{"id":984,"date":"2009-01-03T01:05:22","date_gmt":"2009-01-03T09:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog2\/?p=11"},"modified":"2025-02-20T20:30:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T04:30:47","slug":"palm-springs-wedding-portraits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wedding-photography\/palm-springs-wedding-portraits\/","title":{"rendered":"Palm Springs Wedding Portraits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wow &#8211;\u00a0 I had so much fun with Angela and Mike on the last day of 2008!\u00a0 They came all the way down to Palm Springs from their home &#8211; Seattle, Washington &#8211; to enjoy a quiet, private wedding ceremony in the warmth and sunshine of Southern California.\u00a0 They seriously couldn&#8217;t have picked a better day!<\/p>\n<p>Angela and Mike were staying at the <a href=\"http:\/\/viceroypalmsprings.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Viceroy<\/a>, an amazing hotel that was a blast to shoot at:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/powell_01.jpg\" alt=\"Viceroy Palm Springs photographer\" width=\"670\" height=\"502\" \/><br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Detail photographs of Viceroy Palm Springs\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/powell_02.jpg\" width=\"670\" height=\"502\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Just married in Palm Springs, California\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/powell_03.jpg\" width=\"670\" height=\"502\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Palm Springs Wedding\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/powell_04.jpg\" width=\"670\" height=\"502\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Check out this lobby!\u00a0 LOVE IT.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Viceroy Palm Springs Wedding Photographer\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/powell_05.jpg\" width=\"670\" height=\"485\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Palm Springs, CA Photographer\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/powell_06.jpg\" width=\"670\" height=\"502\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Palm Springs Wedding Photography\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/powell_07.jpg\" width=\"670\" height=\"335\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Angela and Mike&#8217;s room was really cool.\u00a0 Look how crisp it is in all white with cool, black details&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Modern wedding photographer\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/powell_08.jpg\" width=\"670\" height=\"502\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This next shot, of Angela and Mike on the bed with champagne, was right after Mike put his gold &#8220;teef&#8221; in.\u00a0 No joke!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Contemporary wedding photography\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/powell_09.jpg\" width=\"670\" height=\"369\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He took them out.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Southern California wedding photographer\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/powell_10.jpg\" width=\"670\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Wedding photographer\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/powell_11.jpg\" width=\"670\" height=\"502\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Palm Springs, California Wedding\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/powell_12.jpg\" width=\"670\" height=\"502\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Downtown Palm Springs was like a location gold mine!\u00a0 Check out this spot I found after looking down a narrow alley&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"California engagement portrait\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/powell_13.jpg\" width=\"670\" height=\"355\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"California wedding\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/powell_14.jpg\" width=\"670\" height=\"502\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This next spot I found was so weird, but really cool.\u00a0 It was a run down shopping center \/ office building which could have been really nice, but was seemingly half-abandoned.\u00a0 Anyway, we had a great time at this spot!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Black and white wedding photographer\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/powell_15.jpg\" width=\"670\" height=\"502\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Wedding photography\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/powell_16.jpg\" width=\"670\" height=\"502\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"black and white wedding photography\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embracelifephoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/powell_17.jpg\" width=\"670\" height=\"502\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Angela, Mike and I spent 3 hours together and I definitely wore them out, but <em>look at what they get to enjoy for the rest of their lives<\/em> as a result!\u00a0 Angela and Mike, thanks for asking me to artistically memorialize your special wedding. 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