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Marianne & Steven – M Resort

“Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.”
Robert A. Heinlein

 

There is one moment our team remembers from Marianne and Steven’s wedding that we can’t help but feel it sums up the way they feel for each other and the amazing life they will have. But before we get to that one moment we want to set the scene.

 

We were a team of four; two photographer (Ella and Mari) and two videographers (Sammi and Joe) and had spent the morning with each of them getting ready. They both love their family and friends and had been spending it getting ready with them, and excitedly waiting for their first look.  One of the things we love the most about about what we offer with our video collections are the interviews. It’s a moment where our clients can sit down, breathe, and really experience what they are feeling. We always schedule it them right after they get ready and prior to the first look/ceremony. That way they can feel how real the moment is becoming.

I (Sammi) am known for making our clients cry, I wear that badge with pride as we absolutely love that you feel comfortable sharing how you feel and allowing us to capture that special moment where you tell each other what you love most and what you always want the other one to know for now and forever. Marianne is such a beautiful woman with a kind heart and it was so evident how excited she was for her day and how much she absolutely adores Steven.

The day was already pretty special seeing how much they loved each other while they were apart that we were equally looking forward to their first look.

Their wedding was held at M Resort and we have a beautiful spot we love to do first looks to allow our couple to have this special moment just for themselves. You can see in their wedding trailer (their wedding video sneak peek) how beautiful their first look was.

It was after this first look that we saw the moment we can’t help but talk about since their wedding. We were all in the elevator with Marianne and Steven so the four of us and their amazing wedding planner SJ and there they were standing in the middle just staring at each other, as if none of us were there and they were in their own world. Ella and I could see how Marianne looked at Steven and you could just see her eyes sparkle, it was so beautiful.

 

Congratulations Marianne and Steven, we hope you always keep that sparkle in your eyes for one another.

 

 

Christy & Sean – DragonRidge Country Club

We are so excited to share Christy & Sean’s wedding sneak peek. Christy has a love for the fairytale wedding and Sean has an energy for fun that carried all the way into the night. We absolutely loved how creative they were throughout the entire wedding day bringing in so many special dance moves into the reception and including their bridal party into making something so special for not only them but their friends and family. When it came time to get all the amazing creative shots for video we loved that they were equally excited about it as we were able to fly the drone after their ceremony at St. Thomas More and during sunset while they practiced their first dance at DragonRidge Country Club.

 

Congratulations Christy and Sean!

 

 

Church: St. Thomas More

Venue: DragonRidge Country Club

Floral: Jennifer’s Floral Designs

Videography: Ella Gagiano Studios

DJ: Ultra DJ

Photo Booth: Hipstr Team

Lighting: LED Unplugged LIGHTING AND EVENT RENTALS

Draping: Jovani Linens

Wedding Cake: Ocakesions Las Vegas

Wedding Planner: Simply Elegant by Diana

Nadeem & Hala | JW Marriott

There is something special about two people who are so in love that everything else just fades away. There is one thing that I (Sammi) always joke about, that I became a professional videographer because I want to hide behind the camera. While editing Nadeem and Hala’s wedding trailer I was constantly taken back with how in love the two of them were. Every moment that we let the camera’s roll while they had a moment between themselves its as if they forgot we were here and were in their own little world. You can see how deeply they love each other with the way they look at one another.

But we know that as deeply as they love each other they also love their friends and family and it was important to them to have an amazing and exciting wedding trailer as they came out to Las Vegas for their wedding to have fun with everyone they love. One thing I can absolutely say about Lebanese weddings is they never disappoint. From the Lebanese Zaffe (the amazing grand entrance with drummers and dancers!), to the fireworks, dancing on a cloud for their first dance, and high energy the entire wedding brought there was never a calm moment when it came to being out on the dance floor. We are so excited to share their sneak peek with everyone. And as always special thanks to all the vendors for making such a wonderful celebration.

Congratulations Nadeem & Hala

 

Coordination: Symphony Weddings

Venue: JW Marriott Las Vegas

Photography: Ella Gagiano Studio

Videography: Ella Gagiano Studios

Floral: Byanca’s Floral & Decor

Cake: Rolling in Dough Bakery

Hair & Makeup: Beauty Studio Inc

DJ Entertainment: DJ Johnny

Jaqueda & Romell | Reflection Bay

 

There is something to be said for having the fairy tale wedding you’ve always dreamt about and seeing it all come together perfectly. Romell & Jaqueda chose Reflection Bay for the background to their perfect day. No details were spared creating their own Cinderella story. We are excited to share their sneak peek of their wedding day with their trailer.

We absolutely enjoyed creating something that reflects all the peace they feel when they are together and telling the story of how in love the two of them are.

Congratulations Jaqueda and Romell

Planner and Design: Events by Jenny
Venue: Reflection Bay / Lake Las Vegas Weddings
Photography: Ella Gagiano Studios
Videography: Ella Gagiano Studios
Florist: Roots Flower LV
DJ & Lighting: Ultra DJs LV
Entertainment: Premiere Wedding Music
Rentals and Decor: RSVP Party Rentals
Draping Events by Bliss LV
Caligrapher: Crafts with Lex
Cake: Freeds Bakery
Hair and Makeup Artist: Beauty Studio Inc

Christine & Rob – Reflection Bay

 

We are loving see all the joy and celebration coming about with all our clients and their families and friends with their weddings coming back to life. There is something so special about witnessing our clients moments, especially with Christine and Rob’s wedding.

The thing about their wedding is this is actually there second one! Last year they did a small ceremony with their immediate family and you would think that it would change the way their second wedding would feel. But we really think love is such a funny thing, it keeps those butterflies and excitement present, that you would think this was the first time they said “I Do”

We are so happy they could have such a beautiful wedding day celebrating with friends and family and are excited to share a sneak peak of their wedding day!

 

Congratulations (again) Christine & Rob

 

Venue: Reflection Bay Golf Club

Photography: Ella Gagiano Studios

Videography: Ella Gagiano Studios

2020 Boudoir Photoshoot Giveaway Winner

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The best gift to a new mother to celebrate all that her body has done for her

Boudoir has always been about so much more than beautiful photos for us. Our clients come in for so many different reasons. Sometimes it’s a gift for their partner, sometimes it’s something they’ve wanted to do for themselves, and sometimes it’s because they’re in a season of life where they want to reconnect with themselves and the body they’ve spent so much time criticizing.

In 2020, we had seen firsthand what these sessions could mean to our clients and we wanted to give that experience to someone who really needed it.

Our 2020 Boudoir Giveaway

We decided to give away a complete boudoir experience and asked women to tell us why having a session would be important to them.

We had over a thousand entries, and we read every single one.

Eventually we narrowed it down, but even then we couldn’t choose. The women all had completely different backgrounds and stories, and each one had a reason that hit our hearts in a different way. There was no way we could sit there and decide that one woman’s story deserved this experience more than another.

So we went live and selected our boudoir giveaway winner!

We put the names in a hat, went live and drew our winner.

Her name was Valerie.

At the time, we thought we were about to give her an experience that could change the way she saw herself.

We had no idea that her photoshoot would end up changing the way we looked at boudoir and motherhood too.

And strangely enough, it would lead us to newborn and breastfeeding photography.

We went live and selected our boudoir winner!

We thought we were giving her a life changing experience but her photoshoot completely changed our perspective on not only boudoir but newborn photoshoots.

The photoshoot didn’t go quite as planned

When Valerie originally entered our giveaway, she was pregnant. She wanted to do a boudoir photoshoot as a way of reminding herself how beautiful her body was while it was doing something pretty incredible – growing her little boy.

But, as 2020 seemed to teach all of us, plans change.

Her session had to be pushed back and by the time we were finally able to photograph Valerie, her son was three months old.

We could have simply gone back to the boudoir session we originally planned, but the entire reason Valerie wanted to do this in the first place was to honor her body during this huge change in her life.

And now her body was doing something different.

It wasn’t growing her little boy anymore. It was feeding him.

So the idea for her photoshoot changed too.

 

 

Our boudoir giveaway winner did a breastfeeding photoshoot instead

From the time Valerie won the giveaway to the time we finally photographed her with her 3 month old son we stayed in regular contact planning a photoshoot that still revolved around the original idea of loving your body as a new mother.

We hear from new moms all the time who are struggling with how much their bodies have changed after having a baby. Getting to know Valerie though we loved how much she honored her body for the life it created and how much love she had for her little boy. It made perfect sense to bring all of that together into one beautiful photoshoot.

Reconnecting with her body through boudoir was already such a beautiful idea. Bringing her baby into it allowed us to photograph everything her body had done and was still doing for him.

There was something incredibly intimate about photographing Valerie breastfeeding her little boy. It’s something that happens every day and probably doesn’t feel extraordinary while you’re in the middle of it. But it’s also something that only exists for such a short period of their lives.

Seeing the two of them together and being able to capture that connection stuck with us long after her photoshoot was over.

We thought we were creating something special specifically for Valerie. Instead she showed us something we hadn’t really thought about before. These everyday moments between a mother and her baby deserve to be photographed too.

It’s why after Valerie’s session we started recommending breastfeeding portraits to our new moms. Not because every newborn photoshoot needs them but because if breastfeeding is an important part of your relationship with your baby right now this is a part of your story you may be incredibly grateful to have someday.

breastfeeding photoshoot

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Our winner received a boudoir photoshoot with hair and makeup included from the wonderful Las Vegas Makeup Girl and a custom 12×12 Italian album, along with her high res photos and 2 prints

Today our studio is located in Central Kentucky where we photograph every season of motherhood from maternity and newborn portraits to breastfeeding and motherhood sessions. We would love to create something that celebrates this part of your story too.

Stephanie and Isaam – Angel Park

Pure happiness is all we see when we look at the love Stephanie and Issam shares. Since they were doing a destination wedding to Las Vegas we only had the pleasure of getting to know them through the phone prior to their wedding day. We got to know how important it was to them to just have fun with their friends and family, that their story was not just the love they had for each other but all the love they’ve surrounded themselves with. They have completely stolen our hearts with how amazing and fun they are and we want to keep them a part of our family for years to come.

For now enjoy their beautiful wedding trailer where you can see first hand what a wonderful wedding day they had.

Congratulations Stephanie & Issam!

Getting ready Venue: J.W. Marriott Las Vegas
Ceremony and Reception Venue: Angel Park Golf Club
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Wedding Photography: Ella Gagiano Studios
Wedding Videography: Ella Gagiano Studios
Flowers: Flora Couture
DJ: Ultra Events

Couples Boudoir for Those Who are Passionately in Love

Couple sitting down looking towards each other in love, man in white pants and woman in red lingerie

What do you do when you’ve found yourself passionately in love with your partner that shouting it from the roof tops isn’t enough?

How do you hold on to this feeling of desire, love, and longing in a way that tells them I love you and all of you for now and forever?

Maybe you’re a newlyweds and want to capture the highs of knowing what your future holds or maybe you’re like our beautiful couple Cathy & Brad who are so in love that Brad wanted to surprise Cathy with a couples boudoir session.

From the first moment we spoke to Brad we could hear in his voice how in love he was with his wife and how important it was for us to understand how they felt about each other so we could capture the passion and love between the both of them.

So when their photoshoot approached we did what we always do. We called them to find out what will be important to them. 

You can feel the love they have between the two of them so easily on the phone. They are such a beautiful couple but it is the calm, yet strong, love and passion that they have for each other that stands out above all. 

 

We are so in love with all their photos and so happy we were able to create such a perfect gift for them to celebrate their passion and love for one another ❤️

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Tiffany & Fred – The Lotus House

 

We absolutely loved Tiffany & Fred’s wedding, so many details went into planning their wedding. From the beautiful engagement photos we did at Ones Queensridge Place printed inside of Fred’s tux, to the elegant black and white reception The Lotus house, every detail was thought out. We even loved the surprise change of outfits for Fred from a black tux to a white tux for the reception in honor of his Italian heritage. We are so excited to share a sneak peak of their wedding day with everyone!

 

Congratulations Tiffany and Fred!

 

 

Planner: I Do Details

Getting Ready: JW Marriott Las Vegas

Ceremony: Saint Joseph Husband of Mary

Reception: The Lotus House Events

Flowers: Layers of Lovely

DJ: DJ Mike Fox

Catering: Cut and Taste

Dress: Justin Alexander

Viel: Bowties Bridal

Tuxedo: Stitched Lifestyle

Shoes: Gianni Bini

Stationary: Minted Weddings

Make Up Artist: Kandice Delgado

Photography: Ella Gagiano Studios

Videography: Ella Gagiano Studios

Megazine Cover – Spectacular Bride Magazine

Huge thank you to the team at the Spectacular Bride Magazine for choosing our photograph for their 2021 Magazine Cover. We are so honored and omg so happy! This is one of our favorite wedding locations in Las Vegas and it is just spectacular. Its the new and approved Stirling Club. If you are looking for elegance and grace, this is your venue!

The Spectacular Bride Magazine is our local bridal magazine and these amazing ladies do so much for the wedding industry. For all the brides getting married this year, sign up for their emails and for the Bridal Show in the fall to get amazing ideas for your wedding and to meet the best vendors in Las Vegas.

 

Venue: The Stirling Club
Dress: Lovest Bridal Boutique
Make Up: Michael Boychuck Salon and Spa
Photography: Ella Gagiano
Megazine: Spectacular weddings
Planner: Events by Jenny
Flowers: Jennifers Floral Design
Decor: RSVP Rentals
Tux: Friar Tux
Talent: Jessica
Invitations: Alligator Soup