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30
May

Adan Family

I love Social Media and the power of word of mouth. I got to photograph Aisha,  her beautiful sister Siti, and their brother Isse. They were so fun and so photogenic! Enjoy 🙂

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16
May

Zulaikha + Anwar

One of my favorite projects to work on are weddings. Lately, Jason & I have been able to work with several Somali couples. Two weeks ago we photographed and made a video for Zulaikha + Anwar. They had their main venue at the Ramada Hotel in Portland, Oregon. The decoration was so elegant. We loved it!

Somalian Weddings are not like your regular expected weddings. First of all they have an all women’s night. Usually there are not men there. Here is when the celebrate the bride to be. It is usually the night before the big wedding party. Their celebrations are during the night from 9pm-2am. They are full of dancing and joy.

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The second night is when they celebrate the marriage. The bride has several outfit changes and for half of the reception it is just the women. On her last outfit change the groom comes to the reception with her and so do the the rest of the men invited. They are full of culture, dances, and love. We love working with the Somali people. They are beautiful!!

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18
Apr

Vassar family

The Japanese historical garden in Portland is so beautiful in the Spring. The Cherry blossom trees are gorgeous! The Vassar family was so much fun to photograph. They reminded me of when we do pictures of our family. Nothing better than kids who love Paw Patrol and that I can relate to because that’s all we watch! lol Enjoy.

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