I was in Las Vegas last week for the WPPI Convention, and it so happens that Erik (who is also a photographer) was there with his fiance, Carla. Since I’ll be photographing their wedding later this year, Vegas seemed like just the right place for an extended engagement portrait session. Carla especially, was an uncontainable ball of energy … so I know that their wedding will be a blast!
Carla & Erik, thanks for the fun shoots in Vegas … we’ll continue later this year at your wedding. 
Neil, these are so pretty. Thank you so much. I Had an amazing time working with you and cant wait to work with you at the wedding. As you know i dont know really anything about photography but your personality fits perfectly with us and your skill shows through your photos. cant wait to see them all. thanks again. Carla Long
Comment by Carla — April 3, 2007 @ 5:50 pm
[...] image above is of clients of mine (Erik & Carla) whose engagement shoot took place in Vegas earlier this year. This part of the shoot took place outside The Venetian. I [...]
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LOVE LOVE LOVE your site Neil. And these photos are just fantastic.
Thansk so much for all of this
Janice
Comment by janice — September 9, 2007 @ 3:31 pm
Great site…thanks for all the tips
Comment by Sean van Tonder — September 18, 2007 @ 8:39 am
Neil, I am Carla’s father and now Erik’s father-in-law. It was a pleasure working with you on their big day. Your professionalism, energy and eagerness to do the unusual at times made the day that much better. Everyone loved the photos from Vegas. We all cannot wait to see the results of your efforts at the wedding.
Thanks again.
Comment by Greg Long — October 10, 2007 @ 5:56 pm
[...] I photographed Carla and Erik’s engagement session in Las Vegas we had so much fun that I knew their wedding would be one of the highlights of my wedding season. [...]
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