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Denise & Scott at The (Verdant) Lake Club at Lake Las Vegas

Steve Fogarty — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:50:43 +0000

Denise and Scott are one of my favorite couples ever. They celebrated their gorgeous wedding with lots of family and friends at the incomparably beautiful The Lake Club @ Lake Las Vegas. The Lake Club is truly one of my favorite places to photograph a wedding, for so many reasons:

Lush, Green, Beautiful
Water water everywhere
Intimate, human-scale layout, easy to walk everywhere you need to go
First rate staff with tremendous experience and elán
Private, absolutely no tourists traipsing through your gorgeous wedding
Only 30 minutes from The Strip - yet secluded, exclusive, comfortable, quiet

Denise and Scott did a 2 hour pre-wedding shoot where all of the formals, bridals and bride and groom shoots were done. When couples choose this route, it eliminates the stress associated with wanting to hurry to get back to your guests. This is the new trend with couples. One might wonder if the thrill and excitement of "first sight" is gone but, not at all. Denise and Scott were still filled with emotion and excitement as she walked down the aisle. I highly recommend doing pre-wedding formals, for the very best portraits, and for dramatically less stress for everyone. http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.128361950600260.14659.126556587447463&type=3&l=9fb17740ca Venue: The Lake Club at Las Vegas with Sophia Bettelhein and Shawna Michelle Kellis Ceremony: Pastor Pete with Elegant vegas weddings DJ: Manny Ramos with Thirty Three Group Hair: Tonia with Bombshell Beauty Dress: Alfred Angelo Makeup: Megan Payne with Make up in the 702 Tuxedos: Bow Ties Tuxedo Invitations by Wedding Paper Divas Flowers: Blossoms by Gayle Centerpieces: Kelly Larsen (step mom) Cake: Chef Flemming with The Lake Club Second Photography: Adam Trujillo Linens: The Lake Club

Crazy Photographers Shooting Courageous Models in Freezing Dry Lake

Steve Fogarty — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:35:24 +0000

Check out this beautiful photo done by Liz Le, and this video by Terrence Lighten of Lighten Films - the winner of the coveted 2011 Las Vegas Wedding Awards "Videographer of the Year". I highly recommend Lighten Films when you are looking for outstanding cinematic storytelling of your wedding. This video shows the annual "shootout" put together by the Las Vegas PUG (Pictage User Group), an informal group of photographers who get together every month to share knowledge and tips and to support each other. Chelsea Nicole - the effervescent leader of our PUG - did an incredible amount of work coordinating this shootout, pulling together models, dresses, hair & makeup, props, cake, cinematography, and of course, lots of photographers. I was honored when asked by Chelsea Nicole to conduct an off-camera lighting workshop during the PUG shootout for my fellow photographers. Liz Le graciously acknowledges that her photo was created in this workshop with my lighting setup. I think she did an awesome job. If you're wondering, do I teach on-location lighting to photographers? Why, yes, I do! http://vimeo.com/34425028 Cinematography: Lighten Films Las Vegas PUG Fearless Leader: Chelsea Nicole Gorgeous Martyred Wedding Cake: Gimme Some Sugar Hair & Makeup: Your Beauty Call Floral: Layers of Lovely

Judith & Kenneth at the elegant and colorful Wynn

Steve Fogarty — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:08:01 +0000

This fusion wedding blended the western elegance of this stylish couple with colorful and distant Nigerian dress and customs. I do not know whether Judith and Kenneth descend from Nigerian royalty but they certainly carried themselves as if, with the grace, confidence and stature of princess and prince. The Wynn offers such an explosion of color and detail, it is a photographer's dream. And, even though the bride was not allowed to let me photograph their brief ceremony (a privilege reserved by the ubiquitous and high-volume Cashman Brothers), I was with Judith and Kenneth from early in the morning 'til late at night. We even snuck in an "engagement" session the day after. How they dragged themselves from bed after such a great party I'll never know. Thanks to Chris Purdum for his usual outstanding 2nd photography - it is always an honor and I feel tremendously fortunate to shoot with Chris.