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Emily and Frank, Anniversary Shoot

“70% chance of precipitation” – she said

“Oh no! are you serious?” – me

“It never rains in Las Vegas…” And with that, we thought we wouldn’t have a session for the weekend I was coming in to Las Vegas for the annual WPPI convention. Then on Saturday morning, I woke up to streaming sunlight through my room – the shoot was back on! Emily is one of my first second shooters but moved out to Las Vegas this past year. She and Frank haven’t had professional photos taken together since they got married two years ago. So what better way to celebrate their love than to go all out in really cool spots in Vegas that aren’t really Vegas? I’m all ears.

Emily especially requested a shot by this spot

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I’m known Emily for around… 2 years now? I really like seeing her interact with Frank, they’re very cute around each other

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The eyelets in the shoes match the lace detail on her dress. This was her reception dress for her wedding

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Having another chance to jump into your wedding dress is a great way to do shoots you normally would not have done on your wedding day

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This was a great moment when the wind picked up her dress

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We drove out to this really cool place that had awesome rocks

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Did I mention the light was awesome? Gosh, this is what I want in Boston/Chicago in the winter!

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My fav!

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Shang’s travel schedule!

Feb 18 – 23 – Las Vegas
Mar 19 – 27 – Boston – available for shoots and consults
Apr 29 – May 1 – Boston – fully booked
May 13 – 15 – Ann Arbor
May 20 – 22 – Boston – fully booked
Jun 11 – The long-awaited return to Boston for the summer!

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February 21, 2011 - 10:36 am

Karman Lee - Love Love Love this photo session of Emily and Frank!!! Hope you guys are having fun in VEGAS :)

February 21, 2011 - 7:42 pm

Serena - I LOVE the one of her walking down the stairs and the light in that last picture!

February 24, 2011 - 5:43 pm

Emily - These pictures make me smile so much! Thanks Shang!

February 27, 2011 - 12:04 am

Melissa - Gorgeous photos as always! I love the idea of anniversary shots… hhhmmmm will have to remember this in a few years..

February 28, 2011 - 5:43 pm

JamieY - Beautiful work and beautiful couple. You can see how happy they are still, love it.

April 20, 2011 - 6:08 am

las vegas weddings - Emily and Frank are really cute around each other!!! what a great idea of anniversary shots!!! gorgeous photos and gorgeous couple! indeed, the light is so awesome!!! My favorite photo is when the wind picked up her dress. great work, Shang! Viva Las Vegas!!!

March 9, 2011 - 2:18 am

Red Rock Canyon portrait session – Las Vegas Portrait Photographer - [...] my anniversary shoot taken by my very good friend Shang Chen (click to see her pics from my session!), we did a portrait session for her so she could get some [...]

December 25, 2011 - 10:13 am

Happy Holidays! « « Las Vegas Wedding Photographer Emily Ku - [...] This is my first time actually designing our own holiday card, and I was able to mail them all out a few days before Christmas, phew! Here’s how they turned out (they were printed on a flat card front and back) and the photo is from our anniversary shoot with Shang Chen Photography. [...]

March 12, 2013 - 2:37 pm

Happy Holidays! » Premier Las Vegas Wedding Photographer | Engagement Photography - [...] This is my first time actually designing our own holiday card, and I was able to mail them all out a few days before Christmas, phew! Here’s how they turned out (they were printed on a flat card front and back) and the photo is from our anniversary shoot with Shang Chen Photography. [...]

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