PayPal Holiday Party

We were thrilled to provide photographic coverage for PayPal's 2011 holiday party at the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel. The event and decor was seamlessly and beautifully organized by William Pailley of Artistic Surroundings. Guests were welcomed Hollywood style, complete with a red carpet, papparazzi and adoring fans begging for autographs. The evening's musical entertainment and MC was provided by Ray the DJ. Guests also had a chance to try their hand at blackjack and poker in a casino room.

Amber and Jeff Engagement Session, Tempe Center for the Arts, AZ

Amber and Jeff met us this past October at the Tempe Center for the Arts for their Engagement Session photo date. Although we've photographed here before, we're constantly amazed how this location transforms over the course of a day, with new photo opportunities presenting themselves each hour. 

We started out in the soft diffused shade of the Center's building and courtyard. As the sun started to set, we then moved to the new pedestrian bridge, just completed on October 18th of this year. The 912-foot long bridge connects the north and south end of Tempe Town Lake for pedestrians and bicyclists, and also shades and cools the repaired dam system. Best of all, it provided a beautiful backdrop for Amber and Jeff's pictures! After the sun went down, we headed back to the Center, where orange fire pits sprung to life against the blue of the pedestrian bridge in the distance.

Amber and Jeff first met each other at work back in 2007. They were recently engaged this past April at sunset on a secluded La Jolla beach, and are looking forward to their April 2012 wedding at Regale! 

Mercediez and Andrew Engagement Session, Mill Avenue, Tempe, AZ

Mercediez and Andrew braved a dusty monsoon with us in September for their Engagement Session photos. We headed down to Mill Avenue and wandered downtown Tempe in search of some fun photo ops. We discovered a great vantage point overlooking Mill and the Gordon Biersch brewery--which worked out perfectly as Mercediez and Andrew told us they had their first date at a Gordon Biersch restaurant. We can't wait for their wedding!

Amy and Travis Engagement Session, Tempe Center for the Arts

Back in April, we spent a beautiful Sunday afternoon with Amy and Travis photographing their Engagement Session at the Tempe Center for the Arts and Tempe Town Lake. It's amazing how complementary orange, gold, and blue hues seemed to work their way into every image we captured--but more importantly--how the photos glow with the infectious smiles of these two together!