Posts Tagged 'Vegas Wedding Photographer'

They don’t take a bad picture. The bride and groom. Their families. It’s kinda ridiculous. (:

The love and excitement for Ken and Jeni from their families was amazing. I wish I could have bottled it up and open it when I need a boost of the warm and fuzzies.

Jeni’s wedding dress is her mom’s wedding dress. Her parents will be married 50 years this year. Isn’t that awesome!!

This day was w-i-n-d-y!! It was craaaazy windy. We tried to find spots around the Las Vegas LDS Temple to hide from it. But it didn’t matter in the end. Jeni and Ken still looked amazing and nothing was going to get in the way of their love for each other.

Here are some shots from the day.

I loved Jeni’s flowers. So pretty.

Um…hello gorgeous eyes!!

These next two are happy accidents and I’m totally loving ’em. I can’t help it.

Seriously? Such good looking people! I have amazing brides and grooms!

Check the slide show for more shots (as always, the direct link has music with the slide show)…pictures from the open house are also in there! (:

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Me.

February 5, 2012 in About Me., My Family, Personal

In the back of my head there are always thoughts running around.

Did I call this person? Have I ordered that set of photos? I am thinking about the current wedding I’m editing, or the family session coming up this week, or the wedding I’m shooting in two weeks. Did I buy those tickets for that concert next month? Did I finish emailing this person or that person. I still need to work on that one thing for taxes. Oh wait, this week I also have that family obligation, so I need to change this in my schedule. I need to start prepping the spring campaign. I need to start working on the new set of business cards.

I’ve been called a “worrier” more than once in my life. hahaha!

One thing though, that I’m always thinking about, that is always able to make it’s way through the mess is, “how do I connect better with those that read my blog? How do I let my internet pals know what kind of person I am through my website, blog, Facebook, and basically any of the things that are my online persona?” I am a publicly private person. I don’t mean I let you all know publicly that I’m private, but I am not a completely open book. It’s a vulnerability that I have a hard time letting go of.

I try hard not to complain in a Facebook status. I will always try to mention moments of gratitude. I will occasionally post pictures of trips I’ve taken or me with my family on my blog (more on my old blog). There is still a privacy that I have. Which isn’t always a bad thing, in my opinion. But it still makes me feel like you have no idea who I am.

So here in an attempt to let you get to know me a little. I found this online. I thought the questions were random enough.

Were you named after anyone?
My paternal grandmother. A version of her name.

When was the last time you cried?
Yesterday. My mom can make me cry on a dime. I’m a ridiculously emotional person. hahaha! It was a good cry. She was saying she was proud of me. Who wouldn’t cry if your mom told you that, right?

Do you like your handwriting?
Yeah. I doodled the alphabet upper case, lower case in different writing until I found what writing I liked best.

What is your favorite lunch meat?
Ham.

Do you have kids?
Nope. I have 3 nieces that I adore though.

If you were another person, would you be friends with you?
Sure. I can be pretty awesome. hahahaha! Kidding. But yeah, sure I would be.

Do you use sarcasm a lot?
I don’t know. Do YOOOU use sarcasm a lot?

Do you still have your tonsils?
Nope. Got them out as a kid. I remember having to travel to St. George, UT (about an hour and a half from Vegas) to get them out. I am not sure why we went there to get it done though. I got a handmade Miss Piggy doll (my mom made for me) right before I the trip.

Would you bungee jump?
Uh, I’m not sure. If it was somewhere unique that I got to travel to, then probably yes.

What is your favorite cereal?
As an adult, Life or Apple Jacks. But I rarely eat cereal anymore. As a kid the big treat was Cookie Crisp.

Do you untie your shoes when you take them off?
Nope. I tie them once and make it loose enough to take on and off.

Do you think you are strong?
Emotionally, I’m a lot stronger as I get older. Physically, I get a lot weaker as I get older. But both can be improved on, for sure. (:

What is your favorite ice cream?
Thrifty brand mint ‘n’ chip and chocolate chip

What is the first thing you notice about people?
Their eyes and their smile/teeth

Red or Pink?
Neither. But I look better in pink than red.

What is the least favorite thing about yourself?
Oh geez, um…right off the bat, I think of my feet. hahaha! I have what you call luau feet. They are big and ugly. I hide them as much as possible.


Who do you miss the most?
My dog growing up, Pilikia (which is Hawaiian for trouble). She was a sweetheart.

What is the last thing you ate?
7 layer dip and chips.

What are you listening to right now?
The Super Bowl.

Favorite smells?
Wow, I gotta think about this. I am not sure. Cookies. Fresh bread. Basically food.

Who is the last person you talked to on the phone?
My oldest sister, last night.

Mountain Hideway or Beach House?
Either. I love and dislike both for different reasons but they are about even on the scale.

Favorite sports to watch?
I love volleyball, grew up playing it. But I don’t get to watch it that much. So my next favorite is basketball. College more than NBA.

Hair color?
Brown

Eye color?
Brown/Green. Long story short, I had a police officer tell me I have hazel eyes. I’m pretty sure he was hitting on me.

Do you wear contacts?
Yep. I’ve been wearing them for over 15 years.

Favorite food?
Mexican. Italian comes in a close second.

Scary movies or happy endings?
I H-A-T-E being scared. Happy endings. I’ll even take lame cheesy ones over scary.

Last movie you watched?
The Ides of March (on dvd), Serious, Gosling and Clooney in the same movie…movie dream come true. (:

What color shirt are you wearing?
Blue

Summer or winter?
Spring. Which in Vegas lasts for about 3 weeks. But I’m not a cold person, so summer.

Hugs or kisses?
I’m a hugger.

Favorite dessert?
I’m an equal opportunity dessert eater. No favorites.

Strength training or cardio?
Cardio. I laugh when I’m in that kind of physical pain when I do strength training, which is embarrassing.

Computer or television?
How is that a fair comparison? I love tv, but I use a computer for work.

What book are you reading right now?
Mindy Kaling “Is Everyone Hangout Without Me?”

What is on your mouse pad?
I don’t use one.

Favorite sound?
My nieces laughing. I love laughter of all sorts, actually.

Rolling Stones or Beatles?
Beatles.

What is the farthest you’ve been from home?
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (I can’t wait to go further. I want to go to Italy really, really, really bad)

Do you have a special talent?
I can draw cartoons, not like a professional, but well enough to entertain kids.

What color is your car?
Black.

One of my goals this year is share more about myself on my blog. It will be a challenge for me. I will work on it. Call me out on it if it’s been a while since I’ve shared something about me! (:

I love Disneyland.

Just a few shots from my last visit to the happiest place on earth.

I can’t wait to go back.

I have to bring up one of the cutest things that I noticed about Eli and Shannon.

They hold hands.

It is extremely sweet and after shooting their wedding I wanted to become an advocate for a “more hand holding” campaign. If there isn’t one yet, I will start it. Whose with me?! (;

I added a few of their hand holding moments in this post. I also included pictures of one gorgeous wedding dress on one SUPER gorgeous bride. (: I don’t know how I get so lucky to be asked to photography such amazing couples and their awesome families. Eli’s siblings were HA-larious. I couldn’t stop taking pictures of them on the dance floor. Not knowing Eli very well, I could tell throughout the evening that he is a very quiet sweet guy that is not a fan of having the spot light on him. But when his siblings, especially his brothers got near him, he couldn’t help but laugh. Which of course made Shannon laugh. Which is one of the things I love most about Shannon. She has the cutest most adorable laugh.

From the touching ceremony, to the extremely cold and windy portrait shots (seriously major troopers) and the dance floor shenanigans, Eli and Shannon’s wedding day was a major success!

Slide Show love…don’t miss the music with this one. Such a good song. Or below. Enjoy!

Jana and Reed’s wedding day was beautiful. You could just see the love and support pouring out of their family and friends. Which was fitting because of the love that was overflowing from the newlyweds.

I had a moment towards the end of the reception when I looked around and saw an older…um wiser…yeah, wiser family member of the bride or groom (I’m not sure whose, ooops) sitting at a table looking at her phone. I walked by her and realized she was playing games on her smart phone. I couldn’t help it, I took a picture. She turned around and said, “hey! [giggle] you caught me!!!” and then we had a nice conversation about life, marriage and being surrounded by family and friends. She reminded me of what was important.

There seems to be only two times in life when there is just no question you show up for the event, that being a marriage or for a funeral. And as we looked around the room and saw cute kids running around, parents, grandparents, great great parents chatting, and the bride and groom laughing and enjoying their day. We discussed how it really is at at wedding or funeral family and friends will gather, and how she was glad it was the wedding that we were meeting and having this discussion. I’m so glad we had that conversation at a wedding too.

I am continually grateful to be able to document events like these. And meet such amazing people.

It was a great day. Thank you Jana and Reed for allowing me to be a part of it.

Aaaaaaand here is why one of the wedding colors was without a doubt yellow…. :)

 

 

SLIIIIIIIIIDESHOW time! (:  Like always…pictures below, but link leads you to pictures aaaaand music! Enjoy.