Oh, Natalie and Scott…my Chicago kin. We had a pre-wedding session with them on the Strip and a grand old time at that! We made a couple stops between the Venetian and Caesar’s Palace and at one of them, we found a guy carrying around a snake. [[mike and my creative minds went wild, naturally.]] So, we ended up chasing this guy down to get some pictures with the snake and everyone is totally excited to do this, including Natalie. Well, by the time we found the guy, and Mike and I totally have like a Britney Spears snake thing going on in our heads, Natalie couldn’t do it. Therefore, Scott ended up holding the snake while Natalie tried to rub the snakes chin…if snakes had chins. Anyway, it was all in good fun. At one point, we were walking past the Mirage and Mike discovered an open gate that clearly should have been locked and what does he do? Of course, he goes inside with the couple and sure enough, I had my wife freak out moment of not wanting to get arrested but he doesn’t listen.  So, we got some pictures in a forbidden area while my heart raced the entire time but in the end we saw Justin Timberlake at the wax museum and ended up at the Venetian’s center bar. What more could we ask for?

Jillian and Daniel. Where do I start? They were a great couple to work with. We met them on the strip the day before their wedding since they were from out of town. [[Another Texas couple.]] At first they were a little shy but we got them out of that really quick! We walked up and down the strip and eventually ended up by the Venetian. We had a lot of fun that day and it was a great chance for us to get to know them a little bit before their big day.

Ariel and Dustan were another long distance couple from Texas. [[A lot of people seem to like us in Texas. ]] We had a split day with them because their ceremony was at Little Chapel of the Flowers and like most chapels in Vegas, they don’t allow outside photographers. Anyway, Ariel got ready at the Venetian, which seems to be a hotspot for Mike and I and the room was equipped with an awesome window looking out at the Palazzo. That was also where Ariel told us that Dustan and her were going on a 15 day cruise between Hawaii and Sydney, Australia. [[WOW]] I told her that as much as I love my husband, spending 15 days with anyone on a boat would probably drive me insane.

After Mike and I spent a couple hours there, we left so she could be on her way to the chapel.  Later on we met up with them at their reception location, Ricardo’s. Elvis showed up as the margaritas started flowing. Ricardo’s has great Mexican food…so can someone tell me why Mike ordered the Pulled Pork BBQ sandwich? haha. Anyway, there was a guitar player that was seranading everyone and after a couple margaritas, some people were seranading back to him. It was hilarious.

After dinner, Mike and I took some pictures of the bride and groom outside of Ricardo’s and then headed to the Las Vegas sign. It was a great end to a great night and we wish Ariel and Dustan the best in their future! Congrats guys!