MSD Photography

The End Of This Blog

2008-09-26T03:27:00.001-07:00

This little blog has been awesome to us, but it's time we say adieu! You can find our new and vastly improved blog at www.thecohensphoto.com/blog under our brand spankin' new business name.

Where In The World Are Josh & Keny?

2008-08-10T22:15:00.000-07:00

You might be wondering what's going on in The Cohen world? Well, we've been having some technical difficulties (and a sprained ankle), but we're almost there! I can taste it! For now I'll give you a sneak peak of what we've been up to....

Check out the new logo....It's all coming together!

Rebecca & Tom Got Married

2008-07-14T00:25:00.000-07:00

Wow, talk about a long absence. I'm sorry we haven't been update the blog as often! We're in the middle of something huge, so I promise the pay off will be worth it. Meanwhile, I'm in the middle of editing this phenomenal wedding we photographed.

We are the luckiest people in one of the coolest careers right now. We are so lucky to have a chance to photograph people on one of their happiest days of their lives, and we get to meet some of the nicest and sincere people. We recently photographed Rebecca and Tom's wedding. Not only are they ridiculously beautiful but they and their whole family are the sweetest people we have met. You want to know how sweet? After the wedding they sent us this gorgeous modern flower arrangement thanking us for helping them through out the day! Wow. I was floored! Rebecca and Tom thank you for allowing us to photograph your day. We wish you nothing but plenty of love and happiness in the future!!!

Now on to the photos!

I mentioned that Rebecca and Tom were just a little bit good looking right?

Rebecca and I were laughing at the fact that people tend to think Tom looks like Tom Cruise...

They got married at Our Lady of Las Vegas, which was just breathtaking inside. I just have to mention a quick story about their actual ceremony. At the beginning of the ceremony the priest asked a question. "If you could summarize the complete Bible in one word, what would that word be?" I instantly thought of Love, as I think most people did. About halfway through the ceremony he again asked the same question, but this time he gave us the answer. Can you guess what it was? It was ALWAYS. As in I will always be there for you. I will always love you. And then he proceeded to say that there was a song, that most people wouldn't remember that reminded him of God. He began singing the song Always, sang most famously by Ella Fitzgerald. The most amazing thing occurred at that moment. The whole church started singing along. It was such a wonderful, amazing moment to see a whole congregation of people singing this touching song to the bride and groom. I wish I was a better writer to describe this moment to everybody, because it brought tears to my eyes. Sometimes I think wow...I am so lucky to be alive.

Josh got this killer shot of the Priest asking God to bless the rings:

My favorite photograph I took actually happened before the ceremony, and really it's not technically a great shot, but something about it speaks volumes to me. Perhaps the way the little has her body positioned with her eyes closed. It reminds me of the connection between a father and daughter.

Rebecca and Tom's theme was Gothic Romance. Therefore, everything was deep dark red and black. It was gorgeous. Therefore, we kind of wanted to give them a little bit more passionate photographs for their formals.

Although, we did have a little bit of fun....

The flowers for their wedding were simply, jaw dropping amazing. I mean I've seen some pretty flowers, but these flowers perfectly matched up the Gothic Romance theme. They were done by Julie Reed Events, and I have to say she was the nicest person to speak to. She gave all of the bridesmaids and Rebecca a lot of tips on how to keep the flowers fresh, and even tied one of the bridesmaids bouquets to her crutches because the bridesmaid had hurt her leg! I would highly, highly recommend her for any of your floral needs!

Check out this bouquet. I love the black hypericum berries to match the black magic roses:

And instead of a floral pomander or basket for the flower girl, she hand made this beautiful heart wand made out of mini roses. Wow!

A couple more flower details as well as all of the amazing reception details that Rebecca worked so hard on!!!

Okay one last detail shot, and then I have to go. This post is monstrously huge, but I really couldn't help myself. This was such a wonderful wedding. Oh also! One last thing. You might recognize Rebecca's sister. She actually just co-starred in a little movie called, CAMP ROCK

along with a little band called the Jonas Brothers...So cool right? Meaghan was sooo sweet! We actually got to photograph Rebecca's rehearsal dinner that was also Meaghan's premiere party for Camp rock as well. Maybe I'll post some of those as well. Okay! Here comes the last shot:

And of course a slideshow!!! For some reason Blogger wouldn't let me load this straight on to the page, so just click HERE for the direct link.

Sneak Peak...

2008-07-01T12:35:00.000-07:00

Hi everybody! For shame on neglecting our poor little blog, but I promise you it's for good reason...You'll find out why July 31st, 2008. It's going to be way worth it! Anyway we shot a wedding recently that took our breath away, and I wanted to post a little sneak preview before I post the slideshow (which will kick major photo booty). Enjoy this little tidbit for now!!!

Tamanna & Mir Got Married And....Partied!!!

2008-06-12T01:13:00.000-07:00

Color...I love color. I love them all chartreuse, hot pink, violet, peach. If it's named after a fruit or has a weird name that Josh doesn't understand bring it on. Which is why, when Josh told me that we had received an inquiry for an Indian reception, I freaked out. I mean you want to talk about color? Beautiful, gorgeous, vibrant colors? After I calmed down and met our lovely couple though my priorities shifted. I just wanted to deliver beautiful, vibrant images to match the energy and love that surges between Tamanna and Mir. I love color....but I love couples in love and their joyful families even more.

I was not disappointed.

Our weekend began with Josh arriving at the brides father's house to photograph the henna and the celebration afterwards. I don't think words are sufficient to describe the beauty of henna...

And the celebration began:

Color....it was everywhere on the day of the reception:

My favorite getting ready shot of the day done by Josh...

Tamanna's dad, Pankaj, was adorable. I thought he was such a handsome fellow (kind of reminded me of my dad).

After the getting ready shots, we headed to the Anthem Center (which by the way is a gorgeous venue), for some quick portraits during cocktail hour.

Cocktail hour was amazing:

My favorite part of the reception was when Tamanna's nephews and their wives performed this hilarious skit about how Tamanna and Mir met. I mean they danced and there was props!!! Every wedding should have a skit.

There was cake and toasts, but afterwards the partying started, and there was a lot of partying!!!

This was some pretty serious partying...I mean props were used!

We also set up an onsite studio set up for some fun guest photographs. We don't do this very often, but it's definitely fun to do! First off we had a prop of Mir's head on a stick. I think Mir got close to a lot of people that night...

Very close....

And of course we have a slideshow. Not just any slideshow though. The largest slideshow ever! Well, not really but at a whopping two thirty something images, it's huge. Enjoy!!!

Mir and Tamanna, we had so much fun with you and your family. Thank you so much for allowing us to be part of such wonderful celebration. I can't wait to see you two take off in Hollywood!!!

Michaele & Karl Are Getting Married!

2008-06-04T02:55:00.000-07:00

We're a little behind on blogging if you can't tell, but believe me, this engagement session was worth the wait. On Memorial day weekend we got to know two of the most in love people I have ever met, Michaele and Karl. They are wildly, madly, head over heals, heart thumping in love and it shows through every single look and touch. It was wonderful to be part of that even for just a couple of hours.

For their photos we actually headed to a different location than we normally shoot at. When I was suggesting locations to Michaele, she expressed desire of being a little different. Well, I knew she was an Art major, so I suggested the Art District in Downtown, Las Vegas. I was elated when she said that would be perfect. Downtown there are all these funky painted walls, and broke down looking buildings that make for yummy photos...

I guess I won't digress, and since I already posted two of my fave photographs, I thought I would post another three of my faves.

And the last one, which I know has been done a bajillion times, but it's an oldy but goody...

Michaele and Karl, it was such a pleasure hanging out with you two for the afternoon. I know both Josh and I had such a blast, and we can't wait until your wedding!!!

And of course, a slideshow to not disappoint:

Love Is....

2008-05-29T23:19:00.001-07:00

Love is not noticing the world around you:

I'm so excited about this next engagement session. I have never seen two people more wrapped up in each other.

Jessica And Jeff Got Married!!!

2008-05-28T01:05:00.000-07:00

Hi! I hope everybody had a wonderful memorial weekend. This slideshow took a little bit longer, than most, but I had a really hard time editing down the photos, because we got some really amazing shots.

We got to photograph the amazingly, beautiful wedding of Jessica and Jeff. Seriously, hands down gorgeous home wedding and reception. Home wedding and receptions are near and dear to my heart, since Josh and I had one when we got married. At home weddings remind me of my favorite wedding movie "Father of The Bride", both the Spencer Tracy & Steve Martin version.

Jessica did a tremendous job on the details. You could tell there was a lot of love put into each and every detail of the wedding. Perhaps it was inspired by the love that Jessica and Jeff feel for each other. Every look and every touch they shared on their wedding day was inspired by the way they feel about each other, and it was wonderful to see all of their friends and family rejoice and relish in this love.

I think this time, I will let the photographs speak for themselves:

I always inspire to get a great dress shot during the getting ready time:

As well as a ring shot:

Our beautiful bride, Jessica:

My favorite part was when Jessica and Jeff were being photographed by Josh, I got a little bit of alone time with their daughter, Isabella. She is such a gorgeous and sweet baby:

We also got some really fun bridal party photos:

We told the girls to make Jeff smile:

Afterwards, we had a quick session with just Jessica and Jeff:

You'll have to watch the slideshow for the rest. I had so many favorites it was really hard to narrow this post down...

Enjoy!

A Sneak Peak

2008-05-22T02:43:00.000-07:00

A sneak peak of what's coming very soon....

MSD is growing. There will be some changes in the very near future.....

Jacqui And Roy Are Getting Married!!

2008-05-20T02:34:00.000-07:00

This weekend not only did we get to photograph a fabulous wedding (slideshow coming soon), but we also got to photograph Jacqui and Roy's engagement photos. Jacqui and I actually met through Xanga too from my old wedding blog, and it just so happened that Jacqui and Roy chose us as their wedding photographers :) I know she and I have been looking forward to their engagement photographs probably a little bit more than Josh or Roy, and was it worth the wait!

Five Things We Learned About Jacqui & Roy:

1. They were up for anything which we absolutely love! When I mentioned that I wanted to use a prop for their photographs (in this case a dozen red balloons and one heart shaped balloon), Jacqui said sure! "You guys are the creative ones." And although Roy was reluctant at first, I think he ended up enjoying the balloons most of all :)

2. Roy and I share the same sardonic sense of humor. Yay for wit!

3. They are both originally from New Jersey. I love how they say waater heehee.

4. Roy has good tastes in jeans.

5. They are happily in love. You should of seen how excited Roy got when he was talking about goccoing their wedding invitations. I think Josh tied one bow through out the whole wedding...

On to the photos!!!

First things first. A photograph of the lovely bride to be:

Roy is a lucky fella, but he's a pretty dashing fella too:

We had a lot of fun with the balloons:

We walked around for a while taking photographs, and waiting for sunset. Josh knew it was going to be amazing, and it didn't disappoint.

I love this photograph. I love how it shows how small we really are against this gorgeous world:

We were getting ready to leave, and some killer spot lighting caught both Josh and mine's eye at the same time. I didn't put any of these photographs in the slideshow because they didn't fit into the mood of it, but hot diggity dang! They came out hot!

Definitely not your parent's engagement photos lol. Jacqui and Roy, we had so much fun hanging out with you guys on a scorching hot day, but hey between the four of us I think we produced some scorching hot images. We can't wait to see you at your wedding!

I know Jacqui's been soooo excited about her slideshow! Guess what? It's here :)

Never Take Love For Granted...

2008-05-14T22:14:00.000-07:00

I wanted to blog about something, that I meant to blog about on May 2, 2008 and sadly didn't make the time too, but I figure it's never too late. That day I was browsing the internet and stumbled across the headline "Mildred Loving, matriarch of interracial marriage, dies". Now it immediately caught my attention since Josh and I are interracial. I'm El Salvadoran, and he's Jewish. Two very different cultures. I read the article and tears quickly swelled up inside of me. You see, Mildred Loving and Richard Loving, are the only reason that Josh and I, and hundreds of couples, are now allowed to be legally married and live a peaceful life together. They challenged the Supreme Court against an ancient, and out dated law that stated that races were not allowed to legally be married. They suffered through humiliation after humiliation. Convicted for a one year jail sentence and eventually kicked out of their home state of Virginia. Turned away, unable to rent or own a home due to their relationship. The ridiculing that they must have faced just because they fell in love with each other. I just couldn't imagine, and yet it didn't even enter my mind that Josh and I would of once ever shared such hardships. On June 12th, 1967 the supreme court ruled that the government had no right to infringe on who a person was allowed to marry. Tragically, Richard Loving passed away a few years later in a car accident, and Mildred went into seclusion. But on June 12, 2007 she made a rare statement to the public.

"Surrounded as I am now by wonderful children and grandchildren, not a day goes by that I don't think of Richard and our love, our right to marry, and how much it meant to me to have that freedom to marry the person precious to me, even if others thought he was the "wrong kind of person" for me to marry. I believe all Americans, no matter their race, no matter their sex, no matter their sexual orientation, should have the same freedom to marry. Government has no business imposing some people's religious beliefs over others. Especially if it denies people's civil rights. I am still not a political person, but I am proud that Richard's and my name is on a court case that can help reinforce the love, the commitment, the fairness, and the family that so many people, black or white, young or old, gay or straight, seek in life. I support the freedom to marry for all. That's what Loving, and loving, are all about."

It's funny how sometimes we get so caught up on silly things. What to cook for dinner, the desire of a new ipod, whether you'll have time for a manicure this week, and we quickly forgot the important things in life. To read and learn about such an amazing couple that helped pave the way for so many of us, including some of our brides and grooms, just reaffirms my thought that the human race is an amazing and beautiful race.

Mildred and Richard Loving

P.S. If you would like to read more about them here are some direct links:

Loving Day Org

Wikipedia

An Old Fashioned Strip Tease...

2008-05-14T18:00:00.000-07:00

I'm so excited! I seem to spend half my life excited according to this blog, but seriously, I'm excited...

I am performing an old fashioned strip tease using our new album company....

Cue the stripper music....

Let me entertain you....

Let me make you smile....

I'll make you feel good....

I'll make it worth your while...

lol...sorry I'm silly :)

While this is a sample album using their company's photos, I'm currently designing an album with our photographs in it. I love it. The pages are not as thick as a flush mount album, but not as thin as a coffee table book. I'm calling it a hybrid album. Check out the actual pages:

I also love that you can order these mini versions in sets of eight. They'd be great to give to grandparents, special aunts and uncles, or even your bridal party.

Check out the bobby pin above the book. They're 4x5 inches.

The set of them together:

The albums are beautiful and person, and are imported from Italy using the highest quality materials. We are currently building the pricing for these albums, but I'm ecstatic to offer them to our brides...

P.S. Does anyone know any synonyms for "seriously" and "excited"? I figure it's time I replace my two favorite words with something else.

Of Ice and Men...

2008-05-13T21:55:00.000-07:00

We didn't shoot a wedding last weekend, nor an engagement shoot. It was our first weekend off in a while, and we truly enjoyed it. Josh and I went to Josh's second cousin's 9th birthday party instead. It was held at an ice skating rink. We sat around and relaxed and enjoyed just hanging out with all of our family. I ice skated until I fell down, and then I was done. We swore we weren't going to photograph anything...but as always we couldn't resist.

Cassandra was the birthday girl. I think I wore that exact same hair doodad on my 9th birthday, although I sported a I Love JTT tshirt instead. I think I like Troy more though....

Josh was grouchy as always, so I decided to skate by myself :)

Although after about ten minutes I was done, and the skates were off.

Plus I missed Josh. We're never really apart for very long.

After that it was time for cake....

I think you could tell I was anticipating it...

Cassandra had a hard time blowing out all the candles, but after about oh....six or seven times she finally blew out the last one.

I don't think I was the only one anticipating cake....

I think we all enjoyed it. Some more than others:

Finally, we all watched in awe as the Zamboni machine cleaned the ice. I always wanted to ride one when I was little...I think it's every little boys and girls dream to ride the Zamboni at one point....

All in all, it was a great party. It was so nice just to spend time with our family. We're actually doing our soon to be cousin-in-law's maternity photos in the next couple of weeks so stay tuned...

Happy Mother's Day!!!

2008-05-11T23:54:00.000-07:00

It's six minutes before midnight, so it still counts!!! I just wanted to say Happy Mother's Day to everyone. I'm so lucky to be blessed with two terrific mothers. One my mother, and the second one my mother-in-law, and before you accuse me of kissing butt, I seriously count Barbara, as a dear, close friend of mine. Anyway, to all of our brides that are now mothers or will be soon *wink,wink*, Happy Mom's Day. May it be full of fun, sun, and plenty of margaritas :)

Jennifer & Chris Got Married!!!

2008-05-10T01:00:00.000-07:00

Last weekend, Josh and I got to photograph probably most fun wedding we have ever been to. From the beginning when we showed up and the bride asked for a margarita until the minute we left when the guests were singing loudly along to Benny and The Jetts, we had a rocking good time. That is all owed to the amazing Jennifer and Chris. When we met with them for their final consultation they mentioned to us that they just wanted to get hitched and have a terrific time with their friends and family. They definitely got hitched and they definitely had a good time with their friends and family.

Five Things We Learned:

1. Jennifer had the most gorgeous dress I have ever seen (Melissa Sweet Dora).

2. Chris was such a goofball in a totally fun and happy kind of way.

3. All of Chris's groomsmen had nicknames including Chris. Here I go....Turtle, The Fonz, Owens, and Deuce (or two pence).

4. Cake fights can get seriously brutal....

5. Receptions should always have a groom and groomsmen serenading the Bride.

On to the photos:

Jennifer was one gorgeous bride:

She had amazing tastes. Check out her amazing dress and shoes:

This is hilarious. I wanted Jennifer to pose for a photo which involved her looking outside her limo window as she reflected on her wedding day.

Here's the shot:

Chris got all jealous (in a total just kidding kind of way) and decided that he also wanted the same pose. Here's his version lol:

I hope you noticed the Bud Light at the bottom of the frame heehee.

Before we went to the ceremony location we decided to stop at the Vegas sign for some quick potraits....

Now here's the thing, as we pulled up to the Vegas sign in the limo, a couple of men were filming what looked like a news report in front of the sign. They were from ESPN filming a special news report in Vegas. They were going to give away three fishing trips to Guatemala to random strangers, the only catch was they had to leave the next day. They ended up offering one of the trips to Jennifer and Chris!!! They couldn't take it because Chris didn't have his passport with him, but they ended up filming us shooting the portraits of the two of them and the bridal party. I just had to take a photo of the ESPN guys for proof!

After the Vegas sign, we headed straight to Lakeside Weddings in Summerlin. The location was beautiful and even though they told Jennifer she wasn't allowed outside photographers, they ended up letting us photograph the ceremony as well as some quick portraits of just the bride and groom.

Then we were off to the New York New York, where they had a sit down dinner at Nine Fine Irishmen (the food was delish!), and an after party at the Piano bar where they had dueling pianos! One of the piano players was sweet enough to allow Jennifer on his piano while Chris and his groomsmen serenaded her to the song from Top Gun!! It was so much fun.

Their cake was so awesome and from Freeds! (my personal favorite). They ended up getting in the ultimate cake fight. Josh got some great shots and they're in the slideshow.

And of course a shot of the grand serenade:

I'm so sorry this took so long for me to post, but I spent a long time on the slideshow for this one. I wanted it to be fun, spunky, and perfect, which I think I accomplished. I hope you enjoy it!

Thank you Jennifer and Chris for letting us come along on your ride!!! We had such a blast.

A Sneak Preview Of What's To Come....

2008-05-06T02:33:00.001-07:00

Why you should always trust your photographer:

Sooooo much fun! Wait till you see the slideshow and hear who showed up at the Vegas sign!

Wow...

2008-05-02T09:50:00.000-07:00

Why do I love Josh so much? Because he bought me a wii just because. Who wants to come over and have a wii party with us?

Erika & Brian Got Married!

2008-05-01T02:21:00.001-07:00

On April 26th, 2008, I had the complete and utter pleasure to be part of Erika and Brian's wedding day. I have attended a lot of weddings and this one was just special to me. This time it was one of my friends getting married, Erika. I got to know Erika through my other blog on Xanga which I started while I was planning my own wedding. I needed a way to put down my hopes and dreams of my future wedding, and since I was a wedding vendor, it just didn't feel right to post on The Knot (as bad as I wanted to be a knottie). I started my own little blog, and Erika ran across it one day, and decided to ask me a question about something that I can't even recall anymore. Eager to speak to a bride that was actually getting married in Las Vegas. I quickly replied. Soon we were messaging back and forth happily chatting away as to where the cheapest liquor in Vegas can be found (Lee's Discount Liquor if you're curious), and our flower arrangements. It's amazing to me how one day, one special moment in life, can bond two complete strangers living across the country. Erika became my wedding buddy. When the opportunity arose to photograph her and Brian's day, I jumped at the chance.

Erika and Brian's day was a spectacular day. Full of love, laughter, and most of all sheer joy at the fact that these two people were becoming husband and wife. I cried. I laughed. I danced along to Soulja Boy. I feel completely blessed to have documented all the emotions running through out the day. Thank you Erika and Brian.

Now on to the show! Also I believe that Erika's day was not only beautiful due to the emotions but the awesome planning she did, as well as all of her vendors. At the end of this post you will find links to all of the vendors that she used to make day gorgeous.

The day began at Mandalay Bay where Erika got ready with the help of her bridesmaids:

This is probably one of my favorite shots of the day. I love the feeling of cheekiness and preparation that comes through it.

I posted a sneak peak with a similar photograph, but I think this one came out nice too:

I think for these next few photographs I will let Brian's look on his face as he watched Erika come down the aisle say it all.

Erika was radiant. You could just tell by the look on her face, she was soooo happy.

After the ceremony, Erika and Brian were so smoochy!

Now on to the stuff that bridal dreams are made of. Erika did a fantastic job planning down to the very last detail. Her details were astoundingly gorgeous. I mean I walked into the reception room and my jaw dropped. It was so awesome to see all of her planning come to fruition.

Check out her bouquet:

And these amazing placecard trees:

And her place settings:

Although to be honest, what I think made their day the most special was how much fun everyone had. I mean everybody had a complete and utter good time.

As you can tell:

I won't leave you without a slideshow. I was going to use a different song, but I chose so many photos I had to end up using two, and these went together so perfectly....

Enjoy!

Erika and Brian, let me thank you again for letting me part of such a wonderful part in your lives. I'll talk to you soon!

Vendors:

Ceremony location: St. Francis of Assisi

Reception Venue: Cili at Bali Hai

Flowers: The Palette

Hair & Makeup: Sarah Vickery 702-810-3177

Videographer: DocumentLife

Jessica & Jeff Are Getting Married

2008-04-29T02:21:00.000-07:00

Jessica and Jeff are getting married pretty soon (as in weeks!). They still managed to squeeze in an engagement shoot, and I'm so glad that they did. I loved the emotions that were captured. Jessica and Jeff are one sexy couple!

Five Things We Learned About Them:

1. Get some drinks in Jeff and he loosens right up :)

2. Jessica loves shoes. As in lines them up in a row and sighs happily (Don't worry I'm the same way!)

3. Jessica has awesome bedroom eyes (I was mesmerized)

4. Jessica and Jeff have a beautiful baby girl.

5. They are so in love. You can tell by every look and every touch.

We had so much fun with them, shooting at our favorite location. Josh tried to get them to jump into the water, but apparently they weren't having it. On to the show!

We get so lucky. Jessica is so beautiful!

I think you can feel the connection on this one:

The afternoon was just gorgeous. We got this clear blue sky. I felt like were in California:

Thank you Jessica and Jeff! We had a great time. We can't wait until the wedding! We are going to have such a blast! See you very soon....

I love this slideshow. Seriously. Love it. I think the song made it:

I also wanted to give you guys a sneak peak on our exciting weekend. I shot an amazing wedding on Saturday (more pics and slideshow to come), and on Sunday we did a Trash the Dress session were I think between the bride, the makeup artist, and Josh and I we got some major photographs. Check it out:

Trash The Dress

2008-04-27T22:39:00.000-07:00

Well its 10:40 p.m. After a very long and warm day of shooting we are finally at home full with some dinner and I am getting ready to go to bed. Bolth kenny and I are totally tired. I do have to say that we got some totally bitchin shots. WOW is all that I can say. Props to Jessica our bride for sticking it out today. She was so into it it was asowme, I am sure that by now you can tell just how tired I am there is like 50 miss spells on the screen so I am going to bed now and will post some photos tomorrow.

Good Night To All,

Josh

Im So Stoked

2008-04-27T08:39:00.000-07:00

Kenny and I are off today to go do a trash the dress session. I am so stoked the bride wants us to have full creative control over the shot and she has borrowed a few dress as well. Yeah. And to top it all of she really wants to TRASH THE DRESS. Well at least one of them. Check back tonight or tomorrow to see a sneak preview of the photos.

Deanna & Mike Got Married!

2008-04-24T02:07:00.000-07:00

I actually just met Deanna and Mike last week. Josh was the one that booked them and for some reason I didn't go to their consultation. I'm so glad that I did get to meet them though. They are two wonderful people that completely just fit together.

Five Things I Learned About Them & Their Wedding:

1. Deana was really flustered on her wedding day, until she put on her dress and all of sudden I could feel it dawn on her that today was the day she was marrying her soulmate.

2. Mike can really boogy (check out the dancing photos on the slideshow!)

3. Deana's father was literally bursting with pride and a little tiny tinge of sadness.

4. Family was the most important aspect of this wedding. I was simply amazed by how incredibly happy and joyful Deana and Mike's family were.

5. Elvis is alive and kicking!

Now on to the show:

Can you guess what their wedding date was?

As always our brides are gorgeous (I guess we're lucky that way).

Mike and Deana were so romantic. They stuck together like glue all night:

Can you believe that even Elvis showed up at their wedding?

I have another terrific slideshow. Enjoy!!!

Deana and Mike thank you again for letting us be part of your wedding day. We had so much fun! We wish you all the love and happiness in the future. I hope you guys have in Disneyworld (lucky ducks!).

Ashley & Mike Are Going To The Chapel

2008-04-22T01:41:00.000-07:00

So I thought I would post this awesome engagement session before I blogged about this week's wedding and then finish with a second engagement session after that. It's a very busy time for us, but I want all of our brides and grooms to see their photographs as soon as possible. I know that anticipation kills :)

I'm changing the format a little on how our blog our wedding and engagement sessions. Tell me if you like it.

This weekend, Josh and I finally met Ashley and Mike. Here's five things we learned about them.

1. They met at a bar at 2AM in Laredo, Texas (sort of).

2. Mike can seriously jump. He can get some major air! (Ashley not so much lol).

3. They have a beautiful baby girl named Sophia.

4. Ashley has the most gorgeous green eyes I have ever seen.

5. Mike is a part time hockey referee ( I think I could take him on though).

I guess what I most learnt about them, is that they are surrounded by love. You can tell just by the way they look at each other, and when they talk about their family. I can't wait to meet everybody on their wedding day.

Anyway, enough rambling, and on with the show:

Did I mention that Ashley is unbelievably gorgeous. I mean, I was jealous.

Both Ashley and Mike were really sexy together. You could just feel the chemistry:

I have to post these two images. I was really torn as to which one was my favorite. What do you think? A or B?

Of course, I didn't forget about a slideshow. I picked this song out just for you two. I hope you enjoy it.

Ashley and Mike, we had a fabulous time getting to know you. I hope you two enjoyed yourselves as well. I can't wait until your wedding. I just know it's going to be a beautiful and loving event in your lives. See you soon!

The Luckiest

2008-04-20T23:50:00.001-07:00

Josh and I are lucky in life. We are lucky to meet people that can only best be described as amazing. Josh and I are lucky in life. We get to photograph amazing moments. Josh and I are lucky in life. Most of all we are amazed at the love that is found in the world.

I think we are lucky in life:

"These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things"

2008-04-17T22:24:00.000-07:00

A slight play on The Sound Of Music, one of my favorite movies ever. I was looking through some of our recent personal photos and just had to show you some of them. Wherever Josh and I go our cameras go, so we always have tons of personal photos to go through by the end of the week. I found a couple that I just love. First off, I have several things that I absolutely love to photograph. I love to photograph food (yeah weird I know). I love to photograph weddings (self-explanatory), and I love to photograph children and animals. They are very high on my list, only because children and animals are never on guard. They are what they are in front of a lens whether that is happy or sad, and I love it.

For example,

Animals are inquisitive:

My new model, Maxine

And sometimes a little moody:

My beautiful (hardy har har!) pug, Sheezy

Children are the same way. Check out these gorgeous girls that just happen to be Josh's cousins. They were kind enough to sit still for a nanosecond for a quick portrait.

And just because I feel so Oprah, explaining to you what my favorite things are, I'll post a headshot of me, Josh took.

I'm really excited about this coming week. We'll have a wedding for you, and two engagement sessions, as well as my rambling. I have a few tricks up my sleeve this weekend that I'm way excited to debut.

But I Really Don't Want To...

2008-04-15T15:17:00.003-07:00

I was reading my favorite blog the other day(Dooce). and it dawned on me that all I ever blog about is wedding related stuff on this blog, and well, the whole point of this blog is to see more of our work and to get to know us a little bit better. I figure, maybe I can start blogging stuff about our daily lives?

I think it'll be fun and if it becomes incredibly mundane then I'll stop. I mean obviously, I won't blog about how I did the dishes last night, but just give our brides and readers a little glimpse into the incredible lives of Josh and Keny (which I hope you know I'm being completely sarcastic).

My current struggle is working out. I have a love/hate relationship with working out. As in I love how I look and feel after a work out, but I hate the whole sweating, and grunting like a small animal thing while I work out. I hurt my shoulder last year around September and completely stopped. Josh was worried that I wouldn't be able to lift my bouquet on our wedding day, and so instead of taking it easy, I took it as a Get Out Of The Gym card. Then we got married and the whole two weeks of overindulging myself with ice cream shaved ice in Hawaii quickly caught up to me. I hate to say this but I got back from our honeymoon with the full intention of going back to the gym, but I haven't gone since. I can try to say it's because we've been to busy, but the fact of the matter is I'm lazy (at least when it comes to sweating). I would much rather sit in our office editing photos while gasping at the scandulous going ons on The Hills with a bag of Doritos to keep me company. I do feel kind of guilty though...

This overwhelming feeling of guilt finally caught up to me a couple of nights ago. I woke up completely horrified and quickly looked for Josh to give him a detail account of my nightmare. I had dreamt that Josh and I were at a pool party where this gorgeous super model was in attendance. Josh took one look at Katyia (yup that is how detailed it was, she had a name), and he fell in love with her. I was completely distraught at the fact that Josh left me for a model named Katyia, that I went looking for sympathy from his mom (who is one of my dearest friends), and she just stared me down and said "what did you expect?". That's how my dream ended!!! I told Josh, and he busted out laughing. "Do you know what your subconcious is trying to tell you?". I glared at him and then spitted out the words "I should go to the gym?." He just kept right on laughing, and after assuring me that he would never leave me for a model named Katyia. I made up my mind to go the gym.

This evening I'm going to the gym. The first time in seven months. I'm kind of excited, and kind of not. I have my gym bag packed with the essentials including my Ipod full of songs specifically that make me want to run like the wind (including the classic Baby Got Back). Are there any songs you recommend for working out? Also what kind of workouts do you do? I get bored easily, so I always have to change it up. The next time you seem me I hope to be a lean, mean Nikon camera weilding machine :) Wish me luck!

And so I leave you with an inspirational photo of when I was a fit and fabulous bachelorette. Dang Newlywed 15!

It's A Dog's Life...

2008-04-10T22:28:00.000-07:00

Meet Maxine....

She's my father in laws new puppy. She and I have been getting to know each other, and now that she and I have hung out a couple of times, I thought it would be the perfect time to for everyone else to get to know her a little bit better. I thought I'd introduce her to everybody using a little photo story called A Day In The Life Of A Puppy: Maxine's Story

This is Maxine. She is a happy go lucky, sunny, rambunctious kind of puppy, but most of all she's a daddy's girl kind of puppy:

She dislikes PDA:

But loves to play:

Ok.... she really likes to play! But sometimes this leads her to certain predicaments that maybe a puppy shouldn't be in:

But somehow she skates by every time! At least until the next time:

The world is her oyster, and she's definitely ready to sniff it up:

But most of all she loves her family and her family loves her:

Heehee! Kind of corny but hey I just had to show her off. I mean who doesn't like puppies? Especially, when you can play with them all afternoon, and then go home :)

Let's Talk About Shoes...

2008-04-09T00:21:00.000-07:00

Hi! My name is Keny, and I'm a shoe whore....One of my favorite things about planning my own wedding was looking for the perfect pair of shoes. I'm an avid online shopper from all the time I spend in front of the computer, and last week while I was doing some "window" shopping, I came across two gorgeous pairs of shoes that I thought would be perfect for a bride's wedding days.

I found both of them on Forever21, and they were both about twenty dollars a pair. I know a lot of brides say they're going to wear their shoes after the wedding, but hey! if you don't, you won't throw a lot of money down the drain, and you actually might end up wearing these shoes once or twice again....

Now on to the drooling!

Yummy metallic, glittery shoes....perfect for the glam bride:

And some really pretty vintage inspired pink satin heels for that perfect slight pop of color.

Actually the pink heels would be cute for bridesmaids too! I hope this helps a bride in need of her glass slipper. I know I'm mighty tempted by the metallic heels....Sigh....Shoes...

Gen-no & Charles Got Married!

2008-04-02T00:46:00.001-07:00

Josh and I knew March 29th, 2008 was going to be a lucky day. We just knew it. If you met

Gen-no and Charles, you'd know why. They are just lucky. Lucky to be such kind individuals, lucky to have family that loves them so much, lucky to have friends come all the way to Vegas just to watch two of them say their vows, and most of all lucky to have found each other. Luck was definitely around on their wedding day. After all, how else can you explain as to why the minute we packed our camera gear, the weather became windy and chilly? I believe it was a little luck and a whole lot of love from here on earth and up above.

Gen-no and Charles got married at the amazing venue, Cili restaurant at the Bali Hai Golf Course.

Gen-no looked phenomenal. I mean drop dead gorgeous. If you're jealous of her makeup, it was done by Veronica of Makeup To Remember.

Her bouquet was yummy! Pam from The Palette, did a beautiful job.

Gen-no and Charles were so romantic...

And up for anything! We even dragged all of their wedding guests to the Las Vegas sign for some fun and humongous group shots! I love a bride and groom that do anything to get the shot.

Gen-no and Charles, thank you again for letting us document such a special moment in your lives. I just know that God has many wonderful things in store for you.

I hope you enjoy the slideshow. I know Josh almost teared up watching it!

Thankful...

2008-03-29T22:11:00.000-07:00

It's 10:11 PM, and I've been shooting since 7:45AM this morning. I'm extremely tired, and every bone and muscle in my body aches from dragging camera equipment around for ten hours, yet all I feel is this glow of gratefulness. I'm grateful that I have Josh, my business partner and my soulmate, grateful that I meet wonderful people every day like Gen-no and Charles, and most of all I'm grateful that God has blessed me with so many good things. I think I will go kiss Josh good night and post some amazing images from today's wedding tomorrow.

Stephanie and Justin Are Going To The Chapel...Part 2

2008-03-27T00:40:00.000-07:00

I am so excited to present to you guys my favorite all time slideshow ever (okay I say that every time!), but seriously, Stephanie and Justin's photos came out amazing if I do say so myself.

I mean check out this photo Josh got. Look closely at her bracelet.

All right, I won't keep you guys in suspense anymore!

Susie and Al are going to the chapel

2008-03-25T23:23:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I had the opportunity to finally meet Susie and Al. They are from Miami, FL. and they came in town to get of all things "Hitched". We met at the Venetian Hotel and went out on a mad dash to stay ahead of the light and get as many photos as we could. I do have to say that we all had a blast, even with the running in 3 inch stilettos (go Susie!). We did manage to get some awesome photos. They made it, of course, too easy for me to get the photos that I wanted. Susie and Al you guys are such a great couple, so in love, and not bad looking for 25 years of age either..haha... Anyway, these are just a few of the photos that I was able to get edited last night, I hope you guys enjoy them!

Josh

The day started a little rough but got better fast.

We did a little window shopping...

We got to know each other and things began to loosen up

A little bit of PDA never hurts...

Then I found out why Susie fell in love with Al, A.K.A. Mr. Cool...

They were sweet and spicy all at the same time...

Gotta love a girl that knows how to spend her honey's money...... Ouch! How much did that bet cost again?

Time to relax a little...

And catch the sunset...

Stay tuned to see a full slideshow!

Learning Is Good For You!

2008-03-24T20:47:00.000-07:00

Last week Josh and I attended the WPPI 2008 held at the Paris. The WPPI is the best convention for wedding photographer and portrait photographers. Josh and I had such a blast even though my pockets are much lighter. We got to hear some great speakers, Josh got to ogle all the new Nikon lenses and even a D3 (currently the holy grail of Nikon Cameras). Best of all I got to look and touch all of the wedding album companies. I got to pick out two new companies that have beautiful, quality products, that I'm sure all our brides will love.

Of course we took pictures!

Josh and I have been so pee in your pants excited for this convention. I think you can tell by the twinkle in my eyes:

Josh was really excited about his new lens he bought...until he went to pay:

I also bought some Kubota actions (they make photos pop) and since I spent the money on it I thought I would get me some Kubota Hero lovin':

My final purchase was a Shootsac from my photography idol Jessica Claire! This was the equivalent of meeting Elvis for me. I was soooo shy that Josh pushed me up to her and forced me to talk to her. I swear I probably made no sense whatsoever. She ended up being sooo sweet, and I'm beyond excited to use my seriously fashionable yet functional camera bag this Saturday.

Of course Josh forced me to ask for a photograph:

After our retail therapy we checked out the album companies. Here are two products we will be offering fairly soon:

This is a flush mount album with a little bit thinner pages than the current company that we use. The color on it was amazing and I love the cover:

Also our album company had some kick ass cover like this black tooled leather:

After three full days of photography fun, fun, fun, we were exhausted but very happy. It was really nice just to kick back and relax a little with my dogs, Sony (my chihuahua), and Sheezy (my pug):

Nancy & Kevin Got Married: Part II

2008-03-21T21:23:00.000-07:00

I love to do slideshows, but somehow it's so hard to narrow the photos down to a manageable size. This was the case with Nancy & Kevin's wedding. I think this is one of my favorite slideshows I've done so far. I hope everybody likes it!

Stephanie and Justin Are Going To The Chapel...

2008-03-20T00:21:00.000-07:00

This week has just been a total whirlwind for Josh and me. Not only did we photograph a wedding on Saturday, but we have redone our office (we finally converted to mac!), we attended the WPPI show (which is the national photography geek convention in which I scoped out the best of the best for our brides!), but we had a fabulous time with Stephanie and Justin during their engagement session.

Stephanie and Justin are getting married pretty soon, and Josh and I are ecstatic to be photographing them. They are just two very funny and dynamic people who are up for anything. I mean Stephanie sat in a big pot with who knows what inside of it, just to get the shot! Now that is my kind of bride! But honestly, they are so in love and it literally radiated in every photograph. Check out their preview pics and if you like them please leave us a comment.

Justin is one lucky man because hot diggity Stephanie is gorgeous!

Although Justin is pretty hot himself...

Together I think they are just phenomenal:

Cute:

Romantic:

And a little edgy:

Stephanie and Justin you guys were a dream to photograph. We had so much fun, and we can't wait until your wedding! Thank you for being such a great couple.

Next up Nancy and Kevin's slideshow, the WPPI convention where I finally met my photography idol, and Stephanie and Justin's slideshow! See you soon!

Kevin & Nancy Sneak Preview!

2008-03-17T01:09:00.001-07:00

This weekend, Josh and I were extremely happy to photograh Nancy and Kevin's wedding. Do you ever hear those love stories where two people meet, fall in love, overcome major obstacles, and then finally are reunited in a beautiful fairy tale wedding? That was Kevin and Nancy's wedding. It was a special wedding full of warmth and love.

Here's a sneak preview of their wedding day. I'll be posting up a slideshow this week as well!

Kevin and Nancy, we are so happy for you two! Congratulations and may life bring nothing but blessings your way.

Rebecca's Trash The Dress!

2008-03-12T00:06:00.000-07:00

This weekend, Josh and I got to photograph a remarkable person. Every once in a while you meet someone that after they leave you, you go "Wow, what a smart, funny, nice, charismatic insert other adjective here....kind of person." I met Rebecca for the first time on Sunday and was absolutely blown away by her. Josh actually booked her wedding last year for June of 08, but I never had the chance to meet her in person. All I can say is that her fiance Tom, is one incredibly lucky man, to be marrying such a beautiful person.

Josh and I photographed Rebecca's Trash the Dress session with a dress from Ebay. I know sometime's it's hard to trash your actual wedding dress, so an Ebay dress is a great option. They're cheap and you don't get withering looks from your mother when you tell them you're going to trash your dress.

All three of us literally trudged for about 3/4s of a mile in Red Rock to this gorgeous creek and grass fields. Let me tell you, Rebecca hiked with the wedding dress on! After that she actually got into the freezing creek water. It must of been about oh....35 degrees. If you notice a slight bluish tinge to her skin, it's because she was that cold!

Rebecca, thank you so much for letting us spend the day with you, and for having that much moxie! You are so right! Those chicks on America's Next Top Model have nothing on you!

First off check out how beautiful Rebecca is:

Rebecca was a great model:

I just love the romance of this photograph:

I know Rebecca mentioned that Tom loves to read. Well, can you guess which Shakespeare heroine Rebecca looks like in this photograph:

No it's not Sleeping Beauty (although uncanny resemblance huh?).

I promised a slideshow to Rebecca. I hope you like it! Thank you again Rebecca, and I can't wait until the wedding!

Website Of The Week

2008-03-05T11:27:00.000-08:00

This week I have not one but two cool websites for your viewing pleasure!

The first one is for the brides that need some ideas specifically regarding color schemes. The website is SnippetandInk. Snippet and Ink is a blog that posts these absolutely gorgeous story boards to help build a theme and color scheme for your wedding. What I love about it, is the original themes and colors they collaborate. For example:

Turquoise blue and mandarin orange. I don't think I've ever photographed a wedding with such an original color palette. It's really fresh and pretty.

I love the sheer romance of this board:

And the fun and brightness of this board:

Snippet and Ink is such a great way to find some inspiration, especially when you're stuck in planning.

The second website of the week is also a blog. The author, Ariel Meadow Stallings, wrote an awesome book titled: "Offbeat Bride: Taffeta Free Alternatives For Independent Brides". If you're a bride that's tired of the same ole weddings. If you're looking to make your wedding completely your own, Offbeat Bride is the blog for you. Actually it's a good wedding blog for everybody who's searching for beautiful, original ideas. The best part is Ariel writes about a "offbeat wedding" every once in a while, and it's great to see brides and grooms doing their own thing so to speak.

Two awesome websites this week! I'm also almost done with our honeymoon blog. Best of all Josh and I are going out shooting this week. We're doing a Trash The Dress shoot on Sunday so come back soon to see a slideshow and some preview pics of that!

Kim & Jason: Day After!

2008-02-25T00:53:00.000-08:00

This weekend we had the pleasure of photographing Kim and Jason for their Day After shoot.
They are such a cool couple! They both are so nice and they were willing to try anything which we love. The braver, the better. We had a lot of fun goofing off with them while getting some awesome images. I was beyond excited to come home and put up a slideshow! I think you can tell just by looking at the photographs exactly how much Kim and Jason love each other. I'm also glad that Day After shoots are gaining in popularity in the wedding world, and couldn't wait to actually photograph one.

By the way if you're wondering what's a Day After shoot. It's a great way for bride and groom's to get some beautiful and casual photographs after their wedding day. Often times couples are so pressed for time on the actual wedding day that they don't get many photographs of just the two of them alone. That is why Josh and I always try to recommend to couples to either see each other before the actual ceremony, but we know so many couples want to keep the tradition of seeing each other right at the ceremony. They Day After shoot is just another great alternative.
I highly recommend to our couples that if there just isn't enough time on the actual wedding day, book us for a Day After shoot.

Anyway, on to the photographs and the slideshow!

I always have to start off with a photograph of the bride:

And the groom...

A girl has to kiss a lot of frog's sometimes...

Before she find's her Prince:

While we were waiting for sunset, all four of us decided to grab a drink at the local Boulder City brew pub where all of these photographs were taken.

They had some great drinks...

Afterwards Kim and Jason were a little bit looser in front of the camera :)

Thank you Kim and Jason! We had such a great time with you.

Here's your slideshow I promised! Just click on the play sign to get it going.

Wishing We Were In Hawaii

2008-02-18T23:04:00.000-08:00

The wedding season quite hasn't started in the photography world. We have some great weddings lined up starting March though! So stay tuned for those. Until then I'll be posting photos from some shoots we have lined up and also some random photos that will let you get to know us a little better.

Josh and I just got married in September of 07, and for our honeymoon we stayed two weeks in lovely Hawaii, specifically the island of Kauai to be exact. It was the best two weeks of our lives. We did some really cool things, that I'll have to blog about including swimming with sharks!

Here are a couple of shots that I love and miss:

Mmmm....mai tais....

The pineapples were awesome! We went to a farmer's market and picked up a bunch of fresh produce. I recommend if you go to Hawaii to purchase all of your fruits from local farmers markets.

There's this road in Kauai that's completely covered by foliage for about a mile. I forget what it's called but it is amazing.

Us being each other's paparazzi

And I will leave you with this image of the sea turtle that Josh and I found while we were snorkeling. He was a quick little thing too.

Next up: Swimming with a real live 13ft Tiger Shark!

Cool Website of The Week

2008-02-15T11:33:00.000-08:00

Vera Wang, Reem Acra, Anne Barge, Lazaro, all names that take on a lot more meaning when you get engaged. When you're surfing through The Knot you're bombarded by images of beautiful designer dresses. Your heart flutters while looking at all the silk satin, the beautiful, handmade lace, and the gorgeous beading, but after you check out the price tags your heart drops! What's a modern girl to do?

This is where our cool website of the week comes in. Bride Power is a company based out of Newton, MA. They specialize in selling designer wedding gown samples at a fraction of the cost. You can purchase the gown directly online and they will ship it out to you in a couple of weeks. They have special gowns at a very discounted price under Mega Markdowns that are just unbelievable.

Anne Barge $499.00

This Vera Wang makes me sick with how gorgeous it is! Only $1200!

This lacey option for Jim Helm is so classy and under a $1000

Right now they are offering another 14% off until February 29th! I can personally vouch for the quality of their gowns since I ordered my Amsale throught them at the bargain price of $299. Happy Shopping Brides!

Happy Valentines Day!!!

2008-02-14T22:43:00.000-08:00

We've been working up a storm at MSD Photo. We're coming out with some fabulous new features and extras for our business. One of them is our new slideshows! We are now able to post slideshows online on our blog! This is very exciting for us as well as for our clients. You can now direct your friends and family to see your slideshow. We are going to have them up within a day or two of your wedding/engagement session.

For now I'm posting our first slideshow. We shot Gen-no & Charles a couple of weeks ago now, but I think they're still going to get a kick out of this. I hope you like it! Just click on the photo to play the show.

Cool Website Of The Week

2008-01-29T15:48:00.001-08:00

Here's a new feature we're adding to our blog. Every week I'll post about a cool wedding related website that I've come across on the internet.

This week I'd like to introduce you to the highly addictive Etsy. Are you a bride that wishes you had the moxy and time to Do It Yourself everything? Are you looking for a unique gift that no one else will have? Then look no further than http://www.etsy.com/. This website is the mecca of all that is handmade. Best of all the products are gorgeous, high quality, and excellently priced. Etsy doesn't just cater to the modern bride, it caters to everybody else as well, it just happens to have some beautiful and really fun wedding finds.

Products like these gorgeous wedding invitations. You can find sellers that personalize all ready made templates and then you can find sellers that will completely create your dream wedding invitations from scratch.

You can also purchase personalized cake toppers.

Like these darlings....

Or these

Finally, if you're looking for a one of a kind gift for your bridesmaids, Etsy has some excellent choices.

I know if I were a bridesmaid I wouldn't mind getting one these as a gift.

Etsy is a great resource for a bride. I would suggest searching for wedding hair clips, handmade jewelry, handmade veils, invitations, save the dates, thank you notes, and personalized hankerchiefs. My only advice is to order products in advance so you're not rushing to buy things at the last minute. Enjoy!

Gen-no & Charles Are Getting Married!

2008-01-28T12:28:00.000-08:00

This weekend we got to meet two of the nicest and genuine people, I have ever had the chance to meet. Their names are Gen-no and Charles, and they are getting married at the end of March at Cili at Bali Hai, and we are the lucky photographers that they chose. I can seriosly not say enough nice things about them. They are so in love, so happy, and so content in life that I truly admire them. Not only that but they are both a riot!

Sunday, despite the rain and cold, we went to Lake Las Vegas with them and shot some engagement photographs for them. I think everyone ended up having such a great time.

Gen-no and Charles, we really can't wait until your wedding. We're so excited to be photographing two wonderful people like you!

I Don't Know What To Wear...

2008-01-16T21:26:00.000-08:00

We've been scheduling a lot of engagment sessions for the upcoming wedding season, and the most common question we get after what's the purpose of an engagement shoot (something that I will have to blog about at a later time), is what do we wear?

Up until now most couples have never taken "professional" pictures (not withstanding the Photomania's that are found throughout malls of America). Engagement photos are suppose to capture a couple at their best and most in love. It's no wonder that a lot of couples are anxious as to what to wear.

My answer is always wear what's comfortable. That's it? Yes, that's it. If you never wear high heels, and you decide to dress up for the occasion in 3inch stilettos, you will be in pain, and it will show up in your photographs. If your fiance hates turtleneck, and he wears a turtleneck to the shoot, he will complain and he will be uncomfortable, and it will show up in the photographs. It's important that you feel beautiful and comfortable (that applies to the men as well). If you feel beautiful, it will also show in your photographs.

I know most couples want a little bit more direction than wear whatever's comfortable, so I put together some outfits, that I thought are flattering and would also photograph really well.

Different couples want different engagement photographs. Some couples want to go for a casual let's play in the park feel others want to go for a more urban feel, and others want to go for a sexy, glamorous feel. That's the beauty of engagment sessions, they let the couples express a little bit of themselves through the photographs.

We'll start out with a more casual look. Solids tend to photograph beautifully on most people, although prints can be interesting as well. A pretty summer dress and nice, casual heels are a nice look for a casual yet sunny look.

This one from Nordstroms is really pretty, has nice details, and looks like it would move well.

For men this look is really easy to complement. Basically, a solid button down shirt, dark jeans, and a nice pair of shoes.

Gap.com

Like I said prints in bright colors work really well as long as they're not too overwhelming. It also helps if the guy wears solids. This dress from American Eagle looks comfortable, is a beautiful color, and has a terrific print.

Small doses of bright colors work really well in photographs as well. Perhaps you want to wear a solid color dress but want to pump it up? My suggestion is show it in the shoes. Shoes in a cool contrasting color make for wonderful poppy photographs, and they can say so much about a girl.

These from Forever 21 are less than $25 bucks and would look wonderful against a crisp, white summer dress.

If you and your fiance are looking to be a little more casual nothing beats the look of a solid blouse with a dark jean.

Macys

Macys

And the perfect man look to complement this style.

Nordstroms

Again you can create a color pop with some awesome heels like these drool worthy ones from Forever21 again.

And if you really want to go for a casual day look, you and your fiance can go with the graphic tshirt, jeans, and old school kicks style.

Charlotte Russe & Vans Shoes

And the men's version...

American Eagle & Vans shoes

Don't worry about being rained out. It's not often that it rains in Vegas, and we don't mind shooting as long as it's a drizzle and not a torrential downpour. Plus you could wear these cute puppies...

The final look is really fun to photograph. If you want to go for a really glamorous, uptown feel then I say go for it. This is when you can choose really cool jewel tone looks that give photographs a vibrant feel.

Forever21

I have to show you a close up of these awesome heels.

Let your fiance feel like he's walked off the pages of GQ....

Nordstroms

Whatever style you end up choosing for your photographs make sure you both agree on it, and like I said make sure you both feel like hot stuff. That ways when it comes to taking the photographs you won't be worried about the clothes, you'll be too busy wrapped up in each other.

Randi & Matt Got Married!

2008-01-15T22:31:00.001-08:00

Josh and my New Year's Resolution was to give our blog a rehaul and really start blogging. I mean really start blogging. It's such a great way for our brides to see more of our recent work.

Randi and Matt are two wonderful people that we got to photograph on January 5th, 2008. They are so awesome. They're funny, charismatic, and most of all incredibly in love. I feel so honored that they chose us to document such an important day in their lives. Matt's family is from Scottish origins, and they wanted to really show that. Matt and the groomsmen wore traditional kilts, they had a bagpiper greet the guests as they walked into the venue, and most touching of all Matt's father gave the family tartan to Randi during the ceremony.

Randi looked so amazing that day....

It's quite a task for brides to get dressed in their wedding dresses, although Randi took it with a smile.

Check out these cool kicks that Randi wore on her wedding day.

Her flowergirls were so adorable. I could of just followed them all day shooting away.

The men looked very handsome in their kilts, and they loved them. They really had a fun time in them.

Randi & Matt had a "first look" instead of the traditonal walk down the altar. We highly recommend that brides and grooms do a "first look" when they find themselves crimped for time between the ceremony and the reception. It gives you a lot more "party time" and it's just as emotional in my opinion.

At the final consultation Randi asked us if we shoot "fun" bridal party portraits as well as the formal ones. I'd say we do...

Randi and Matt's wedding day was overcast, windy, and incredibly cold, so they had to move the ceremony indoors. This didn't stop them from having a beautiful, touching and emotional ceremony. When Matt was reciting his vows, I could hear the sniffles through out the room.

After the ceremony, the party started!

Their cake was amazing, and tasted so yummy!

The parent dances were so sweet.

Thank you so much Randi and Matt for letting us document such an important day in your lives. We wish you nothing but future happiness for you and Lucille!!