Las Vegas Strip Wedding Photography | April & Chase {Part 1}

Hey Everyone! I just photographed April and Chase's wedding last Thursday at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino!  They were married in the Chapel there where no outside photography is allowed during the ceremony but they hired me to get photos before and after the wedding.

April and Chase are from Texas and had about 60 friends and family make the trip to Las Vegas for their wedding!  It was a beautiful ceremony at a beautiful venue.  It even rained on their wedding day which is good luck I hear!  It must be extra good luck in Las Vegas because it very rarely rains here :)

This blog is all about the details from the day.  These were all pretty much taken before the ceremony.  Here are some of my favorite detail shots!

Here's the beautiful bride April getting last minute touches on her makeup.

I'm loving the black and white wedding trend.  Here are April's shoes with the rainy gloomy day in the background out the window!

Her beautiful dress and amazing veil!

Maid of Honor, Heather, helping April in her dress.

Chase in his boutonniere.  Don't worry, he wasn't in the same room before the ceremony!

Some of Aprils wedding day bling.

April's teary-eyed father came after she was ready to walk her down the aisle!

Here we go!!  One last look at herself in the mirror and an exhale on her way out to the Chapel.

Now, outside photography isn't allowed but I'm just not allowed to use a flash or move around in the Chapel so I was able to capture a few special moments!  Here is their first married kiss and heading back down the aisle together as a married couple!

And of course, their rings!

Here's just a detail of outside the Mandalay Bay Wedding Chapel.

Congratulations April and Chase!  That's all for now but check back soon for more photos from after the ceremony!

Thanks for reading,

Old Las Vegas Wedding Photography | Carla & James Eloped!

Hey Everyone! It's time (so soon, I know) for another blog!!!  This one is of Carla and James, a couple from Canada who came to Las Vegas to elope and hired me for a little post-ceremony photo session.  We originally wanted to take photos at the Neon Museum but because of a Photoshop seminar in town, scheduling there didn't work out :(  But we made the best of it and went to Fremont Street for some Old-School Vegas photos.

We met on the corner of Las Vegas Blvd and Fremont Street to start out.  One of my favorite bars in Las Vegas has to be Insert Coin(s)(which is just East of the intersection) where there are tons of old arcade games to play while drinking beer and listening to music.  There are even lounge areas where you can play video games on big flat screen TV's on big plush couches!  So we decided to go in for a few photos and to play a few games.

James headed straight to Tron.

We then just meandered down Fremont through the Fremont Street Experience.  There are so many things going on and so many fun photo ops in Old Las Vegas.  It's always an adventure.  Here are some of my favorites from the evening.

These two are so adorable together!

I seriously LOVE this one under the awning of the Plaza Hotel.

Jumping for joy that they're married!

I sure have a lot of photos of these two kissing... :)

Love this black and white on Fremont Street!

Near the end of the night, they did a quick wardrobe change at Main Street Casino.  We found this amazing little secret balcony and staircase.  That's what I love about Old Las Vegas, hidden little gems that you'd never find on the Strip.

We were just having so much fun that we totally lost track of time!  Carla and James literally had to jump into a cab to make their dinner reservation on time.

Congratulations Carla and James!  It was so great meeting you both!

I'll post a link to their entire album when it's up.

Thanks for reading!

Las Vegas Wedding Photographer | Mallory & Nick | Reception

Mallory and Nick got married on Coronado Beach in California about 2 weeks ago!  One week later their parents threw them a reception here in Vegas where everyone lives.  The reception was at Bahama Breeze, a Caribbean restaurant near the Las Vegas strip.  It's a really cool place complete with palm trees, tropical plants, and even a babbling brook with a bridge indoors!  Here are some of my favorite photos from their reception! There was this amazing bright green bench out front that became a popular spot for photos with their guests!

It was a really beautiful day and the restaurant had amazing tropical landscaping.

Mallory had some awesome hair.

First dance :)

Totally awesome rings!  I love that Nick's is black.  I've never seen that before!

They had an amazing beach-themed cake!

Everyone at the party!

Nick's grandparents just celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary!  They were so cute, and I love this photo of them :)

Congratulations Mallory, Nick, and Kaden(their one year old son)!  I had a lot of fun photographing this reception.  Such great people all around!

Click here to see their entire album!

Thanks for reading!