Aaron Courter

March 23, 2026

cape meares oregon coast forest wedding

Aaron Courter

March 23, 2026

A wedding just gets better with participation. In throwing a celebration gathering friends and family from across the world to a beautiful and intimate corner of the Oregon Coast, this wedding made a weekend out of it. Games and challenges like relay races, dance competitions, and egg balancing, followed by oyster shots and music at Jandy’s Oyster Bar, this was just the beginning. At the family property and coordinated by Your Perfect Bridesmaid, these two threw a laugh-filled party like no other.

For more Oregon Coast weddings, check out this one at Cannon Beach, this couple's session on the cliffs by Manzanita,or a wedding at a Hydrangea Ranch in Tillamook.

Aaron Courter

May 6, 2021

Engagements, Oregon Coast

hug point oregon coast engagement

Aaron Courter

May 6, 2021

Engagements, Oregon Coast

One of my favorite spots on the Oregon Coast is Hug Point. It gets some attention for good reason: it's magical. Time the tide tables, run around the bend holding hands, accidentally stomping into a deeper-than-expected puddle and there you are in front of a waterfall, the Pacific Ocean, sea-stained rocks, and in some cases, rays of sunlight. These two brought their adventure spirit and put up with my goofiness as we explored. Thankfully we avoided sneaker waves (barely), Bigfoot (that we know of), and kept our socks mostly dry.

For more Oregon Coast adventures, check out an engagement session at Oswald West, a wedding at Surfsand Resort in Cannon Beach, a clifftop engagement in Manzanita, and a backyard Yachats wedding further south.

Man and woman silhouette in front of hug point recreation area with blue sky and ocean

Girl smiles while boy in jean jacket embraces her from behind

Boy with glasses and long hair smiles while wrapping arms around his fiancé

Engaged couple walks down to Oregon beach on pebbles

Morning sun shines through Oregon coastal forest while couple walks along beach in green jacket and jean jacket

Engaged couple stands on sand and rocks on Oregon coast while boy smiles

Engagement photo at Hug point in morning sunlight while woman smiles while snuggling with fiancé

Brown haired woman hugs fiancé arm under rock cave on Oregon coast

Smiling couple stands on Oregon coast rocks at hug point

Engaged couple runs around hug point in front of blue ocean

Couple stands on wet sand with sunlight behind them photographed with the fujifilm gfx 50r medium format camera

Engaged couple walks toward hug point waterfall in morning sunlight

Couple holding hands and running in sand along rocky Oregon coastline

Boy in jean jacket embraces girl in green jacket with morning sunlight peaking over the Oregon coastal forest

Morning sun rays stream through Oregon coastal forest onto waterfall while engaged couple stands together on fresh wet sand at Hug point

Couple talks together in front of Oregon Hug Point waterfall during engagement session

Close up portrait of engaged couple in front of Oregon coast greens and browns

Girl laughs holding hand of fiancé in front of hug point waterfall

Blue and diamond engagement ring on finger of engaged couple

Oregon coast cave by waterfall at hug point

Engaged couple shares tender moment under hug point waterfall

Couple holding hands walks across wet stones in front of waterfall and streaming sunlight

Couple stands together in slanted Oregon rock cave

Couple portrait in rock cave surrounded by greens and browns

Couple shares kiss in Oregon cave along the coast

Engagement session in front of hug point waterfall with streaming sun rays behind brown Oregon cliffside

Couple in brown boots and jean jacket sitting on rock in front of Oregon coast waterfall in morning sunlight

Boy holding girl in front of hug point waterfall and wet stones

Engaged couple laughing together on Oregon coastal logs

Funny moment while couple sits in front of brown Oregon coast cliffside while sitting on driftwood log

Square black and white photograph of couple in front of Oregon cliffside

Engagement photo at hug point beach in Oregon

Girl embraces fiancé from behind on beach

Engagement photograph silhouette running along Oregon coastline

Couple snuggles in front of jagged Oregon coast rock at hug point

Couple embrace in cold wind in front of coastal rocks

Sitting on large coastal beach rocks, couple snuggles looking out towards ocean

Girl laughs while sharing sitting on a rock on the coast

Couple sits together on large rock with wet green ocean algae in the foreground

Engagement photo in front of blue ocean and sky with jagged sunlit Oregon coast rock

Girl in purple black striped dress stands in Oregon coastal forest

Girl smiles in purple and black dress walking along trail in Oregon coastal forest

Engaged couple holding hands walking along cliffside at Hug Point forest

Engaged couple stands on cliffside overlooking sunny Oregon coastline

Tiny engaged couple stands far away in Oregon coastal trees with ocean and jagged rocks in the sunlight

Aaron Courter

May 3, 2018

Engagements, Oregon Coast

oregon coast manzanita engagement

Aaron Courter

May 3, 2018

Engagements, Oregon Coast

One thing not pictured: the secret terror we all had of falling off one of these gorgeous cliffs along the Oregon Coast. We ventured off the road on Neahkahnie Mountain near Manzanita Oregon to make some photos overlooking the Pacific Ocean.