Welcome to Shingleur Photography {Lance and Kathryn}

Hey Everyone!

We have been blown away the past few weeks by the support and love from all of our followers! Since we have so many new people aboard the Shingleur Photog Train, we thought it would be good to make a quick little blog post about who we are! We are Shingleur Photography - Lifestyle Photogrpahers! We focus mostly on Weddings and the majority of our work is Wedding focused, but we also shoot families, and seniors too! Welcome aboard!

Most of our work is behind the scenes and we understand it is important for our clients to know who we are! Who wants to hire a photographer that's a recluse and never shows their face?! NOT ME!

Well, first things first, I'm Lance! I'm 24! This crazy photography ride started about 3 years ago when a family friend wanted to use Kathryn and I as their wedding photographers. That's a wild story in itself! 

I worked at Cathy's Flowers in Russellville for 5 years and became full-time photographer almost a year ago. Since working at the flower shop, I won several florist competitions including Arkansas Cup. I am currently Arkansas' Designer of the Year! It has been such a fun experience! I will represent the State of Arkansas this year and compete in Mid-America Cup... as if I'm not already busy enough lets add some friendly competitions, right?! 

Here are song florals I did for a shoot we were at just yesterday: 

Gorgeous, right? I'm thinking that dried flowers are the new black. Anyone with me?! 

We have a dog, Holeigh, and a cat, Penelope. They are best friends and we consider them our children! We do not have any 'human' children yet, but plan to have a cute little family one day! We are taking this stage in our life as a chance to travel and see things that we won't be able to go see when we have little Shingleur babies running around! Plus we can be as busy as we want and it doesn't really interfere with family life! Being mostly Wedding Photographers is much more time consuming than, I think, people actually realize! 

My wife Kathryn is my right-hand, ride or die, go-to lady! She just had a birthday and turned the big 25! You can check out her birthday here. There would be NO WAY I could ever run this crazy production successfully without her! She's the wheels behind the madness! She is a 5th Grade teacher here in Russellville and loves her kiddo's like they are our own! She's smart and knows what looks good. She goes to almost every single photoshoot with me and has an incredible eye for detail. She can work a camera like none other! 

(Ignore the professional selfie... HAHA! This is from our Dallas trip a few weeks ago!)

So thats a SUPER breif biography about the two of us. There's so so much more about our hectic schedules and our creative minds that you'll just have to find out by following us! There's too many fresh ideas and fun adventures we have planned for our Photography Business to list! 

We are so thankful for the support, love and friendships we gain out of being photographers. We've never left a shoot without making new friends, and that won't be changing any time soon! 

So, thanks for following! You won't be disappointed! 

Happy Wednesday! 

Happy Hump Day! 

Kathryn's 25th {A Birthday to Remember}

Hey everyone!

Today is a special blog... more about the life of Kathryn and I instead of our crazy photog life! And it's a little long, but I'm not apologizing! Just bear with me! There's a lot of details to cover!

As some of you may know, Kathryn turned 25! I'm all about going big and celebrating. It's just in my blood. 25 seems like a pretty big 'milestone'' birthday... it's one of those where you just think, "Oh man, I really am getting old..." And to all of you people out there who are thinking "TWENTY-FIVE ISN'T OLD!" You're right! It isn't old! But its that age where you stand in the mirror and think 'am I too old to be wearing this' or 'my prime was 5 years ago' or 'I can totally get by with just some mascara and nothing else'... am I right?!

Im not going to say that I look for opportunities to 'go all out', but I do realize that sometimes I just can't help it! Every since I can remember, doing things for Kathryn that are just over the top fab just does something for me. Maybe it's a love language. Maybe it's because she's queen and I treat her like one. Maybe it's just because it's fun! Channeling my inner event planner is not a difficult thing to do. I worked in event planning for 5+ years and it just becomes a part of who you are. Either way, I went all out for her 25th!

Here's the story:

Kathryn teaches 5th Grade at Russellville Upper Elementary! So on her birthday I had a home-made invitation delivered to school with balloons attached!

NOTE: *Some of the images were taken with my iPhone... who really has time to carry a big old camera around with you all day everyday?! Not this photog!*

*Above*

Because plain-ole white balloons aren't enough, I painted gold metallic around the base and dressed it up with gold streamers and black feathers! 

*Below*

The invitation! Hello!

As you can see, the invitation says 3:30... which is immediately when she gets out of school. So she arrived home around that time and there was a note on the garage door that said 'There is a note on the Kitchen Bar"... so she opened the door and went to the kitchen and read "Welcome home! Hope you've had a great birthday so far! Please drop everything and go straight to your bathroom!" 

So she laid her purse and teacher bags down and went to her bathroom. (I'm hiding out during all of this!) I had a hot rose petal bubble bath ready for her. Candles... Everywhere. There was a note on her towel beside the tub that said "Soak as long as you'd like then go to the bedroom." So she go out of the tub and went to the bedroom to find a new outfit waiting on her! She got dressed and found a note that said 'go back to the bathroom'. While she was getting dressed I snuck into the bathroom and cleaned it up really quick and taped a new note to the mirror that said "Photoshoot and Dinner at 5:30."

So, she got all dolled up and we left for a quick photoshoot! Because everyone needs to feel like a model on their 25th, right?! HELLO!

After the photoshoot, we went back home where I had prepared dinner. We ate, talked, I sang Happy Birthday to her, blowed out candles, cut the cake, we danced to the slow smooth jazz (our favorite) music playing, and acted our usual crazy. 

Typical evening for us really... deserts, dancing and acting crazy. 

Here's some pictures of dinner! 

A little pattern mixing with stripes and cheetah print never killed anyone, right?! And hello to glitter dipped feathers! ...it's the small details that really let your wife know you care, men! 

In the picture below, you can get a glimpse of the Magnolia Leaf wall I made. It was time consuming, but totally worth it! Each leaf was individually places, painted and glittered! Statement piece, check!

 Shoutout to The Cake Place to being incredible!

Cutest cake ever! Again, thanks to The Cake Place! Y'all are rock stars!

So that was dinner, and here is her little mini-photoshoot! We lost light by the time she was done getting ready so we did what we could! She's just beautiful!

Props? Check. 

Pampering: Indulge with every attention, comfort, and kindness; spoil. That's one of my jobs as a husband. And I love every second of it! We are blessed to have each other and certainly excited to live our lives together! 

Love you Kat! 

Happy Thursday!

Brittany | Tyler {Engagement - Russellville, AR}

Hey Everyone!

We have an incredible couple to share with you today! One of our favorite things is to be contacted by a couple for their photog services and we end up knowing them! When we received Brittany and Tyler's Wedding Contract and saw Tyler's last name we were ecstatic to shoot their wedding! We have known Tyler since we were all kids! It's always so cool to reconnect and have fun again... just like the good ole days!

Brittany and Tyler will be getting married at The Barn at Twin Oaks Ranch in just a short month-or-so and we already know that it is going to be gorgeous! The Barn always delivers the best and makes our life so easy! Brittany and Tyler have been dating since high school and he finally popped the question, and how could she say no?!

We met up with the two of them at The Disc Golf Course here in Russellville and shot around the property and had a total blast! Here's a little look into their session!

Enjoy!

Happy Wednesday! 

Sneak Peeks and Turn Around Time

Hey everyone!

You can probably go to our Facebook page and our Instagram and see the words 'sneak peek' all over the place and think "What in the world are these?!" Here's what it is: its a preview. It's a little looking into a whole session! Typically, we will leave a session and I will immediately dump my cards onto my computer and do all the file saving and crazy stuff, then go through their whole session and pick a few that are my favorite! Ill edit one or two of them and post to Facebook!

"We think its super important for you to see what you're paying for quickly!"

A lot of photographers do not do this. To some photographers, a sneak peek happens about a week-or-so later and by that time you're probably ready to see you WHOLE collection! We understand that professional photography services aren't cheap, so we take it seriously and responsibly and give you what you asked for promptly - even if it is just a quick sneak peek! So, in a nut shell, we post sneak peeks of every session on the day it happened or the morning after (at the latest) because you deserve it! You probably put a lot of work into picking out outfits, getting props together, picking the perfect location, and more and it's the least we could do to show you YOU.

(Sneak peek posted to FB from Janey and Jacob's gorgeous Wedding!)

Also, another thing that's super-dooper important to us is our turn-around time. In the same aspect that you should see your images on Facebook in a timely manner, you should also get your whole collection in a timely manner! 

"Two weeks tops... that's our turn around time! Again, because you deserve it!"

We aren't about taking pictures and letting our editing desk get piled up. We like to stay caught up even if it means working super late. We rarely ever ever go over two weeks, and if we do it's probably in a crazy time of year we call 'busy season'... which, in all reality, is all year long.

 I urge you to ask a photographer their turn around time before booking with them. You shouldn't have to wait to get your  professional images back. A full-time photographer probably sits at their desk all day, might stop desk work for a photoshoot or two, and should make time to tend to his/her paying customers in a timely manner. There have been times that we are so caught up that we can get sessions out on the NEXT DAY. Everyone stop and say 'WOW" because thats a super rare occasion! 

(Sneek peek posted to FB from Shelby and Jordan's jaw-dropping Harrison Wedding!)

Maybe we are a little obsessive about getting sneak peeks up and keeping our turn around time quick and speedy, but hey, it's what makes us stand out a little more... and I'm totally fine with that! 

Happy Wednesday!

The Dress Shot {A Look Into Your Wedding Day}

Hey Everyone!

It's monday... again. Seem's like they never go away!

Today I get to blog about one of my most FAVORITE parts of weddings! THE DRESS! I mean, hello... that's what the whole day is about right? You looking absolutely drop-dead gorgeous x10 in your wedding dress!

We always like to get a show of the dress without you in it, and it's always a 'big reveal' for us on a wedding day! Kathryn and I like to try to guess what style of dress our brides will choose and 95% of the time we are right... except the dress always ALWAYS far exceeds our expectations!

Getting the PERFECT shot of that perfect dress is always one of my favorite parts of a wedding day. Usually the bride will be finishing up hair and make-up and Kathryn will stay with her! I however, will come sneak the dress away for a shot and it's always a fun little surprise for the bride to see what we did with her gown! Considering the brides personality, the venue, rustic or glam, country or city, we always try to execute something perfect that we know the bride will love!

Here are a few of our favorites over the years!

Happy Monday!