oregon evoques a place of enchantment, natural beauty and romance. We are delighted that Riesley and Dylan selected such a unique place for their wedding. The trip from Corvallis was long but it was worth capturing lots of beautiful wedding pictures. Their love, romance, and joy was contagious. We really enjoyed photographing their wedding.
Here is one of my favorite photos of the day. Capturing this photo truly made my day. Just when I was about to click the seagull appeared. This one is definitely going to the next wedding photography competition at the Professional Photographers of Oregon.
I was not able to attend the wedding, so your photographs allow me to share in the experience. (Dylan is a “step-nephew” of mine). The photographs are an incredible documentation: creative, playful, unusual. The “decisive moment” and sharpened awareness was present with the photographer. I have photographed many weddings, and rarely see the kind of images you made.
Congratulations to you, and to THEM!
Cherie Hiser, Photographic Image Gallery, Portland, Oregon
We are happy to receive e-mails and comments from our wedding couples. Here is one we just got:
I just wanted to take a moment to thank you again for such a wonderful display of professionalism. You and Juan Carlos were truly a team in helping make our day as great as it was. We were thrilled with the creative use of the house across from the church. My sisters commented on you a number of times, I think out of a bit of jealousy maybe remembering what some of theirs turned out like. One of them was wondering if you would like to travel to NY if she can get back into her dress. I told her I think there might be a travel fee for that one. So thank you again very much. And even though we will be waiting patiently as we want you to take all the processing time you need, we’re going to be absolutely thrilled to see the pictures.
Tom and Jackie Scanlon
9/29/2006
The Venue: Gray Gables Milwaukie Oregon
The Couple: Heather and Aaron
The Photographer Portland Oregon Wedding Photographer : Juan Carlos Torres
We had the honor to photograph Heather and Aaron fabulous wedding at Gray Gables. They are a beautiful and cool couple that made the whole day a joy. Their families and friends made this event very special. When the light got perfect we went for a short walk around the gardens to capture magical images that truly reflect their love and happiness.
We stayed with Heather and Aaron from getting ready ultil the moment they left the wedding reception documenting their beautiful wedding.
Sandra and Juan Carlos,
You two did a wonderful job capturing the kid’s wedding!
I’ve poured over the images and am so happy we chose you to photograph
the event!
The photos are absolutely gorgeous! The kids are so happy and you were
able to capture that feeling for them forever.
Thank you, thank you!
Lauren Wagner
(Mother of the bride!)
About the wedding venue:
Gray Gables 3009 SE Chestnut Street Milwaukie Oregon 97267 Tel. 503-654-0470
9/15/2006
The Venue: Pfeiffer Vineyards Junction City
The Couple: Jennifer and Steve
The Photographer Oregon Wedding Photographer : Juan Carlos Torres
Jennifer and Steve selected Pfeiffer Vineyards in Junction City Oregon for their lovely, beautiful, and colorful wedding. Everything went perfect at this family celebration. Their love and joy is evident in each of their beautiful photos. The beauty of the vineyard scenery provided us with the most beautiful background to photograph this lovely couple.
Pfeiffer Vineyards Junction City 25040 Jaeg Road Junction City, OR 97448 541-998-2828
I just receive a nice comment from a fellow photographer:
I’m so impressed by what I saw here in your site. Wonderful!!!
I’ve been looking through verious sites since a few days and nothing,
really nothing could be compared with the images included here.
Now about wedding photography. I’ve always loved photography (though my speciality
is something too far from it), especially black and white photography.
But I couldn’t even imagine how eager would I be one day to become a wedding photographer.
I’m a beginner. I know I have much to learn and achieve but what I feel inside and why
have decided to become one is the following:
I think photographer is not just a profession, it’s a way of thinking and living.
I love my job, I love to see people too happy and I love earning money with joy
(never give up, just in case).
I have made my mind to enter this business to return the joy of people getting
married and their families and friends via my photos. One day I felt I do want it.
Wedding photographer should be a willing person with creative mind, an artist
and should be too shrewd to catch that single moment, which would not be repeated
for another shot, one must have too deep knowledge and experience. I’ll do my best.
And also I found out that I want to catch every single blink that is
possible and transfer into paper for a long and lasting life.
Thanks for your great photos and for your assistance.
Respectfully,
Shushan
Thanks a lot Shushan. I hope you become a succesful wedding photographer. It is a great journey!.
Juan Carlos
6/29/2006
The Venue: Chateau Events Center
The Couple: Laura and Chris
The Photographer Roseburg Oregon Wedding Photographer : Juan Carlos Torres
We really enjoyed photographing Laura and Chris wedding in Roseburg. The day was perfect and the hard part was selecting the photos to print from so many good ones :).
We just received an e-mail from Sharon the mother of the bride. It just made our day.
Dear Sandra and Juan Carlos,
WOW!!!I am blown away! The photos are absolutely marvelous.
You are sooooooo good! Thank so much for giving us so much! Your talent is incredible - what more can I say.
I also want to tell you that my friend Carlene Roters who came out from Silver City, NM for the wedding told me how impressed she was at the way you two work together. She said it was like watching a well choreographed dance - the way you moved around each other and the people in the wedding.
She is an artist, too. Her web site is carleneroters.com
I started looking at the photos at about 6:30 pm and just have not been able to tear myself away until just now. They are so beautiful and full of character and charm. Thank you again. I’ll have to spread the word first thing tomorrow.
Warmest Regards,
Sharon Richert
We just received another e-mail from Sharon. To think that somebody has such level of appreciation for our artistic work really fills our hearts with joy and motivates us to try even harder to capture the spririt, joy and romance of the wedding day!.
Here is the e-mail:
Dear Sandra and Juan Carlos,As I viewed more of the wedding photos today I began to experience them on a deeper level and they began to speak to me on a much deeper level. The words that came to me today as I viewed your work might mean more to you than my first outburst of excitement.
….Deeply moving stunningly beautiful ballet of images that capture the spirit of this cultures’ traditions of marriage union of man and woman.
Hauntingly beautiful……..Acutely sensitive photographer’s eye…..capturing the cultural mythology of marriage in the Western world.
Artistic capture of some of the most fleeting and beautiful moments in two family’s lives.
And I haven’t even finished viewing them all…………there are so many.
Thank you again.
Warmest Regards,
Sharon
6/17/2006
The Venue: The Villa at Little Cape Horn Cathlament Washington
The Couple: Corin and Markus
The Photographer Portland Oregon Wedding Photographer : Juan Carlos Torres
I can’t believe I haven’t had the chance to blog for 2 weeks. With the oregon wedding season here, buying a new home, and the World Cup my life has been really busy. I promise that from this week on and with weddings every weekend until October I will have a wedding featured every week.
For their intimate wedding Corin and Markus selected one of the most beautiful wedding venues we have seen, the Villa at Little Cape Horn in Cathlament Washington. The place overlooks the Columbia River and its great views of the Oregon mountains and its warm Italian architecture makes it the perfect place for wedding pictures.
Corin and Markus were a delight to work with. Their love for each other is evident in each of their pictures. We were all over the Italian Villa using the colorful backgrounds to capture their romance and joy.
Dear Juan Carlos and Sandra
Before returning to my desk tonight, I sat down again with Joan and Jon’s wedding album for a few minutes. It is amazingly beautiful. Thank you both for your hard work and application of your considerable talents. We shall enjoy it for all our lives as a memento of a very special event. You have included just the right mix to be both aesthetically pleasing and to stimulate memories of each moment. Thank you again.
Merry Demarest
5/18/2006
The Place: Salem Oregon
The Venue: The Reed Opera House Downtown Salem
The Couple: Jill and Nolan
The Photographer Salem Oregon Wedding Photographer : Juan Carlos Torres
Wedding season is here and we are so excited and happy to have the opportunity to capture love and emotion all over Oregon. Jill and Nolan wedding was awesome. There is so much love in this couple and their joyful personalities made our photography session a great time. We had a chance to go to downtown Salem looking for the perfect backdrop and light for these beautiful pictures.
We invited Jill to tell us about their relationship. Here is what she wrote: Our relationship started as a strong friendship. We met through the college/career group at church and had mutual friends. Because we weren’t romantically interested in each other we didn’t have to go through a time of trying to be impressive. Once the romance started in August of 2005, things moved quickly because we’d already seen all sides of each other–the good, bad, happy, sad, irritated, etc.
We were engaged in December and quickly planned the wedding for May. Everything came together perfectly the day of the wedding! As we drove away from the reception we couldn’t stop talking about how great the day was. It was everything we’d hoped for. Juan Carlos and Sandra helped make our day so much fun. The picture time after the ceremony with just the two of us was especially enjoyable. Then, at the reception we felt like we had our personal shadows making sure each special moment would be remembered. We are so happy to have the perfect day memorialized by the perfect pictures.
5/12/2006
The Place: Portland Oregon
The Venue: The Governor Hotel Downtown Portland
The Couple: Chelyn and Tim
The Photographer Portland Oregon Wedding Photographer : Juan Carlos Torres
Make up artist Darbey Bacchus Budd did an incredible job.
The wedding of Chelyn and Tim had everythin beauty, passion, love, joy, and one of our favorite venues in Portland, The Governor Hotel. We followed Chelyn all day documenting her getting ready. It was awesome!. We were particularly impressed with make up artist Darbey Bacchus and his amazing skills.
After the ceremony we spent a few minutes with Chelyn and Tim. What a great couple!. They are not only beautiful on the outside. They are awesome human beings and a joy to work with. We couldn’t stop taking photos of them. The problem was selecting the ones to be printed. There were too many good photos!
At the Governor Hotel the reception was fun and everybody had a great time. The food, the live band, the great cake were just perfect!.
Dear Juan Carlos..
Congratulation to Tim and Chelyn!!! it was an amazing photo..both of them look just perfect, look at the smile on their faces..I believe they must be so impressed with your skill. Great job Juan Carlos
Im from malaysia and my wedding just around the corner..(2nd june 2006) I have searching the net to look for some ideas how to shoot a great photo, such as colour, lighting and etc and I think your work has given me some impression. Thanks a million. i will get my friends to look at your web and ask them to learn a little bit from you. Hope you dont mind. Till then take care and good luck
Vincent
Juan Carlos
hi, I’m just a beginer! This is such a wonderful site! So artistic and cool!Just looking at the pictures shown here gives me such a great inspiration!
Bella
Vincent and Bella,
Thanks for your nice comments. You just made my day.
Juan Carlos
