It is an honor to have another photographer entrust you with photographing their wedding…

Nick & Jessica's Wedding was a memorable for a number of reasons. The first reason that comes to mind is how many shirts I sweated through on their wedding day. (4, which is a new record for me.) Combine that with the location for their wedding...a beautiful home in South Fayetteville, designed by an understudy of local architect, Fay Jones and the fact that they left their wedding reception on a jet plane and you have a pretty memorable day. 

But the biggest reason weddings continue to be memorable for me is because of the people I get to work with. And Nick and Jessica are two of the kindest, most adventurous souls my 12 years of working in this industry and have led me to celebrate with. Congratulations and Best Wishes, you two....thanks for having me. 

I hung out with Troy and Marian all day and I honestly loved every minute I spent with them. They are thoughtful, genuine and madly in love with each other. Plus, they do some pretty awesome serious faces. (See above photograph for example). Thanks for allowing me to photograph your celebration you two, it was an honor. Enjoy this (rather lengthy) sneak peek of images. 

Cheers.

Congratulations and Best Wishes to Paxton and Laura who were married recently on a beautiful Saturday that also happened to be Cinco De Mayo. In accordance with the holiday, there was a Sombrero and a couple of fake mustaches on hand and the photographers (Thanks to my good friend Jared Sorrells for spending the day with me) as well as the groomsmen put them to good use during picture time. The weather was nice and the family and friends were even nicer and it was in fact, one of my favorite weddings ever. 

But this was without a doubt, the hardest wedding I've ever been a part of as well…

Even with the the rain, Ben and Julie's Wedding was a beautiful start to the year. Congratulations and Best Wishes, you two. Thanks for having me be a part of your beautiful celebration!

As photographers, we can't change the weather so we have to roll with the punches. No rain is ideal, but a best case scenario would be a little bit of rain on at the end of engagement photos. That's exactly what happened with Paxton and Laura a couple months back. We made it through 98% of the photoshoot before it started pouring down rain. I enjoyed hanging out with these two immensely and I can't wait to celebrate with them in a couple of months!

Congratulations to Hunter and Lesley. These two recently celebrated their wedding in Downtown Rogers. Their celebration was spread out over the course of two days, beginning with a small, intimate ceremony held in a beautiful and historic old church. After a few pictures together, the couple joined their wedding guests at Levi's Gastrolounge and Low Bar for dinner and dancing. The celebration continued Saturday night with a larger celebration for extended family friends held at Ozark Beer Company. The original plan was to setup outside but due to cold temperatures, the kind folks at Ozark Beer decided to rearrange their entire space to accommodate everyone indoors. This was of course no small task, but the results were incredible. This was my last wedding for the year and definitely one of my all-time favorites. 

Thanks to everyone for another wonderful year of weddings and enjoy the photos. 

Today on the blog, I'm happy to share some of my favorite images from Anna and Macy's Wedding. They are dear, dear friends of mine and fellow creatives as well. I am very honored that they entrusted me to creatively capture their best day ever. Congratulations & Best Wishes, you two!

Congratulations and Best Wishes to Nick and Alyssa. These two were married this past weekend in beautiful ceremony full of family and friends and hand-made (by the bride) details. Here's a few images from their celebration. Enjoy. 

Congratulations and Best Wishes to Wes and Sarah. Their beautiful wedding a couple weekends ago and I just finished with their photos this week. Here's a few of my favorites. Cheers!

It's been a crazy couple of weeks with weeklong photoshoots and a weeklong beach vacation. But I still had plenty of time to relive Adam and Andria's beautiful Garden Room wedding. Here's a few images from their celebration. Enjoy!

Today on the blog, I'm excited to share some images from Jeffery and Shelby's wedding. It's been fun getting to know them better throughout the whole process and their celebration at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks was definitely one for the books. Literally. To date, I had never had a bride and groom get soaking wet dancing in the rain together and I had also never had a groom (or anyone for that matter) do their first dance with an Evil Knievel motorcycle helmet. Thanks to Jeff and Shelby, I can add both of those to my "this actually happened at a wedding" list. Also, thanks to Melissa Holmes of Sweet Tea Designs who somehow, manages to keep everything and everyone in good order during every wedding I work with her. (It's because she's a rockstar) 

Cheers and enjoy the sneak peek!

Congratulations to Jeff and Sarah who were married over the weekend in what I can only describe, as the worst wedding day weather I've encountered in over 10 years of photographing weddings. But that didn't stop them from riding a trolley all over downtown and stopping off for photos. Here's a few from their celebration. Enjoy!

Today, I'm excited to share a few images from Ian and Karly's Wedding Day. I've grown very fond of these two, and I'm so excited for their bright future together. Thank you both for allowing me to be a part of your wonderful celebration. Cheers & Best Wishes!

Congratulations and Best Wishes to Rob and Brittni. These two were married a couple weeks ago, on a perfectly beautiful Saturday afternoon. Here's a few images from their celebration. Enjoy. 

For years, I've had the idea in my head to make a video for Novo Studio. The idea for the video was inspired by a voicemail message I created years ago that, in my mind, accurately describes why I would not be answering my phone. And to have a video that started from the voicemail message and then, journeyed into my life as a photographer and as a person seemed to make sense. Plus, I could put some music to it and avoid the awkward challenge of talking about myself and my business. 

But of course, life happened and with an incredibly busy season and twins, my idea remained an idea until I decided to take a creative sabbatical. When writing out my sabbatical bucket list, the creation of this video went right to the top and with the help of my dear friends and creative colleagues and my wife, I am happy to (FINALLY) share this video with you. Many thanks to Bryan Fittin, Jason Miller, Murray Williams and Kristen Thomas for making this whole thing possible. Enjoy. 

Today on the blog, the recap continues with a look back at my year in Wedding and Engagement Photographs. Enjoy!

You can't tell just by looking, but it was blistering cold on the day Ian, Karly and I met up for their engagement photos. I don't mind being cold. In fact, I'd prefer that to hot and sticky any day. And although Ian and Karly preferred the "wintery look" to spring, summer, or fall for their photos, I suspect...

Happy Weekend Everyone. Today on the blog, a few of my favorite images from last weekend's wedding at Cedar Crest Lodge in beautiful, Ponca Arkansas. Congratulations and best wishes to Vincent and Rachel!

Big Big Big Congratulations to Seth & Hailey LAYTON. Their recent wedding was a joy to be a part of and today, I'm excited to share a few of my favorite images. Enjoy!