Lori Wong Photography

Bryan and Rachel are amazing. They both have great jobs and love to travel and are charming and funny and…well, you get it. Like I said, amazing! I was so jealous of their awesomeness that I pretty much wanted to hang out with them all day and hope some of their greatness would rub off on me. But unfortunately they had to catch a plane later that day, so shucks for me.

A few years back, Bryan was in England for work. Rachel lives in England. They happen to be at the same party. They got to talking and after a great evening getting to know each other, exchanged information figuring they’d just be pen pals. Funny thing happened though…they eventually became more than pals. They both decided to take some time off working and travel together. You know what they say, you really learn about the person you are dating once you travel with them! So obviously, traveling worked out for them and here we are…Bryan and Rachel getting married!

Bryan and Rachel decided to elope to Las Vegas and I was the lucky girl to help them remember this unforgettable trip! Our first stop was to the Neon Boneyard with some balloons requested by the bride (well done, Rachel). I haven’t shot there since the renovations, and let me tell you…it is awesome! It was a bright day, but there was so awesome overcast that made the light just perfect for shooting in a place like the Neon Boneyard. Unfortunately, Bryan was having some horrible dry eye problems, which cause a lot of light sensitivity (and I felt horrible I didn’t have any drops on me to help him out). He was a major trooper and kept apologizing to his new wife and to me. Poor guy. He was so worried we didn’t get any shots and that it was all his fault…I assured him that we got some great ones…take a look.

Look closely at the sign. It says: in love!! (:

Seriously…the natural light, the sky…AMAZING!

Rachel’s wedding dress is her mom’s…ahem, I mean mum’s wedding dress!

Below is my favorite shot for the Neon Boneyard location. Above shot was a close second.

We hit up the Welcome to Las Vegas Sign of course…

And then we headed over to the Wynn where the newlyweds stayed while they were here. Bryan was so sweet, while figuring out the next pose, he took a hold of Rachel’s hand and kissed it. (collective ‘aaaawwe’, all together now!)

Went for a little vintage look…whatta think?! (:

And this has to be my favorite shot of the day.

Slideshow has a ton more shots!! Check it out below or click here for music.

More to come of Rachel and Bryan.

Real soon.

Keep a look out!

So I thought I really loved Chris and Morgan, right?! My heart grew by leaps and bounds when I met there families! Now I know why they are the amazing people that they are.

When I met with Chris and Morgan prior to their wedding and I asked, “sooo, who is in your bridal party?” Both of them at the same time took a quiet deep breath and smiled. I don’t know if they realized the both did that, but it made me chuckle. After shooting one of THE most energetic bridal parties ever, I understand now the deep breath. (:

Everyone was a ton of fun, and went a long with my crazy ideas, despite the fact they weren’t sure about them! Thanks fellas!

After we were done shooting photos at the LDS Las Vegas Temple, Morgan and Chris invited me to their family luncheon. Their family made me set my camera down (by physical force…no joke! hahaha!) and dish myself up some lunch. And then I was lucky enough to sit with both sets of parents and some extended family and realize what amazing people I was lucky enough to share a meal with. I was so impressed with how lovely and kind everyone was. Thank you to both the Mills and Keele family.

Here are a few shots from the day….don’t forget the slide show at the end.

As both dads were opening up the doors…there was a tiny problem. The door was still locked!! (: These are the things that make wedding’s memorable. Looooved this moment!!

Let’s try this again!

Um…gorgeous couple alert! hahaha!

I love when big groups let me get away with the “be goofy” group shot….If you really look for a minute, you will see some hysterical things going on! My favorite is the bottom right corner, the little girl in the black and white flower dress. Sooooo funny!

Little shout out to Chris’s mom…she made all of the bridesmaid’s dresses!! Super cute!!

Favorite shot of the day. No doubt.

And the reason all the fun happened…two people fell in love!! Congrats Morgan and Chris!

Check out the sideshow below for more pictures or click HERE!

Do you see what I mean by the light…BEEEE-A-UTIFUL!!

Second favorite shot of the day.  When I asked Chris if it was okay to pick up Morgan, he was like “psshhh! heck yeah!!” Okay, that’s not exactly how he said it, but kinda like that because he was more than happy to wrap his arms around Morgan!

Favorite shot of the day. Love the lighting in this shot! And Morgan is BA-RINGING IT!!!

You can check out the slide show in the blog by clicking below, or to experience with music (which is better, if I do say so myself) CLICK HERE!!

Chris and Morgan’s Wedding Day photos coming soon!!

My baby brother, Kyle (who is in no way a baby) is graduating from college!!

He is receiving a Bachelor of Science with a major in biology and minor in psychology.

I am SOO incredibly proud of him and love him a LOT.

Kyle and I were always called “the babies” of the family, so we bonded together because of the title. Okay, okay, I would throw him under the bus sometimes saying that he really was THE youngest and only he should be called the spoiled one! (; But if truth be told, I looked up to him in so many ways. When Kyle wants to do something, he finds the best way to do it, works really hard to get there, and gets it done. He is extremely talented and is hilarious. He cracks me up.

He is a pretty awesome brother.

We took a few shots for his graduation announcement.

My favorite shots.

And of course, behind every great man…is a fantastic woman. Kyle and his wife, Kristi. Aren’t they cute…barf…JUST KIDDING! hahaha! (I’m still his older sister, remember I can always tease him!!)

Love you brother! (: