Here’s some of the things we’ve been working on!

Yep you should recognize that gal in the red scarf…Donnally…..and her gorgeous family!  Had the pleasure to visit my hometown for a few hours as I drove down to Mena for their family portrait session!  They have such a beautiful home with lovely surroundings, what a treat it was to shoot there!

This is Craig, we went out for part two of his senior portraits to Lake Fayetteville.  I love that spot!  He’s a Springdale Senior, in case you missed it the first time around!  Congratulations….again!  :)

Here’s Mr. Jack with his mommy and daddy.   I traded out some babysitting time with this family!  What a great plan and we’re both happy with what we got!  :)  Dusty and Stephanie have been my hubby’s friends for years so I adopted them too…..I’ll admit they are good company!  :)  Thanks guys!

Then the Crees siblings!  This is Sam.  We know each other from high school.  Sam and his sisters wanted to give their parents a meaningful gift this year so they booked us for a sibling session!   I love that their parents have no idea!  What a GREAT gift idea!!!

Well that’s what we’ve been working on!  :)

Enjoy!

-erika

As if I didn’t already have enough on my plate I decided in the middle of the busiest season for us (fall family portraits) and in the middle of being a stay at home mom (which is a JOB if you didn’t know) I needed to have a office remodel……geeez……my brain what does it think sometimes?   Oh well I’ve got support from my hubby finally!  I say that bc I always start projects and they usually never get finished….but now he’s starting to see a change (probably since I decided I would tackle one room at a time from start to finish!) and even said the other night….”this room is next” —–> referring to our bedroom, which looks awful with a few pictures hanging on the wall randomly, our bed only on a frame with a makeshift headboard, two very mismatched side tables, and a project of mine gone bad when my hubby decided to take matters into his own hands…..a dresser I was painting white and ran out of spray paint……he mustered that I wasted money on the project and that I had plenty of spray paint left over in storage and I should just use that…..of course I didn’t want different colors…….so he took a can of BLACK and went to town on the drawers……so we ended up with a black and white dresser……it will find a new home soon I promise, but for now I’m not working on that room.  :)

This is my friend Erica!  :)  and of course her hubby too!  They moved here from Utah a few years ago.  I was super excited to meet her when we finally met up last year.  She’s an amazing photographer (she did Titan’s newborn pictures!) so if you want some newborn pictures she’s the one to go to!!!  She’s so talented and super patient even with my screaming baby and my hubby that was totally ready to go after 30 minutes!  But you can’t even tell that in her images!!!  She’s great she really is!  Check her out…..http://ericakirbyphotography.com/

And you should recognize Chelsea and Stew they’ve been all over our blog!  They just got married May 1st so give it up to them!  Congrats!  These are their babies right now…..Philly and Hubert.  I just love Hubert’s ears!!!  They actually did a great job during the shoot!  It’s always hard to get them to look directly at the camera though!

I’ve been working on some senior sessions two!  Meet Craig.  He’s a Springdale Bulldog.  I did his sister’s senior portraits a few years ago so they came back for round two!  He’s going to be attending U of A next fall!  Way to go Craig for picking the best college in Arkansas to go to!!!  …….U of A Alumni speaking…….  ;)

Then my brother in law Andy wanted some additional pictures of him in his football jersey to end the season off just right!  Oh of course his girlfriend Ally had to join in for the fun too!  Sorry you two but I can’t NOT share this next one!!!

(LOVE IT!!!!  HA ha HA ha HA ha  I’m rolling off my seat!!!)

Then of course my house is a disaster…..

Let’s just take a look……two chairs that are projects……parent’s choice boxes full of Christmas Party projects……boxes of things for my office project……red rug on the kitchen table…you guessed it another project…..and then of course a drop zone for Titan’s stuff……oh goodie!  I can’t wait to finish up all these projects so I can have my house back!!!

And Titan’s room……let’s see….. all the stuff that was in the office got dumped into his room….poor little guy.  It’s a good thing he’s still sleeping in our room or this would not be acceptable!

Ok so here’s a few before shots (excuse the crappy iPhone shots please).

We plan on taking those shelves down, just wanted to try to get a lot of the painting done first.

Now some during shots……

I almost forgot a few other things in the recent work file!!!!!

Our family portraits!

Along with Katie and Jake’s wedding!!!  They were married Nov 6th in the St. Louis Temple!

Whew…..that’s all for now.

Lot’s on our plate over here!

Enjoy!

-erika

I posted a few of my favorites and a slideshow at the bottom with more!!!

I just love this image and the lighting is great!

Hi Amanda and Cade……CONGRATS!

I like this one a lot too…..look how happy Amanda is!  :)

Ummm of course the super talented fisherman caught a fish during our session…..barely!  ;)

This is fun!  See her arrows are pink!

She’s gorgeous huh?

Enjoy!

-erika

Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.

Enjoy!

-erika

Rob and Amanda are really into history so we thought this location would be fitting.

Isn’t she just stunning!  I can’t wait to see how beautiful she looks next week!

Sweet.

I love how happy the two of them are in this shot!

I just love how you can just barely see part of her smile!

“It adds character”  Rob kept saying this phrase about everything, even down to the dirt he got on the back of his jeans so this is especially for him!

ADORABLE!

This one I may have to claim as my favorite shot of the day!

They are just classically beautiful.

Enjoy!

-erika

Jessica Kersey from Finishing Touch Event Design was their awesome coordinator!!!

Videography provided by James Michael Smith

Florals were purchased from Flowerama (Bentonville) and arranged by the mother of the groom

Catered by the Event Group

Cake was created by the talented Shelby Lynn’s Cake Shoppe

They danced to the tunes of DJ Derrick

And Pinnacle Limo Services provided them a pretty sweet ride from the ceremony to the reception

Let’s see those pictures!!!  We’ll start you off with all the pretty details.

I loved this shot of all the hands helping her get her dress on

Donnally captured this shot great!  I imagine Alan and his really great brother were having a little heart to heart right before the ceremony!

Of course if there’s a wedding on a gameday you’d expect the groomsmen to be picking up the highlights on their phones!

Jon took the guys outside for some group shots and I just love this one……look close!

Alan looks like he’s concentrating before the big reveal at their first look.

Amber’s already emotional.

I’m so glad I was able to capture this moment.  Having a first look has many benefits but as simple as it may be calming each other down before hand is one of them.  Amber and Alan decided to exchange their personal vows during their first look and the traditional vows would be exchanged at the ceremony.  What a great personal touch!

You’re looking at Mr. and Mrs. Nichols!

We headed outside to catch the last of the pretty light right at sunset.  Alan looks so happy with his beautiful bride!

Jon caught this shot for us.  The ambient  lighting and the movement is lovely.

Just another reason I recommend hiring two shooters on your wedding day…..while Jon captured the photo above I was able to sneak in and catch what is probably my favorite shot of the night from a completely different angle!

Love it!

Their guests send them off to celebrate on their honeymoon!

Congratulations Amber and Alan!

Enjoy!

-erika

Meet London and Darron who will be getting married May 14th.  (I can’t wait!) They have a super cute style!

So let me break down why this works…..

First of all she wore the most adorable cowgirl boots ever with cute little rosettes on the side along with a cut flowy navy blue dress that screams country chic.  And secondly she matched him up with dark wash jeans and a blue plaid button up (which you can’t see here) that was cowboy style – complete with pearl snaps!

This outfit works so well with the location they chose!  I love how they thought about how everything would coordinate together!  Great job guys!

Enjoy!

-erika

First off this week I was able to catch Titan’s first smile at me!  Love that feeling!

Next we got another dog (unfortunately Rock -the white boxer- had to go bc he just wouldn’t listen to us everytime we needed him to and with a new baby that worries me).  Her name is Winnie.  She already listens pretty well and she’s a beautiful doggie!  Her and Ellie get along so well too!  Ellie sits just outside Winnie’s pen to keep her company!

Last night I had the opportunity to capture Danielle and Justin’s big day!  They were so beautiful inside and out and it’s so wonderful to be able to attend a wedding where you can just feel the love radiate from the bride and groom.  Justin is such a sweetie to his new bride!  I wish you two MANY happy and glorious years together!

And finally some shots from our weekly Sunday gathering at the in-laws house……..  Meet Titan’s Godparents.  Will and Tracy (TW’s sister).  They love Titan so much!  We’re excited to know they would take care of Titan at the drop of a hat for us!  We love you guys!

Titan seems to think Aunt Tracy was a good pick too!

Grandpa kept poking him in the belly so I got him back per special request from Titan…..

They usually play a round of cards every week too, I’m not a huge card fan so I usually sit that one out.  Now count me in when we play board games!

TW picked up my camera and I always get all nervous and embarrassed when it’s my turn in front!!!  Glad though to have a picture with my baby boy!

And finally Uncle Luke and his girlfriend were nice enough to make everyone some dessert!

Enjoy!

-erika

Saturday Steal…..Again from Martha because she’s that awesome!

This is super cute!  Why just have the “Just Married” sign on the back of your car and why not post one at your reception?  Download the template here….

I love this advice about the ties!!!  Read more.

Find out how to make this frame!!!  So cute! Read More.

Ring Bearer book………I think YES!!!  Read More.

You know we could totally create these for you!  Let me know if you are interested before we start your engagement shoot and we can work this into the design!!! Read more.

This would be a post my mom would be proud of (she’s an environmental engineer)…..BIODEGRADABLE CONFETTI!!!!  Awesome!  No mess to clean up! Read More.

If there’s anything you’d like to see featured please let us know!  We write these things for you guys anyways!  :)  I’d love to hear from you…..(AKA please leave comments!!!)  :)

Enjoy!

-erika

http://www.weddingwindow.com/

I loved this page because it has all sorts of Q&A referring to how you are supposed to properly write up your announcements.

http://emilyleypaper.com/etiquette/

They have the cutest boutonnieres!!!

Seriously a chocolate menu!?!?!?  I LOVE this idea!!!!  How yummy!

Crepe paper as ceiling decor…..never thought about it but what a great idea to make a space look fantastic without expensive linens?

I hope you enjoy!  Let me know if there’s something you would like to see on Friday Favorites even if it has nothing to do with weddings!

-erika