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Columbia River Gorge Engagement Session
Kai Hayashi Kai Hayashi

Columbia River Gorge Engagement Session

One of the reasons I reached out to Emily and Eric is that I had been dying to do an engagement photo shoot at Government Cove in the Columbia River Gorge. This location is…

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Mt. Hood Engagement Session
Kai Hayashi Kai Hayashi

Mt. Hood Engagement Session

Greta, Ziggy (our dog) and I hiked Mitchell Point in the Gorge in early October. The weather was perfect, very few other people on the trail, ideal conditions. I was really enjoying the day…

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Downtown Portland and Vintage Hotel Wedding
Kai Hayashi Kai Hayashi

Downtown Portland and Vintage Hotel Wedding

We looked at a lot of options out of town but decided on a downtown Portland wedding for the convenience of hotels, food, and loved capitalizing on the energy of the city. Walking around downtown in our wedding outfits was…

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Columbia River Gorge Wedding
Kai Hayashi Kai Hayashi

Columbia River Gorge Wedding

We picked Skamania Lodge and Thunder Island because I am from Washington and Adassa is from Oregon, and we wanted to pay homage to both of our states in our wedding, so what better way to do that than including both states. The phrase we kept coming back to for the wedding was "bridging our love", as we traveled…

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Paris Engagement Shoot
Kai Hayashi Kai Hayashi

Paris Engagement Shoot

For the past month, I've been traveling, sightseeing, and most importantly, eating my way through Europe. Between trains, buses, and planes we've managed to hit Amsterdam, Geneva, Annecy, Lyon, Paris, and Valencia. I love how visiting Europe…

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