Well… We’re a little late with this post… We just photographed Mariam and Afshin’s incredible wedding at the Island Hotel in Newport beach, that will be coming up soon. We did 2 engagement sessions with this great couple, the first one was at the San Juan Capistrano Mission and at the beach, click here to see it. Before the wedding we did the second e-session in their home town of Las Vegas. We had a great time and we got some incredible images!
We started early on a cold, cloudy, windy morning at the “Neon Sign Bone Yard” What a great place! Mariam was a real trooper with those 30+ mph winds. This was the only time available to us and we were told that right after our session the Bone Yard was closing for renovations. It’s going to be made into a “visitor friendly place” and the old signs will be made safer to be around. Landscape and irrigation will be installed, etc. I’m sure it will look great and more people will be able to admire the huge old signs Vegas was known for… Still, I’m glad we were able to take with us images of the old place as it has been for years.
This next image and the very last one with Mirta were done in the exclusive Foundation Room of the House of Blues a top of the Mandalay Bay Hotel. What a view!
We were waiting for the elevator at Mix Restaurant on the top floor of ”The Hotel” headed back to the lobby after trying to no avail to go out on the terrace for some “Vegas at night views” it was too windy and not “safe” so the area was closed… We still got a great shot thanks to the spot light on the ceiling. It doesn’t take much to get these two to get into it…
The next four images are in the lobby of “The Hotel” we love the walls and the light there, very dark and dramatic. This was after 1:00 am and the end of a very long fun day…
After doing two long engagement sessions and just recently their wedding, I’m sure we’re going to have Mariam and Afshin withdrawal. They were a joy to work with, full of life, always exited about the images we were creating and all around a great couple. We hope to get the opportunity to go out to Vegas for some “Family Portraits” soon
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