Thanks so much to Max and Lydia for having us at their beautiful wedding this past weekend. I've had the privilege of getting to know these two over the past few years. They are genuinely kind, thoughtful, active in their community and passionate about each other. On their wedding day, Max sent Lydia flowers and he made sure that she received them BEFORE she put on her make up because he knew she would cry. I find that to be a thoughtful and heartfelt gesture that shows he knows her and genuinely cares about her. As a wedding photographer, you are always learning from your experiences at weddings. Many of those experiences result in technical lessons about camera gear, lighting, and time management. But the greatest lessons come from couples like Max and Lydia. These lessons have nothing to do with camera equipment but they have everything to do with true love and what it looks like in real life. Congratulations you two. 

A few weeks back, The Crumbs were slated to play at a local event and they opted to have a few of their new songs recorded during the backstage rehearsal. Here's one of my favorites. Enjoy!

Say hello to Andrew and Jillian. They love their cats but they love each other even more. I recently had the opportunity to drive them around for some engagement photos while also attempting to dodge the thunderstorms and keep them dry. Of course, that didn't QUITE happen but oh well. Here are a few of my favorite images from the evening. Enjoy!

Say hello to James and Faye. I've worked with Faye on a number of commercial shoots and she is one of the nicest, most pleasant people to work with. It was a lot of fun meeting her fiancé, James and creating some engagement photos for them. Here's a few of my favorites. Enjoy!

Today on the blog, we're showing off a few of our favorite images from Katey in her beautiful wedding dress. Enjoy!

Our sincerest congratulations and well wishes go out to our good friends and newlyweds, Jordan & Katey Barron. Aside from a few uninvited rain clouds and a few of the guests feeding their dog "ZuZu" some of the delicious food from the reception buffet, their wedding day was low key, enjoyable and altogether, memorable. Shawna Young of Young Designs was on-site to coordinate the event and she did a fantastic job with all of the details. Also, special thanks to my good friend and former intern, Alex (I still can't spell his last name and you probably can't either) for shooting with me. Here are a few images from the day. Happy Monday everyone. 

Say hello to the Dennis Family. Pictured above is Mike, Heidi and Eli. Heidi and I are college buddies and Mike and I are bicycling buddies. I had the privilege of photographing their wedding years ago and just recently, I had the opportunity to hang out with them again and photograph them as a family of three (plus the grandparents). Here's a few of my favorite images from the evening. Enjoy. 

It was a beautiful Saturday for a wedding last weekend, and I was super excited and honored to spend it hanging out and celebrating with Nathan and Kristin. Documenting a wedding day gives you the opportunity to see everything first hand and I was amazed at how genuine and loving Nathan and Kristin were to everyone who came to celebrate with them (including me). The wedding day was designed and coordinated by the incredibly talented JLK | Weddings and they made sure that everything was beautiful and relaxed. Here are a few images from the day. My sincerest congratulations and well-wishes to Nathan and Kristin on a beautiful day and a beautiful beginning. 

Say hello to Jon, Kayla and Laurel June Knox. The Knox's are incredibly close friends of myself and my family. They live on our street, they have keys to our house and given the circumstances surrounding the past year of our lives, they have looked after our house, our yard and our dog WAY too many times to count. In just a few short weeks, they will welcome their daughter, Laurel June Knox into the world and for that, we are super excited and very grateful. Here's a few images of our dear friends in this wonderful stage of life. Enjoy!

Say hello to Dallas and Madison, a super sweet couple I recently got to hang out with. Although they both live in North Carolina, Madison is an NWA local and since her September wedding is here, she wanted her engagement pictures to be here as well. And unlike some of the recent days we've had, this day turned out to be pleasant with partly cloudy skies and mild, almost humidity-free temperatures. Here's a few of my images from the evening. Happy Monday!

Say hello to John and Stacy. The lady behind them might have been gasping at the day's forecast which called for nonstop, heavy rain. But John and Stacy were undeterred by the forecast and so was I. So I grabbed my rain jacket and they grabbed lots of extra clothes and we drove to where my doppler radar showed lighter rain and gaps in between the storms. The time in the car gave us a chance to get to know each other better and discuss important things like reggae music and who serves the best local coffee. And the weather gave us enough rain to make the whole day an adventure but not so much that creating images was an impossible task. Here's a few of my favorites. Enjoy!

Our sincerest congratulations and well-wishes to Brett & Maggie Albright. I had a wonderful time celebrating with them last weekend and today, I'm excited to share some images from their weekend wedding. Enjoy!

Last weekend's wedding was beautiful and much less rainy than the forecast told us it would be. And now that Brett has seen Maggie in her beautiful wedding dress, it's time for everyone else to see her too. Here's a few of our favorite bridal portraits. Wedding images coming soon :) Enjoy.

Our collaborations with Red Barn Studio, Murdog Creative and 6th & Burnside continue. This week, we had the privilege of hanging out with local indy band, Brother Moses. This was our first full band live session so all had to wear earplugs. Here's some behind-the-scenes images as well as the final video. As always, thanks to Jason Miller for hosting and to Murray Williams for coordinating, directing and producing. Enjoy!

It was a great honor to begin the 2015 wedding season by celebrating with and photographing two very good friends as they began their new life together. Aaron and Brook are two of the kindest people you'll ever meet. Their love for each other and the people around them is obvious and inspiring. Their beautiful Spring wedding took place at an amazing new wedding venue in the area called Rockford Grange. What this venue lacks in cell phone reception, it more than makes up for in thoughtful details, beautiful scenery and friendly staff. Besides, it's my personal opinion that people should shut their phones off and just enjoy the celebration anyway :) Here's a few images from the day. Congratulations you two! 

It's common knowledge among anyone that knows me well, that the opportunity to photograph anything bike related would be considered a dream job. And a couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to spend a couple of days doing just that.

I recently had the opportunity to participate in a multi-camera video shoot for music artist Chanika McLelland. We all gathered at Red Barn Studio, setup multiple angles and recorded while Chanika recorded a beautiful rendition of Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide". Owner and producer Jason Miller captured some of the best sounding audio I've heard come out of a local studio and Murray Williams (Murdog Creative) produced an amazing video compiling all of the footage captured. It was a lot of fun working alongside these guys as well as Michael Drager, Bryan Fittin and Murray's son, Wyatt. Here's a few still images captured during the evening as well as a link to the final product. Enjoy!

Happy Spring! This time of year, the weather can be especially unpredictable. But Brooks and Cassidy managed to pick a wonderful evening to hang out and have fun with their engagement photos. Here's a few favorites from the evening. Enjoy!

We've worked with AERT on a couple of different occasions over the years and we recently had the opportunity to work with them again. AERT is a company that converts reclaimed plastic and wood fiber waste into quality outdoor decking and railing systems, fence systems, and door and window components. Our photography work with them over the years has consisted of visiting homes that feature their products and photographing their products on-location. Our recent work with them however, involved not only on-location photography, but also in-studio product photography which we had a blast with. Here's a few selected images from our recent and not-so-recent work with this innovative company. Enjoy.