Las Vegas Wedding Photography | Kristen & Ivan 10-10-10 Part 1

I know that 10-10-10 was a busy day for Wedding Photographers and I was not an exception to the rule this year!  I had the pleasure of photographing Kristen and Ivan's wedding at their home in Henderson, Nevada.  They had decided about a month before on the date so they had very little time to plan an entire wedding!  I don't know how they did it, but it turned out to be a great day.  Kristen had decided on taking photos before the ceremony in a park near their home in the Green Valley area. I first photographed Ivan and his groomsmen

Soon after Kristen and her Bridesmaids came for some group shots, what a great looking wedding party!

Kristen was such a beautiful bride and lucky for me she has the most amazing blue eyes!

I absolutely loved the colors she chose for the wedding.  Here is one of my favorites from the day!

That's all for now!  I'll post some more photos as I keep editing.  Have a great weekend everyone!

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Las Vegas Engagement Photography: Rebecca & Matt | Wynn & Encore

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Rebecca and Matt; a now married couple, as of a few days ago.  (Congrats you guys!)  We met at the glamorous Wynn Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip to start out our photo shoot adventure.  After taking a few shots in front of the Wynn, Rebecca and Matt felt a little uncomfortable in front of the camera which isn't a surprise considering they had never met me before and let's face it, posing for photos to convey how much you love each other isn't an easy thing for most people.  Rebecca jokingly said that they might "need a drink to loosen up"!  Well, I think she was only half joking so I said, "well let's go find a bar!"  We stopped at a center bar in the Wynn where Rebecca ordered some wine, Matt ordered a beer, and I ordered a cocktail.  I'm not sure if it was the alcohol, or the fact that we were finally able to chat and get to know each other a little that made this adorable couple loosen up a little for my camera:) Here is one of our first shots before the bar.  If you ask me though, they didn't look uncomfortable.  I guess when you're really in love, it's hard for my camera to NOT see it!

This one was taken in the same area outside the Wynn where some tourists were nice enough to wait for me to take a photo.  I don't always get that courtesy!

And before we lost all light outdoors, we headed to a small patio area off of the Wynn Hotel Registration.

We then walked the long hallway that connects Wynn to Encore which is home to stores a girl can only dream of shopping at!  When we reached Encore, we stumbled upon a beautiful garden by the pool where I had to nicely ask a security officer for access to ;) (left)

This was taken off a small balcony of a bar in Encore

Rebecca knows someone who works at Encore Spa who said it would be okay for us to take some photos there.  It was absolutely beautiful and I hope to some day treat myself to a service there!

And well... if you put a naked statue of a man in your lobby, of course I will take a photo of someone pointing and laughing at it!

Rebecca and Matt are a great couple and I had a lot of fun getting to know them!  I wish them nothing but joy and happiness for the rest of their lives together.

If you are interested in checking out their entire album, you can find it on my proofing site.

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My Mom's Glass Artwork:)

I come from a family of really smart and successful women, and we all seem to have an artistic outlet of some sort.  I'm the only one who decided to actually make my living doing my artwork.  My sister is a Biomedical Engineer who makes absolutely beautiful jewelry and has a knack for interior design (I'll blog on her creations in the future).  My Mom has been in Human Resources and Business Management for over 20 years and used to make her own Christmas Ornaments, is an amazing Landscape Designer and has now created these beautiful Glass Landscape Ornaments! She scours 2nd hand stores and garage sales for anything that might catch the light and uses them to create ornaments to sit in your landscape including some that are actual functioning bird baths.  These are not your typical garden gnome or lawn jockey people!  When I was in Wisconsin a few weeks ago, I took some photos of her artwork and here are a few of them:

She even creates some for holidays, here is a 4th of July one she made

All of these photos are unedited!  This is what they look like in person.  I didn't want to take away from the beauty.

I just think that it's awesome that my mom is making these beautiful pieces of art and I'm so proud of her for using her creativity in such a unique way!   I think everyone should have a creative outlet to express themselves be it, glass art, painting, PHOTOGRAPHY, jewelry making, design, etc...  In my opinion, it helps you express who you really are and can be an escape from a stressful life :)

She does sell these so let me know if you are interested in buying one for your garden! ($50-$150)

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