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Weddings are a great time to get an updated Family Photo of your entire family (and your new family) but it can take up a lot of the wedding day timeline if Family Formals are not organized.  So, here’s a few tips to make the wedding formals go a lot more smoothly during the wedding. […]

Family Formals on the Wedding Day: 5 Tips For Easy Family Formal Photos

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My brides and even grooms often tell me that they are stressed about the wedding or… more likely, the wedding is causing stress! The last month before the wedding, things do get stressful. You’re trying to get everything to come together and there’s all these little details you wind up worrying about. There are actually […]

Ways to Avoid Wedding Day Stress

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A couple kissing on a grassy hill on their wedding day featuring a Carey's Flowers bouquet.

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Being in the wedding industry, I have worked with a lot of florists in Arkansas. There is a lot of talent and beauty in this state. And, I wanted to take this opportunity to shine some light on some truly awesome people who do amazing work! Here’s my favorite florists in Arkansas and some comments […]

Interviews with My Favorite Florists in Arkansas to Work with During Weddings

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I personally love it when my couples already have a wedding planner for their wedding! It allows things during the ceremony to go smoothly and allows me to focus on photography. That way, I don’t have to play both photographer and coordinator. Unfortunately, it often falls to the photographer to be the coordinator if there […]

4 Reasons Why You Need a Wedding Planner For Your Wedding

A couple standing at the altar with their groomsmen and bridesmaids on their wedding day

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I often get asked about what someone should look for when picking a wedding venue. I’ve been around the block a few times and have quite a bit of advice here. But let’s get the first things out of the way! If you are hiring a wedding planner, make sure to hire one before you […]

7 Things to Look for When Booking a Wedding Venue 

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Most of the time brides want their photographer to capture “getting ready” photos. And it’s not hard to see why! This can be an awesome time to get great images of just the bride and her closest friends/family. Getting ready photos are perfect to get these intimate and special moments with time with your bridesmaids, […]

Tips for Getting Perfect Getting Ready Photos at Your Wedding

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I often notice that with couples, guys are not nearly as excited for engagement photos as the girls are. So, over the years I have found some ways to help get the guy interested and feeling more confident in photos. These are my top four engagement photo tips for how to prepare your man for […]

How to Prepare Your Man for An Engagement Session | Engagement Photo Tips

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Shopping for a wedding dress in Arkansas can be so hard! There are a lot of really great places that you can go to get that special dress for your special day! So, I went to 6 of my favorite Bridal Shops in Arkansas and asked them each to describe how they operate and what […]

Top Six Bridal Dress Shops in Arkansas | Wedding Dress Arkansas

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Flatlays of all your wedding details are one of my favorite things to photograph on the wedding day! When I’m at a wedding, I always allocate time in the beginning of the timeline to shoot the small, but important pieces of your big day. But before we get into how to prepare for these photos […]

Tips to Get the Perfect Photos of Your Wedding Details | Wedding Details Flatlays

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I get asked all the time for advice on where someone can go to get amazing portrait photography. In Arkansas, there are so many places to choose from! So, I’ve listed my top 100 location ideas.   Trails, Fields and Lakes Slaughter Pen TrailsLake Bella VistaBlowing SpringsLake FayettevilleMt. SequoyahWilson SpringsLake WedingtonHorseshoe BendEagle WatchChapel on the CreeksTanyard […]

100 Location Ideas for Arkansas Portraits | Portrait Photography

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