Moonlighting Photography

I got engaged in mid August 2010 and had the wedding ceremony in November 2010. My only regret is that I wasn’t allowed to have Nicole do my whole wedding. You see, I got married at the Planet Hollywood wedding chapel and was obligated to use a huge photographic enterprise provided by the hotel for all professional photography purposes within the chapel. So, Nicole joined us once we departed the chapel, took us to the Las Vegas sign, and stayed with us for dinner. Firstly, Nicole’s attention to details is quite notable. When she joined us and started taking photos of us, I knew immediately that her photos would be better. She took more care to make sure that people were standing properly, jackets were buttoned, and that purses were not in the picture. It made a huge difference in terms of how the pictures came out. Her pictures came out more balanced and had an artistic aesthetic to them which is originally why I hired her. She is great at capturing those «Kodak» moments — when people are engaged in activity that would make for a great picture. The only issue was that the sun affected some of our photos. We did get married around sun down and tried to get some good photos in front of the Bellagio fountains around 4:45PM. I could tell that she was trying her best to work with the given space, light, and crowds of people. Overall, Nicole did a great job and even photo shopped many of my photos for me. I still can’t believe that the Planet Hollywood huge photographic enterprise does not photo shop any of their pictures unless it’s requested and mostly paid for (in addition to the wedding package) by the customers. So, if you end up getting married at one of the chapels with a similar rule, then make sure to hire a second photographer and definitely consider Nicole. She arrived on time and was very accommodating, even putting up with my moody husband who didn’t want to have any more pictures taken toward the end…