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Two Thousand Ten | Round Two

brooke — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 13:30:12 +0000

As you can see our Fall was completely packed!
We managed to squeeze in several weddings around an already bursting portrait season.
What an amazing run it was.

Two Thousand Ten Review | Round One

brooke — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 17:30:06 +0000

WOW! What a year. Weddings. Families. Kids. Headshots. Jewelry. Childbirth. Heads of State. Seniors. We have loved every opportunity that we’ve been given to your photographer. You have entrusted us with your wedding day, your little children, your marketing portraits, and your graduation pictures. A short trip down memory lane where we highlight at least one image from every session that we could find that we’ve shot this year. We are so excited about what next year holds for us as we hope to revisit our style and also seek to enhance the photography experience for all of our clients.

:: Shout Out ::

brooke — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:00:01 +0000

Brooke!!! I was looking through our pictures and I just wanted to say thank you thank you thank you for capturing our wedding day so perfectly. We appreciated it so much and you exceeded our expectations and desires. You were such a joy to work with and I thank you for that. Four years down (!) and they are just as exciting to look at as the day we first got them. Thanks again!

-Jessa

First Sighting

brooke — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 15:00:55 +0000

we have all heard it before…”its bad luck to see the bride before the wedding.” mom’s in particular are sticklers on this one. depending on your family and its love of tradition you may or may not believe in this old superstition. i didn’t see my husband before the wedding, but it was probably because i would have cried all my makeup off before i even walked down the isle!

i’m not sure how new this trend is, but more and more brides and grooms are seeing each other prior to the grand entrance. as a photographer, i love it! let me explain why.

1.) TIME – TIME – TIME … by seeing each other before the ceremony you are guaranteed a few minutes together. this always results in some fabulously awesome portraits.

2.) my personal opinion is that the ‘first sighting’ moment is just as special as it would be at the altar. plus you get to talk and laugh and just breathe without all your wedding guests staring at you.

3.) stealing time away after the ceremony is always harder than you imagine. most couples feel the need to make the rounds to greet everyone, cut the cake, dance, see the parents, etc. its all so hurried, that you can miss some fun picture moments.

4.) the earlier in the day, the more light you have. most ceremonies end in the evening and its more difficult to find balanced locations to help the process.

5.) if your going to cry when you see your groom or have your knees buckle with you witness your stunning bride, don’t you think you’d like a few minutes to recover?

we generally encourage our couples to see each other on their wedding day before the ceremony. we still have tons of weddings where this isn’t the case, but for the most part, the day runs smoother and the pictures turn out better when there is that special ‘first sighting’ moment.

i love the emotions below: anticipation, relief, awe, giddy, wonder, and star struck.

this couple actually didn’t “see” each other with their eyes. they stayed on either side of the door, held hands and talked for a few moments. they were trying to get the best of both worlds!

Before Us & Behind Us

brooke — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:00:07 +0000

January through March is always the “off-season” here in nw arkansas. the weather is too cold, all the fun landscaping is gone, tans have faded, and people seem stuck in the ‘where did Christmas go’ lull that always lasts too long. thank goodness for spring! as the new portrait season is quickly approaching (and weddings soon to follow) i decided that a quick look back was in order.

it is always such a fulfilling experience to sift back through the years worth of pictures that i had the pleasure of taking. moms & dads, brothers & sisters, those in love, and the one week olds have a way of reminding us of the better moments in life. it was such joy to be a part of so many different families and share in their season of memory. i love what i do! it is such a blessing, and here’s why…

Year in Review: My Family

brooke — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:43:10 +0000

in case you weren’t aware or haven’t ever seen, i have a pretty incredible family. my husband finley and i have three young kids, who are obviously not shy from the camera. we pack a lot into our days. from kindergarten & dress up to playing soccer & star wars to eating fruit snacks & napping, our life is full and blessed. these are a few of my favorite images and memories from this past year. they all make me smile

i was able to pull of an 80′s party for my birthday back in february. all of our friends dressed up and we had some dancing, picture taking, and 80′s trivia. my two sisters (kym & martha [in-law]) really rocked it out here. my facebook album 88mph (from back to the future of course) has all the rest.

here’s my husband finley and our kids getting their snow trampoline on. i love it that elle is getting thrown around. funny that we are about to get blasted again with the snow again on Christmas Eve!

our little maye turned one this summer. she is an absolute doll. she has the most amazing “cheese” whenever we say smile for the camera.

a group of our friends all got together for a lake day this summer. finley and elle are both crusing along on the wakeboard. thanks Paul for teaching us that trick. maybe this summer they’ll be doing it on their own!

ahh, the cousins. we love our cousins. poor silas is always outnumbered whenever the Roddas come to town. the two big girls are 2 days apart. it is so fun to have all these girls gathered around for a tea party and some sprinkler fun!

we got all dressed up for “cow appreciation day” at chick-fil-a. my husband’s goal was to get as much free food as possible, so we went all out. the ladies who rang up our order said that we were some of the most committed customers of the whole day. my kids = total cuteness!

this is probably the picture of the year for our family. we are going to order a bunch of new pictures for the house soon, and this one will be huge. elle and maye went to the other room and when i inquired as to how they were doing, elle responded that she was “working on an art project.” obviously! they came back around the corner, both so proud of their accomplishments. elle for her fantastic artwork, and maye for being such a great subject. it generated 36 comments on facebook back in august! this is an all time family classic.

our kids got to go on “fall retreat” with the student ministry over labor day weekend. they loved the slip-n-slide and the blob the most.

finley and i got to take a trip to chicago in october so that he could run in the chicago marathon. it was incredible to see over 33,000 people run in that race. it was brutally cold that weekend, but we pulled off a little self-timer fun as we were walking along the banks of lake michigan. this one is going in our bedroom for sure.

what a fun treat to watch kids grow up and pray that they love each other and turn out to be loving adults. halloween was such a blast and the kids turned it on once again on our way to the school carnival. i can’t wait to look back in 10 years and remember all these fun memories.