Mary Meyer Photography

Las Vegas Boudoir Photography

Hey Everyone!

I've decided to start a new adventure with my business and soon I'm going to be offering Boudoir photo shoots! This will be the perfect gift for the bride to give her groom, or for your boyfriend/husbands Birthday, or for Valentines Day, or for Christmas... or to do completely for yourself!! I can't really see any reason why any woman wouldn't want to do a Boudoir photo shoot ;) I just did my first one with a friend of mine and I am so excited about the results that I just want to show you all of the photos! But I will respect her privacy and show you just one... for now :)

These photo shoots will be classy, tasteful and artistic! You will have a password protected album on my proofing site and I'll be offering custom photo albums as an option. I haven't quite figured out pricing and too many details about these photo shoots yet, but stay tuned for more info!

Thanks for reading :)

Mary

Las Vegas Wedding Photography | Kristin & Ryan Welch | 5.7.11- Part 2

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It's time for some more photos from Kristin and Ryan's wedding! Their wedding at the M Resort and Casino was a blast and oh so beautiful! Ryan is a Professional Poker Player here in Las Vegas and Kristin likes to dabble in the game herself. It was only fitting to get some wedding photos in the Poker Room because they spend time there together and with friends. Of course, the first hand played, Kristin won and raked in a HUUUUUGE pot!

Here's a closeup of Kristin showing off her chip-handling skills!

Before the ceremony, we also got some group shots. Here's the guys and girls groups.

Kristin's flowers were gorgeous!!

Here's the beautiful bride just minutes before she walked down the aisle!

First married kisses are my absolute favorite! Especially when the Groom lifts the Bride off the floor like Ryan did here :)

I'll end this post with one of my favorite photos from the wedding. We went out by the pool at sunset and captured some truly memorable photos after dinner.

I love this couple!

Thanks for reading :)

Mary

The Story of how the Love of my Life Proposed!

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Five days ago Eric, the love of my life proposed to me! Eric and I have been together now for a little over 4 years but also dated in High School for a couple of years. So we "technically" started dating when I was 16... almost 12 years ago. We kept in touch in College and stayed friends. We've always had an undeniable and unmistakeable chemistry which apparently brought us back together for good:)

The Proposal:

Eric and I had gone on a hike in Red Rock Canyon about 4 years ago when I was visiting him in Las Vegas while he was playing in the World Series of Poker that summer. It's a beautiful hike where you follow a natural spring up part of a mountain to an old Miners cabin made out of stacked stones and a wood roof. The first time we were there we carved "Eric + Mary" in the wood.

The day before Eric started playing his first World Series of Poker event this year, he suggested we go on that same hike again before he would be sitting in a poker room for 1.5 months straight. "It would be nice to get some fresh air," he said. At the end of the hike this time, we went back into the cabin to find our names carved in the wood of the roof. Sure enough, there they were 4 years later! I sat down on a rock in the cabin for a couple minutes to relax after hiking all the way up there and Eric went outside. When I got up and left the cabin, I turned the corner and Eric was on one knee:) I was so shocked that I don't remember his exact words, but they were something like, "Mary, I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you, will you marry me?". And then he pulled out the most beautiful ring I've ever seen!

So it goes without saying that I said "yes". Eric is an amazing man and he has made me extremely happy for many years. I am on top of the world and can't wait to marry him next year!

Thanks for reading!

Mary

Las Vegas Wedding Photography | Kristin & Ryan's Wedding | Part 1

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This Saturday, some of my really good friends got married in Las Vegas! I met Kristin and Ryan about a year ago and Kristin and I have basically been inseparable ever since. I love her so much and I'm really happy that I was able to capture this special day for her and Ryan:)

I arrived at Kristin's hotel room at about noon on Saturday to get some shots of her dress, shoes, ring, and her getting ready. Her dress is so beautiful!

Luckily Ryan is super tall so Kristin could wear these:

I'm not going to lie, the first thing I noticed about Kristin when I met her was her amazing ring! It is STUNNING!

Kristin has a team of girls working on her and her 11 bridesmaids!

And to take the edge off right before she went down to see Ryan for the first time...

Ryan had no idea that Kristin was going to come see him at this moment. As you can tell by the look on his face in this first "First Look" photo.

Once it finally hit him, he was nothing but smiles:)

That's all for now! Lots of photos from this beautiful wedding to come in the next few weeks so keep checking back.

I also wanted to give a shout out to Lacey and Kayla at Plush Weddings and Events for helping Kristin plan this amazing day. They did such a great job!

Thanks for reading,

MM

Las Vegas Engagement Photography: Kristin & Ryan | Neon Boneyard

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This Saturday, one of my best friends is getting married in Las Vegas! I just recently blogged about her surprise Bridal Shower here. Kristin and Ryan are getting married at the M Resort and Casino which is sure to make for a beautiful outdoor ceremony and reception. Festivities begin this Wednesday with Kristin's Bachelorette party down on the Las Vegas Strip.

Last summer I took some engagement photos of Kristin and Ryan at the Neon Boneyard (a.k.a. Neon Museum). The museum displays many old neon signs from shut down casinos and businesses. Some of them are incredibly cool and make for very "Vegasy" and beautifully interesting photos.

I don't, for the life of me, know why I haven't blogged about these photos before but here they are 6 days before their wedding!

The best thing about photographing Kristin and Ryan was that I literally had to give them no direction on how to do cute looking poses that look "lovey"! They just naturally exuded love and affection for each other!

And one last one until we see some wedding photos!

Personally, I can't wait for this wedding week to begin!

Stay tuned for some Wedding photos on here soon:)

Thanks for reading,

MM

P.S. If you are interested in having engagement photos taken at the Neon Boneyard, there is a $200/hr "Photo shoot" fee charged by the Museum that you will be responsible for in addition to my engagement shoot fee. But booking me for just the one hour costs less than my regular 2 hour fee! We also have to schedule a time with the Museum that is subject to their availability. Contact me for more details at info@marymeyerphotography.com or 702-985-2111.

Las Vegas Photography | Engagement | Justin & Heather

Hey everyone!

I was contacted by Justin to take engagement photos of him and his fiance Heather on the Las Vegas Strip! I could tell through emailing with Justin that him and Heather would be a fun couple to hang out with for a few hours. They are from right outside Detroit, Michigan. I don't know what it is about people from the Midwest, but I swear, that we all are just subconsciously drawn to each other and get along immediately! Maybe it's just me, but it really felt like I knew these two for years after photographing them for 20 minutes.

Justin and Heather booked me for 2.5 hours so we would definitely have time to make it to the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign:

I don't know if you can have a Las Vegas Strip photo shoot without a stop at the AMAZING chandelier bar at the Cosmopolitan!

Another one with the beautiful afternoon light coming in at the Cosmo.

I'm really loving silhouette photos lately. These are from a maintenance stairway by the Aria pool!

The bling bling! I also loved Heather's bracelets to match :)

These two were so in love and they have been together since High School! I love a good High School Sweetheart story since I'm with my High School Sweetheart too:

Justin and Heather are getting married in Vegas in about a year and a half! Congrats you two on your engagement and I hope to see more of you!

Thanks for reading :)

MM

Las Vegas Photography | Surprise Bridal Shower | Kristin Bachman

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One of my best friends here in Las Vegas is getting married on May 7th! Some of our friends and me decided to throw Kristin a surprise Bridal Shower a couple of weeks ago and asked her to come to our friends house for a "BBQ" to "catch up". Kristin had no idea and was definitely surprised!!

Now... Kristin works out a lot and is always wearing sweats. Since this was somewhat of an important event for a bride, the host told her to dress up for the "BBQ". Kristin thought it would be hilarious to show up in a prom dress and a fur so that's why she's in this get-up! She called me that morning to tell me her little plan and I, of course, encouraged her! hahaha!