Suzette & Andy: A Winter Wedding in Oregon's High Desert

I had the honor of being asked by my old friend Andy and his fiancée Suzette to photograph their wedding. It's easy to say yes when you know and love the couple.

Andy was a long-time cycling buddy and mentor as I upped my riding to tackle longer distances at speed, and I distinctly remember when one time we were biking together and he mentioned that he had met this great new girl named Suzette. I saw him a lot less for rides after that!

So I was very excited that they were tying the knot, and that they asked me to be their photographer. It was also going to be a fun shoot since they were holding the day outside Bend, Oregon in the middle of the high desert, surrounded by juniper and sagebrush.

The day of the wedding was cold and stormy, which gave the desert a really unique, brooding look. We ended up with absolutely stunning light in the middle of the afternoon. The flip side was that we kept things moving quickly since the wind was whipping and it was pretty frigid out!

Overall it was a great day celebrating with a longtime friend and his new wife!