Las Vegas Strip Engagement Photos | Amanda & Michael

The other day I had an Engagement shoot with an adorable couple from Texas, Amanda and Michael.  They wanted to have their photos on the strip because it was in Las Vegas where Michael proposed to Amanda!  He popped the question at the Venetian so we definitely had to get some shots there to start out.  While we were there, I was asking for engagement details and Michael had this big elaborate romantic plan to ask Amanda on the balcony above the front entrance to the casino looking out on to the strip.  That was how it was, ugh... supposed to happen... Amanda got sick that night and he ended up asking her in the room.  But hey, they can still say that they got engaged in Vegas, right??Here is the balcony at the Venetian on which the proposal was going to happen, it made for some beautiful photos and was very romantic!  Nice work Michael!

This is another one from the front of the Venetian where the gondolas are docked when not in use

Next we headed over to Aria and were able to sweet talk the security guard to let us into the pool area without a room key

Amanda warned me that since her and Michael have been together for eight years that they aren't really lovey dovey and that I may need to give them directions on how to be so for pictures!  But she assured me that they DO really love each other:)  It was clear to me that they were in love, and I really didn't have to direct them to portray that!

Here is one of my favorites from the day.

Amanda and Michael were such a great couple. It was a lot of fun for me hang out with them for a couple hours and photograph their obvious love for each other!  I wish them a very happy marriage, but I don't think that they need my wishes for that to come true :)

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My first Engagement.... shoot

Last weekend I went on my first Engagement shoot!  I was contacted by Jennifer to get some pictures of her and Keith, her fiance, so they could have some photos to display at their wedding.  Their wedding was in two weeks from the date of the photo shoot, so I had to get them edited fast!  I'm mostly done editing already, it really helps when you're shooting a good-looking couple! We started out at Red Rock Canyon State Park where we just drove the 13 mile loop and stopped wherever I saw a place with potential for a good photo.  Here are some of my favorites from the Park:

It was easy to tell that Jennifer and Keith were in love when I was with them, but after looking at them in photos, it was even more clear how they felt about each other.  You can especially see it in this one:

The landscape is absolutely beautiful at Red Rock, you can really see it in this fun photo of a piggy-back ride I made Keith give Jennifer!

On our way back to their hotel, we decided to make a quick stop at the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign since it was so close to where they were staying.  Here is one of my favorites from the sign:

All in all, I think it was a very successful first engagement shoot!  Jennifer and Keith really made it easy on me, they were really great people and I wish them all the best in the future and I hope they have a wonderful wedding on May 1st, 2010!

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M