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Jennifer and Andrew. Married Purple Orchid Wine Country Resort and Spa

The Purple Orchid Wine Country Resort and Spa is one of my favorite places on earth, but because we live on property naturally taking its beauty for granite does happen. However, I am always reminded what a special place it is when capturing a days worth of wedding day images, and what better way to end a year of weddings than having the opportunity to photograph Jennifer and Andrew and their amazing day. The weather could not have been nicer for a November afternoon wedding, and the couple’s laid back, lets have fun energy made the entire day and weekend such a joy for all friends and family. Here is a quick recap slideshow of the day’s events, I really wanted to use the WSU fight song, I am sure dear to the hearts of Jennifer, Andrew, as well as myself, but it just did not fit with the day…. Enjoy Derek









Bel and Ben – Married – Bear’s Best Golf Club

I’m so excited to show off my last wedding of the season and two of my favorite clients, Bel and Ben. It seems like yesterday ago that I was showing off their engagement session photos and the wedding came racing back to Las Vegas. It’s bride’s like Bel that bring out my true enjoyment of shooting weddings. Her casual, care free attitude shows in how naturally she photographs. Ben is just the most laid back guy, perfectly complimenting Bel, and he can rock a pair of golf shoes to his wedding day like no other. It was my sincere pleasure to be part of this time in their lives and to capture and share in their big day along with an incredibly sweet family. I couldn’t help but sneak myself into this post at the bottom for a pose with the bride and groom, I really love this couple! A big congrats to Bel and Ben!!

-mike

 

Heather and Paul – Married – Revere Golf Club

It’s been nothing short of inspiring seeing Heather and Paul tie the knot. The deep love and dedication they share for each other. It meant so much to put together a beautiful affair, profess their love for each other and share it all with their friends and family… and they pulled it off beautifully. It was an honor to be a part of it and I was looking forward to showing these two something as beautiful as how much they care for each other. I hope I pulled it off! I hope the newlyweds truly enjoy their deserved their South Pacific honeymoon as much as I enjoyed making these photos.

-mike


Liz and Tylor – Married – Cili

Liz and Tylor came a long way from Calgary, Canada to rock one of their favorite places to get hitched. After many moths of emails and phone calls it was a big pleasure to meet these two in person along with friends and family that came from great distances to share in the celebration. There was no question I felt like part of the wedding party… almost like I was on vacation too. I wish the newlyweds the best and hope to see them in Vegas again soon… maybe even permanently?!

-mike

Casey+Matt – Wente Vineyards – Livermore, CA – Wedding Cinema

Casey and Matt were such an amazing couple to work with.

They always had a smile on and when they were together you could just feel the connection they had between each other, which made my job very easy. They were married at the beautiful  Wente Vineyards in Livermore, CA .  For those looking for a wine country experience I do not think it gets better than this.

Casey and Matt’s friends and family were also some of the best people i’ve met at a wedding, and i’ve been to a few. :)

I really had trouble going through all of the great moments that were captured that day, and condensing it down to a 3-5 minute highlight. I’m really excited to get to work on their full-length feature.

Hope you enjoy as much as I do.

Jimmy

Justine and Nick. Married Trump Las Vegas

We met Justine well over two years ago when she decided to book our studio to capture her Nick’s special day. We take that as a compliment in our art when one of our clients first commitments is photo and cinema, so we have been looking forward to this day for quite some time. The cinema team did an amazing job with the same day edit, posted earlier, and really got me excited to post a few images from Justine and Nick’s day on our blog and post this slideshow. It was difficult taking a bad image of this wonderful couple, and all their friends and family made this day so enjoyable. The couple’s outdoor reception at the Trump International Hotel with the Las Vegas skyline as a backdrop was nothing less than spectacular. Justine and Nick, you two are an amazing couple and we wish you all the best. I hope you enjoy the memories captured from a very special day.
Cheers, Rhiannon and Derek









Courtney and Brett. Married Red Rock Country Club

There are so many details needed and planned to have a successful wedding day, and one of those details is the bride and groom gift exchange.  Some couple’s choose to do this while others do not, and being around as many weddings as we have there are very few gifts that can surprise, or are just flat out cool, so I would have to say a signed Super Bowl Aaron Rodgers football is definitely classified as one of those types of gifts.  And from what I am told, there are not to many women that would not love a Louise Vuitton bag, the brides wedding day gift.  Gifts that I am sure will be cherished a lifetime.  Also what will be cherished is all the wedding day memories, and what a great day it was at Red Rock Country Club.   We had a blast photographing and filming the couples day, and Dad’s speech….well I guess you will just have to wait for the film for that, but I can tell you it was hilarious.

Courtney and Brett, and to all your family and friends what an amazing day.  I hope you enjoy a few of the images and for an for an extended peak click here.

Cheers, Derek and Rhiannon








 

Justine+Nick SDE – Same Day Edit – Trump Tower – Las Vegas Wedding Cinema

Justine and Nick had such a large support system of friends and family made this wedding one to remember.

This was one of my own personal favorite weddings, because I went to high school with Nick. Justine was such a blast and I’m really glad these two found each other.

They were married at the Trump Tower in Las Vegas, NV. The beautiful October night made for some of the best weather you can ever hope for a Las Vegas Wedding.

This was their same day edit, which was actually shown at their reception for all of their guests to enjoy. Hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

Jimmy

Danielle and Colton. Married. Wine Country Weddings

For those who know Danielle and Colton know that life is simply to short for a posed image, because every moment not spent laughing, smiling, having fun, and living life is a moment lost.  This attitude and way of life is also very contagious, and that was obvious with the couples closest friends and family that shared in their day, and their weekend. I realized quickly after meeting the couple, there family, and all their friends that I could not get caught up trying to create the perfect image because I would actually  be missing the perfect moments, memories, personalities, and actual story of the day.  I have to say that there was not a moment or detail in the day that was not entertaining, if not outright hilariousness, and I think we can all say we have never seen a father daughter, mother son dances so entertaining.  I hope the slideshow, blog images, and gallery can bring back all the fun and laughter of the day because it truly was an amazing event.  Enjoy!
Cheers, Derek








Cheers, Derek

Casey and Matt. Married Wente Vineyards. Wine Country Wedding Photography

I know that I have said this before on this blog, but wedding photography and cinema has to be one of the most rewarding professions as an artist, and as the studio is transitioning from 70+ weddings a year to limited engagements you cherish every image and moment captured even more. So when the Digs team, half from Las Vegas half from Livermore, had the opportunity to be a part of Casey and Matt’s wedding at one of the premiere locations in all of California, Wente Vineyards we knew we wanted to do something fun and creative for the day. Working with the newlyweds, their crazy friends, loving family, in a vineyard setting proved to be the exact formula for some amazing moments, images and all around great time.  Amos Productions kept the dance floor full all night long, in fact, people were dancing, partying and enjoying the evening everywhere except on the table tops. It truly was an amazing evening and wedding. Casey and Matt, I hope you enjoy a sneak peak at a few of the memorable moments captured, and for an extended viewing check out the slideshow here. Stay tuned as well because I know the Digs Cinema team is brewing up a kick ass highlight and feature coming soon.