Category Archives: Engagement

Preparing for Great Wedding Photos

Plenty of advice is given about planning the wedding day, but sometimes planning for photographs is forgotten. I’d like to help couples think about their part in making their wedding photographs the best they can possibly be.
Think about what the background will be in your photos. What do the walls and floor look like? I’ve [...]

Choosing a Wedding Photographer Wisely

When choosing your photographer consider these things:
1. Do you want great photos, or barely passable?
Your photos will be your memories of major family events and milestones. Sure, you could probably have Uncle John, or your friend, who has a “really nice camera”, take your photos and end up with something. Or you might end [...]

Andria and Jake

Andria and Jake are a nice couple who aretying the knot in September.

We took engagement photos at the Runestone Park.There’s some debate on whether the runes are authentic.I like to think so. I think it’s entirely possible that thoseNorsemen came down the Arkansas and Poteau Rivers.No one living today was actually there to knowwhat the [...]

Erin and Albert

Erin and Albert are engaged to be married. They wanted their engagement photos taken where their ceremony will be, so we went down to Robber’s Cave State Park located near Wilburton.

Set in the San Bois Mountains at the edge of the Ouachita National Forest, Robber’s Cave is said to be the spot that the likes [...]

Leah and Matt

Leah and Matt are getting married in September. They had their engagement photostaken in Van Buren on Memorial Day.

They have a very precious baby boy, Connor. Makes me miss my Benjamin even more.

Van Buren has many neat sights including a restored passenger train that we rode toWinslow with my parents on Mother’s Day. (Photos to [...]

Creenna and Jesse

Creenna and Jesse’s engagement photos weretaken in downtown Fort Smith.This is the photo they chose for photo cards and thephoto for their guests to sign.I like this trend as an alternative to a guest book. Instead of people just signing their name in a book, they are more likely to get creative and write blessings [...]

Lauren and Taylor

Lauren and Taylor are engaged to be married. We had fun taking photos in downtown Fort Smith.
What a nice couple.

We started at the Fort Smith Trolley Museum and happened to see Mayor Ray Baker who always quips “Life’s Worth Living in Fort Smith!!” before he showers an honoree with rose petals. (No kidding.) When our [...]