Amanda and Mike

One of the couples we had the opportunity to photograph at The Portrait House shoot in Las Vegas was Amanda and Mike. I’m totally into the idea of shooting couples in something other than their wedding clothes (although that’s awesome as well!) — there’s something sad about how most folks have these gorgeous wedding photos, and then every other picture after their wedding is of just one or the other of them (someone needs to hold the camera!), or is some blurry vacation snapshot with (argggghhhhh!) the date printed on it. Wouldn’t it be nice to show our friends and children that the spark is still there, long after the wedding is over?

Amanda and Mike have been married for eight years, and despite the chilly Las Vegas day, they were heating up the joint. Amanda is an amazing photographer, so the pressure was on, but she and Mike were so natural and fun to work with. Think about it — isn’t this a fantastic way to capture a happy marriage? I wish we’d had more time for location and wardrobe changes, but I think these tell the story pretty well.