Sunrise Red Rock Canyon Engagement Session | Sheldon + Mitchell

I love #sunrise shoots, they are the absolute best. The light, the colors, the lack of people out at that time, it's amazing! This morning was so much fun because Mitchell and my boyfriend Bryen have known each other since high school, so when we all met up, it was just so much fun hanging out all together in the desert at 6am.

I think I freaked out when Sheldon got out of the car in her red dress, it was freaking perfect! And they brought sunflowers... I was in heaven. Sunflowers are my favorite and looked amazing with the colors of the #desert and the mountains.

One of my favorite things about #RedRock is the #JoshuaTrees, they just give the desert so much texture and life and are all so unique and beautiful! But the best thing about sunrise at red rock is the way the sun hits the mountains right as it rises and seriously POPS the brightest shade of orange you have ever seen!

Like I couldn't edit the mountains to look like that if I tried!!! It's one of the most amazing feelings in the world to be out there while the sun is rising, surrounded by Joshua Trees and no people around! If I could spend every morning out there I would.

Oh and I can't forget the crazy pictures we took right before the sun rose... holy moly it was pure magic! The colors of the desert sky are something straight out of a movie!

And as always, we ended the session with some beautifully backlight pictures where the sun is just bathing the desert in warm light and it is the most boho dreamy scene you have ever seen!

XOXO

HAYWAY

Mt. Charleston Engagements | Carolina, Zach & Birdie

When Carolina reached out to me about wanting to take engagement photos with her and Zach's new puppy, I was so excited! There is nothing cuter than a baby lab, and Birdie was a posing queen! We met up in the mountains, which was very fitting since their wedding was in Colorado! There is no place in Vegas that look more like Colorado than Mt. Charleston. Being a Colorado girl myself (where I lived for 4 years during college), I LOVE the mountains. Mt. Charleston has a beautiful mix of pine trees, apsens, and wildflowers - making it the perfect place to fill all your mountain needs. Just look at this gorgeous location and this cute AF puppy!

These photos were taken in late summer when the trees are still nice and green! This exact spot gets filled with snow in the winter, which is crazy to think since it's only about 35 minutes from Vegas!

Birdie was so little in these photos! I keep up with her on instagram and she is HUGE now, but still soooo cute!!

XOXO

HAYWAY

Downtown Las Vegas Engagement Photos // Kolleen & Jacob

I've known Kolleen since high school, but I was so excited when she asked me to be her wedding photographer! But before the big day, we had to get her and Jacob some cute AF engagements! Being a native Las Vegan, I LOVE downtown Vegas sessions, and thankfully Kolleen shared my views on this awesome city. Running around downtown Vegas with these two on a beautifully windy Saturday night was something out of a movie. We had vibrant graffiti walls, dirty alleyways, rooftop garages, and neon hotel lights as our backdrops, and not to mention the thousands of pedestrians filling the streets of downtown Vegas. The best part is that we got ALL the pics... sexy, silly, serious, funny, AND artsy. If you only thing of the strip when you think of Vegas, this session will make you think again and see the city of Vegas in a different way, because it is rich in art and beauty!

XOXO,

HAYWAY