Audra and Jeff were married at the beautiful Creekwood Gardens in Rogers.  For the last few years they haven’t had an indoor option but in 2012, Lisa Rose has added Serendipity!  I’m so excited about this and can’t wait to shoot there this year!  Audra and her girls were pampered at The Papaya in their bridal suite, then arrived at Creekwood Gardens via limo from Pinnacle Car Services.  Both really great recommended vendors!  John, my second shooter, and I were already busy taking detail shots of her dress, shoes, decor, and jewelry when they arrived.  Audra soon got into her dress and we scouted locations for beautiful photographs!

The florals were provided by Creekwood Gardens as part of their all inclusive packages.  Really a great deal, especially if you are planning a wedding from PA like this girl!  Cupcakes were from my all time favorite cupcake shop……BLISS!    Yummy!  The boys played a little football before it was time for pictures.  Linens and chairs are also included in their all inclusive packages!  Check out those red shoes!!!!!!  Gorgeous backdrop for these lovely earrings!  I just love their shoes together!

What wedding would be complete without a smores table?!?!?!?!

Meet Jeff and his groomsmen.

Meet Audra and her lovely bridesmaids!

Just having a little fun with the guys!  This group was priceless

Their wedding ceremony was conducted by a close friend, one of the perks of having an outdoor ceremony!  Not to mention how gorgeous Creekwood Gardens photographs!!!!

The happy couple makes their way down the aisle!

What an adorable couple!  They were so much fun to work with!  Thanks Audra and Jeff!  Too bad you don’t live closer!

Time for cake and toasts!

And finally let the party begin!!!  This group had such a great time!  I had so much fun out on the dance floor with them!

Congratulations and Best Wishes!!!!

-erika

Cake: Rick’s Bakery

Caterer: Kruton’s Catering

DJ: MS Soundworks

Dress: David’s Bridal

Invitations: Invitations by David’s Bridal

Photography: Erika Dotson Photography

Printed Products: Rapid Prototypes

Rentals: Festivities Tents & Events

Venue: Pratt Place Inn & Barn

Pratt Place really has some gorgeous rooms, especially for those perfect getting ready pictures!

This is my favorite picture I think of the whole day, these little girls are just darlings!

That tiny little ring in her mother’s hand was Chelsey’s baby ring!  Too precious!  I think I’m going to go buy one for my little girl so I can pull it out on her wedding day too!!!!

Beautiful ceremony inside the barn!

I just love this picture!

Oh yes she did!  Kruton’s brought in McDonald’s per Chelsey’s request!  It was a hit!

Everyone loves a sparkler exit!

Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Cowan!  We had so much fun documenting your big day for you!!!!  We wish you many many happy years together!

Enjoy!

-erika

Chelsey and Caleb Cowan Wedding on YouTube

Enjoy!

-erika

I just finished up editing Kara and Nathan’s wedding images and they are currently loading into their online gallery (that will take about 6 hours to complete).  YAY!!!!

Followed by:

Crystal and Greg

Ivory and Matt

Liz and Jacky

Audra and Jeff

Jordan and Jordan

Sean and Jessica

My goal is to work on one wedding a week and hopefully knock them all out a few weeks before Christmas.

Now if you are wondering where you fit in with your sessions please don’t be alarmed my goal is to have every family session finished up by the end of November to give you plenty of time for ordering gifts for family!

Now I’ll leave you with that lovely image I planned on posting to Facebook today!  :)

Enjoy!

-erika

Let’s just think about where I would be without you………since there’s certain bills I pay vs. what the hubby pays for:

Car less (or driving my old white 1993 Toyota Camry ) , pretty hungry since I do most of our grocery shopping , no one could ever call or text me! , I wouldn’t have internet to post gorgeous pictures and keep you updated! , my baby wouldn’t have his daily meds or be seen by any doctors , I would still be shooting with my Minolta film camera …….. oh my goodness I’m just going to stop that list right there!!!!!

SOOOOOO big big big hugs to all my awesome and patient clients!  I love you!

Here’s a few things we’ve been working on!

Adrienne will be graduating in 2012!

Jennifer and Ryan are now happily married

Todd and Ashleigh have welcomed this sweet boy into the world!

Enjoy!

-erika

Amanda and Cade were married June 25th at Cooper Chapel.  It really was a beautiful day!  Everything seemed to sail along quite smoothly!  That’s always a plus on your wedding day!  We have been working with Amanda and Cade for probably a little over a year!  The first time we met was for dinner at a nice mexican restaurant (I would include the name but I have no idea how to spell it so I’m saving myself from that embarrassment!)  They met with my husband and I, which I’ll be honest is quite rare!  But either way I was pregnant and we had a pretty good time squaring away all  those pre wedding questions people have for us photographers.  Soon I got to shoot their engagements which if you’ll remember were super cute.  Amanda told me in our initial meeting she wanted to shoot some in their camo…..I’ll be honest I was a bit worried!  I’m so glad we did though because I love those ones!  Then we met again with her mother this time for some bridals in Fort Smith.  Those were just gorgeous!  What a great find by Amanda!  I didn’t even know about all the homes she showed me in Fort Smith!  And then the big day came and I packed along our Associate photographer, Jon for the day and we captured their day just as it happened!

So let’s share those images!

Jules Design is where it’s at for wedding flowers!  This girl is so sweet!  She even added monograms to each girl’s bouquet!  I love her!
Cooper Chapel out in Bella Vista, AR then the top image wouldn’t make much sense, but the chapel is all glass and Amanda didn’t want all the guests to see her before the ceremony os she had her bridesmaids hold up a sheet to block her!  I love it so cute!

Shelby Lynn’s Cake Shoppe is awesome too!  These cake’s fit Amanda and Cade’s personalities to a T!!!!

http://erikadotson.zenfolio.com/ourweddingslideshow/slideshow

Enjoy!

Erika

I have the best clients in the world!  Really I have met some wonderful people this summer and it’s made my photography so much better!  I love my clients!  Thank you!

This is just a few of the recent work we’ve been up to!  Many many blog posts to come as soon as I take care of all my clients!

Enjoy!

-erika

So with all that being said I will be out of the country for a week.  I’ll return calls and emails August 1st, for the quickest response please email.

Thanks!

-erika

Enjoy!

-erika

Enjoy!

-erika