Monday Musings | Friendships & My First WPPI Experience

Two weeks ago, I traveled to Las Vegas for my very first WPPI experience! I boarded a plane with expectations of learning more technical skills and “geeking out” at the Trade Show… But what I gained the most, were the friendships that I made along the way.

I roomed with two amazingly talented photographers and genuinely sweet people, Serena of Love by Serena and Kelly of Spindle Photography. We spent our first morning in Las Vegas walking to the Paris Hotel for breakfast at Mon Amie Gabie, with omelets and cappuccinos! And in the days that followed, I bonded with an amazing group of photographers that inspired, encouraged, and supported one another. I laughed, I cried, I lived more fully than I had done in so long.

On the very last night in Vegas, I sipped prickly pear margaritas and ate dinner at a table surrounded by people that I will forever cherish. I jumped a car and drove to the Iconic Las Vegas Sign. Music blaring, lights glittering all around me, I felt like I was exactly where I needed to be. The amazing friends and the incredible memories will be with me forever.

“There’s not a word yet, for old friends who’ve just met.”
― Jim Henson

So many of my favorite images from this trip weren’t even captured on capture… Or if they were, it was in the fleeting moment on Instagram or from the screen of an iPhone! Below are a few of these phone-photographs that will forever be a reminder of this amazing experience!