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.
PUBLISHED
Year after year we fall more in love with this magazine. So grateful for the way they represent our industry in this state and so flattered to have been a huge part of this edition.
Patiently Waiting for Sinclaire Elizabeth.
" That it shall never come again is what makes life so sweet."
- Emily Dickenson
When one of my very best friends asks me to take her maternity photos there's no saying no. We pulled out every stop for this session and ended up with the perfect light for the look we were shooting for. Love this rich, dramatic take on a boho session and so excited to meet little Ms. Sinclaire Elizabeth Duley
Flying High. Wedding Story. Michelle + Danny
"Adventure is worthwhile in itself." - Amelia Earhart // From my first trip up in a tiny little two seater plane with no doors, to the long trip in the vintage Mercedes down the runway to the aisle this wedding was amazing. It was a long 18 hour day for us - but worth every second.
WEDDING STORY . Blair + Beau
YOU'VE GOTTA DANCE LIKE THERE'S NOBODY WATCHING, LOVE LIKE YOU'LL NEVER BE HURT, SING LIKE THERE'S NOBODY LISTENING, AND LIVE LIKE IT'S HEAVEN ON EARTH - WILLIAM PURKEY
WEDDING STORY CAROLYN + DALTON
"I fell in love with her courage, her sincerity, and her flaming self respect. And it’s these things I’d believe in, even if the whole world indulged in wild suspicions that she wasn’t all she should be. I love her and it is the beginning of everything." — F. Scott Fitzgerald // Last weekend was a dream. The perfect bride, the best groom, and an incredible location.
WEDDING STORY LAUREN + BLAKE
"Love is a promise, love is a souvenir, once given never forgotten, never let it disappear."— John Lennon // It's been a little over a week since these two said "I do" and I'm pretty sure Fayetteville is still exhausted. Incredible wedding day for two amazing people
CONNECTION Blair + Beau
“If I were to live a thousand years, I would belong to you for all of them. If we were to live a thousand lives, I would want to make you mine in each one.” – Michelle Hodkin // 1/3 of my favorite group of brothers in the world and I am beyond excited to get a camera on Beau + Blair. So grateful that they allowed me to be here for this incredible session!
WEDDING STORY SONYA + LANCE
“He felt now that he was not simply close to her, but that he did not know where he ended and she began.” — Leo Tolstoy // One of the most dramatic couple's sessions I've ever shot. One of the most beautiful weddings I've ever seen. One of the shortest blogs I've ever written.
CONNECTION KELSEY + RONNIE
“She had blue skin, And so did he. He kept it hid And so did she. They searched for blue Their whole life through, Then passed right by- And never knew.” ― Shel Silverstein // My perfect afternoon with Kelsey + Ronnie. This session was amazing and so authentic.
chasing the moment. Katelyn + Dusty
Most adventures don't end up under a waterfall but this one did. Most adventures don't include killing a poisonous snake with a rock but this one did. Most adventures don't require you to stand on the edge of a 100 ft cliff and lean back but this one did. Most adventures should be more like this one. //
"For where thou art, there is the world itself, and where though art not, desolation." - William Shakespear
CONNECTION ERIN + STEVE
"Do I love you? My God, if your love were a grain of sand, mine would be a universe of beaches." - William Goldham // What would life look like if you spent your days doing what you wanted to do instead of what you have to? This session with Erin + Steve was full of adventure, but simply because they're adventurous.
TAKING BACK BEAUTY.BOUDOIR PHOTOS WITH A PURPOSE
WITH OUT FURTHER ADIUE, LET ME REINTRODUCE MYSELF.
WEDDING STORY NANCEE + RICH
We aren't wedding photographers - we're story tellers - we're editorial photographers - we're artists - we're friends. Nancee + Rich is the perfect example of why I do this job, because when everything comes together the last thing a couple needs is a stranger with a camera in the room. Those fast little moments you don't want to forget only happen when you forget that the photographer isn't just a guest. // "You have been in every prospect I have ever seen since – on the river, on the sails of the ships, on the marshes, in the clouds, in the light, in the darkness, in the wind, in the woods, in the sea, in the streets. You have been the embodiment of every graceful fancy that my mind has ever become acquainted with." - Charles Dickens
FAMILY MATTERS Catching up with the Bayerl's
“There are three faithful friends: an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.” —Benjamin Franklin // Don't miss my quick little session with two of my favorite people. It's been almost a year since they tied the knot and I just can't seem to get them away from my camera - but this time they brought a little buddy to play too.
CONNECTION MEGAN + KEVIN
Northwest Arkansas Engagement Photos // An entire afternoon with out a plan or even a destination. When Megan told me she was completely open to the process my mind shifted to all of the fun we could have if we weren't focused simply on the photos but instead on the moments during the shoot. The results are gorgeous // "Now, I'm not going to deny that I was aware of your beauty. But the point is, this has nothing to do with your beauty. As I got to know you, I began to realise that beauty was the least of your qualities. I became fascinated by your goodness. I was drawn in by it. I didn't understand what was happening to me. And it was only when I began to feel actual, physical pain every time you left the room that it finally dawned on me: I was in love, for the first time in my life. I knew it was hopeless, but that didn't matter to me. And it's not that I want to have you. All I want is to deserve you. Tell me what to do. Show me how to behave. I'll do anything you say." –Choderlos de Laclos
CONNECTION Olivia + Derek
Northwest Arkansas Wedding Photography // A completely authentic engagement session of two perfectly in love people // “A dream, all a dream, that ends in nothing, and leaves the sleeper where he lay down, but I wish you to know that you inspired it.” —Charles Dickens //
TRAVEL.Las Vegas
ALL THAT IS GOLD IS NOT GLITTER, NOT ALL THOSE WHO WANDER ARE LOST - J.R.R. TOLKIEN
CALIFORNIA WEDDING STORY SHELBY + JASON
“If I had a flower for every time I thought of you… I could walk through my garden forever.”
— Alfred Tennyson // These two haven't even been married for 4 days yet and I couldn't wait any longer to show them off. This trip to California was an easy favorite for me, and though I spend a lot of time on the road these days this wedding was something special.
CONCERT. LOST AND FOUND & THE OH HELLOS
ODE TO GRACE, HOW GREAT A DEBTOR DAILY I'M CONSTRAINED TO BE. AND LET THEY GOODNESS LIKE A FETTER BIND MY WANDERING HEART TO THEE. - COME THOU FOUNT
CONNECTION JENNIFER + DREW
"What Is Love? I have met in the streets a very poor young man who was in love. His hat was old, his coat worn, the water passed through his shoes and the stars through his soul" — Victor Hugo // A warm spring day with the perfect light and no real place to go. This is the perfect example of what I love about engagement sessions where the focus is on the relationship and not just the photos.