A June Wedding at Cedarville Lodge | Gresham, Oregon Wedding Photographer
Some venues you walk into and immediately understand why a couple chose them. Cedarville Lodge is one of those. Eleven acres of forest, a 1925 log lodge with pine walls and a fireplace, and just enough quiet that the whole world feels like it pauses for a day. Christian and Jessica said yes to all of it. Here is a look at their June wedding, and a little about what makes this Gresham venue so easy to love.
Where is Cedarville Lodge?
Cedarville Lodge sits on 11 private, forested acres at 3800 West Powell Loop in Gresham, Oregon, about 30 minutes east of downtown Portland. It is close enough to the city that guests travel easily, and wooded enough that the moment you arrive, you forget the freeway exists. Tall cedars, a rustic log lodge, and an open-air arbor for ceremonies. That mix is exactly why couples keep choosing it.
What is a wedding at Cedarville Lodge like?
A Cedarville Lodge wedding feels warm, woodsy, and unhurried. The ceremony arbor tucks into the trees, so couples say their vows with green all around them and soft, filtered light overhead. Then everyone moves inside to the 1925 lodge, with its pine walls, fireplace, big dance floor, and stage. It is the kind of space that holds a small gathering and a 300-person party equally well. Ceremony in the trees, reception in the lodge, photos all over the property. That is the rhythm of the day here.
What was Christian + Jessica's June wedding day like?
These two leaned all the way into the season. June at Cedarville Lodge means full, heavy green, long light that stretches into the evening, and that particular Oregon warmth that makes everyone slow down. Their ceremony happened under the arbor with family close in. Then the lodge filled with music, the fireplace anchoring the room, and a dance floor that did not stay empty for long. I kept finding little moments between the big ones. A hand squeeze. A laugh mid-toast. The light coming sideways through the cedars at golden hour. Those are the frames I chase.
Why book Cedarville Lodge for an Oregon wedding?
Cedarville Lodge works because it gives you the forest and the indoor backup in one place. You get the outdoor, in-the-trees ceremony so many Oregon couples want, without gambling the whole reception on the weather. Six event spaces, room for 50 to 350 guests, a full commercial kitchen, and a bar already on site. For couples who want Pacific Northwest woods without driving deep into the mountains, this Gresham venue hits the sweet spot.
Looking for a Cedarville Lodge wedding photographer?
I would love to hear about your day. I am Becky Chambers, owner and lead photographer at Studio 623 Photography in Sandy, Oregon, and after 20-plus years and 400-plus weddings, venues like Cedarville Lodge are my happy place. I know where the light falls here and how the day tends to flow, which means I can stay one step ahead and let you actually be present at your own wedding.
If you are planning at Cedarville Lodge, or anywhere across the Portland metro and Mt. Hood area, take a look at my wedding photography work. Dreaming of something smaller and more adventurous instead? My couples who elope near Mt. Hood might spark an idea. Either way, reach out. I always have room to talk through what you are imagining.
