This was my first ever truly, truly soggy shoot... as in it rained the whole time and never let up for an instant! But... I LOVED it!! We had so much fun, thanks to Diana and Ed's fabulous "we're native Oregonians and a a little rain isn't going to melt us" attitudes! ;0) They were up visiting from California, and were actually happy to see the rain. Pure awesomeness! With their great, laid-back presence, and the presence of my sweet friend Heather wielding my GIANT white umbrella to protect my gear from the rain, we had a capital time!! Oh-- And the other ingredient that made this work? Diana's amazing hair-stylist friend, Julie Heegard (who works at Diane's Hair Shop in Cottage Grove: 541-942-0251), who must have used some really special product to get Diana's hair to stay PERFECTLY in place the whole time!?
When I was scouting for locations, I met Vaughn Ziniker of Ziniker Orchards, and he was so kind! He graciously let us come and tromp through their orchards, and the kids were super happy to see me coming home with some Ziniker honey!! (That was one good thing about the rain; the bees were all snuggled up in their boxes, and didn't pay us any mind.)
I loved witnessing Ed and Diana's sweet connection:
This series is one of my favs:
Another fav:
Diana and Ed: Thank you so much for the privilege of capturing this amazing time of anticipation! One thing I know for sure; your child can count on some very fun puddle-jumping walks in the rain!! ;0)
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