A Winter Wedding: Chad and Teressa {Portland Wedding Photographer}

We woke up to snow falling this morning. "Snow day!" I thought to myself, and enjoyed the slow of a normally-crazed morning. Being from sunny Cal, I've never known days like this until moving to Oregon, and even then, its not too often that we are treated to beautiful snow.

Speaking of winter...I'll share another love-post for the month of February.

Chad and Teressa had longed for a winter wedding. And a beautiful December wedding it was. Their day was reminiscent of all things winter--the colors, the decorations, and the joyous thought of Christmas just around the corner.

It was a high of about 40 degrees that day, with expected 35 mph winds. Talk about cold for a native Californian. These guys were troopers, braving the winds and dodging passing trains for pictures. I was fortunate to have the talent of Jason shooting alongside me, as we captured a celebration of an incredible love.

We were welcomed indoors to a ceremony that was cozy and warm, marked by a new stage in their love and fond memories of their past. Both friends and family danced away the evening, while the winds whirled outside. It didn't matter that the temps had dropped to freezing by that point, all that mattered was inside that building.

A love rooted in friendship. Two people made one.

Now that's something to celebrate.