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I'm Jackie

Based on the Oregon Coast, I am an adventurous & candid wedding & elopement photographer in the Pacific Northwest traveling worldwide.

Absolutely mesmerized by the way two people love each other, each so uniquely.  I always leave room for dessert. Believe swear words are just sentence embellishers. Think indulgences are necessary in this life. 

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Love stories in all forms without the white dress... or maybe they wore white, it happens.

Just my little thoughts on different topics of planning your wedding day big party or just you two.

Stories of two lovers making it all about them, as they should.

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Malika and Kellan were moving to Texas. But, before they left the Pacific Northwest behind they wanted one last love letter to the Oregon Coast and I got to be there for it. Their original plan was a courthouse elopement. That turned into a backyard ceremony with a handful of family the day before we […]

elopement on the cliffs of the Oregon Coast

Oswald West State Park Elopement

September 13, 2026

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Alex booked a 30 minute mini session at South Beach in Newport, OR because she knew her one and a half and three year old had a limited time window before things went sideways. Smart mom. We pushed the session back that morning a little bit, hoping the marine layer would lift and it did, […]

Family photo session at South Beach in Newport OR

Newport OR Family Photographer | South Beach

August 15, 2026

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Morgan reached out to me two weeks before the 4th of July with a plan. She and Rowdy were spending the summer in Oregon for rodeo season and she had decided, quietly, that Oregon was going to be where they got married. No big production. No long engagement. Just the two of them, the Pacific […]

Elopement couple running on the beach at Cannon Beach

Oregon Coast Elopement near Cannon Beach

July 31, 2026

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A May Day on the Oregon Coast That Felt Like a Gift If you know the Oregon Coast, you know that summer here is not quite what the rest of the country expects. July and August bring wind and marine layer, cool afternoons and often foggy mornings. But May? May sometimes hands you something extraordinary. […]

Cannon Beach Elopement in May

May 31, 2026

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When April on the Oregon Coast Feels Like Summer There is something quietly magical about the Oregon Coast in April and May that most people never get to experience. While the rest of the country is still shaking off winter, the central coast delivers these golden, warm evenings that feel more like midsummer than spring […]

Oregon Coast Engagement Photographer

May 15, 2026

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Couples

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A Moody Spring Evening on the Oregon Coast Rishab and Sneha’s Cape Kiwanda engagement session was really a classic spring evening on the Oregon Coast. A gloomy spring sky, low tide pulling back to reveal the hidden edges of the cliffs, and a beach that was entirely ours from start to finish. No crowds, no […]

Cape Kiwanda Engagement Session

May 8, 2026

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Couples

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A Moody, Dramatic Oregon Waterfall Engagement Joanne and Austin made the drive down from Washington with one thing in mind — something dramatic, lush, and unmistakably Oregon. As a couple who loves escaping to the Pacific Northwest’s wild spaces, they wanted their engagement session to feel cinematic and alive. Latourell Falls in the Columbia River […]

Engagement Photos at Latourell Falls in Oregon

Latourell Falls Engagement Session

February 10, 2026

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A Beach Day in Lincoln City, OR Family Photos  Who would have guessed that three years after I photographed their wedding two states away, we’d be doing family photos on the beach in Oregon, where we both live now??? A foggy morning turned into a misty, magical day on the coast in Lincoln City and […]

family photo beach day on the quiet beaches of Lincoln City, OR

Lincoln City OR Family Photos on the Beach

September 15, 2025

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While the western coast might get all of the hype, I’ve got a soft spot for forest engagement photos in Portland, Oregon! Especially if you want classic, timeless photos with your pup roaming around like Marissa + Cameron. No crowded city streets, no traveling to the beach. Just simple, sentimental photos in a place that […]

forest engagement photos in Portland Oregon at Hoyt Arboretum

Forest Engagement Photos in Portland, Oregon

August 2, 2025

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Couples

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An elopement can look however you want it to and for Evan + Trey, that meant eloping with family for their intimate ceremony but then heading off into the mountains to explore just the two of them (and me as their elopement photographer, of course)!  No one could have prepared us for the misty, magical […]

couple elopes in the moody mountains and wildflowers of glacier national park with family

Elopement with Family: Best of Both Worlds

July 31, 2025

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Whether it's a big wedding, small intimate gathering or your eloping these are my 3 top tips to consider while planning your day.

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