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Busy Bees

June 29, 2010 – 6:05 am

So where have we been? Life has been incredibly busy recently between weddings, engagement shoots, newborn shoots, consultations, and planning my bestie’s bridal shower and bachelorette party. We are currently being booked for a lot of Spring 2011 dates so if you’re interested in us for next years spring season, we suggest you contact us soon! Meanwhile I’ve been working on a couple of blog posts for this week!

Take a peek:

Bethanny & Brendan:

Richelle & Mark:

Karla & Jeff:

And last but definitely not least, Nikki & Mike:

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A Leap Of Faith…

May 10, 2010 – 3:48 am

Doubt. It plagues me sometimes before a shoot or a wedding. As artists I think all photographers occasionally find ourselves doubting our abilities and our creativity. It happens. Whenever I start doubting myself though (especially when I’m about to shoot something that is unfamiliar or unknown), I let a little prayer out. “Dear God, let me deliver on my unspoken promise to be the best I can be” and really? Isn’t that a prayer that we all send out occasionally as husbands, wives, daughters, sons, and especially mothers?

A little over a week ago, I did a maternity shoot for my good friend, Christina. I had asked her to volunteer since I, by no means, am an expert on maternity photos. Give me a girl and a boy in a white dress and a black tux, and I’ll rock it out! But a beautiful pregnant woman and a man who loves her about to embark on the great journey that life has to offer? I was ready to upchuck from nerves. All I knew was that Christina and Bobby had given me their trust, their faith to take some beautiful images, and I took that trust, mixed it in with some moxie, took a deep breathe and did my best.

In honor of all the mothers in the world, I give this gift to you Christina. Happy Mothers Day!

You know all those cliches about pregnant women having this beautiful “glow” (which by the way I try to recreate by spending a ton of money on makeup and yeah doesn’t work!), Christina’s got it!

I mean really got it!

I asked Christina if Bobby, her husband, and her stepson, Ryan, would mind joining us. While maternity photos are usually all about mom, I loved capturing the “family” as well.

My idea of a modern family portrait:

Any my favorite image of the day:

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Phuong-Anh & Simon=Hitched

April 29, 2010 – 6:17 am

What can I say about Phuong-Anh and Simon? Other than that they are amazingly wonderful people that are surrounded by equally wonderful friends and family. Phuong-Anh and Simon made Josh and I feel so welcomed on their wedding day. They made us feel part of their amazing friends and family. Their wedding consisted of a gorgeous day full of love and laughter, but one part  really stuck in my head Simon’s father got up and gave a toast. In his toast he mentioned that a wedding is only one day, and he requested that Phuong-Anh and Simon remember that it’s the normal day to day actions that make a marriage full of love. It was such a simple and beautiful message that I think every couple should be reminded of from time to time, including Josh and I.

The day began and ended at The Venetian on the Strip. Makeup was done by the talented, Sarah Vickrey and the amazing flowers were created by Janis Pollen. Josh and I love to work with Sarah. She’s insanely talented and fast! Two traits that we love :)

We then all traveled to Lake Las Vegas for a first look and portraits before the ceremony. Phuong-Anh and Simon were having a late afternoon ceremony at Guardian Angel Cathedral, and agreed to do a first look so we had maximum time for photographs instead of trying to fit a ton of photographs after the ceremony and before sunset. We really recommend first looks to all of our brides and grooms that are limited in time and light.

Phuong-Anh and Simon’s bridal party were so much fun and very relaxed.

Guardian Angel is such a pretty church and very conveniently located right on Las Vegas Blvd next to the Wynn.

So back in December, Phuong-Anh and Simon invited us to appetizers at their reception location, Bouchon Bistro, inside the Venetian. Josh and I were blown away by how incredibly tasty everything was. Dining at Bouchon’s is an experience. Their wedding reception was no different. The reception patio was beautiful, the food was amazing, and the staff was incredibly nice. It definitely made for a wonderful evening. We would recommend contacting Annie (the private dining sales manager) if you would like to inquire about having your wedding reception there!

The toasts were amazing at this wedding. They had me and everybody else in tears!

And the night for us ended with a slice of yummy cake!

Thank you again for Phuong-Anh and Simon for sharing a peek of your amazing lives together with Josh and I. We’re truly blessed to know you!

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A Punch In The Gut

April 15, 2010 – 5:05 am

Sometimes when I’m downloading photos after a wedding, I look through the photos, and I get a punch in the gut. Don’t know what I mean? I mean that I come across a photograph that speaks to me on an emotional or artistic level that hasn’t been reached before. A photo that makes me tear up, gasp, laugh, and an array of other emotions. This weekend while I was taking a look at Phuong-Anh and Simon’s (full wedding post soon to follow) wedding photographs I received two punches in the guts. A sign of how full of joy their wedding was? I think so.

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Brandon & Sam: Engaged

January 11, 2010 – 2:50 am

A fresh new start. That’s what 2010 represents to Josh and I this year. We are so happy that our first shoot of the year started with Brandon and Samantha. They are exactly the kind of couple that we fall in love with. Modern, romantic, and yes, fresh. We had a blast hanging out with them having a couple of drinks discussing their very quickly approaching wedding in April, and our love of all things technology (Fry’s gift registery? Why not?). Thank you guys for being such wonderful clients and trudging through bird poop with us!

My fave:

Josh’s Fave:

We told Brandon and Sam that if they felt any posing inspiration to just go for it, and then they busted out this move:

We ended the night in the virtual dark although you really can’t tell from this picture:

Thanks again you two, and we hope you enjoy the Asti!

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Ashley & Mike=Married

October 10, 2008 – 6:04 am

This is going to be huge. I mean this post is going to be huge. I honestly couldn’t help it. Ashley & Mike just had sooo many beautiful photographs. I really didn’t want to just show one or two. Somehow though I think Ashley will appreciate it :)

Ashley and Mike are two very special people. They have it all so to speak. They have each other and their gorgeous little girl, Sophia, and the happiness literally radiates off the both of them. They are so in love with each other and their little girl. I wish I could express the feelings I felt around them a little bit more eloquently, but I’ll guess I’ll sum it up by saying that I feel very blessed to have been able to witness Ashley and Mike’s wedding. 

The day started out at The Hilton with some getting ready shots.

Ashley couldn’t stop smiling, while the wonderful Lori White did her makeup. 

I normally post up a photo of the shoe shot, but I thought I’d mix it up and post, Sophia’s shoe shot:

I absolutely adore the next two images for being a little bit different than what you usually see out there.

After everyone was done getting ready, we headed on down to Lake Las Vegas, for a First Look. Ashley and Mike got married at 7pm which was too dark for naturally lit portraits, so they decided to do a First Look and do their portraits at that time. It worked out really well, and I HIGHLY recommend that if you are faced with time constraints for portraits that as a bride you opt to do a First Look. It was highly emotional and we had plenty of time to capture some jaw dropping portraits, plus Ashley and Mike didn’t have to miss their cocktail hour and only a tiny bit (ten minutes) of their reception for some quick nighttime portraits. Anyway, I won’t go on and on about how much I love First Looks. I’ll let the photos speak for themselves.

So cute right? You could feel the excitement from Mike in the air. We gave them about five minutes just to let them be together, and then it was on for some portraits. As Ashley was walking away from me, I looked up and noticed the potential for an amazing shot. Sometimes the moment passes too quickly, and I don’t catch it, but I’ve gotten to the point where I can almost see it coming. The light, the wind, everything just perfectly aligned, and I caught it! I was ecstatic to say the least.

I posted under Laura’s preview pics my version of this photo. This is Josh’s. I think both are equally yummy.

Josh took this really cool bridal party photo. He wanted it to look “mafiaesque”.

After that we traveled on to a different location of Lake Las Vegas, for some more portraits. Josh and I split up and he took portraits of Mike, and I did some of Ashley. 

Did I mention how ridiculously beautiful Ashley is? This next photograph has just a teeny, tiny bit of retouching and that’s it!

I became obsessed with Ashley’s flowers, by Pam at The Palette. They were these cream roses and hypericum berries, and were so elegant and classic. 

The guys had hypericum berry boutinnieres.

After we did their individuals it was time for a couple more bridal party photos. 

Ashley’s bridesmaids were also just gorgeous. 

This next image isn’t a “normal” bridal party photo, but I love how fresh and crisp it feels. Almost like a bridal magazine ad. 

And just because we had a little bit more time. We squeezed a couple more bride and groom photos in, and I’m really happy we did. 

And one last one:

After that off we went to Sunset Gardens, for a lovely candle lit ceremony, and reception. Ashley and Mike’s ceremony definitely had me tearing up. Especially during the vows…

I have sooo many great photos of their reception, but this post is already too long, so I guess I’ll have to do a second post. First I have to do a full length post of Laura’s wedding since she had a ton of gorgeous photos as well. For now I leave you with a single detail shot. 

Okay and a sneak peak of the reception. This photograph was too cute to pass up:

Vendors:

1. Hotel: The Hilton

2. Make Up & Hair: Lori White 702-432-9542

3. Portrait Location: Lake Las Vegas

4. Ceremony & Reception: Sunset Gardens

5. Flowers: Pam, The Palette

Ashley and Mike, we had so much fun with you and your families. Thank you for being such great clients and friends. I hope you like the photographs so far.

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