Oh my get ready for a fant-a-bulous session.
Kristy wrote me earlier this summer about shooting her wedding in Arkansas in the 2013 summer.
She had a neatly created document with her inspiration and knew exactly what she wanted – which I loved!
After chatting about it all she (luckily) hired me to be her photographer.
I was thrilled!
My family and I hopped in the car and headed to Little Rock for their session!
Krysti and Sam decided that a sunrise session would be great, so they snagged me from my hotel and off we went.
It was funny, because I was meeting them for the FIRST TIME at 7am, in Arkansas and being wisked away about 20m or so to a smaller outside town.
I was a little nervous… until I met them!
Krysti is SO happy, bubbly and creates engery and Sam is chill, easy going and content too!
As we were driving we noticed the dense fog and I was hoping it would hang around a while… it totally did!
These images are at her wedding venue, however we saved the more “polished” and garden locations for her wedding day.
Their engagement session was raw, rustic, earthy, natural and FULL of THEIR love and life!
I posted a TON of images, because I the backdrops were incredible:
-foggy old barns
-damp gravel roads
-old vine covered dwellings
-cotton field
-massive cypress trees hugging the water
-sunflower field
I think you all will enjoy each one. <3
Krysti and Sam.
Thank you for trusting me to photograph you two.
Thank you for being so easy… through the fog, the mud, the drizzling, the “I don’t know how to load my film,” moments. <3
Most of all – thank you for seeking out these amazing locations and choosing me to capture y’all.
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wow!!! awesome!
Thanks!
Breathtaking photos, Arden!
Thanks Katie, I love THEM! I feel so blessed to have been there.
LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! Beautiful job, Arden!
thank you B!
Gorgeous i love how you focus just right. And the colour and light is wonderful xx
Thank you so much!
OH.EM.GEE LOOOOOOVE!!!! The locations, clothes, fog, barn, ALL of it, so awesome!!
Thanks Angie!!!
ARDEN OMGGGGGG GO GET THIS ISH PUBLISHED!!!!!!!!!
SMP denied me… suck-a-doodle. 🙁
Are you serious, Arden?? That is crazy! You should use Two Bright Lights if you’re looking to get this featured. Have you heard of them before? It’s an awesome service to streamline publishing. You said that was a goal for 2012, right? 😉
Yes! I waited nearly six weeks for SMP and then I couldn’t wait any longer and had to share these for them!
I am always under the impression that I cannot share my images on my own blog, if I am trying to get them published, right?
Arden, you are such a rockstar! These are AMAZING!!!
Awh, thanks – I wish! 🙂 I just LOVED being there with them, it was fun and easy!
These are absolutely incredible! I am in awe of the beauty, every aspect. Bride and groom, location, lighting, poses. Brilliant!
Thank you!
It’s easy with the combo… 🙂
SUCH vision and creativity!! You turned a dreary day into a masterpiece!! Truly amazing.
Awh what a compliment! Thanks.
O.M.GOSH!! These are amazing…I love how much YOU can do with just 2 people. Posing can be so tricky (:
Thank you so much.
How are they going to pick what to print and enlarge? These are gorgeous! Beautiful work, Arden!
No idea, but I want one to show off!!!
These are all so incredible! I just can’t get enough of your beautiful work! A-MAZING!!!
Thanks Ali!
Arden these are absolutely gorgeous! What a way to turn a day that most would see as a wash into such a success & what good sports they were for going all out with so many amazing locations. They seem like a fun & loving couple 🙂
It was great, thank you for sharing kind words!
What a stunning girl…colors, posing and composition are all perfect!!
Yes she is!
I’ve been following your blog for awhile & these are simply A.M.A.Z.I.N.G! P.s. you are the cutest pregant lady. No wonder you are having a 4th baby!!! 🙂
Awh thank you Candice, I appreciate you sharing your kindness! 🙂
Wow!!! AMAZING! Love them all!
Thanks Evan.
What a fabulous job capturing the beauty of the location as well as their love!! Stunning — bride, groom, and nature!!
I know, so gorgeous – makes me wish I lived somewhere “prettier!” 🙂 Thanks B!!!
These are simply stunning. Seriously, Arden. You outdid yourself and should be sooooo proud of the result. LOVE these. Were some of them captured on film?! (you mentioned loading film in your intro, so. . . )
I haven’t had the film developed yet! I think I am scared. 🙂
Hi Arden – these are simply wonderful! I get so nervous when shooting in a location that I haven’t scoped out first – so wonderful! I have to ask – did you use your speedlite – the lighting is just perfect! 🙂
Can’t wait to see the wedding photos!
No ma’am they are all nat-u-ral! 🙂 Thank you so much.
Just amazing! Was this all shot with natural light? Lens? Very beautiful!
Yes ma’am! All different lenses, mostly 85mm 1.2 and 35mm 1.4.
Thank you 🙂
LOVE It! The cotton field and the tree images are my favs, but all very beautiful.
Monica, thank you!
These are incredible! The fog! The cotton field! Beautiful images.
Thanks Heather!
Your photography is beautiful! And thank you for always taking your time to share your expertise and answer questions!
Thank you so much, this session was a blast!
ARDEN! location location location! Oh my goodness, these are amazing! I so wish that these were my engagement photos! These are so!!! gorgeous!!!! I love each and every one! these are just soaking in beautiful nature! love love love!
It was AMAZING there… thank you!
My gosh! These are AMAZING! I’d be over the moon to have just ONE of these images of me and my husband but every.single. image is perfection.
Thank you Lacey!