Witch’s Castle Portrait Session

Elopements & WeddingsAdventure Session
Written By Jenn Maurer
This Oregon hiking elopement took place at the Witches Castle trail in Forest Park, near Portland – it was a cold day in January but that made this photography session in the park perfectly Pacific Northwest – moody, mossy, & forested.
This Oregon hiking elopement took place at the Witches Castle trail in Forest Park, near Portland – it was a cold day in January but that made this photography session in the park perfectly Pacific Northwest – moody, mossy, & forested.
This Oregon hiking elopement took place at the Witches Castle trail in Forest Park, near Portland – it was a cold day in January but that made this photography session in the park perfectly Pacific Northwest – moody, mossy, & forested.

Forest Park—Portland, OR

I met with Linnea on a cold January morning for this Forest Park Portrait Session.

Linnea is a fashion blogger in Portland, Oregon. She was stoked when I suggested meeting at Forest Park to get some moody winter images in a white dress. On this particular week, it had been snowing heavily in the mountains and we were waiting in town to see if the weather would turn in Portland as well. Thankfully, we had a relatively dry morning for this shoot. (Dry in the Pacific Northwest just means not actively raining - the ground was soaked). I asked probably a dozen too many times whether Linnea was warm enough!

We hiked out to the Witches Castle to get bridal portraits. Linnea’s lacy dress paired with the bouquet (made by me), were hauntingly gorgeous amongst the moss-covered trees and crumbling building. Forest Park is the epitome of a PNW elopement location, but I’d recommend either dressing a little warmer or waiting until the sun comes back this summer.

You can read more from Linnea about this shoot on her blog HERE.

This Oregon hiking elopement took place at the Witches Castle trail in Forest Park, near Portland – it was a cold day in January but that made this photography session in the park perfectly Pacific Northwest – moody, mossy, & forested.
This Oregon hiking elopement took place at the Witches Castle trail in Forest Park, near Portland – it was a cold day in January but that made this photography session in the park perfectly Pacific Northwest – moody, mossy, & forested.
This Oregon hiking elopement took place at the Witches Castle trail in Forest Park, near Portland – it was a cold day in January but that made this photography session in the park perfectly Pacific Northwest – moody, mossy, & forested.
This Oregon hiking elopement took place at the Witches Castle trail in Forest Park, near Portland – it was a cold day in January but that made this photography session in the park perfectly Pacific Northwest – moody, mossy, & forested.
This Oregon hiking elopement took place at the Witches Castle trail in Forest Park, near Portland – it was a cold day in January but that made this photography session in the park perfectly Pacific Northwest – moody, mossy, & forested.
This Oregon hiking elopement took place at the Witches Castle trail in Forest Park, near Portland – it was a cold day in January but that made this photography session in the park perfectly Pacific Northwest – moody, mossy, & forested.
This Oregon hiking elopement took place at the Witches Castle trail in Forest Park, near Portland – it was a cold day in January but that made this photography session in the park perfectly Pacific Northwest – moody, mossy, & forested.
This Oregon hiking elopement took place at the Witches Castle trail in Forest Park, near Portland – it was a cold day in January but that made this photography session in the park perfectly Pacific Northwest – moody, mossy, & forested.
This Oregon hiking elopement took place at the Witches Castle trail in Forest Park, near Portland – it was a cold day in January but that made this photography session in the park perfectly Pacific Northwest – moody, mossy, & forested.
This Oregon hiking elopement took place at the Witches Castle trail in Forest Park, near Portland – it was a cold day in January but that made this photography session in the park perfectly Pacific Northwest – moody, mossy, & forested.
This Oregon hiking elopement took place at the Witches Castle trail in Forest Park, near Portland – it was a cold day in January but that made this photography session in the park perfectly Pacific Northwest – moody, mossy, & forested.
This Oregon hiking elopement took place at the Witches Castle trail in Forest Park, near Portland – it was a cold day in January but that made this photography session in the park perfectly Pacific Northwest – moody, mossy, & forested.
This Oregon hiking elopement took place at the Witches Castle trail in Forest Park, near Portland – it was a cold day in January but that made this photography session in the park perfectly Pacific Northwest – moody, mossy, & forested.
This Oregon hiking elopement took place at the Witches Castle trail in Forest Park, near Portland – it was a cold day in January but that made this photography session in the park perfectly Pacific Northwest – moody, mossy, & forested.
This Oregon hiking elopement took place at the Witches Castle trail in Forest Park, near Portland – it was a cold day in January but that made this photography session in the park perfectly Pacific Northwest – moody, mossy, & forested.
This Oregon hiking elopement took place at the Witches Castle trail in Forest Park, near Portland – it was a cold day in January but that made this photography session in the park perfectly Pacific Northwest – moody, mossy, & forested.
This Oregon hiking elopement took place at the Witches Castle trail in Forest Park, near Portland – it was a cold day in January but that made this photography session in the park perfectly Pacific Northwest – moody, mossy, & forested.
This Oregon hiking elopement took place at the Witches Castle trail in Forest Park, near Portland – it was a cold day in January but that made this photography session in the park perfectly Pacific Northwest – moody, mossy, & forested.
This Oregon hiking elopement took place at the Witches Castle trail in Forest Park, near Portland – it was a cold day in January but that made this photography session in the park perfectly Pacific Northwest – moody, mossy, & forested.
This Oregon hiking elopement took place at the Witches Castle trail in Forest Park, near Portland – it was a cold day in January but that made this photography session in the park perfectly Pacific Northwest – moody, mossy, & forested.
This Oregon hiking elopement took place at the Witches Castle trail in Forest Park, near Portland – it was a cold day in January but that made this photography session in the park perfectly Pacific Northwest – moody, mossy, & forested.
This Oregon hiking elopement took place at the Witches Castle trail in Forest Park, near Portland – it was a cold day in January but that made this photography session in the park perfectly Pacific Northwest – moody, mossy, & forested.
This Oregon hiking elopement took place at the Witches Castle trail in Forest Park, near Portland – it was a cold day in January but that made this photography session in the park perfectly Pacific Northwest – moody, mossy, & forested.
This Oregon hiking elopement took place at the Witches Castle trail in Forest Park, near Portland – it was a cold day in January but that made this photography session in the park perfectly Pacific Northwest – moody, mossy, & forested.

Want to see more Oregon photography sessions? Check out these blogs:

Waterfall Session in the Columbia River Gorge!

Oregon Coast Elopement

Hug Point Couples Session

This Oregon hiking elopement took place at the Witches Castle trail in Forest Park, near Portland – it was a cold day in January but that made this photography session in the park perfectly Pacific Northwest – moody, mossy, & forested.
This Oregon hiking elopement took place at the Witches Castle trail in Forest Park, near Portland – it was a cold day in January but that made this photography session in the park perfectly Pacific Northwest – moody, mossy, & forested.
This Oregon hiking elopement took place at the Witches Castle trail in Forest Park, near Portland – it was a cold day in January but that made this photography session in the park perfectly Pacific Northwest – moody, mossy, & forested.

Portland, OR Vendors & Links

See Linnea’s Blog | Velvet & Sequins

Photography | Wild Coast Photography

Dress | Nordstroms

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