By MAGGIE LILLIS
VIEW STAFF WRITER
CENTENNIAL VIEW
Trey and Melissa Tomsik are a couple who made it official about 680 times last year.
It's good business.
Getting their piece of the dynamite bridal industry, the couple own and operate Scenic Las Vegas Weddings. Melissa serves as reverend, and Trey takes the lead as photographer. They offer to couples backdrops that make the moment as memorable as the action.
"People are so happy, they're fun and excited," Melissa Tomsik said. "I still tear up if they do."
The couple believe so much in what they're offering that they used a Scenic Las Vegas Weddings package when they wed in September 2009. Their next chapter involved putting down some roots and flipping around an "open" sign on a storefront near their northwest home.
Melissa perked up when discussing why they chose 7570 Norman Rockwell Lane, Suite 170, in the Village of Centennial Springs.
"It's just so cute," she said.
Despite having a home base for business, they'll still take their work on the road. Destination weddings include the Strip, Mount Charleston, the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Valley of Fire State Park, Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs, the Lake Mead National Recreation Area and Lake Las Vegas. Prices range from $199 to about $5,700, a package that includes a helicopter ride to the Grand Canyon.
With the business' new digs in the Village of Centennial Springs, it also utilizes the gazebo and amphitheater of C.P. Squires Park for weddings. The Spring Mountains National Recreation Area and a buffet of sunlight were the backdrop for Patrick Clifford and Jasmine Wells' Feb. 10 wedding in the heart of the park.
The Missouri couple arrived at the Tomsiks' studio in one of Scenic Las Vegas Weddings' limousines. The date marked their fifth year together.
Wells transformed from tourist to bride in the back room. Clifford waited nervously in the main room, surrounded by framed photos of other clients posed lovingly.
When all were ready, Trey and the groom walked to the park, and Melissa readied the bride for their stroll.
It was just the four of them as two people vowed to make one life. Trey snapped photos wildly, and his wife led a semi-religious ceremony that lasted about 10 minutes.
The couple opposite them beamed when Melissa introduced them for the first time with their now-shared last name.
"It feels great," Patrick Clifford said.
As they traveled back to the limousine to celebrate on the Strip, Jasmine Clifford said her wedding was all she had hoped for. "It was very hassle-free," she said. "Zero stress."
The couple represent a majority of the clients, but the Tomsiks hope to attract more locals. The business, which employs a staff of five, can accommodate a getaway ceremony of a few or a grand affair of about 120 people. Religious and secular ceremonies are offered.
Trey started as a sports photographer before making the move into the wedding world five years ago. The couple met when Melissa reached out to Trey to compliment him on his photography.
Trey said couples don't always check in to let him and his wife know how their happily-ever-afters are going, but a few do. The business also has had a few vow renewals.
"The people are awesome," Trey said. "The company has worked so good, and moving to this new location can only help."
For more information, visit sceniclasvegasweddings.com or call 702-515-1100
Trey and Melissa Tomsik are a couple who made it official about 680 times last year.
It's good business.
Getting their piece of the dynamite bridal industry, the couple own and operate Scenic Las Vegas Weddings. Melissa serves as reverend, and Trey takes the lead as photographer. They offer to couples backdrops that make the moment as memorable as the action.
"People are so happy, they're fun and excited," Melissa Tomsik said. "I still tear up if they do."
The couple believe so much in what they're offering that they used a Scenic Las Vegas Weddings package when they wed in September 2009. Their next chapter involved putting down some roots and flipping around an "open" sign on a storefront near their northwest home.
Melissa perked up when discussing why they chose 7570 Norman Rockwell Lane, Suite 170, in the Village of Centennial Springs.
"It's just so cute," she said.
Despite having a home base for business, they'll still take their work on the road. Destination weddings include the Strip, Mount Charleston, the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Valley of Fire State Park, Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs, the Lake Mead National Recreation Area and Lake Las Vegas. Prices range from $199 to about $5,700, a package that includes a helicopter ride to the Grand Canyon.
With the business' new digs in the Village of Centennial Springs, it also utilizes the gazebo and amphitheater of C.P. Squires Park for weddings. The Spring Mountains National Recreation Area and a buffet of sunlight were the backdrop for Patrick Clifford and Jasmine Wells' Feb. 10 wedding in the heart of the park.
The Missouri couple arrived at the Tomsiks' studio in one of Scenic Las Vegas Weddings' limousines. The date marked their fifth year together.
Wells transformed from tourist to bride in the back room. Clifford waited nervously in the main room, surrounded by framed photos of other clients posed lovingly.
When all were ready, Trey and the groom walked to the park, and Melissa readied the bride for their stroll.
It was just the four of them as two people vowed to make one life. Trey snapped photos wildly, and his wife led a semi-religious ceremony that lasted about 10 minutes.
The couple opposite them beamed when Melissa introduced them for the first time with their now-shared last name.
"It feels great," Patrick Clifford said.
As they traveled back to the limousine to celebrate on the Strip, Jasmine Clifford said her wedding was all she had hoped for. "It was very hassle-free," she said. "Zero stress."
The couple represent a majority of the clients, but the Tomsiks hope to attract more locals. The business, which employs a staff of five, can accommodate a getaway ceremony of a few or a grand affair of about 120 people. Religious and secular ceremonies are offered.
Trey started as a sports photographer before making the move into the wedding world five years ago. The couple met when Melissa reached out to Trey to compliment him on his photography.
Trey said couples don't always check in to let him and his wife know how their happily-ever-afters are going, but a few do. The business also has had a few vow renewals.
"The people are awesome," Trey said. "The company has worked so good, and moving to this new location can only help."
For more information, visit sceniclasvegasweddings.com or call 702-515-1100
