Jason E. Kaplan - Photographer - Offers documentary style photography including weddings, event photography and editorial photography.

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"The very first (legal) same-sex marriage performed in Multomah county. Performed by former Oregon Supreme Court Justice Betty Roberts"

Multnomha county commissioner Diane Linn decided that the Oregon State Constitution guaranteed the right to marry to same-sex couples. I was there as the first marriage certificates were sold. Scores of couples lined up and waited in the rain for hours for the opportunity to purchase one. It seemed that every reporter in town was there.