Las Vegas Wedding Photography | Danielle & Joe | Las Vegas Strip

Hey Everyone! Yesterday I had the opportunity to photograph Danielle and Joe on their wedding day!  You may recognize this couple as I posted a previous blog of their engagement photos at Red Rock Canyon.  You can find that post here.

As I mentioned before, Danielle is from my hometown of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.  It was great to see a lot of fellow Beaver Dammers at the wedding :)

Danielle and Joe were married at Treasure Island at the Wedding Chapel.  As a part of their wedding package, they received photography during their ceremony and I was unable to move around and get photos but Danielle and Joe hired me for before and after the ceremony.

Now... before the ceremony, we had time slots set up for the Groom's side and Bride's side and their families to get some photos out of the way.  When the groom and his family didn't show up for their 2:30 time slot and I couldn't get ahold of the bride, I was, to say the least, a little worried!  Luckily Danielle is a laid back kind of girl and when I broke the news to her, she just rolled with it!  Haha!  I assured her it wasn't a big deal and we could just get the photos after the ceremony.

It all turned out alright and here are some of the photos from after the ceremony: This one is from the boardwalk in front of Treasure Island

We headed across the street to the Venetian go get some more photos

Danielle's pink tulip bouquet was so beautiful

It was a beautiful day to get married in Las Vegas!  Thanks for letting me be a part of your big day guys!

Thanks for reading,

MM :)

Las Vegas Engagement Photography: The Proposal | Ryan & Kendall Part 2

I just love these photos so much that I had to blog a Part 2!  I think part of the reason I love these photos so much is because of the pure joy that Kendall and Ryan were in after the proposal.  You can just tell in their faces that they are extremely happy and so so in love.  It means so much to me to be a part of such an important time in their lives. Yesterday I showed you a little sneak peek of a photo taken at the Chandelier Bar at the Cosmopolitan.  The bar is absolutely stunning and GIANT!  It has 3 levels and I still feel like any photo I've ever taken there doesn't give it justice.  It does make for a beautiful backdrop for photoshoots though.

Here is Ryan & Kendall right outside the Chandelier Bar.

And another one in black & white.

This one is so colorful and fun in front of a storefront!

After the Cosmo, we headed over to Aria.  Aria is by far one of my favorite places in Vegas to take photos!

Right outside the Elvis Theatre is really beautiful!

I especially love Aria's pool area.  You have to be a guest to enter... but they are so nice there that I've NEVER been turned down to take photos:)  No one can say no to a bride or a newly engaged couple, it's just a fact of life!

We ended or proposal/engagement photoshoot excursion back at the Garden at the Bellagio.  It's always tough to get good photos there because there are so many tourists but I got lucky with this shot on the left!

And here's another one of Kendall's ring just because it's so beautiful!!!!

I had such a great time with Ryan and Kendall and feel so privileged to be invited by Ryan into this intimate and exciting time of his new life with Kendall!  I wish you two all the best in your marriage and new life together.

Here is the link to their album if you want to see more!

Thanks so much for reading!

Las Vegas Engagement Photography: The Proposal | Ryan & Kendall

I was contacted by Ryan a while ago about engagement photos.  As we were emailing back and forth about prices and details, in about his 3rd email to me he said something like, "Well I'm planning on asking her at 7pm in front of the Bellagio Fountains while the show is going."  When I read this my immediate thought was...."HOLY SHIT!  HE'S GOING TO PROPOSE TO HER!!"  Now, I was just expecting this to be a pretty standard engagement shoot where both people in the couple are aware their photo is going to be taken, they are already engaged and just decided to come to the vegas strip for cool photos.  Not this time!  I had always wanted to photograph an actual proposal but I had never had the chance to so I was, to say the least, VERY excited for this opportunity. Ryan had the whole thing planned out for Kendall.  They drove from Arizona to Vegas for a few days and once they reached Vegas, Ryan had a lot of surprises planned...including the surprise of her life!

Now Ryan and I had to be sneaky about this.  We had to plan an exact location to meet so I wouldn't miss the moment and we had to even email photos of each other so we would know what the other person looked like at our meeting spot!  It all worked out great and when Ryan got down on one knee in front of the Bellagio Fountains, I was right there to get the moment on film.

Kendall was in shock!  Here she is admiring the beautiful ring!

Speaking of the ring....

After the Proposal we headed to the Cosmopolitan, Aria, and then back to the Bellagio for an official engagement shoot!  Here is one of the first ones from the Chandelier Bar at the Cosmo!

This is just the beginning of our 2 hour long shoot.  Stay tuned for another blog post tomorrow!

Thanks for reading!