I just had one of my favorite shoots ever. Victoria and Roy are simply amazing people. Plus, Victoria works at the University of Michigan (go Blue!). Would you believe this absolutely stunning bride is also tough? She’s military, with the ROTC at UofM!

I met Victoria and Roy right after their ceremony at the Excalibur Wedding Chapel. Like all of the major Strip casino chapels, outside photography is not allowed… but Excalibur allows outside photography for about 15 minutes after the in-house photographer is done. I got a bunch of formals but those are boring for a blog so I decided to post a picture of a LAMBORGHINI!

Victoria and Roy actually walked up and asked the owner if we could take some pictures by his car (that’s him in the dark shirt in the background). Thanks!

When I first saw this photo on the camera screen, I knew exactly what I wanted to do to it… a bit of a vintage look with muted colors and darkened blacks. I think the special processing really made this photo stand out:

After shooting around the Excalibur grounds, we were off in the limo for some photos. When I saw them getting ready to open the bottle of champagne, knowing they had lugged it around in 110 degree heat for an hour, I got my camera ready and hoped that I didn’t get soaked. This is the result:

We got a ton of the “Vegas Strip” type photos – they came out great but I wanted to show some more “fun” shots from the reception at Excalibur.

I was able to work with my husband, Jeremy from D. Jay’s Entertainment for the reception. He always helps me set up great pictures of people dancing, and is always careful to position the groom for a nice garter-removal photo. Of course, when brides and grooms are as animated as Victoria and Roy, it makes it easy to take a great photo of the action!

This was a smallish reception, about 40-50 people but MAN did they party. Not a drunken fest, but they danced all night. This group seemed to be on the dance floor the entire night, no matter what music was being played. Towards the end, I saw one of them using a bottle as a “microphone” so I grabbed a bunch more bottles and did some minor set-up for this shot:

Jeremy sat at the same table with these guests during dinner (we typically do not sit with guests during dinner but some of our clients invite us, and we don’t turn them down). He told me he knew from the first minute that this group would be the party group! I guess 19 years of wedding DJ experience gives you a 6th Sense, huh?

I really had a hard time choosing the last photo for this blog post. I got 3 really nice photos in this series… one where everyone is clapping with their hands in the air, one where Victoria and Roy are clapping and facing their guests… and this one – I think this really symbolizes the work that Jeremy does to make sure that every bride and groom feels SPECIAL. Look how Victoria is just GUSHING with excitement. Shouldn’t every bride feel this way?

It was great to work with Victoria and Roy, they are a special couple with great friends and great family. Congratulations!

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