Avodah Co.

Name: Avodah Co.
Address: Portland, OR, US
Telephone: +13177626381
Price range: $$
Rating: 5

Welcome to the place where love stories are lived fully in the moment ✨
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03/27/2024

Moments on B&W film in Zion National Park 🥾

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02/13/2024

OUR NEW SITE IS LIVE! 🪩✨

7 years ago I picked up my first camera and shot my first wedding.

5 years ago it became an official LLC under the name “Iris Espresso Photo Co.”

3 years ago it changed to “Avodah Co.”

3 years ago Jordan joined the team as our videographer.

2 years ago we switched our market from the Midwest to the Pacific Northwest & switched from weddings to elopements.

1 year ago we hired our first team members!

This year we finally have a site we love that showcases all of our best work, our mission, & offerings for couples eloping or hosting an intimate wedding in Oregon, Washington, or Northern California!

Oh right, this year we’re expanding our team & expanding our market to the Bay Area! 🙌🏼

Cheers to what’s ahead & grateful for what’s gotten us here. 🥂

Go check it out if you haven’t yet - take our free elopement location quiz & download our free elopement planning guide!

Tags —
PNW Elopement Photographer & Videographer, Bay Area Elopement Photographer, Yosemite Elopement Photographer, Northern California Videographer

11/28/2023

GIVEAWAY FOR GIVING TUESDAY ✨

We’re partnering with this giving Tuesday to give you guys a FREE 90 minute adventure session in the Portland/Seattle area, OR a 1-hour photography/videography coaching call with us!

👉🏼 DONATE $20 to with the note “Avodah Co. Giveaway” and comment below or send us a screenshot to enter!

👉🏼 SHARE with 3 friends below (or more!) and share to your story to spread the word, the Mercy Kids are changing lives & the world deserves to hear about it!

👉🏼 GET INVOLVED with the organization! Follow them to hear updates on their facilities, programming, & life changing surgeries like Eduard’s.

In 2018, I spent a few weeks with these kids, their families, and their providers in Jalapa & my life was forever changed.

Every month, we donate a portion of the proceeds from our small business to support their work in Nicaragua — so thank you to those who support them by supporting us.

Comment DONATE for the direct link! You can give via their site www.themercykids.org or via Venmo 🤍

& Make sure to attach your email with your donation for tax deduction information since they are a 501c3!

Giveaway closes 12/4, winner will be chosen & contacted on 12/5!

09/20/2023

3 tips for planning your destination wedding ✨🗺️💍

1. Skip the resort!
2. Opt for off-season.
3. Hire vendors you love + trust (aka ones you resonate with their brand + their style + you’re confident in the experience you’ll get from them!)

Our bucket list for 2024:
✨A destination wedding in Tepoztlán, Mexico
✨A destination wedding in Positano, Italy
✨A destination wedding in Maui, Hawaii
✨A destination wedding in Northern California
✨A destination wedding in BC, Canada

Our new site will have a whole section dedicated to our destination offerings for both photo + video & we’re so excited to work with couples to personalize their experience for their wedding day in some of the most beautiful places in the world! 🤍

09/02/2023

We’ll be OOO at the end of this month for a few weeks! ✌🏼

Y’all…it’s September! J and I are nearing ONE YEAR of marriage on the 12th (🤯) and we are taking a few weeks off for a road trip through MT/WY to visit Glacier, Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, and a few other parks in the area!

We’ll be camping, hiking, kayaking & listening to lots of podcasts as we make our way through 6 new states + 5 new national parks!

This month we are planning to finish all our work before heading out of town so we can be fully present w/ each other and off the grid for a bit in nature!

• Editing + delivering weddings/elopements from the summer
• Shooting 1 local wedding
• Onboarding our newest team member (so excited to share more soon!)
• Continuing to work on developing our partnerships in the PNW for 2024 couples
• Building out our site to launch by end of 2023!

There’s always a never ending task list in entrepreneurship, but the question we always ask ourselves is, “What is the priority?”

So we’re excited to focus on these things for the next few weeks so we can take time off together to reflect on our first year in marriage 🫶

Any and all podcast/audio books/playlist recommendations…drop ‘em our way! 👇🏼

08/22/2023

A common misconception about elopements that we see is that…

people think elopements aren’t for Christians. And we think that couldn’t be further off or more wrong.

There are plenty of misconceptions about elopements, but let’s debunk this one for now.

Our business name, “Avodah,” is a Hebrew term that represents 3 terms in the language: meaning, “work, worship, and service.”

Our faith has Hebrew roots, and so we wanted our business to have meaningful roots that represented our “why.”

Jordan and I love Jesus, live in a faith community, and spend our days growing and practicing this way of life together.

We also shoot elopements & would have eloped ourselves (but that is a story for another time.)

We see elopements as the purest way two can enter into a marriage covenant together with one another.

It’s a day without the production. Fully present with one another and with the spirit of God. Being able to enjoy & celebrate the start of your marriage without it being a performance for others.

A day without waste. Being able to be truly intentional with what you consume and how it impacts our beautiful world God’s gifted us with.

A day without unnecessary stress, greed, or hurriedness. A day that truly resembles two lives becoming one - unity in diversity, a image of our creator.

At the end of the day, our job is to serve you, celebrate you, and tell your story honestly.

& Elopements are for everyone! It’s about representing your values on your day…and we’re here to remind you of just that 🤍🎊

08/16/2023

We loved everything about this day for Kara + Kyle! 💛

08/07/2023

Moments from K+K’s adventurous outdoor intimate wedding in Washington 🌲🍸 Shot on film by our incredible associate photographer, Sarah!

A quick shoutout to those that made the day possible 👏🏼

Venue:
Photography: .co
Florals:
Catering:
Bar: First Charter
Evening Entertainment: DJ Mighty Moves
Coordination:
Rentals:

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08/04/2023

Recent 35mm film from summer marriage celebrations these past few months 🤍📷

07/28/2023

Behind every small business, there is a person 💌

• A person who was so passionate about 1 thing…that they gave it their all to create a business about that one thing.

• A person that cares deeply about their clients, that they’re willing to do just about anything to make sure they’re happy.

• A person that has emotions. Off days, moments where things just don’t click. A person that needs sick days and vacation time, and a social life outside of work.

• A person that dreams of building a team (or has already done so) but spent years building it alone. Meaning, everything (quite literally) was on their plate. Emails, Finances, Scheduling, Customer Service, Legalities, Payroll, Merchandising, Web Design, Social Media, etc.

• A person that does a happy dance when they book a client! Because that means what they’ve built, people actually want to buy! And, they get to pay their bills (& their team) now too.

• A person that learns from their mistakes, and does better because of them. Business owners are not stagnant.

• A person that wants to hear “thank you, we love what you’ve created for us,” every once in a while.

• A person that thinks “Is this worth it?” Almost every day.

• A person that takes risks and tries new things to see if they can make the world a better place with their creative abilities.

• A person that wants to not only be acknowledged for what they do, but at the end of the work day…who they are. The person behind the small business.

Sending love to those that connect with this message & thanking those that make this work possible for us and always acknowledge us as people before their photographer or videographers 🤍

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Portland, OR

Telephone

+13177626381

Website

https://avodahco.com/quick-links

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