Eagle Rock Lodge wedding photographer

 

Amelie & Boris put a whole new twist on the concept of the riverside lodge wedding.

Most of the events from the day were quite normal and beautiful as all weddings are at Eagle Rock Lodge.

But as the ceremony came to an end, Amelie and Boris traded their wedding shoes for pairs of river sandals and walked to the river's edge where they boarded a handmade wooden driftboat built by the owner of the lodge who also jumped aboard and manned the oars for a 20 minute ride down to the next boat landing at Silver Creek.

I accompanied them on this journey in a seperate boat.

What a dramatic exit to a beautiful ceremony!

You can see more images from this wedding in this slideshow from the wedding of Amelie & Boris which I shot at Eagle Rock Lodge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Eagle Rock Lodge is a beautiful outdoor wedding location only 35 minutes from the Eugene/Springfield area.

Of all the places I've been in the world (including 50 weddings shot in other countries),
this is still one of my most favroite places to photograph weddings.

 

You can find Eagle Rock on the web here.... Eagle Rock Lodge

Eagle Rock Lodge actually has several small rooms to accomodate you and your guests on the day before and after your wedding. This is also an excellent B&B location for a quiet romantic retreat or a weekend out with the kids.

Eagle Rock is located 45 minutes outside Eugene, Oregon

 

 

Eugene / Springfield area wedding locations & Links

Blue Rooster B&B huge barn 5 min south of Eugene in rolling hills. Space for roughly 100 people inside barn. Great summertime location. Barn is very nice but still a bit open to the cold weather as barns always are. Best in warm weather.
Belknap Hot Springs 45 min up in the Cascades from Eugene. River, old growth forest. Rental cabins. Rooms in the hotel to rent. Plenty of space for large or small weddings and can easily accomodate 3 or 4 weddings at the same time with full privacy for each.
The Campbell House Right in downtown near 1st and Pearl (I think). Can only accommodate about 40 max. in the ceremony location.
Chateau Loraine 45 min south of Eugene. Great for large groups up to perhaps 300. Beautiful grounds right on the side of a very beautiful lake.
The Coburg Country Inn 5 min. North of Eugene. Great for large groups. Has two seperate locations that can be used at the same time. Indoor reception location at both sites. Very nice grounds. Lots of Gazebo & Roses type design on the grounds. Visit website.
Eagle Rock Lodge 35 min up the McKenzie River from Eugene. Right along the McKenzie river. Beautiful grounds. Lots of room to set up big tents alongside the river. Very private. You get the whole place for the whole weekend. Extremely beautiful natural looking grounds with some old growth trees. Visit website
Hinman Vinyard 20 min south of Eugene. Any size groups. Can accomodate 100+ indoors. Very beautiful grounds with lots of Vineyards and rolling hills.
McKenzie View B&B just northeast of Springfield. Large house with beautiful property right along the river. Good for groups up to 100.
Odell Lake Lodge 1 hr east of Eugene in Cascades. Beautiful but can be a bit cold in September. Very rustic. Rantal cabins and rooms in the lodge. Lots of space to make your own ceremony location by the lake or in the woods.
Shelter Cove Lodge also located on Odell lake. Same as above but lodge and cabins are a bit more modern and a bit less rustic charm.
Wayfarer Resort 20 min up the Mckenzie River. I think this might be my favorite location for your size group. Plenty of privacy, not too far from town. 6 Rental cabins and a central lodge. Very nice waterfront along the McKenzie river.
Whisper-n-Oaks 20 min towards Monroe on Hwy 99. Surrounded by working wheat farms. Beautiful setting custom designed specifically for weddings. Any size groups. No indoor facilities except dressing rooms for Bride & Groom.

City MouseDesign.com Florist in Eugene
Make-up Your Mind Make-up artist
Sweetlife Patisserie Best wedding cakes EVER!
Vivid Wedding Films  Very artistic videography service.

Custom Wedding and Engagement Rings Eugene Oregon
As you may know from the blog, Amelie and I are engaged now. But before I popped the question I had to have a ring of course. Amelie and I searched for weeks all over Oregon and Greece without finding anything that really jumped out at us. Then I met Gary Dawson of Goldworks down on 169 E. Broadway (near Zenon's) and he specializes in creating custom jewelry. We sat down and worked out ideas to create a ring that is one-of-a-kind and it is even more special to me and Amelie just because I had so much control over every little detail in the design. I had the most wonderful time desigining and creating this perfect engagement ring with Gary and I would like to HIGHLY reccomend him. It came out perfect and I can't reccomend Gary enough. He is a very gifted artist and he's also just a great guy.
Check out the slideshow I made about the custom wedding ring creation process. It shows a lot of the physical making of the ring but I didn't get anything about the two hours I spent sitting with Gary and brainstorming about my version of the perfect ring and picking out just the right stones to go in it.

 

 

 

Exciting News!

I have been invited to be a on the review board for the most exciting new photograpy group to come along in a long time.

Best of Wedding Photography will be the most selective group of wedding photographers in the world. There are many great wedding photography sites and associations. What sets Best of Wedding Photography apart from the rest is our unique, peer-reviewed, invitation-only membership system. Each quarter, our editorial staff submits a list of outstanding photographers to a Review Board. This panel includes some of the best and best-known photographers in the world:

David Beckstead. Glen Johnson. Anna Kuperberg. Crash Taylor. David Ziser.

Every invitation we issue represents a consensus that a given photographer ranks among the absolute best wedding photographers in the world.

Being invited in on the ground floor of this organization is an incredible honor and I have thoroughly enjoyed having the ability to add in my thoughts and ideas about how to make this organization represent the cream of the crop in the wedding photography world. So far, I have been one of three people voting on each photographer to determine the original list of photographers to invite.

More slideshows on YouTube.
If you get a chance to look at them, please take a moment to rate the video.

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A Bride's advice.....

Glen,

We received the wedding photos a couple days ago and are truly ecstatic with them. From past brides, and looking over your website, we knew that they would turn out good; however they have far surpassed our expectations. There is something so special when you actually get to see your self as the "bride & groom." The images that you captured have are a priceless gift, one that we both will cherish for many years to come.

While we panicked that we ran out of time to do all of the group photos, your photo-journalistic style captured our wedding party and family as they really are. Showing their many emotions from tears to laughter, something that takes a special photographer to capture. Words can't express how much we appreciate you being apart of our wedding, and giving us the best wedding gift of all...your talent.

Our advice to future brides: Don't shy away because of the cost of Glen's work. You won't remember what the cake tasted like, nor what wine you served. Your photographs are what lasts a lifetime...and Glen's work creates the memories that you will continue to cherish for many years.

Thank you Glen for all of your hard work on our wedding day!

Sincerely,

Miklyn & Josh Perdue