courtney jade’s blog

I met Jared forever ago, when he was hired to work at Billy Heartbeats- a 50′s themed diner here in Portland. We worked the fountain, making milkshakes, sundaes, salads and pb&j sandwiches. We wore silly hats and black bow ties. It was a blast! I ended up working there on and off for about 6 years (crazy! but it was a great little place, like home).

He and his friend Nate worked there, and we always had such a fun time. Here are a few pics of the place that I took forever ago…

Anyways, this post isn’t about Billy’s, it’s about Jared and Anna Kate!

Jared is intelligent, has a great sense of humor, and a heart of gold. He is just an all-around good guy. He can make anyone laugh, and he’s currently in his third year of medical school! (He’s come a long way from milkshakes).

Anna Kate is a perfect match for Jared. She is wise, beautiful, creative and super sweet!

I could go on and on about how awesome this couple is, and how much fun we had on their engagement shoot, but I’ll let the photos speak for themselves! Play the slideshow and see for yourself.

I had a really great shoot today, with a really awesome couple- Anna Kate + Jared.

Here are a couple cute ones I quickly pulled from their session, enjoy!
More to come soon!

I just realized that I haven’t posted this yet. I didn’t order enough this year to send to everyone, even though I thought I ordered more than enough… but that’s the way it goes I suppose… so if you didn’t get one, please know that Mark and I still love you.
Here is our Christmas card for 2009 <3

*photo by my friend Kevin Russ!

i drove down to Corvallis, OR today to shoot with this beautiful couple. I am so excited about their photos, I just had to post one!

Many more to come soon… along with other shoots i’ve done lately