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Valentines Day Self-Portraits // Las Vegas Desert Engagement Photographer

Feb 10, 2021

As you may know, we LOVE to get dressed up, set up the tripod, and take photos of ourselves! It's fun to document our lives, always have cute updated couple photos, and is just something fun to do on a day off! Not only that, but we like to hit up Trader Joe's beforehand and picking up some flowers so we can make a fun bouquet for the photoshoot! Flowers are one of our favorite ways to add a little oomf to a photo shoot and a great prop for couple photos to take them to the next level.

We headed out to one of our favorite desert spots outside of Las Vegas, which is covered with Joshua Trees, giving you those Joshua Tree National Park vibes, but only 20 minutes from our house. As wedding photographers in Las Vegas, this is another one of our popular spots for all kind of sessions, from family shoots to engagements and even bridals. This spot is such a little hidden gem that the best part is you have such privacy that you never have to worry about people watching you or anything like that! Sometimes I admit that I get camera sky when other people are around watching, so that is one reason I love this spot, you just jump right out of your car and boom, no hikers walking by, no trail runners, no people at all!

So this session was from Valentines Day, and yes I am just now getting around to blogging it, but hey, better late than never right? We love to get pictures done in February because this month has not only Valentines Day, but is my birthday and our anniversary! It's a big month for us, so it's super special for us to make sure we get some updated pictures.

Man gives woman a piggyback ride in the desert surrounded by joshua trees. The golden desert with snowy mountains captured by las vegas engagement photographer hayway films.

Man and woman kissing surrounded by joshua trees. The golden desert with snowy mountains captured by las vegas engagement photographer hayway films.

Man and woman laughing and hugging Man gives woman a piggyback ride in the desert surrounded by joshua trees. The golden desert with snowy mountains captured by las vegas engagement photographer hayway films.

man and woman holding each other and kissing Man gives woman a piggyback ride in the desert surrounded by joshua trees. The golden desert with snowy mountains captured by las vegas engagement photographer hayway films.

man and woman laughing in the desert Man gives woman a piggyback ride in the desert surrounded by joshua trees. The golden desert with snowy mountains captured by las vegas engagement photographer hayway films.

man carries woman and they laugh Man gives woman a piggyback ride in the desert surrounded by joshua trees. The golden desert with snowy mountains captured by las vegas engagement photographer hayway films.

Woman holding a bouquet of flowers and wearing a brimmed hat poses in the desert Man gives woman a piggyback ride in the desert surrounded by joshua trees. The golden desert with snowy mountains captured by las vegas engagement photographer hayway films.

Blonde woman wearing a black hat holds a bouquet of flowers and turns to look at the camera Man gives woman a piggyback ride in the desert surrounded by joshua trees. The golden desert with snowy mountains captured by las vegas engagement photographer hayway films.

Man and woman hold hands and walk together in the desert at sunset, wit orange sky above them and Man gives woman a piggyback ride in the desert surrounded by joshua trees. The golden desert with snowy mountains captured by las vegas engagement photographer hayway films.

XOXO,

HAYWAY

Sunrise Red Rock Canyon Engagement Session | Sheldon + Mitchell

Feb 10, 2021

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

Feb 10, 2021

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!