Red Rock Red Springs in Calico Basin Las Vegas: Talin & Bethany

I've been faced with a terrible dilemma. My sister is engaged and wants me to shoot her wedding. While I am over joyed about Bethany getting married and being part of her and Talin's wedding, I am torn between wanting to relax and enjoy the day and my obsession with photography to take pictures of everything. To shoot or not to shoot, that is the question. 

After pondering that for awhile I decided that even if someone else was the main photographer I'd still be photographing everything. So I told my sister, Bethany, that I would be the main photographer. (And I've asked my photographer friend, Gretchen, to be my second shooter.)

But, of course, first things first: Engagement Session!

We planned a little summer picnic out at one of my favorite places, Red Springs in Calico Basin just outside of Red Rock Canyon.

 This is a compass necklace that Talin had given Bethany as a gift.

Bethany is also wonderful artist so we had her draw a portrait of Talin. It's pretty good, huh?

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Red Rock Resort: Angel & Veronica

Angel and Veronica came in from California to get married this weekend. Though it's a bit close to the wedding day for an engagement session, ... we did one anyway! We had planned to shoot at the Neon Boneyard but the one day we planned turns out to also be the one day out of the year that it rains in the Las Vegas desert. 'Such is life' So we headed over to the Red Rock Resort to escape the rain and we had a blast anyways! Actually, I'm thinking that no matter what Angela and Veronica are doing they are having a blast.

Angel was so awesomely photo inclined and he always posed just how I was about to ask him to. Thanks, Angel!

And, Wow- does this girl have great taste in shoes! Are these sparkly babies screaming-awesome or what?!

Veronica is one seriously beautiful girl. I love that bird cage veil on her, she totally rocks it.

Thus I conclude that raining days are a good thing.

Calico Basin: Mitch & Lauren

First let me start with: I LOVE Mitch and Lauren! Usually at the start of a session it takes a little while (and bit of coaxing) for the couple to relax and be natural. Mitch and Lauren needed no such thing. They were so funny and playful right from the start. They kept me laughing the whole time. I had waaay too much fun!

Mitch and Lauren eloped in Vegas last February (more on that next post), so they never got the chance to do engagement photos (or wedding images - again next post). We trekked out to Calico Basin in Red Rock Canyon just west of Las Vegas for a post wedding engagement session. 

Lauren is an artist and we wanted to incorporate that so we had a paint fight! Serious bag'o fun!

Don't you just love 'em too?!

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Minnesota Trash the Dress: Eric & Sarah

I'm lovin' Minnesota! Beautiful weather, cool old buildings and bridges, friendly people- it's awesome here!  I am here for Eric & Sarah's wedding today. We got in a few days ago and did a fun Trash the Dress in old town Minneapolis with a white balloon -Sarah's great idea. And I'll be off to the wedding in just a little bit here.  So excited!

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Town Square Engagement: Jason + Heather

It was so warm and sunny in Southern Nevada the few past weeks that I've been dreading the unavoidable, oppressive heat of the summer. Then weather turned crazy and got cold and SUPER windy! With Heather & Jason driving down from the snowy mountains they thought Vegas would be a welcome change. Instead the morning we schedule their engagement shoot they get the windy city! But as the day went on it warmed up and the wind calmed down. Town Square was a great place to be sheltered from most of the wind. Once Heather and Jason warmed up (the coffee helped I think), they were racing down the escalators and smooching in elevators. Thanks for a awesome morning, Heather & Jason. I never had so much fun at a mall without spending money!

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Downtown Las Vegas Engagements

This past weekend I had the opportunity to photograph Andy & Laura's engagement images. They had a 50's inspired  theme, so we went downtown and walked around. We walked a lot actually. Laura's poor feet! But we had fun and they introduced me to a few cool restaurants/bars I've never been to that I have to go back and check out now.

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