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5 Beautiful Outdoor Wedding Venues Near Portland, OR
Palm Springs Backyard Elopement
Kai Hayashi Kai Hayashi

Palm Springs Backyard Elopement

What did you love about having your elopement in your backyard and at Moorten Botanical Gardens? We loved how chill it was -- no pomp and circumstance, just a drag queen officiant in an octopus body --and members of our chosen family who got to actually attend in person. The elopement allowed us to spend quality time with each other and our friends, which was VERY important to us. We had a Friendsgiving potluck dinner afterward and it was perfect.

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San Francisco Engagement Shoot
Kai Hayashi Kai Hayashi

San Francisco Engagement Shoot

We met playing on a pub trivia team together. Shortly thereafter, we moved in as roommates. After several months of platonic tickle fights and a full rewatch of the L Word, we got together and…

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Oregon Coast Elopement
Kai Hayashi Kai Hayashi

Oregon Coast Elopement

It was definitely a process. We had initially planned a wedding for September 2020, and once the pandemic hit, we announced we would be postponing a year. We contacted our vendors and they told us we could move our date to next year.

A month later we found out that our venue for the wedding and reception had gone out of business because of the pandemic. We were gutted. This made us realize just how difficult planning an event during a pandemic…

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Walupt Creek Waterfall Elopement
Kai Hayashi Kai Hayashi

Walupt Creek Waterfall Elopement

I approached Daniel and Lovey a few months back asking if they wanted to stand in for an elopement or engagement style shoot. Neither of those ideas really resonated with them, so they suggested doing a Love Ceremony. My next question was obviously “what the heck is a love ceremony?”…

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