PORTLAND OR QUEER WATERFALL PROPOSAL

08 September, 2025 PORTLAND OR QUEER WATERFALL PROPOSAL

Posted at 7:46pm in Proposals, Weddings by Steph Grant 0 Comments

Happy Monday, all!

I am thrilled to share this dreamy and very secretive proposal mission with you. It all went down near Portland, OR with a quiet morning at home with the sweetest pups. Long overdue hugs were in order after following each other on Instagram for quite sometime! They laced up their custom “just married” rainbow Converse and we were off…a small roadtrip into the wilderness. Now a roadtrip with me wouldn’t be complete without stopping for gas station snacks and me yelling to “PULL OVER AND EMBRACE” near some abandoned auto shop. Nance hadn’t a clue what Chelsea (and I) had been scheming. Chelsea seemed cool as a cucumber about the proposal but the second we started passing large billows of smoke things took a turn. Nance held her hand & turned on some tunes…all is well. We pressed on. Meanwhile, I’m in the backseat checking the Watch Duty app for safety purposes whilst trying to remain calm with the ring…yes THEE RING sitting in the pocket of my ripped, cut off shorts. Cool cool. Just another day in the life of a wedding photographer. Fear not, I’ll be your backseat secret keeper.

I absolutely love how this misty day of adventuring near waterfalls played out. We lucked out with an uncrowded waterfall mostly to ourselves and any passersby squealed with delight offering small celebrations everywhere we ventured. We ended the day quite literally in the STREETS of Portland laughing at each other and taking film photos. Very much grateful to the Portland queer community and their thirst for adventure. Endlessly thankful for ALL of the queer weddings I have gotten to photograph over the years but the ones that involve some backroads & nature sniffing are it for me. To any LGBTQ+ couples looking to elope, propose or throw a micro wedding in the Portland, OR area…I welcome you with open arms and space in my pockets to hold wedding rings. 🌈🌲