Merry Christmas....

Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas. I will be over eating this year. That's the plan anyway. -David

I'm Dreaming of a Christmas...

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I've come to realize that not blogging in a while is something to blog about. Ok, so it's not a lack of things to write about that is the trouble I've just been to busy. Hope everyone is having fun shopping and preparing for Christmas. Just a little reminder for those of you who are freaking out because you don't have enough time to do it all. Holidays are supposed to be fun, relax. Take some time to taste the food, smell the Christmas smells, and tell your family and friends that you love them. I'm going to find some time to post a few more wedding shots before the end of the year. Maybe a year in review post. We'll see. Happy Holidays... -D

Melanie & Tom...

Hope no one minds that I have used (or perhaps overused) the look of my favorite black & white paper. Back when I printed my work in the darkroom using the chemical process I loved to use Iford multigrade fiberbased paper. It has just a touch of warmth (brownish/Green tint) to it and makes for really elegant prints. I was staying at the MGM Grand this weekend and they have these images in the hall ways of movie stars of the forties and fifties like Cary Grant, Samy Davis Jr., Lauren Bacall, & Audrey Hepburn. I've always loved the movies from that era. And with all of the Las Vegas cliche' I wanted these images to reflect the elegant timelessness of those classy folks. Tom was wearing a sharp looking suit and Melanie chose a sleek simple dress with beautiful little details. The style just fit them.

Melanie & Tom where not alone, altogether they had forty six guests made the trip to celebrate they're wedding day with them. It was a memorable event for all. The first image is the view from they're suite atop the MGM. And the last image was a collaboration with Melanie's dad who traveled all the way from Germany. He had asked to take a picture of the couple early in the night and I could tell that he was really passionate about his vision. After all the guests had left he asked me if I would take the photo for him. My German is bad, guess I never paid enough attention in that class, but I felt like we clicked. I hope I was able to capture the feeling & vision that Arnold had in his heart. I feel his vision was the poetic feeling of love that Melanie and Tom have for each other expressed in a photograph. Or it could just be that he thought it was cool with the two of them in the mirror. Who knows. :-)






















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Marathon Wedding...

Tom & Melanie chose a very unique location for they're wedding. This wedding was held at the run through wedding chapel 5 miles into the Las Vegas Marathon. Elvis was there. Well there were a lot of folks dress like the king anyway. Melanie & Tom were both members of the running club at work and met while enjoying they're common passion for long distance running. It was so much fun hanging out with they're family's for the weekend and photographing this unique event. I'll post some images from the reception in a second post.








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Sleep Deprived Vegas Style....

I had a great time shooting in Las Vegas this weekend. I'm too tired rights now to do a long post so I'll just share this pic I took with my Treo phone of the Venetian hotel for now. The flight attendant on the plane this morning summed it up well when she said "It's been our pleasure watching you all sleep today". Having to get up at 3am for the Las Vegas Marathon where my clients were married in a run through wedding chapel, then another 3am wake-up to catch my plane home have taken they're tole. -D