Monthly Archives: July 2010

One of the most unique aspects of Las Vegas is that you can find anything you need at any time.  From steak dinners at half past two in the morning, to car rentals, to all night bowling alleys, Las Vegas is a town that delivers.  It's been said that New York is 'the city that never sleeps', but even the Great Melting Pot will siesta before the city of neon is caught snoozing.

I can think of no better example of Las Vegas' accessibility than with Luis and Callie.  Ever have one of those moments where you're driving and suddenly recall that you forgot to remember to bring some crucial item?  Well, after four hours of driving, Luis and Callie remembered that they forgot to bring along……the wedding dress.

But in true Vegas fashion, there was a dress rental store close at hand and honestly, Callie looked so gorgeous that it looks as though her dress was made for only her.  Even better was the fact that these two could move just as smooth as silk and the way they kissed and gazed into each others' eyes left even a chatterbox like myself struck dumb with awe.

From the word 'go', Luis and Callie sorted themselves like professional models and our time together went by much too quickly and though it's only been a few short weeks since we met them, my partner Sarah and I miss them dearly and hope we have the chance to see them again!

Today, a friend posed the question: “What are you like when nobody is looking?”  It was a general question and not necessarily directed at me personally, but it made me think.  My reply (while I began with the joke that when nobody is looking, I am rather surly..which is a joke, ‘natch) was that when nobody is looking, I’m pretty much the exact person that I am when they are looking – polite, positive thinking and generally a pretty happy guy.  I ended with the joke that I blame my proper midwest upbringing, but if I’m to be honest, my happiness comes from the good people that we have been blessed to work with over the years.

Ryan and Kristina are no exception to the rule and the first thing Kristina did when we arrived was give both my partner Sarah and I a big hug, despite my warnings that I was ‘sweaty and horrible’ from the outdoor walk up to Juno Garden in the steamy 43 degree summer day (that’s Celsius, by the way.  The temperature in Fahrenheit was a scorching 110 degrees!). 

While our schedule had us beginning our shoot immediately after the ceremony, we decided to show up around 40 minutes early to greet the happy couple and we were immediately impressed not only at how nice both of them were, but also how well we immediately hit it off.  We knew that, despite the heat, we were going to have a wonderful time together.

We took a few shots around Caesar’s Palace until the heat got the best of everyone, but I had such an amazing time working with them that I called them to take a few more shots around Fremont Street the next day.  Coming from the midwestern U.S., Ryan and Kristina remind me of everything I loved about that region – polite, friendly and with a sweet, almost delicate method of interacting with each other that not only brightened my week, but made me look forward to their next Las Vegas visit!