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We’re 66% Done Growing a Baby! | Second Trimester Update!

Today my pregnancy app told me that I’m officially in my third trimester, and even though I knew it was coming, it’s still a bit of a shock. We just have three more months until we meet our little babe, and with every kick and roll I feel it gets a little more real

September 11, 2018

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This is Why I Create Photographs

It’s hard to imagine a world without photographs.

Now days, all we have to do is pull out our phone, click a button, and snap a quick photo of anything we’d like. It’s not uncommon for us to take dozens of photographs every single day of the important moments, the mundane, and everything in-between.

August 10, 2018

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A Historic Home Arkansas Wedding | Taylor & Brandon

Tucked away in a cool, dark room at the front of the towering historic home, Taylor checked her makeup moments before the ceremony was to begin. She smiled, took a deep breath, and told herself that she wasn’t going to cry…

May 23, 2018

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Making Room for the White Space

If you’re familiar with art and design terminology, white space is a compositional element where the artist chooses to leave a portion of the page unmarked. Wikipedia says that white space shouldn’t be “considered merely ‘blank space’- it’s an important element of design which enables the objects in it to exist at all.”

January 29, 2018

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73 Questions to Get to Know Me (Vogue Style!)

I’ve wanted to do a little “about me” post for those of you who are new and may not know much about me! So when I found Vogue’s 73 questions, I thought that would be a great way for us to get to know each other a little better!

January 25, 2018

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An Enchanted Forest Wedding in Vancouver Washington | Isaac & Ellie

It was the longest thirty seconds of his life. As Isaac stood near the long gravel road, he could hear Ellie making her way to him, and time seemed to move slower and slower with each soft footstep…

November 29, 2017

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A Lewisville Park Engagement Session in Battleground Washington | Isaac & Ellie

From nearly the moment they met, she knew Isaac was the one for her. And even though they were young, and even though there was a long drive separating them, it was obvious to everyone who saw them together that they were made for each other…

November 27, 2017

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An Arkansas Fall Wedding at the Loft at Stone Oak | Tierney & Hunter

The moments leading up to her wedding were quiet and peaceful. Tierney’s three bridesmaids helped her get ready as worship music filled the upstairs bridal suite.

November 15, 2017

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A Red Apple Inn & Country Club Wedding in Heber Springs Arkansas | Ryan & Tori

Tori sat cross legged by the open sliding glass doors as her makeup was applied, enjoying the beautiful scenery and weather.

November 8, 2017

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Northwest Arkansas Romantic Studio Maternity Portraits

One of my greatest delights is photographing the evolution of two people in love over the years. It means the world when a couple chooses me to photograph their wedding and continue to trust me to document their lives as their family grows.

November 2, 2017

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