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Hello! Welcome to the elle images blog and thanks so much for stopping by! This is where you will find my most recent work.

A little info about me... my name is Laura, and I am the owner and photographer of elle images. I was born and raised in Aloha, Oregon but I have always been a sunshine girl which is a big reason why I found myself in Arizona for my last years of college. After getting my degree in photography from Northern Arizona University, I decided to move back to the Great Northwest. I started elle images in 2005 and I feel so grateful to have had the amazing clients that I have over the years, along with the support from my friends and family. And also starting my business lead me to meet my husband while we were both shooting a wedding in 2007. He was a wedding videographer, and still does video work on occasion, and always has a creative project in the works. In 2011 we welcomed our first son, Hayden, into the world and in 2016 we welcomed our second son, Ryland, into the world. My boys are my everything and being their mom is the thing I am most grateful for in this life! Motherhood has taught me so much and I think has made me a better photographer (and human) too. I love photographing people but children are what really inspire me the most. Each child is unique and I always try my best to connect with, and photograph who they truly are on my shoots.
No matter what I am doing my goal these days is to do my best to enjoy each moment as it comes and stay in the present. One thing I have learned is that life will continue to surprise us and we never really know what is just around the corner, but after all the highs and lows I have been through, I welcome it all and know everything and every person has something beautiful for me to embrace or to teach me.

I specialize in natural light, lifestyle photography and I absolutely love what I do. Being able to share special moments with people in their lives and create record of those memories for them makes me thankful everyday. Not to mention all the friendships I have made along the way. Please leave a comment and let me know what you think.

For more information please check out my main site at www.elleimagesphoto.com.

Scott & Nina|Wedding Photography

Monday, March 19, 2012 Posted in Weddings

On February 18th Scott & Nina got married at the Oaks Pioneer Church, which is the cutest little church ever. I shot a wedding there a few years ago and I was so excited to get a chance to go back. Nina also got ready for her big day, along with her awesome mom and beautiful daughter, at the Hotel Deluxe, which is such an awesome hotel that I LOVE to shoot at. And following the ceremony they had their reception at Masu, which is a sushi restaurant in SW Portland that I had never been to, but it had the most amazing natural light ever. I wish I could do all of my shoots there 🙂 and I will definitely be going back. It also has a really cool red wall, which we used for a few final shots as I was heading out. So overall the settings of the day were perfect, and the couple was too. Scott and Nina were so sweet to watch together, constantly laughing, and clearly always thinking of each other. Scott was the perfect gentleman always taking very good care of his lady, and it was obvious that Nina was so proud to be with Scott. Days like this one make me thankful for so many things… my job, my clients, and it was a great reminder of what is really important. Thank you Scott and Nina for being such a beautiful example of love! My husband, Greg, shot video of their wedding too and it is always an extra bonus getting to work with him so basically all in all it was a perfect day. Oh yeah… and the rain let up so we could do outdoor photos as well… just too perfect. 🙂

Scott and Nina are also photographers and I am super excited to have them do family photos for Greg and I sometime in the near future! Plus it is such a great compliment to have another photographer hire you to shoot, so thank you so much Scott and Nina, for the compliment and for having me be a part of your beautiful day! Congrats and best wishes on your future together!

undefined I loved this moment of Nina getting help from her daughter. So sweet. And her shoes were SO SWEET!Nina’s daughter Hayden looking very Audrey Hepburn.