Las Vegas Photographer for Weddings and Event Photography TiffanyG
Wedding Photography in Las Vegas – Weddings, Bridal Photos, Engagements, Families, Kids, Portraits, and Events.
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August 1st, 2010Engagements, Parties, Strip Photography Tour, WeddingsThe Bridal Spectacular is here this month, and since most of my readers are brides, I thought I’d post a “Bridal Show Survival Guide”. The most-heard comment after a bridal show is that it was “overwhelming”… so here’s some ways to help the show become a successful day for you!
1. Have a plan. Make a list of vendors you definitely want to talk to. Do a little research to hopefully narrow your search down a little. Look at the MAP of the Bridal Spectacular and find your preferred vendors. There are many very helpful websites to provide online reviews from many of Las Vegas’ vendors, but the two most popular are WeddingWire and TheKnot.
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2. Wear comfortable shoes and leave your coat in the car. You will be receiving lots of brochures, etc and you do not want to be burdened lugging your coat.
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3. Bring someone with you! Your Mother, Maid/Matron of Honor, or maybe your fiancé will enjoy himself! They can help you with collecting information and would be happy you included them in the planning process! As for your fiancé? Just tell him that he can win stuff and eat free cake and hors d’oeuvres!
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4. Bring address labels. We recommend printing out labels on your home computer with your name, address, phone number, email address and wedding date. This will help free up time to talk to vendors instead filling out the same information time and time again.
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5. Bring a pen, notebook, and datebook (or, your BlackBerry!). Some vendors offer special pricing if you book with them and leave a deposit with them the day of the show. This is great, but if you choose the WRONG vendor, at ANY price, is it a good deal? Ask them if you can have a few days to think about it, because pressure to sign RIGHT THERE AND THEN should make you wonder what they are worried about! Is their competition better? Special good ONLY at the show? Time to look for a new vendor! Make an INFORMED decision – don’t rush into anything!
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6. Want to see the most vendors AND the fashion show? The majority of brides watch the show, so plan on arriving just as the 1st show starts. Visit the vendors DURING the show, this will allow you better chance to actually talk to a vendor and it will be a much quieter atmosphere. Then, stick around for the 2nd show, and this time watch the show!
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7. Don’t be embarrassed to wear your “Bride” sticker! It can become confusing for vendors to identify everyone that attends, and if they know you are the bride, they will be more apt to spend a little extra time with you!
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8. If you don’t bring labels (see #4), when filling out any contest entries or door prize drawing slips, print clearly!
9. The best place to take notes is on the actual brochure/flyer handed out by each vendor. That way you can connect a face to your notes and it will be easier to remember when you make your follow up calls!
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10. Don’t be fooled by huge discounts! This is especially true for Disc Jockey companies! If a company tells you their price is $900 but they are giving a $300 discount, that sounds great… but if they normally charge $600 for an event that’s not really a discount. Do your research and find out the ACTUAL discount (if any) based on their NORMAL rates. ALSO: Watch for ‘add-ons’ that nickel-and-dime you to a higher price. Show special at $495 but an extra $200 for a ceremony sound system, $50 for lights, and a 15% required gratuity and it’s not as good a deal as you thought!
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11. Enjoy yourself! Use this time to gather information and enjoy any of the special offers extended to you. You are the Bride; you make the rules when dealing with vendors. It’s YOUR day, not theirs!
12. Most importantly, come to D. Jay’s Entertainment’s booth to discuss your disc jockey, photography, and videography needs. We are having some great specials (true discounts and LOTS of FREE extra service).
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Thank you VERY much for reading this entire post! I hope you learned something.
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This is the Las Vegas Wedding that I was honored to be involved with as the photographer last weekend. Sheree and Matthew are a great couple, and Sheree was an absolutely beautiful bride. Sheree wanted mostly non-traditional photography so a lot of the photos are basic photojournalistic style.
I did want to show a couple shots that I post-processed to include some new “textures” that I just acquired. As of this writing, Sheree hasn’t even seen them, and to be honest I don’t think they are her “style”, but of course I’m giving her multiple versions of each photo (including the non-textured versions). I was just so excited to try out the textures, though! You get a better effect by clicking on the photos to see the larger version.
This little girl was the flowergirl, I just loved the natural light from the window lighting up her cute little face!
Very very light texture on this, a grainy look…
Sheree with her daughter in a tender moment before the ceremony.
Another one of her daughter, totally fascinated by the flowers…
Now to the ceremony. This is a shot I always do my best to get – the grooms reaction to seeing his bride for the first time. The smiles (and sometimes tears) always make a great memory.
While Matthew was smiling, ringbearer Dalton was somehow surprised by the horseshoe (click to enlarge and see some of the details, including the rings!)
The ceremony was very laid-back, and as I’ve mentioned before, it’s always easy to get great wedding photos when the bride (and groom) have big-ole’ smiles!
We didn’t really do many “formals” after the wedding but I was able to get a few. A very non-traditional pose (usually the bride is in front, but putting her behind the groom “loosens” the photo a bit…and the angle loosens it even further). Fun!
Told you Sheree was fun! They all laughed when I said, “ok, let’s do one in the bounce-house!”. Yes, Sheree, IN YOUR DRESS!
I had a blast shooting this wedding, and the 1000+ photos will create great memories for Matthew and Sheree and their family. I know they had a good time too… they kept Larry, the DJ from D. Jay’s Entertainment, for 2 extra hours! What a party!
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“Nothing Traditional or Posed” was my main instruction from Christina. I was able to slip in a few posed shots but all-in-all, this Las Vegas wedding ceremony and reception photography was candid and photojournalistic style.
This wedding and reception was held at Green Valley Ranch in Henderson (in the Las Vegas Valley). Christina was great to hang out with before the ceremony and VERY laid-back. After our introductions, the first thing she said was “here, have a glass of champagne”. I had to decline since champagne tends to effect me very quickly and I doubt any of my brides would want their photographer to be tipsy!
Of course, in blogs, photographers are expected to include creative shots – I did get Christina to do a couple poses:
I’ve posted a few of this style.. the “contemplative” shot. I just ask the Bride to think about her ceremony and her future husband and try to capture their immediate, natural reaction. As always, these shots are interpreted differently by different people…
The other day I was “spying” on some other wedding photographer blogs and realized I have never posted my “shoe shots”. Brides love those photos of their shoes!
Christina said she “used to” play piano but she did end up sitting down and playing a very nice piece. I wanted to incorporate the piano with her bouquet and thought this one captured my intentions:
During the ceremony, with a little bit of a vintage look…
Smoochie, smoochie!
The Recessional, she is SO happy, and he is SO proud!
First dance
D. Jay’s Entertainment provided the Disc Jockey, that’s Ed on the right side getting all the pretty girls to sing to “Summer Nights”. What a ham!
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November 6th, 2008Flash Montages, Parties, Weddings
I decided to do one more Flash photo montage, this one is for Cristina and Jason‘s wedding and for all their friends and family all over the world. Cristina emailed me and was SO excited to show her wedding photos to all her family who couldn’t make it to Las Vegas for the Wedding so I thought I’d put 60 or so photos to a montage as a “little extra” for her.
I like this one because it shows highlights of the entire wedding day, and it’s set to their first dance song. Plus, it shows some of the great surroundings at the JW Marriott Las Vegas that I wasn’t able to post in my original blog post (scroll down 2 or 3 posts to see that one)!
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October 19th, 2008Weddings
Photography at JW Marriott Las Vegas is always SO much fun! It is a Las Vegas Photographer’s dream! The grounds are absolutely amazing, with waterfalls, beautiful green areas, bridges over little streams, etc. I work a lot at “The JW” (as we call it in our office), and the DJ’s at D. Jay’s Entertainment are out there often as well.
I noticed that I don’t have a lot of “getting ready” photos on my blog, and many of my brides ask me to cover this portion of their day. Well, we had an awesome room (with amazing light coming in through the patio door), and of course an absolutely beautiful bride, so I thought I’d share some “getting ready” photos!
The natural light from the patio door was perfect for a nice portrait.
The entire wedding had so much color, being outside and with the beautiful blue accents on the dress, but I really felt I needed to provide Cristina with a couple “timeless” photos, and the best way to do that is with black and white. This photo is “overexposed” on purpose to accent her figure and take the attention away from the trees, etc. that were outside the window. It also helps give the photo my trademark “glow” look…
A nice split-tone really accentuated Cristina’s complexion and helped the overall “feel” of this one:
I didn’t really intend on posting any ceremony shots, but I changed my mind
The rings, using my long telephoto lens from about 30 feet away.
We got so many nice after-ceremony shots around the grounds of The JW, this is one of my favorites:
For long-time readers of my blog, you’ve seen this shot before, it’s one I attempt when the veil allows for it, and my brides/grooms always love it!
The big round window in the reception room inspired me to do a silhouette photo, if you squint your eyes just right you can see a heart? See it?!?
Ok, well that’s about 4 more photos than I usually post, I got a little carried away! As always, I thank Cristina and Jason for allowing me to be a part of their wedding day. It was an honor and a privilege!
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Ok, first off I do have to say “Go Blue”, but Sarah and Aaron are AWESOME (even if they are OSU Fans)! Sarah looked stunning and after looking through over 450 “keeper” photos from this 4-hour reception, I don’t think there’s any photo where she isn’t absolutely glowing with joy.
Also, for those wondering why the big scarlet-colored frames around each photo? Well, of course that’s OSU’s color (and, for all of you really uptight fans, I used the actual web-safe hexadecimal #990000 color that OSU’s own website specifies)!
I’m not a big fan of “selective color” but I thought it worked well in this simple shot – with OSU’s Scarlet in the hearts:
Isn’t she beautiful?
I captured about a dozen really great first-dance shots, it was hard choosing which one to post but this one was my personal favorite. Look at the emotion!
Jeremy from D. Jay’s Entertainment was the DJ and had people on the dance floor all night, he says it was with the help of his “super-duper disco light” but I think it was his great music choice and a fun group of people!
As frequent readers of my blog know, Jeremy is also my husband, and a darn good photographer – he used my camera when someone asked me to use their point-and-shoot to take a picture for them… yes, that’s my head on the right – so now you have a “photo of the photographer”!
After a long night, Sarah was still smiling and looking at Aaron.
It was an absolute joy working with Sarah and Aaron. I hope you enjoyed this small sample of their photos!
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