pictures.

On Friday, my old friend Scott got married to my new friend Anna. It’s hard for me to put into words how happy i am for them. To be honest, i am also happy for me. i got to see it. Scott was coming out for an annual photo celebration (more on that later) and it just worked out to be the right time for them. It was likely they would get married at some point - but for it to happen in Oregon was very special for fran and i.

The day started out in Forest Park for a traditional muddy, rainy Portland pre-vow walk. Then we headed to the Washington County courthouse for the ceremony. There we met a handful of other photographer friends and collectively documented the wedding in photos and video. The quanity of photos might have been a wee bit overboard, but i think photographers express their emotions by making pictures. It was clear that there was great love for Scott and Anna from everyone there. Finally, we ended up at a nice little Indian food restaurant. It was a beautiful day. I will post a handful of my pictures.

And finally some words from Judge Mark Gardner, who performed the ceremony.

“We all wish you happiness. Happiness comes from within yourselves, from the spirit in you. You cannot choose what changes or chances are to befall you in the coming years. But, take these marriage vows as a bond of honor, which you will keep. Then whatever may come you’ll have that inward happiness which no pleasures of themselves can give and no sorrows can take away. Then the life together which awaits you will be an abiding security to yourselves, and truly satisfying. Today your separate lives with hopes, memories, temptations and trials are merged into one. Bring with you into this new life, each for the sake of the other, the best in you and the best that you can be.

Congratulations to Anna and Scott, and thank you for sharing this day with all of us.