About this vendor
Taras & Alla Yasniy Photography is a premier wedding photography company based in Portland, OR. Founded by the talented husband-and-wife team of Taras and Alla, the company is dedicated to capturing the unique and wonderful moments of each wedding celebration.
Philosophy of Celebration:
Taras and Alla believe that life is meant to be celebrated and savored. Their work is a testament to rescuing fleeting moments from the swift current of time. Photography and Videography, for them, is not only about preserving the past but also about valuing the present, fostering a love for one another today.
Services Offered:
The company covers a range of wedding-related events, including engagements, rehearsals, and wedding day celebrations. Taras and Alla extend their expertise to portrait sessions, day-after shoots, and trash-the-dress sessions. Their comprehensive wedding packages feature high-resolution images, highlight and full-feature videos, and beautifully crafted wedding albums.
Passions and Interests:
Beyond the lens, we are passionate about traveling, hiking, making new friends, and creating a comfortable and fun atmosphere for our clients. Our love for the ocean, desert, mountains, and trees reflects in our work, just as our commitment to gardening and eating healthy mirrors our dedication to capturing life's authentic beauty.
Destination Wedding Expertise:
For those considering a destination wedding, Taras & Alla offers specialized packages. These packages are designed to cater to the unique needs of couples planning weddings in picturesque locations beyond their home base in Portland.
Your love story is a precious and beautiful journey, and we are excited to be part of the next chapter in your amazing story!
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
- Trash The Dress
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Second Shooter Available
- Wedding Albums
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Awards and Affiliations
5-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2023.2021.2020.+2 more.
Best of Weddings
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Hall of Fame
Earned by winning 'Best of Weddings' four or more times.
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We couldn’t be happier with our experience! The photographer was absolutely incredible—professional, attentive, and truly talented. They took the time to understand our vision and ...
brought it to life perfectly. The photos turned out exactly how we had hoped—every detail, emotion, and special moment was captured beautifully. We felt seen, heard, and completely comfortable throughout the entire process. Highly recommend to anyone looking for a photographer who truly delivers!
Taras was really easy to communicate with! We had an engagement shoot before the wedding which really helped us to get comfortable with our photographer! We had amazing pictures do...
ne, and a beautiful album which is so amazing to have. We recommend Taras as your wedding photographer, if you want quality and beautiful pictures!
Exceptional Wedding Photographer & Videographer – Taras is the Best!
We couldn’t have asked for a better photographer and videographer for our wedding than Taras! From the very be...
ginning, he was incredibly easy to work with—professional, friendly, and always making sure we felt comfortable in front of the camera. He truly took the time to understand our vision, and the final product exceeded all our expectations.
The quality of both the photos and the video was absolutely breathtaking. Every picture captured the emotions and beauty of our special day with stunning detail and artistry, while the video brought it all to life in the most cinematic and heartfelt way. From candid moments to beautifully composed portraits, Taras managed to preserve every little detail, allowing us to relive our wedding day over and over again.
If you’re looking for a talented, professional, and passionate photographer and videographer who will deliver top-tier results, look no further than Taras. We are beyond grateful for his work and will cherish these memories forever. Thank you, Taras!
Taras was a great photographer! Super easy and fun to work with and helped with poses to make us feel comfortable. We got our pictures back really quick and they turned out beautif...
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Taras is a very professional and talented photographer. He went above and beyond for us and was a pleasure to work with! I highly recommend using him for weddings and engagement sh...
oots. His recommendations for when and where to do our engagement shoot were fantastic.
Taras was absolutely amazing! He captured our special day so perfectly! We absolutely loved working with him! He was so personable and really brought out our genuine smiles! Taras ...
was on top of making sure to get photos in different areas of our gorgeous venue and capturing all of the most memorable moments! He was so fun to work with and we have already received so many compliments on the photos he took! He even did a minute long video of snippets of our special day and it was just perfect in capturing the beauty of every special moment that made our day such a dream. Taras is well worth the money as the quality is more than what we were hoping for! Thank you so much Taras!
My husband, myself, my daughter, my now son in law, and his parents were thrilled and honored to have Taras as our photographer for our children's wedding in August of 2023. Taras...
' level of professionalism and genius at his art is stunning. His ability to create an environment where people are able to show on camera their most authentic selves at such an important marker in their lives is brilliant. Everyone felt at home and comfortable. He fit right in with all the bridesmaids in the bridal suite and with the groomsmen in the groom's den, he found everyone at all the right times to capture the best and most memorable moments, and it was obvious that he loves what he does. His approach to the "golden hour" photographs still takes my breath away each time I look at them. He has the uncanny ability to be flawless at his photography technique while being so candidly human simultaneously. This is perhaps why his work is so good. Taras is the person you want to entrust with such an important event in your family's history.
My husband and I booked Taras for our wedding day photos, my family and friends are in love with are photos and so are we. Beautiful work and impecable attention to detail. Taras ...
is super friendly, easy to work with and is an expert in professional pictures!
Taras is the best in the business for professional photos, whether for an intimate small setting to a 150+ person wedding.
All of our wedding moments were captured perfectly and ...
we couldn’t be happier. We will be thinking of him for any future photo needs!
The photographer did outstanding job, both taking the photos and have positive vibe throughout the whole process. The photos came out amazing and the quality is beyond words.
Taras exceeded all expectations. If I could I would give him a 10 star review I would. Taras made not only our wedding unforgettable but our engagement shoot. For our engagement sh...
oot it was POURING down rain at the beach. Taras had my husband and I running around on the beach to stay warm and because of that our photos turned out so candid. On our wedding day Taras captured every detail. He made us feel relaxed, and stayed so organized so that not only could we eat and talk to guests but we also were able to get all the photos we wanted. I cannot thank Taras for all he did.
Taras blew us away! Words cannot describe how helpful Taras was through the whole wedding process. Our engagement shoot was so memorable because it was POURING down rain at the bea...
ch and Taras, my husband, and I were running around on the beach (freezing cold) but the whole time Taras was making us laugh and the photos turned out amazing. On our wedding day thankfully it was beautiful weather and Taras made sure to give us plenty of time for all the photos we needed. My husband and I can both say that Taras made our wedding unforgettable. Every detail was captured thanks to Taras.
Words can’t describe how incredible Taras and his team were at our wedding. We hired him for photography and videography for our engagement and wedding pictures. We were pleased to...
find out all the extra percs our package came with! Also, airbrush editing was a big deal to me so after seeing Taras wedding samples I knew he was the man for the job! I was very pleased with the result. Him and his team were extremely accommodating with my specific editing and photo angle requests. Him and his team really went above and beyond and were such a joy to have at our wedding! If you are camera shy (like me) he’s also wonderful with making you feel comfortable, having fun (he’s pretty funny, haha), and helping direct poses for beginners! Highly recommend him for any photography or videography work!!! God bless you, Taras!!!
Taras and Alla did both our engagement and wedding photos and they are absolute perfection. I don't consider myself photogenic, but I truly adore the pictures of myself. We wanted ...
a photographer that could do colorful, timeless, and full of life pictures and that's exactly what we have. They were also incredibly supportive and flexible on the wedding day.
Found Taras on Instagram, watched some pictures of his work. Watched couple YouTube videos of weddings. We reached out to him and he answered right away. We are living 4 hours apar...
t so he gave us an opportunity to have a zoom meeting with him on the next day. Over the zoom call, he was really open with us. We did not feel discomfort at all. He sounded professional! Then we had a pre wedding photoshoot and it was really easy to work with him. Me and my husband enjoyed and of coursed hired him for our special day! Can’t stop looking at my pictures and the video! Definitely recommend to hire Taras!!!
Taras captured our wedding day in better ways than we could ever imagine! He was a pleasure to work with and understood what we wanted for our photos. He communicated really well o...
n how we should pose to look our best. He was quick to respond to emails/texts and was easy to work with anytime we had misunderstandings which makes the wedding planning less stressful. Taras went out of his way to snap the right angles and poses to capture our emotions. His editing really made the photos come to life and we can see the amount of effort to detail he put into each photograph. All of the photos and editing were stunning! Taras really tried his best to make our day last as a special memory and we’re so grateful for his talented work!
We were really happy with the great pictures that Taras took at our wedding. He was fun and easy to work with, and we are extremely pleased with the results. Highly recommended.
Let me tell you about Taras. The man’s a LEGEND. He was able to capture every picture with such detail like they were for his wedding. The way he cares and wants nothing but to cap...
ture the best moments was amazing. He cared for this wedding like if it was his own and we made him feel like family because of how he treated us. He dined with us and got right back to work…amazing photographer to capture a wedding as big or as small as ours. I would do it again in a heart beat. Amazing pictures by the way. Fantastic kind human who cares whole heart left making your dreams come true in the picture he takes.
We couldn’t get through the videos without smiling 😊 Family & friends kept complimenting us how great the clips were! We went with a mini clip and a 25 min video and we are so hap...
py we did! Every little detail and how well it was put together was perfect! Taras communicated very well and exceeded all our expectations and Davis was very easy going and made us feel very comfortable being in front of the camera!
Taras was very wonderful from start to finish! The videos are amazing and we couldn’t be happier with his work! We absolutely recommend his services! Reuben & Annie
Super nice guy. Easy to work with. Very punctual. Takes lots of pictures. The photos are expertly edited. The cost is right. Recommend.
Taras was easy to work with and very pleasant. He was polite and friendly.
Taras took the time to FaceTime with us before the wedding and look at the setting of where the photos ...
would be taken pre-wedding. He helped point out areas of good lighting and gave us suggestions of how to improve the space to make the photoshoot more efficient.
He was flexible with our time and willing to stay longer to take photos for us after the reception. He managed to remain excited & pumped despite a 12+ day!
Taras remembered to take our requested photos, which was sweet. We really liked the photos! Even my dad, who is hard to impress, stated that he respected the photos Taras took. It was a pleasure to work with Taras and his team and we’d recommend him to our friends and family!
Taras was an amazing photographer! He made sure to pay attention to the details that we really wanted to save as memories and made them great! Working with him was really easy and ...
quite relaxing we did not feel any pressure from him to try and out do something he capitalised on our natural feelings and captured those precious moments we could not be more happy with the end result if you are looking for a great photographer that can make your special day a memory captured for every in photo and video I highly recommend Yasniy photography their crew is by far amazing!
The pictures turned out amazing. We thank Taras for capturing our special day.
Amazing photographers! They know exactly what the client wants and they’re professionalism is on the the highest level!
It was a great pleasure working with Taras! He was able to capture our special day like no other. We had a great time taking pictures and got all the shoots we wanted and more! He ...
was very easy to work with and got along great with all the other staff at the wedding. Would highly recommend to anyone who’s wants to capture their special day.
We are so thankful to Taras for the most beautiful wedding pictures! He did an amazing job capturing every detail on our special day! He is very creative, energetic, fun and passio...
nate about what he does. We truly got lucky with the best photographer out there! We definitely recommend him!
We are so happy we went with Taras Yasniy photography, he did an amazing job capturing every little shot, he pays a lot of attention to every little detail. We recommend him 100%
It was a wonderful experience to have you as a photographer at our wedding. Pictures are amazing. We got them within a month.
Defiantly won't be able to describe the experience we had with Tara's but simple as it gets is on the wedding date he was super fun and was able to advise us how to make our moment...
s look picture perfect for our album. His quality is literally unbeatable and we are still obsessing over our pictures. What we paid for the pictures is 100% worth it and our wedding day is perfectly pictured for us to once again look at it and remember the beautiful moments. Tara's your the man long live your talent and may you who is reading this know this your guy for the special day.
It was great working with taras! Very patient and will go the extra mile to help you out. Definitely professional photographer with a lot of knowledge, highly recommend!
Taras did a very good job! Me and my husband really enjoyed watching a clip of our wedding. He is very professional and organized. He also added one moment into our clip which we a...
re really grateful for he could do that for us! Would recommend this videographer for everyone’s wedding
My wife and I are very happy with his services. If you’re looking for an excellent photographer, and future friend he is the one. Taras is very friendly, energetic, and ready to he...
lp you with whatever you need. He is willing to travel with you and capture the most amazing moments from your life. His has a unique talent, special equipment and lots of patience. He was our wedding photographer and videographer and I’m very pleased with his work. With strong love for God and people, Taras is willing to travel the extra mile just to see his customers happy and possibly establish a lifetime friendship/partnership.
Taras Yasniy was a pleasure to work with from the very start of our wedding planning process. He is very professional and organized, and did everything he could to work with our bu...
dget. Our wedding video was sent to us on time, and we received a DVD as well, with very beautiful packaging! 😊 During our wedding, his attitude was very positive and uplifting (we've noticed that sometimes wedding vendors appear stressed, anxious, or even impatient - this was not the case with Taras). We also appreciated his ability to stay "behind-the-scenes," yet still capture all of the most important and authentic moments of our special day!
We love love working with Taras! We were blown away by his portfolio, and when we met in person were pleasantly surprised to find such a humble and charismatic person behind the ca...
mera. He is super professional yet personable. Taras is very attentive to detail and everything he touches turn gold. I was even impressed with the paper he used to sign the contract - presentation is everything! He was quick to get pictures back and had a lot of patience as I changed my mind when finalizing the album. Best of all, he made us look like models in both our engagement session and wedding day. Without a doubt he was the best vendor we had for our wedding and was worth every penny! He will definitely be my go to photographer for future photo shoots. If I could give him 100 stars I would!
We had a great experience with Taras! We appreciated how quick he responded to all and any of our questions. He was able to work us in on a super short notice! his fun and easy to ...
work with attitude made the photoshoot go by so well! Even tho weather wasn’t quite cooperating with us. We would definitely recommend him to others! Thank you Taras.
Great photographer, awesome crew! Easy to work with and very quick and prompt at responding to anything you need. Pictures came out absolutely lovely! Definitely recommend!
Great photographer!! Very satisfied with the service and pictures. Made it very easy and simple and very professional. Love all the pictures, album and the canvases! Definitely rec...
ommend!
I would describe Taras as a professional, talented, passionate and a very personable photographer. He is really easy to work with as far as his availability and flexibity goes. He ...
did our engagement photo session and wedding pictures. I would dafenatelly recommend him!!
Working with Taras was easy and comfortable. I was overwhelmed with happiness to see the beautiful images that were captured for my special day. The shots were truly once in a life...
time and looking at the images I will forever enjoy reliving them. I was very pleased with his artistic eye and professionalism, from working with my wedding party right down to the little details. I would highly recommend him to any of my family and friends.
We were beyond satisfied with our choice for our wedding videographer. The finished video really captures all the special moments of our wedding day and we are so glad we went with...
Taras Yasniy Videography! Taras was excellent at communicating what he needed from us and explaining everything clearly, also he is very friendly, punctual, professional and very passionate about his work. The quality is top notch when you look at your film in comparison to others. The quality of work that he does is outstanding. Highly recommend!
Taras is a hard working, talented, creative and very reliable photographer. He isn’t afraid a challenge and will do his best to bring your vision to life! I definitely recommend hi...
m for any type of photo shoots, weddings, engagements, maternity pictures and family pictures. He won’t disappoint you!
We chose to go with Taras Yasniy and his video team for our wedding. We chose 10 hours and all the significant events and parts of the day were captured perfectly! Even though we h...
ad a rainy day, the team was able to accommodate us quickly to alternative locations. We didn't regret choosing this video service. The only downside would be it's a little pricey. Other than that I would highly recommend! :)
Taras and his team did an amzing job with our engagement pictures and and even better job with the wedding pictures and video. They used their own lighting, which was one of the ma...
ny things I was looking for in a photographer. He was very detail oriented and now I have pictures of the little things from my wedding that I didn’t think of at the time but now appreciate. Taras really knows what he is doing with the camera in his hands. I loved it when he showed us how to pose and tweaked little things like shoulders back and chin up. It seemed picky at the moment but looking back at the pictures I am so glad he helped us with poses!! I have and will highly recommend Taras and his team for video and photography for your engagement, wedding, and other events you might have.
Taras is a amazing! He was professional, friendly, creative, open to suggestions and made everyone feel comfortable. Our pictures turned out incredible and he gives you so many it ...
was great! I’d definitely recommend him to anyone and everyone!
The first time we saw Tarass’ work, we were very impressed by the amount of time and effort he puts into his photos, they are almost life like. We had Taras and his lovely wife as ...
our wedding photographers, and it was the best decision we have made not considering getting married! They were very professional and knew exactly what kind of photos we were looking for. We highly recommend using this vender.
Planning a wedding is not an easy task, yet having a photographer like, Taras, that is attentive to client’s request, flexible, creative, and always looking for opportunities to pr...
ovide their clients with the best value makes it a more enjoyable and stress free task. It feels good to know that you have a photographer that has got your back and looks for win-win situations.
We hired, Taras, to take our engagement and wedding photos, as well as wedding video. We knew that if he promised something, he would deliver, leaving us to just focus on enjoying and soaking in the big event. Needless to say, our pictures came out absolutely gorgeous! Pictures we will cherish for years to come. If we asked for any touch ups or redos, he was attentive, and very willing to work with us. Taras is a people person that is passionate about working closely with his clients to create personalized memorable photos reflective of them.
His heart, attentiveness to detail and flexibility is a quality very rare in many photographers, and I would say is something that makes Taras exponentially stand out from the rest. That is why I have recommended him to family and friends, and recommend him to any couple looking for an exponentially great photographer that understands the stress and monetary sign attached to planning a big event. Book him, you won't regret it.
My husband and I absolutely enjoyed having Taras and his crew capture our engagement photos, wedding photos, and wedding video. He is very easy to work with. I am not always comfor...
table in front of a camera but I never felt that way while he was shooting our photos. He helped direct the photos so that we actually had great photos and a beautiful video when all was said and done. I would definitely recommend him to the next bride!
Taras was truly the best photographer and we are so glad we chose him to capture the most important day of our lives, our wedding!!! We chose a package that included photography an...
d videography and we don't regret anything. Me and my husband are not photogenic and he was great at helping us pose and telling us what to do! Our package also included a photo album which has turned out so beautiful! Real Italian leather album ordered from Italy! We are very happy! The way Taras puts in efforts for the little details is amazing! we recommend to all :)
Working with Taras Yasniy was amazing. When we started planning the wedding I knew the most important part would be the photographer/ videographer. I looked all around Oregon to fi...
nd a photographer that met my standards, this was one of the best days of my life and I wanted it to be captured by someone that was easy to work with and did a great job. When we booked our venue, the venue had one of Taras’s wedding albums their and I fell in love. Every photographer I looked at didn’t compare to Taras. When I contacted Taras he was quick to get back to me and we set up a meeting. My fiancé and I met with Taras and his wife Alla. They are such a wonderful couple so kind and really sat down to get to know us and find what we were looking for. They explained how the day would go and went over the wedding packages that they offered with us. They were flexible and gave us many option that fit into our budget. We booked Taras and his team about a year out from the wedding and he kept in touch with us and was quick to respond if I had any questions or changes. The day of the wedding Taras, Alla, and the his videographer arrived and they were wonderful to work with. They made sure that I didn’t feel rushed and everything went smoothly for me. Overall the experience with Taras was amazing and the photos and video turned out better than I could have imagined. I plan to keep in touch with Taras for any future photography needs.
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Portland + Seattle
Taras & Alla Yasniy Photography