Love Flashback Awards | 2013

Hello everyone!

We have been working VERY hard these past few days to get ready for our 2nd annual contest! We are so super excited! Last year this contest was SO much fun, and everyone worked so hard at it. This year our contest has been a little bit different!
Last year we had about 10 entries which included wedding day photography as well as engagements. We only had 10 because that is all the weddings and engagements that we did the WHOLE year!
So now, we have grown from doing 6 weddings in 2012 to a whopping 17 in 2013! While that might not sound like a lot to some, it has really made a difference to us!

While preparing for the contest, I have had such a good time perusing through all of the wonderful memories 2013 weddings have given us. Take a look for yourself:

I will always remember Traci and Shannon's day as the most perfect winter wedding. What are the chances that there would be a sunny and 65 degree day in January??  It was PERFECT for their outdoor wedding. Traci put so much work into every handmade detail, and her love for Shannon was so evident in every photo. :)

Lance and I were skeptical about booking Marcie and Tyler's wedding, since we had a VERY important wedding of our own the weekend after, but I am SO glad we did! This was one of the most fun and relaxing weddings we went to, and it was the first one I cried at. I totally boohooed behind the camera while Marcie danced with her sweet grandfather. It was timeless.

No amount of rain could have rained on their parade! Although, the April showers did their best on this day it was an absolutely gorgeous wedding. Lance and I both grew up with Morgan and her family, and it was so much fun to be around all of our friends all day long. Not to mention, it is so much fun to photograph a couple who are so GORGEOUS together, right? : )

Aimee and Landon's Old State House wedding was just to breathtaking for words. The weather was perfect, the venue was perfect, the stringed orchestra was perfect, and their sweet love for each other was perfect as well. We felt so honored to play a small part in this perfect couple's sweet day.

Ok, THIS couple knows how to have a GREAT time! They were both so energetic and in love all day long, it just made everyone around smile! Their reception was by far the most fun we attended all year long. It was complete with fried chicken, and several dance challenges going on. It was a BLAST!

Kim and Tony's wedding was our 2nd wedding at The Barn at Twin Oaks, and we have joked that every time we come it rains. This was the case not their wedding day, but the skies parted and the ground dried just in time for some wonderful first look photos as well as an outdoor ceremony! The whole day was just gorgeous.

The main thing I remember about this adorable Mt. Nebo wedding is that Jennifer's dress was GORGEOUS! It was the most beautiful dress I have ever seen in my life, and it still tops at number one 7 months later. :) Jen and Wesley's cute country-chic wedding was so sweet, as was their love for each other!

I don't know why but Sam and Colton's wedding seemed like just yesterday. Maybe it is because it was so full of people we love, as well as it being so full of Sam and Colton's love for each other. This September day was definitely a hot one, but everything about every detail was so beautiful, it made up for it!

Andrea and Ethan's down to earth country wedding was so gorgeous! I loved the cotton accents every where and we ALWAYS love shooting at the Pointe Remove Lodge. Andrea and Ethan's wedding party was so fun, as is the ADORABLE couple. Their engagement shoot from June is still one of my favorites to date.

We hadn't met Gail before we showed up to their wedding day, and boy were we in for a surprise. She is one of the most jaw-dropping gorgeous people you will ever meet. She was so laid back, as was her wedding party, and her sweet husband. This day at The Barn was one for the history books.

It was so fun to see The Barn's transformation within just a few days from Gail and Brian's wedding to Lindsy and Keith's. They really can do anything. Lindsy and Keith are a wonderful couple who had so many great moments during their wedding day. One thing that I will always remember is the poor bridesmaid who got attacked by fire-ants right before she had to get dressed. She sobered up with Benadryl and went on! Now THAT is dedication! I hope everyone has a friend like that! :P

Emma and Brett's wedding was.to.die.for. Especially the light blue antique car they brought along! I loved all of the fall colors, especially their bouquets. Emma and Brett's first look really sticks out in my mind as one of the sweetest all year.

Taylor and Dalton are one of those couples that every one calls "so-stinkin-cute". They are so infatuated with each other and it was so apparent on this day, surrounded by so many good friends and family. I was so impressed with all of the hard work Taylor and Dalton put into their wedding. Each and every detail was personalized by them.

Wow. Audra and Isaac's wedding was amazing. Audra and her family put so much work into making their day so, "them" and it truly paid off. The day was threatened by rain, but it held out all day long, making for some richly colored "cloudy" pictures. Lance and I were convinced that we like cloudy days for photos better than super sunny, after this adorable wedding.

Brittney and Jake had the PERFECT fall day for their wedding. It wasn't too cold but it wasn't hot anymore and the fall leaves were RIGHT at their peek. Their wedding was at the beautiful College of the Ozarks campus, and all of their details were so adorable.

Brittanie and Taylor just happened to plan their wedding during Arkansas ice-apocalypse of 2013.  We did manage to get there for their beautiful day and I'm so glad that we did! It is very rare that anyone in Arkansas gets to have "snowy" wedding photos, and these two were blessed enough to have them! :)

Catie and Seth's "Winter Wonderland" wedding was our last wedding of the year. They totally transformed their home church to create an amazing winter woodland in their ceremony cite and their reception hall. It was amazing!!

Well, I hope you enjoyed reminiscing with me through our 17 weddings of 2013!
Now for the exciting part: Starting tomorrow we are having our 2nd annual Love Flashback Awards contest. This is our way of saying thank you to all of our wonderful couples who made our year amazing. Without YOU we wouldn't be where we are!

Here's what you do:
Tomorrow we will post these pictures on Facebook. The photo with the most likes and shares (they will be added together) by 5pm on Sunday will receive a FREE 20 page lay flat album and a 16x20 canvas wall hanging.
MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE WHO LIKES AND SHARES YOUR PHOTO LIKES OUR PHOTOGRAPHY PAGE OR THEIR VOTE WILL NOT COUNT!

We are so excited about GIVING away free stuff, so GOOD LUCK! :D

Happy, Happy Tuesday!