Welcome to the site of White Rabbit Studios! We’ve combined our blog with our galleries to create a convenient blogsite for you to peruse our selected galleries, yet still be able to quickly access our newest work on the main page. If we may direct your attention to the top menu bar you will find the most popular galleries: wedding, portrait, blush, and design. We are also thrilled to provide two exciting elements of White Rabbit Studios: film (remember that art-form?) and The Looking Glass (a 21st century photobooth)!

In addition to photography, White Rabbit Studios proudly also offers the following:

DJ services: obviously, we like love music. We know when music nerds get married they want the best – so we are here to deliver! While we have a massive collection of digital files available, our vinyl collection is quite the lead runner. That’s right, we can do it analog style! Whether from our stax o’ wax or yours, we can spin ‘em while you dance/live/love the night or day away!

Click here to hear just a tiny sample of music we have in our collection: Hi-Fi Love Songs! The mix features some of our favorites including Andy Kim, Jessie James, The Archies, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Belle & Sebastian, Ernie K-Doe, Bruce Springsteen, and Otis Redding.

Videography: there to capture the emotions of the day. While we certainly love a good freeze framed moment in time, sometimes you just have to re-live that last dance sing-a-long with audio. Plus, how fun would it be to have a personalized music video from your wedding day? Want to capture that first birthday on camera (but also want to be in the video)? These ideas and more can come alive again and again on a screen near you!

Custom Design: we’re head over heels for our brand spankin’ new screen print machine! We also have access to a fancy schmancy letterpress, if you are a total design guru! For funsies (and a budget friendly option) we have a Gocco table top print machine for handy dandy printing. From invites to websites, to any paper or screen between – we can make it look good!

We would also like to point our nifty rss, twitter, and facebook icons and would love to become friends with you on all sorts of platforms! Please notice that at the bottom of each post there are ways to share them with your inter-circle if you feel the need to spread the love! We hope you enjoy your White Rabbit experience and you continue to follow us into the depths of life as we capture each magical moment along the way!

A quick note to all clients (past, present, and potential): we thank you for entrusting us to document such important memories in life. We look forward to freezing the moments of time between you and your loved ones.

We hope the site is easy for you to navigate, but if you have any problems accessing anything please just shoot us an email with your concern (the.white.rabbit.studios@gmail.com) and we will assist you shortly!

There’s nothing quite like a blushing bride on her wedding day, but that’s not to say a gal can’t be radiant whenever she’s in bridal attire. After all, it’s not everyday you can frolic in fields with a beautiful white gown (well, I guess you could…shall we now?!) You’ll recognize Katherine’s gorgeous smile from her and Olly’s summer sunflower engagement party. We loved that Katherine decided to have a bridal session! Not only did it give her a chance to wear her dress and try out hair styles, but we were able to capture her in a relaxed setting with no time pressure from the wedding day. Our eyes watered and our hearts swooned right along with her mom’s as we watched Katherine eloquently grace the front of our cameras. We started the session in an open field nestled between the mountains, and ended with the romantic sun setting in Katherine’s bedroom. It was truly glorious!

Since Katherine and Olly added on the use of one of our film cameras during their wedding (which we can’t wait to share – it was quite the shindig!) I thought it would be fun to snap a couple during the bridal session as well! Timeless beauty.

I’ll never forget the warm intimacy of Kate and Jonathan’s wedding. While some brides might have been upset by the thick fog and puddles falling from the sky, Katie had a huge smile on her face the entire day. Perhaps you remember these two and their infectious laughs from their engagement session. Surrounded by friends and family on their wedding day, their happiness was magnified tenfold. From their tearful and beautiful first look, to their whispered vows and promises, Katie and Jonathan’s love for each other warmed everyone’s hearts in the lodge that evening. After a lesson of “walking the line” (Johnny Cash style) and a kiss to seal the deal, Katie and Johnathan danced the night away with our DJ, Matt, spinning country classics on 45s.

Often times we are incredibly grateful to witness the marriage between two souls, starting with their engagement. Occasionally we are blessed to capture the beginning of a new life. Once we’ve even shot a “do over” session. Annie and Shane came to us with another first for White Rabbit Studios, but it wasn’t until we met with them and chatted before we learned how lucky we were. Shane and Annie have been married for 8 years, and have never had their photos taken – not even when they eloped! Hearing that fact made me actually stop in my tracks and tell them thank you. We are beyond honored to have been the ones to have these two in front of our cameras for their photo debut!

This wedding is near and dear to my (Ashley) heart for several reasons. The beautiful celebration took place at Lowe Mill, where not only White Rabbit Studios is located, but also the record store my husband and I own. To say this building is home away from home is an understatement. I work and play on these grounds, as do Matt and Summer. These two tied the knot (for a second time) in the historic building we all hold dear to our hearts. Their first marriage happened as the sun set on the coast of Spain (luckies)!! Since friends and family were not able to travel the distance with them, upon returning from their honeymoon, they had another intimate gathering to celebrate.

Matt and Summer are beyond talented. These two are the creative force behind The Blu Lite band, which is a group of folks that perform original and cover songs. Matt is and has been in a handful of amazing bands, one of which travels the world each year and perhaps you are familiar with: The Pine Hill Haints. I’m lucky to be able to call both Matt and Summer friends, and have had the opportunity to perform with them across several platforms including Purgatory Lounge and Crash Boom Bang Theatre (which is what brought these two together in the first place).

My eyes were misty throughout the whole night. There’s something to be said about witnessing two friends start their lives together. However, to also be able to capture it, often renders me speechless. I’m honored to know these two incredible souls, and blessed to call them friends.

I also would like to take the time to officially introduce Matt as part of the White Rabbit Studios team! He doubles as one of the DJs and a videographer. His approach to creating a wedding movie has a rather unique spin. Wanting to capture the true essence of a couple, he can create the ultimate video that highlights the story between the two love birds. After the images, you can find the movie he created for he and Summer. It’s a thrilling adventure that includes coverage of their actual wedding in Spain, along with the story of how they met. It’s beyond sweet!

Also, a million thanks to Offbeat Bride for featuring this wedding!

Settle in and get ready to witness a beautiful love story!

SO HEY YOU GUYS!

We both hope you had a fabulous 2011 — it was one of our favorite years ever! We got to meet a zillion amazing clients, make new friends, and be present at so many incredible weddings — all thanks to YOU.

I (Stephanie) wanted to take a second to go ahead and formally announce something that a few family members and friends already know (and perhaps some internet-savvy readers): my family and I will be moving back to Portland, Oregon, in August 2012. We’re SUPER stoked about this (our son Jasper was born there in 2009, and we’ve been wanting to go back for a while now), and so happy and thankful that the opportunity to move back there has been opened up to us.

I’ll be starting a brand new wedding & lifestyle photography business in Portland, which I am excited to debut: Crimson and Clover Photography. Of course, this means a few changes for White Rabbit Studios! Here are the basics:

I’ll still be shooting all weddings and sessions through July 15, 2012 with Ashley: so current clients, and potential clients who are getting married before July 15: I’ll still be here for your events and sessions! We plan on driving to Portland, and are taking the last two weeks of July to complete our journey.

I’m also available to shoot in Portland before July 15, 2012: if I’m not already booked with White Rabbit Studios, I can be in Portland (or the greater Pacific Northwest) for your wedding, and I’ll shoot it at my in-town rate. I would also be THRILLED to go ahead and book weddings (and events/sessions) in Portland that are happening on or after August 1, 2012.

Ashley isn’t looking for another business partner: between her husband, Andy, and the wonderful second shooters we currently work with, she’ll always have someone who can shoot with her. In other words: White Rabbit Studios isn’t bringing on an extra person just because I’m moving.

So that’s basically it! If you live in Portland, know someone who lives in Portland, or just love me a lot (or even like me a little bit), it’d be awesome if you’d share Crimson and Clover Photography and check out the Facebook page for the business and perhaps let people know about it.

Again: here’s one gigantic thank you to all of our clients, past, present, and future — this whole trip with White Rabbit has been, and is still being, so wonderful. I doubt we’d even be considering a move like this at this point in our lives without this experience, and I’m so grateful to everyone who’s helped make it rock.

Stephanie