Christmas at the park

i'm so blessed to have such photogenic beautiful friends! (who also let me try new fun stuff with them!) i met the gorgeous Tonya through our husbands, who work together and since then have lots of fun drinking egg nog, pool parties and mostly.. lots of talking!  

This year's family Christmas photo adventures weren't quite as crazy as last year, but i love how they turned out! Last year, we went up to mt. Charleston in pajamas and had a more relaxed feel. tons of fun, even the part where yes.. mike fell on the ice holding a couch. If you want to see last year's photos, click HERE. Although this year, we were ready with fake snow for the kids to throw, which made big smiles pop out! 

i couldn't help but share a ton! but i'll be putting more on facebook soon, so if you want to follow davista and become a fan, click here.

i absolutely LOVE the last one. awww. sweet couples. how hard tonya is laughing and how mike looks at her. have i mentioned lately.... i love love. we found these sweet outfits together too, so i knew i was going to have to photograph those cute red shoes! 

i hope you're all having wonderful monday, and it's not too late for those Christmas photos, and don't forget about prints for the family! 

Alice in wonderland!

Evelyn and Julian were perfect subjects for her idea of Alice in wonderland! It's their tradition to get photos around Halloween time together. it's absolutely adorable. we found a park that worked really well, even though it was warmer than we expected, he did great in the bunny costume! 

Here's a few of our time together!

im so thrilled with how they all turned out, and how perfect the park looked for a little more whimsical look! i purchased most of the cute details at savers, and now.. shhh.. they're around my house! After seeing this tradition, Evelyn, i think i might steal it when i have kiddos! you look so fabulous :) 

do any of you have some traditions that you have to do every year? i'll tell you one of mine for Christmas. Amy grant Christmas music while decorating. it just has to happen, in fact i listened to amy grant while i went for a run yesterday. yes, it pumps me up somehow.

Ladies, looking for a session? check out the boudoir session coming up in january! would make for a perfect gift for valentines day! check it out.. click here!

engagement at the park, and the sprinklers!

where do i start!? Danette Chappell of Amberlight Collective asked me to come along for this engagement session and i'm so thankful i could! these two were absolutely amazing to say the least.  

I knew Heidi from the chapel i worked at, and felt so lucky to help photograph this gorgeous couple. As soon as i got home, i had to tell my husband about the shoot and his reaction was "i met him once! He was really awesome!" My husband even knows it's a great shoot when i won't stop talking about it and bragging about the couple, this was one of those times. Not only are they completely photogenic and fun.. but DARING too! We ended the shoot by running in the sprinklers, and Bojo got the most daring by doing a nice little dance in one of them. After that, Danette and i couldn't resist.. we might have done a run through! That's when Bojo and Heidi became the photographers for a moment too. But these photos are all about these two! 

So here's a few to show off how cute they are and those eyes. seriously! 

getting to know how the couple met, and seeing them interact during their e-session is one of my favorite things about being a photographer! It's what inspires me during the shoot, showing off who they are together as a couple. This session was no exception, Bojo was definitely loving all the kissing they got to do, and really all the photos in general :) thank you two for being great even with two crazy girls and their cameras in your face. 

So thank you Danette  for letting me come along, you're a pretty awesome friend and shooting with you is always WAY too much fun!   

have i mentioned... i love love. 

Floyd Lamb Park- Family photos

It's true.. this cutie got quite a few pictures taken this day! :) Just a sneak peek of some family photos. I was working with Ralph James, under Pin Up Bride Photography, mostly just helping out, but i couldn't help but snap a few here and there! So here's a few of my favorites! 

 

Melting ice cream and orange fanta

Best Friends at Floyd Lamb Park.

what a wonderful day with my best friend who visited Las Vegas for the first time from Minnesota! wow! so i've been wanting to do a photoshoot with her for a while. i feel like anytime we get together, it's so busy and crazy! so we finally made time to get some shots of her and her boyfriend michael. although i think both of us would've liked some pin up shots, and elaborate set up, we wanted to make sure to still go out on the town too! 

we sat on the couch, very lazy deciding what would be best. what they did together as a couple. just so you all know, they have done some pretty cute dates, like recently; they went on a carriage ride. yup. pretty awesome! but what they enjoy most is really just being together, lots of movies, and really just cuddling. so we went the simple route, ice cream, fanta and books in the park. it was a beautiful but crazy windy day! the puppies tied up to the tree weren't too fond of the idea, but they kept busy running around trees!  

Before this weekend, i hadn't been around michael for more than an hour, so i wasn't sure how he'd do in front of the camera, but he sure cuddled up and did a great job at making Rachelle laugh; but if you know Rachelle, it doesn't take much. love you Rachelle! 

click on image to view more details! and i know i posted a lot, but come on.. it's my bestie! (ever since she drove us to wednesday night youth group in high school) 

 

so i might have wanted to post SO many, but i had lots of favorites and wanted to show off some of the images! Plus after 45 minutes i told them how long we had been shooting and they were shocked how fast time went! which made me happy! 

Do you have a favorite image from this shoot!? if so let me know which one! you'd be surprised how fun shoots end up being when you're just having fun with your significant other. so let's set up a time to photograph! 

Also have to share a few things we got to do! Their last day here was my favorite. During the day we headed out to red rock for a little light hiking and change of scenery, not to mention we got to bring murphy and conner, and they hiked like little puppy machines! After we got ready to go the rest of the night was called... Fancy Schmancy night. and it was! we went to a show, out to strip steak to eat, and then to ghost bar in the Palms (thanks for Joe!) It was an amazing night in Vegas! 

i'm so glad my best friend got to visit! i miss her already. sigh.. but so glad for all the fun things we got to do, and she finally got to visit.