The Kresse Family (Northwest Arkansas Family Photographer)

I recently had the privilege to spend a few hours photographing my wonderful friends, the Kresse family. I've known them for over 25 years and have watched these beautiful sisters grow into women.  We met at their property out on the Kings River in northwest Arkansas and got these (and many other) shots in before a huge storm blew in. Gust front is apparent in their blowing hair!

The opportunities for this family to all be together only occur a few times a year so this is a special capture.

Dad and Mom, Greg and Julie are just the best, what can I say...

Daughter Jessica and her husband Masumi  

Daughter Sarah, master mind behind the photo shoot

Thanks guys for letting me catch these images for you. Hope we can do it again soon.

Kayla and Michael are married ( Eureka Springs Wedding Photographer)

A few days ago I photographed this beautiful wedding for Kayla and Michael. Despite the searing heat, we managed to sweat our way through the photo sessions. The pre-wedding session that was planned for the outdoor gardens at the Historic Crescent Hotel, had to be moved inside. Outside the temps ranged from 107 to 112 degrees depending on where you were standing.  I was able to stay on top of my game plan and pull out all the stops for some of my best shots yet.  

Here's your sneak peek Kayla and Michael. Hope your honeymoon was the best!

Time to catch up

It seems lately that I have been so busy shooting and working on images that I haven't had a chance to enter anything on my blog.  Not necessarily in order, here are a few of my recent photo shoots in a quick little summary.

First I want to share a few photos from a great little family session I did for the Langhover's in Eureka Springs, AR.  They are living in a beautiful home known as the Penn Castle that was built in the late 1800's and they invited me to come to the castle and take family photos for them. It's an amazing location as you can see from a few of the images below.  They are a great couple who have adopted little Layla.

These images are from Steve and Lisa's wedding at the historic Crescent Hotel. They are one very happy couple. Congratulations, you two!

And this was one of my favorite sessions. The Hackenmueller's have been married 60 years and their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren gathered to celebrate. I was fortunate enough to capture the family early one morning.   This is one of my favorite photos of the lucky couple.

Time out for family

Happiness.  Having my family all together in one spot... that makes me happy. 

Now that our son, Austin and his wife, Hailey have moved back to the area we have more opportunities to see them and that is so wonderful for me. Our son, Ryan and his wife, Amanda and our grand daughter Madison live three hours away and we see them as much as we can. They planned some vacation time to come home and visit over the last week, so I planned some photo time.

They are all familiar with being chased around by mom and the camera so it doesn't take long to get them in the mood.  The hardest part is setting the self timer and jumping into the shot.

We took a lot of images, but these are a few of my favs:

The whole gang in serious mode....

and this is usually what happens before long...

Austin and Hailey

Madison with Ryan and Amanda

Ryan took my camera and got a few of mom and dad...

Having fun with Madison..

a special moment between Madison and Amanda...

Austin and Hailey are always fun to photograph

Thanks guys for fun times.. can't wait to do it again!

Gladden-Nance Family photos

I love family photos. They are so special and so important at the same time.

What a blessing it was for me when my friend, Grace asked me to come and capture a few family photos for her during a casual reception for her son and new daughter in law who had recently married. It's the blending of families and this was a time when all of the family members would be present and an excellent opportunity to gather a few shots. I was so happy that I had the day open.  Some of my favorite shots from the day are below.

Even the dogs are related and it was a chance for mother and daughter to share a photo!

This has to be my favorite shot of the day. Lovely Grace with her newly married son, Will, and her beautiful daughter Crystal.

All of the family in one spot.  What a great day!

The view of the lake from the house is outstanding and such a beautiful spot for this gathering.