Aimee + Chase \\ Las Vegas Maternity Session in the Desert

Golden Hour Maternity Pictures

Aimee and Chase are the cutest parents to be, and I was so lucky to capture their maternity pictures in one of my favorite spots in Las Vegas. I met Aimee through facebook when I was advertising my valentine's day mini sessions last year, and since she works with my sister, she saw my post and booked one of my time slots. I love maternity sessions, so I was so excited to have one of the mini sessions be a little maternity session! The other crazy part is that I went to high school with Chase's brother Chance, and also shot Chance and Skylar's #maternity session!

For my mini sessions, I wanted to have some kind of prop, so I made a little bouquet that my clients could use in some of the pictures, and I loved how this turned out! This spot is right outside of Las Vegas, and perfect for #engagement pictures as well as beautiful boho maternity portraits, and it just lights up around sunset. This is definitely my favorite time to shoot photos in this spot. Golden hour is just that, GOLDEN, everything in the desert turns gold and it's just like the desert is bathed in sunlight, it is so beautiful. Sometimes you can get a wild sunset at this spot too, which looks wild with all the Joshua Tree's around. I like to call this spot my little Joshua Tree National Park, but it's only 20 minutes from my house instead of 4 hours!

We had a lot of fun out in the desert this evening, and even though it was a little chilly, the photos made it look like a beautiful and warm in the #desert on this winter evening. Being a wedding photographer in Las Vegas means that we get to capture some of the most amazing weddings and elopements, but I still think that some of my favorite shoots ever are maternity pictures. It has to do with this beautiful moment before your entire world changes, and it's like this beautiful moment for the future parents to soak in their time together and their love. Also, the female body is something that I am always in awe over, how it grows and entire human from one cell, and it stretches and bounces back afterwards, and a baby bump is just such a beautiful thing, that I LOVE getting to photograph them. So without further ado, Aimee and Chase's maternity valentines day mini session!

XOXO,

HAYWAY

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

Las Vegas Anniversary Session in the Desert \\ Vanessa + Oscar

Vanessa is the sweetest mom, dental student, and friend! She and her husband Oscar celebrated her birthday and valentines day with me in the desert to capture some pictures of their love! It was a freezing cold evening, and the wind did not help, but the snow capped mountains in the back made for a beautiful touch to the scenery. I LOVE LOVE LOVE everything about golden hour in the desert, the light and colors just pop!

I know Vanessa from school, and she is seriously the sweetest! I was so excited when she asked me to take their pictures because she is a freaking BABE and I couldn't wait to meet her husband! If these pictures don't make you want to go frolic in the desert right now I don't know what will. These two are serious #couplegoals

We found this HUGE joshua tree which I am totally a #joshuatree FREAK so it was pretty perfect! I also learned that these trees average about $3000 and are all protected and tracked! I know what I'm saving up for in the future!

PEEP THE SNOW CAPPED MOUNTAINS???!!! That's proof it does snow in #LASVEGAS!

You know these two were too stinking cute!! I absolutely getting to capture moments like this, it is the most amazing job in the world!

Until next time,

HAYWAY

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