The absolutely beautiful and photogenic Alisa (oh yes, and John 
) were married at Swan-E-Set Bay Resort & Country Club last fall.
We are just getting around to posting some of our favourite images. Notice a pattern with us? Hmmm.. But it’s all changing. We’ve hired a nanny and one of our goals is to be more up to date and varied in our blog posts. So back to Alisa and John….
One unusual event with their wedding was that they both actually got ready at our home - which made it a little easier for us to scout locations 
Alisa and John were in the wedding party of a previous wedding and it’s always a lot of fun for us when the bridal party overlaps like it did. It’s like we get to spend the day hanging out with good friends…
A cool shot of Alisa’s dress
The girl’s first look at Alisa in her gown
Oooohhhhhhh
We love this shot, with John just silhoutted in the background…
And fantastic wicked veil. Yeah Alisa!!
A candid momemt at the entrance to Swan-E-Set
Ooohh, an even more candid moment. Blush…
The group heading off to the ceremony and reception
Mmmmmmm… cake…… (by Justine’s Sugar Lane Cakes)
The ceremony outdoors. It couldn’t have been a better day with the weather
Obviously as soon as you get married you go off to play a round of golf
These are a couple of balcony shots inside at Swan-E-Set. We love this place!!!
Congratulations you two!!!
March 10th, 2009
Once again we attended the WPPI - Wedding Portrait Photographers International convention in Las Vegas. This year the convention moved from Balley’s/Paris to a larger venue at the MGM Grand. It was refreshing to be in a new place - we stayed at Signature Suites - which we highly recommend.
This year we brought our dear daughter with us again (she’s just too cute to leave home). As well we brought our nanny - you’ll have to wait to see why until the last image in this post :). Having our nanny there enabled us to reconnect with our photographer friends around the world and socialize past Alexia’s 8pm curfew without worrying about our little girl - after all Vegas is a wild place!
We left Las Vegas with new ideas, new friends and amazing mentors to help us grow our business this year. Stay tuned for some exciting projects and announcements to come.
.
.
The MGM has the coolest decor. I love the glitz and glam and the lights, mirrors and ambiance. It is such an amazing place to photograph.
.
This is the inside of Rouge - one of the nightly hangout spots.
.
MGM Grand Hotel and Casino has created a one-of-a-kind Lion Habitat as a showcase for public education and appreciation for this majestic creature of nature. The lion has been a part of the MGM heritage for many years, beginning with the legendary Leo, whose roars have welcomed generations of moviegoers to epics of the silver screen.
.
The lions live in custom accommodations on an 8.5-acre ranch 12 miles from the MGM Grand. They are owned and cared for by noted feline expert Keith Evans, who has been training exotic animals for more than 30 years. Each day 2-3 of the lions make their way to the MGM Grand to hang out!
.
A trip to Vegas wouldn’t be the same without a walk down the Legendary Strip at night!
.
Vegas was very quiet - as you can see - not alot of traffic! That all changed on Valentine’s Day! You couldn’t get into any restaurant if you tried - most were completely reserved. So we starved that night well, not really - we used our preferred customer card at the Rainforest Cafe!
.
The lovely Eiffel tower at Paris Hotel/Casino at night. Close your eyes ladies and picture yourself in France!
.
The New York, New York. One of my personal favorites to photograph!
.
The Skyline is forever changing on the strip. This is part of CityCenter, the 18.6 million-square-foot, $7.4 billion hotel, casino, retail and residential complex on 76 prime acres of this city’s legendary Strip. This glitzy mega project will hold the Vdara Condo Hotel, (1543 residences), The Veer Towers (2 of them) will house 337 residence each both inclined at a 5 degree angle! The Mandarin Oriental (400 hotel rooms and 227 private residence) and finally the Harmon Hotel (400 hotel rooms and 228 condos). You can be the happy owner of a one bedroom flat for the bargain price of $1.24 million!
.
One evening we walked, baby, nanny and all to the famous Welcome to Las Vegas sign. Photo taken by Nanny Christina
.
Another photo courtessy of Nanny Christina!
.
Doesn’t she look impressed to be with us? And she isn’t even close to being 16 yet!
.
Our nanny Christina is fun to photograph and a great photogenic test subject. I saw this wall and instantly had an idea for a photo. Usually Alexia is my model so it was nice to have someone new to work with that takes direction well!
.
Jeff and myself with friends Jim and Katarina who own a successful studio in Seattle. Jim was a platform speaker at WPPI this year and he and Katarina have designed photography lens bags called Boda Bags www.goboda.com.
.
Aussie mates, Julie & Tero Sade from down unda, down unda in Hobart,Tasmania.
.
Ok, so this is my favorite shot taken at WPPI. We spent many hours walking back and forth from our suite at Signature to the Conference Centre at MGM Grand and Alexia loved the moveaters!
.
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas!
And for those of you brave enough to wait till the end, this is why we brought our nanny to Vegas!
Tanya
March 4th, 2009