Portland Hops Farm Wedding

VENDORS:

VENUE: WILMES HOP FARM

WEDDING PLANNER: KELSEY TIMBERLAKE

CAKE: DREAMCAKES

HAIR & MAKEUP: OLIVIA HAWTHORNE

FLORIST: HEIRBLOOM DESIGN

CATERING: ELEPHANTS DELI

SIGNS: LETTERS AND DUST

An absolute banger for a Portland hops farm wedding. Jessica and Jack were hands down one of my favorite couples of the year. The amount of fun and goofiness they brought to the wedding day can’t be understated. The whole wedding party was a blast and the amount of joking around and just all around light hearted fun that was had that day did my heart good. They put the focus on the important things(family, friends and fun). I wish more couples would take a page out of their book and just learn to relax and enjoy the day. One advantage they had is they hired an absolutely fantastic planner who I can’t recommend enough. She was amazing with the wedding guests and an absolute pleasure to deal with on my end of things.

On a technical note the ceremony was a big of a challenge to photograph. It was so incredibly bright and sunny that it was a real challenge. Ironically the rest of the day was pretty mild and the lighting was nice to work with. But I’m super pleased with how the warmth and light heartedness comes through the photos.

Hanging Hops and Hugs

The ceremony took place at Wilmes Hops Farm which is just south of Portland down in Willamette farm country. It’s a beautiful little venue that’s perfect for smaller weddings. It’s a working farm so you can walk across the street into the field full of hops hanging from the wires. It’s a really neat experience if you’ve never seen hops in person. And if you don’t know what hops is, it’s an ingredient in most beers. They don’t have a reception venue but you could easily put up a tent if you were worried about the weather. We lucked out and had clear skies and great weather which made the open air style wedding(everything outdoors) perfect.

The styling of the ceremony was really fantastic thanks to Kelly and her teams work. Hands down my favorite part of the day though was just hanging out with everyone and soaking up their good vibes.

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