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On Saturday I shot the gorgeous wedding of Jennifer and Lenny at the Ritz Carlton Lake Las Vegas.

We began at Jennifer’s parents house where Jennifer got ready

We did some quick head shots…

and this little lady bug stopped by to join us, that must mean good luck!

Each of the bridesmaids wore a different dress in the same shade of purple, and I just love the lace and broach detail of this one

I swung by Lenny’s house very briefly to get some nice shots of him, as well as the groomsmen

Then headed to the church for their ceremony, this is one happy married woman!

We continued with portraits on the beautiful grounds of the Ritz Carlton

They stopped for kisses all over…

Isn’t she gorgeous??

And finally, beautiful ballroom and flowers

Yum!

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Here’s a recent kids session, a day with Layla

Isn’t she adorable?

Mmmm… cookies

Snuggling with daddy

Layla is very serious about making these huge bubbles

Layla saw these flowers growing and picked them for me, how sweet is she??

Here’s a few more samples of kids portraits, and be sure to check out my kids website for more.

On Friday night I had the pleasure of second shooting with my friend Matthew Kemmetmeuller of Minneapolis, who was here in town to shoot a fabulous wedding at the Four Seasons. As the second shooter, I focused on capturing detail shots and unexpected moments - two of my favorite things, so of course I had a blast!

I started off hanging out with the boys…

The absolutely stunning bride

I loved her necklace…

and her floor length vail

And I have to admit I was a bit obsessed with these gorgeous flowers by Naakiti Floral (they’re my brand colors!)

First kiss as husband and wife

This is the best man and maid of honor (who also happen to be married), and their GORGEOUS triplets, Fey, Lily and Jack served as flower girls and ring bearer.

Just loved the look of pure happiness on Liela’s face here

Some of the reception details

Sort of an abstract of the dip at the end of their first dance, but I love the movement of it

And finally, here is the official photographer Matthew getting down on the dance floor. Love this shot!

Saturday I had the pleasure of shooting Jamie and Russ’s wedding. Jamie was one of the happiest brides I have ever seen, smiling from ear to ear for the entire day.

Getting ready at the Bellagio

The beautiful smiling bride

Another handsome groom

Going to the chapel… and we’re gonna get married….

Quick stop for some portraits in the lobby of the Bellagio

The first dance

On Sunday I headed out to Sunset Park to shoot some engagement photos for Amy and Jerome. We we’re lucky enough to have some really beautiful weather and some awesome light as the sunset.

Yes I do love sun flare, too much?

On Saturday I shot an awesome wedding with the super fun Brooke and Andrew. We started off at the brand new and beautiful Palazzo to catch Brooke getting ready,then headed outside to get some group shots on the Las Vegas Strip.

The beautiful bride

As you can see, Brooke and Andrew and their friends were super fun to shoot and constantly goofing around and laughing which I just loved.

The getaway car…

The handsome groom

As their wedding gift to each other, Brooke and Andrew are getting mustache tattoos on their fingers so they can strike this pose anytime the want. This is just a quick sharpie version. Clearly they’re a perfect match

Dancing in the streets on the strip, just outside of their reception at Maggiano’s

Last week I headed over to The Venetian to shoot some engagement photos of Cara and Matt who were visiting from Massachusetts to finish up some wedding details

Check back at the end of August for their wedding pictures, which will be at the gorgeous Wynn Las Vegas!

Yeah my job is easy when my clients are so gorgeous

Kathy and Ming were married March 29th right here in Las Vegas. They had beautiful wedding at the Polaris Estate and we sneaked away for a bit to take some pictures at a local park as well. Sorry for the delay in getting these up, just catching up on everything after having to go out of town unexpectedly. I have also shot another awesome wedding yesterday and two engagement sessions this past week, so check back soon for those posts as well

First let me thank all you who are my clients and have been very patient with me over the past couple of weeks. I have gotten numerous amazingly kind emails from friends, photographers, and clients, and it is so much appreciated.

I’m not sure there are any scarier words you can hear than ‘brain cancer’. My mom went to see her doctor for blurry vision, and he recommended a CAT scan. With the results showing numerous lesions in her brain, she had a biopsy that confirmed cancer. I really couldn’t have been more shocked, and got the first flight I could back home to Pennsylvania.

After spending a week at home with my family I have many more answers. It turns out my mom has aednocarcinoma, which is a cancer that is usually found in the lungs that would then metastasize to the brain. After multiple full body CAT and PET scans, there is no sign of cancer anywhere else in her body including the lungs (thank God), but makes for a very unusual case.

Of course the control freak that I am I stayed to visit with the oncologist to make sure he got my seal of approval, and researched her other doctors to make sure they were the best in their field.

Her oncologist believes this may have started as long ago as 4 years, which means the cancer is slow growing (a good thing!!) and not very aggressive (another good thing). Because of the way the cancer formed, she is stage 4 (not such a good thing). She will begin radiation as soon as possible, and after seeing how the cancer reacts to this the doctors will make further decisions. Chemotherapy is not an option for her type of cancer because of a barrier between the brain and the rest of the blood system.

I will be starting a separate blog with information on her story and how everything is going. Once it is up and running I will let you all know

Here is a quick snapshot from her series of cat scan images showing the largest lesion (2.8cm), also the one that was biopsied. There are several other very small lesions as well.

Thanks again to everyone who has taken a moment to check up on me or send an encouraging email. I cannot put into words how much appreciate it is!!