Our first wedding as new parents was a real doozy — a 4-hour drive to Timberline Lodge on Oregon's Mt. Hood. Fortunately, it was the wedding of our close college friend Erin — an event we would have hated to miss! Our history with Erin revolves around the college's student newspaper, where Erin was Scott's second-in-command for two years as he ran the paper, and then Laura was Erin's number-two the following year when she took over for Scott. Erin now lives in the D.C. area so we don't get to see her near as often as we'd like. Our wedding weekend adventure began with a drive down to the Portland area on Friday night accompanied by Laura's mom (and babysitter extraordinaire) Elizabeth. On Saturday morning we headed up the mountain, got our room, made sure grandma and baby were comfortable, and set to work with getting ready photos!
Elizabeth brought Caleb down for a few minutes so Erin could meet the little dude (who at the time was a day shy of five weeks old). 
Laura rocked these quick bridal portraits framed by one of the hallway doors:
The Timberline Lodge makes for a rustic yet elegant wedding venue. Built of stone and wood during the Great Depression, it's best known for serving as the exterior of the Overlook Hotel in The Shining, one of Scott's all-time favorite movies. We had a great time making the most of what Timberline had to offer inside and out on a little portrait tour with the wedding party. 
The ceremony was in a corner of the lodge called the Raven's Nest, which features these fabulous floor-to-ceiling windows. 
The reception was in a lovely dining room with windows looking out on Mt. Hood, which played peek-a-boo with us all day. It showed its face once during the first dance, and then again a little while later. Moving quickly, it gave us just long enough to grab Erin and Dave and run out the doors to take the quick portrait at the top of this post before the clouds rolled back again!
The after-party continued in the Blue Ox Bar, dominated by a big Paul Bunyan mural. 
We're so happy for you, Erin and Dave! Congrats again and we look forward to seeing you next time!
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Thank you guys so much.....the photos are amazing, and I couldn't be happier. :)
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