Christopher and Diondria were such a beautiful and happy couple that I wish we had more time with them! What stands out about them is how easy and genuine their smiles are. It shows their love for one another and I truly hope we have the opportunity to work with them again.

Their wedding was at a beautiful home here in Las Vegas in the evening. If ever I thanked Nikon for making the D700, now is most definitely the time. The D700, D3 and D300 are by and far the best cameras for working in low light and the picture here doesn’t convey how dark it really was. The ceremony started a bit later than expected and then sun had already gone down. By overexposing the image and using some flash to fill in the shadows, we were able to bring in some deep sunset colors that actually weren’t visible at the time!

These were all shot with a Nikon D700 with SB-900 flash and 80-200mm lens and a Nikon D300 with a 105mm Macro lens. I ended up shooting the ceremony while kneeling in a sandbox, as I was afraid to walk around in the dark

And in case you were wondering, that IS celebrity tennis player Serena Williams as bridesmaid. The first thought that popped into my head was how much more beautiful she is in person or when photographed in a flattering, candid manner. Having worked with other celebrities, I don’t get starstruck very easily, but Serena has been on my top ten list of celebrities to photograph for a while now, so this was an exciting day for me.