Marius & Tamika’s Reception in Las Vegas
FUN FUN FUN… these two and their families are AWESOME! Tamika hired me to do a couple hours of photography at their very laid-back reception at Cheeseburger Restaurant (in the Miracle Mile shops at Planet Hollywood). In just a couple hours I was able to provide this couple 330+ unique photos! ALL of the photos were “candid” so don’t expect to see any portraits or many posed shots here in my blog post.
For this blog, you’ll see the FUN that happens at weddings in Las Vegas, especially when they have a great DJ and great guests!
CHEERS!
We had a surprise visit from Elvis…. the King himself! I shot a picture of him with almost every guest there – they will be great keepsakes for all! Here’s one of the bridesmaids who REALLY liked Elvis! Kind of reminds me of a Prom picture – could you imagine bringing Elvis to your prom? 
This is one of my favorite photos from the entire night… no it’s not the “best” photo but the expressions are priceless… Marius looks like he is “up to no good” and Tamika’s telling him “I wouldn’t do that if I were you”.
About halfway through the party I noticed grandma talking to Tamika. It was clear she was giving some heartfelt advice from years of knowledge and wisdom. She had the greatest hat on, and the pride she had in her beautiful fingernails was apparent. I was able to frame up this picture without them even realizing I was taking it. To me, this photo speaks volumes:
As the bride and groom left the reception, I snuck up behind them for a “goodbye” shot. I took the liberty of using some “selective color” to set the mood and if you look close you’ll see another edit I did… a custom sign!
And finally, we did have a chance to get some photos at The Vegas Sign. By this time, one of my assistant photographers had finished another event and joined us. He actually took this photo, which came out GREAT, and I did a little bit of post-processing to it:
We all had an amazing time at this event, thanks guys for letting us all share in your celebration!
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Comments
thanks for the invite to look at your blog. This looks like a very fun party is this typical for Las Vegas or do you have receptions with formal photos and such?
it looks like the colors on the walls and teh lighting in that restaurant were very difficult to shoot in but at least it was bright and not all dark like most of the stuff I do here in Florida!
Great job!
Richard Photographer Bradenton FL
Saw your blog posted on TheKnot.com and wanted to say I wish I had hired you because our photographer that we hired through the ceremony location just did basic posed shots, they were great pictures but BORING and your pictures show so much personality. I’m sure you will get a lot of work through the knottie brides
Sheri (and James) 3/15/08
Thanks for the comments everyone. Richard, to answer your question we do have a lot of “formal” receptions out here, but especially with destination weddings, the receptions tend to be a lot more “party”. And yeah, this was a difficult shoot because of the bright colors on the walls, also there isn’t really a ceiling in this restaurant — just a gridwork then 20 feet higher a black ceiling.
If you are ever in town, get in touch with me, would love to have you join me for a shoot!