AUTHENTICITY OVER EVERYTHING
We live in a world where it’s far too easy to make fake look great. It’s why every single photo on this website and especially the stories below are filled with nothing but real photos of real clients. No styled shoots, no gimiicks, no pinterest page inspired work - just the most recent, most raw, and most real moments happening in my life and the lives of our clients lately.
Emma Mae and Josh McDaniel. Photographs that matter.
How to shoot photographs that really matter.
We didn’t set out to shoot beautiful maternity photos, that would be way too easy. We set out to be friends. Emma Mae Jenkins McDaniel and Josh McDaniel are kind of famous around Northwest Arkansas. These two people have left a wake of positivity, love, and perspective that is so enormous especially for how young they are but while so many people around the world know them because of Emma’s speaking dates or books or podcast I’ve had the opportunity to really get to know them on a much more unique level.
The Ultimate Guide to Arkansas Weddings
The Ultimate guide to planning a wedding in Arkansas including links to the best vendors, venues, and advice on everything from photography to wedding dress shopping.
Ultimate Second Photographer Guide to Wedding Photography
It’s an ever changing landscape being a wedding photographer these days. As weddings grow so do the need for reliable second photographers. This guide is all about empowering a second photographer to understand how to not only meet expectations, but exceed them on a wedding day all built around actual images taken by me as a second photographer at a beautiful winery wedding near Fayetteville, Arkansas last year.
Ten Amazing Arkansas Wedding Venues
Getting married in Northwest Arkansas is big business. There’s so many amazing venues from Fayetteville to Bentonville and new locations are popping up every day. I’ve pulled together photos, links to full wedding stories, and even reviews on ten of the most iconic, most modern, most sought after, and most loved venues in Northwest Arkansas.
Kaylea + Kirby | Four Fifteen Estates, Texas | Wedding Photogapher
Just past the Arkansas Texas line outside of New Boston is this hidden gem of a wedding venue. Four Fifteen Estates was the perfect spot for a rainy winter wedding and Kaylea and Kirby totally embraced every little moment. This wedding was special and the photography is some of my favorite ever.
Joshua Tree National Park Project || Fujifilm GFX100s || More Than Full Frame
Fujifilm sent us all the way to California to play in the desert. This session was this wild collaboration of trying to pull together a sunrise in Joshua Tree while also managing two different couple’s sessions at the same time. From Palm Springs into the middle of Joshua tree with the Fujifilm GFX100s this was absolutely a wild experience.
Building the perfect Wedding Day Photo Schedule
Building the perfect Wedding Day Photo Schedule. A step by step, minute by minute guide to an entire wedding day schedule. From makeup to sparklers I break down a few of my very favorite photo opportunities you may not have thought about for your wedding day schedule along side over 100 photos from different weddings that show what each moment in the schedule can look like from a standard 10 hour wedding photography package.
Caroline + Sam. Crystal Bridges Dream Wedding.
How do you throw a dream wedding? Honestly there’s fewer ingredients than you think. Check out Caroline and Sam’s wedding at Crystal Bridges Museum designed and planned by Stephanie Benton from Amanda Reed Weddings. Every little detail of this one was spectacular and absolutely worth a look! The thing they got right though? Click in to see.
Makenzie and Byers, Downtown Rogers Engagement Photography
The sunset, the street noises, the old downtown Rogers brick streets and architecture all just faded into the background on this engagement session. Makenzie and Byers are so completely in love, and these photos are such an honest capture of their joy together.
Megan + Noah, Osage House, Arkansas Wedding Photography
This whole wedding was a photography dream. From soft airy design aesthetics to a modern beautiful architectural venue. Megan & Noah’s Osage House wedding pulled together a few of the top wedding vendors in Northwest Arkansas. Jump in and relive a few of their moments along side a quick hit of what the first few vendors you should look into are and a massive list of links to other articles about hiring wedding planners, arkansas wedding venues, and more!
Lauren and Austin, Bentonville Sunset Engagement Photography
A perfect evening drinking champagne and watching the sun set in the Ozark Mountains outside of Bentonville, Arkansas. Lauren and Austin’s engagement photography session was moody and authentic and full of the most beautifully dramatic light.
Madeline and Shane. Sunrise Engagement Photography, Bentonville Arkansas
Sunrise comes pretty early in June in Arkansas but along with low humidity, a cool breeze, and amazing light comes the chance for couples like Madeline and Shane to have unique, beautiful engagement photos that don’t look like anybody else’s around. This session at Osage Park in the middle of Bentonville was the first I’ve shot as the sun came up and was full of a few absolutely beautiful moments.
New Jersey Shore Beach Wedding. Liz + John
It was the most spectacular day for a wedding on the Jersey Shore. Liz + John braved a little threat of rain for a dream beach wedding with their friends and family followed by a reception that will go down in New England history as one of the biggest parties we’ve ever seen.
Groom's essential style guide. What to wear to your wedding.
The groom’s guide to getting dressed. Tips and rules and things to think about as you choose what you’re going to wear on the other end of the aisle. Fit, Formality, and Functionality explained along side plenty of photos of different styles and looks from real weddings all over the place.
Alix Ann + John, Osage House Wedding Photography
There was so much joy at this wedding. Osage House in Northwest Arkansas has been home to so many beautiful weddings for me but Alix Ann + John’s wedding was so special. Not just because of the setting, or the decor, or the details (though they were all perfect) but because of the way these two love each other so completely.
Luciana and Liam, 3 Easy Steps to better Engagement Photos, NYC
Every engagement photography sessions brings it’s own opportunities which is why after hundreds of these things I’ve whittled down a few steps to making sure that each one is set up to be the best I can make it. This session in Brooklyn and Manhattan featured a few of the most iconic views of NYC with two of my favorite friends on the other side of the lens. From the right locations and light, to allowing experiences and memories to be a part of the moments we capture here’s the story of Luciana and Liam.
Kara and Andy, Arkansas Overlook Photography
This session was an absolute dream, only it was a very short one. We had a few hiccups getting to these beautiful bluffs but the truth is there’s no overlook at sunset quick like an Arkansas overlook and it all came together. A few of the most beautiful photos from the edge of the world along side 2 (3) of the most beautiful clients I have.
Laurin and Jose, Osage House Covid Remix Wedding
It was the dream wedding they had been planning for ages, only - they were already married. Laurin + Jose’s wedding ceremony and reception was a total remix on the traditional wedding but after a year of pandemics and quarantines and unknown they just couldn’t wait to be married. Their elopement was unbelievable but they held off on the party until they could do it right and this is that story.
Carly and Blake, Arkansas Wedding Photography, Five Tips for staying present.
An elegant, simple wedding filled with so many beautiful little details. Carly and Blake’s wedding out at Stone Chapel at Matt Lane Farms was one of my favorites in awhile. I love these little Northwest Arkansas weddings so much and how much intentionality goes into each one. I’ve included five tips for keeping present and making sure that as a wedding photographer I’m always prioritizing being present over the pressure of being perfect.
Ashley + Kris, Downtown Bentonville Engagement Photography
Everything small town downtown. This engagement session wandering around the Bentonville, Arkansas square was a perfect break for me from some of the big dramatic destinations. Two beautiful people so absolutely in love just spending an afternoon in a place they call home. Meet Ashley + Kris, two of the most beautiful people I’ve ever been asked to photograph.