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Cannon Beach, October 16

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Just a Saturday morning at Cannon Beach in October. Nathaniel and I drove out first thing to have breakfast at Pig ‘N Pancake and then walk the dogs on the beach. It’s a perfect plan because then you get home and have the whole second half of the day left. We’ve repeated it a few times since.

Kansas

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We went to Manhattan for Michael’s wedding! We spent the first night in a hotel, and in the morning we walked from there to Michael’s house. Then Nat and I went to Sunset Zoo, which is at the end of Michael’s street. It’s a little zoo, and it was very quiet that day, and I loved it. We took an Uber to Aggieville and had fish tacos and strawberry summer beer at Taco Lucha, then got scooters and scooted to Michael’s, where we hung out and drank some of Michael’s brews. That evening was the rehearsal dinner and Nat and I took some test shots at the venue and some photos of Michael’s family. On the morning of the wedding, Nat and I walked to Early Edition for breakfast, walked to the library, and walked back to our Airbnb to get ready. We walked to the Discovery Center and explored the museum a bit. And then the wedding happened :)

Sunday morning, we took an Uber to the airport and picked up our rental car. We got a breakfast burrito at Arrow Coffee, stopped by the Insect Zoo to get a photo, then started toward Lawrence. We went right to Free State for cheddar ale soup. We snuck in to the KU Natural History Museum for ten minutes before they closed, then drove to our Airbnb, the Stone Schoolhouse on Clinton Lake, which was amazing. We walked around the property, then to the lake to watch the sunset. We drove to Lawrence and got beers and food to take back to our place and we spent the rest of the night eating and lying around listening to music.

On Monday, we ate at The Roost and shopped at Wonder Fair and went to the library. We drove to Riverfront Park and the Baker Wetlands and then started driving toward Kansas City. We went to Waldo and got pizza for Megan and Kyle, drove to their house, and drove to the airport to drop off the rental car. We spent the night hanging out with them and baby Lyla, who is two months old and perfect.

The last day of the trip was super chill. Megan and Kyle took Lyla to an appointment, so Nat and I walked to diner about 15 minutes away. After walking back we spent most of the day hanging out on the couch, Megan in and out with the baby. Megan and Kyle made us dinner, and Nat and I went for a walk. Megan took us to the airport in the morning. We were originally supposed to go to Disney World and meet up with Nathaniel’s parents next, and even though that addition would have been great, I thought this was a pretty perfect trip. The most normal-feeling thing we had done in over a year.

Jess & Michael’s Wedding

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I met Michael in 4th or 5th grade. We’ve been friends ever since. We rode the same school bus. With Ian and Josh we’d play hours-long Monopoly games after school. He’d drive us to the “secret Subway” on our lunch hour. I started dating Nathaniel in high school, and since then Michael has been our best mutual friend. In college, Nat and I went to visit Michael at his dad’s farm in Kansas. We loved it so much there and had such a good time; I’m sure the experience contributed to our excitement for moving to Kansas a year later. For three years we lived about an hour apart in Kansas, getting together a few times. And he’s been to visit us here in Oregon twice. I really treasure this decades-long friendship.

Michael and Jess started dating before the pandemic and got engaged during. I was so honored when Michael asked me to photograph their wedding. For months of COVID, it was something Nat and I looked forward to as our first trip since everything shut down. We got fully vaccinated in May and we booked our flights in June, when everything was looking so good. Of course, things changed. In fact, we backed out of the Disney World portion of our trip that we planned to do with Nat’s parents after the wedding. Even though the COVID situation was still scary, we got on a plane to Manhattan, KS and were stoked to see our friend get married.

The wedding was Saturday, September 25, at the Flint Hills Discovery Center. The ceremony was on the Prairie Garden Terrace, in the bright Kansas sun, and the reception was on the first floor (masks were required inside except when eating). It was after hours, and we had full access to the museum, which was super fun. I loved how many kids were at this wedding. I loved getting to see Michael’s family that I knew and getting to meet Michael and Jess’s wonderful friends. They seem so truly well supported as they start their life together, and I’m just so happy for them both. Can’t wait to see them in the PNW hopefully sometime soon!