> Calgary, Alberta Wedding Photography - Part 1

Hey Everyone! I'm really excited about this wedding blog post because I've known the bride for over 12 years!  Victoria and I went to Middle School and High School together in Wisconsin.  After college, she moved to Canada with her dual citizenship.

Victoria, or as I've always known her, "Vikky", met Kelly at church camp years ago.  They've had an on-again, off-again relationship and eventually realized they just couldn't live without each other!  Vikky is one of the most genuine, caring, and fun-loving people I've ever met.  I can't remember a day where she didn't have a smile on her face:)  I only just met Kelly on their wedding day, but from what I've seen, I can tell that he is very much the same as Vikky.  They seem to compliment each other well and are definitely head over heels for each other!

Not only was this my first Canadian wedding, but it was also my first time in Canada ever.  Even though it snowed half the time... in the middle of April... I really liked Calgary!  Ha.

Here are some of my favorite shots of details, the girls getting ready, and from the ceremony.

After the ceremony, we headed to an amazing park on the edge of downtown Calgary for some more photos.  I'll be blogging about them soon so stay tuned!

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> Artisan Hotel Las Vegas Wedding Photography

Hey Everyone! On April 1st, I photographed Casey and Tommy's wedding at the Artisan Boutique Hotel in Las Vegas!  You may remember this cute couple from their engagement photos a little while ago in the Arts District.

The couple and the wedding party got ready at Trump tower just down the road.  One of my favorite parts of photographing a wedding is the detail shots from getting ready.  This blog is all about the details!  Casey and Tommy had some pretty amazing details from the feathers on her shoes to the custom text on his cufflinks.  They even hired someone to come professionally shave the guys at the hotel!    Here are some of my favorite details from before the ceremony:

That's all for now!  I'm heading to Canada tomorrow for about a week and I'll post another blog from this wedding's beautiful ceremony when I'm back.

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Las Vegas Strip Wedding Photography | April & Chase {Part 2}

Hey Everyone! I just wanted to post one last blog before the Christmas and New Years holidays!  This is another one about April and Chase's wedding earlier this month at Mandalay Bay on the Las Vegas Strip.  I'm going to make this short and sweet and mostly about the photos as I am currently in the Las Vegas airport about to board my flight home to Wisconsin for a week.

These are mostly group photos from the day of the wedding party and one of their entire wedding, including all their guests!  Yes, I said all their guests!

Beautiful bride, April with her bridesmaids.

Handsome group of guys if you ask me :)

After the group photos, I took April and Chase around the casino for some quick couple photos!

They showed me this amazing location in front of Mandalay Bay with views of the front of the casino and even beautiful waterfalls!  It was seriously breathtaking and I had no idea it even existed.

After some quick couple photos, we headed to their reception at RM Seafood at Mandalay Bay for some dinner and of course, wedding cake!

Cake cuttings always start out so happy!  And then someone inevitably gets cake in their face...

To finish off the reception, April and Chase did a successful bouquet and garter toss!

That's all for now!  I will be taking a small blogging hiatus for a few weeks for the holidays and then a week long trip to the Bahamas until January 15th.  Wishing everyone Happy Holidays!  Time to board this plane :)

Thanks for reading!