Brittany Cook {Arkansas Bride - The Barn at Twin Oaks Ranch}

Hey everyone!

Last night Kathryn and I were honored to shoot the wedding of Brittany and Tyler Cook! We have been looking forward to this wedding now for sometime and it was everything we imagined it would be... plus more! They were married at The Barn at Twin Oaks Ranch on a rainy, muddy, dreary day but The Barn said it best when they said "Without rain there will never be a rainbow!" and we totally agree! The rain didn't stop us! The mud didn't stop us! And moving their ceremony inside sure didn't stop us! Sometimes wedding ceremonies INSIDE The Barn are beyond description and it was a good little switch-up!

You'll have to hold your britches to see these wedding photos, but for now we have Brittany's Bridals to show you! We met up with her at The Barn at Twin Oaks Ranch the day after it snowed... so there was still a little bit of snow on the ground, and again it was a little damp and a lot muddy! We made it work though! We can make anything work!

I'm not going to lie, when I showed up at The Barn I was hoping Brittany would be wearing a fit-and-flare, slim line, easy to maneuver kind of wedding dress. As my luck would have it, she was in the total opposite, which turned out to be beyond description. When you see this dress you'll know what I'm talking about. Princess cut x10! It was FAB-U-LOUS, but keeping it clean for the wedding day was no easy task!

I enjoyed spending time with Brittany, her mom and one of her close friends during her Bridal session! Here's a few of my favorite images from her shoot!

 Here's proof that a snow-y barn is the best kind of barn. 

And every bride needs an outfit change for the reception! Hello to this fluffy-goodness of a cocktail reception dress!

Congrats again to the happy happy couple! Have fun honeymooning! 

Happy Friday! 

Whitney | James {Royal Ridge Barn - Hot Springs, AR}

Hey Everyone!

We have been so excited to share with you Whitney and James Davis' wedding day! One of our favorite things is to post a wedding while the couple is on their honeymoon, in this case MEXICO, before the couple arrives back! It's like a big surprise when their phones get service and they're blowing up with comments and 'likes'! So fun, right?! They were married last weekend at Royal Ridge Barn, a boy was it EVERYTHING! We were so anxious to see the venue and it really was perfection!

Whitney chose a dreamy fall color pallet of burnt oranges, burgundies, greens, mustard yellow and a pop of purple... YES! Purple! (One of our favorite fall colors actually!) ...and to top it all off, her bridesmaids wore navy blue! It sounds like a lot, but it was styled perfectly with mix-matched dresses and shoes! The girls totally rocked it... you'll see! Everything was kept rustic chic all the way down to the brides cowboy boots matching the groom in jeans, vest and tie! Like I keep saying: PERFECTION.

There were so many great moments during their whole day! It was beyond hard to pick our favorite photos, so there's a little more than usual... but thats fine, right?!

Take a look into Whitney and James wedding day:

See! Aren't those colors perfect!? Wait 'til you see it with the bridesmaids dresses! 

"Five little monkey's jumping on the bed... one fell off..."

It was a team effort getting whitney nice and snug into her dress. I don't get to shoot 'getting ready' pictures very often and I will admit that I was surprised at the amount of effort it takes to get a bride ready! Pulling, and tugging, and yanking and tieing... makes me tired just thinking about it!!! 

The first look with Whitney's son was so precious! You can defiantly tell he was so proud to see his mommy all dolled up! That expression on his face melts my heart! 

Equally as precious, the bride and grooms first look! 

Isn't she gorgeous!?

SEE!!!!? The navy blue brought it all together and made a big bowl of perfection soup! And it tasted soooo good though the lens! 

And speaking of team effort... getting James to look a little fiminine with a fun picture with the bridesmaids was an act of congress! 

"Just put your hand on your hip and throw the okay in the air! DO SOMETHING?!"

So. Worth. It. ...and we all got a good laugh.  

This is just one of the ceremony sites at The Royal Ridge Barn, but isn't it to die for?

Royal Ridge just built a brand-spankin'-new barn! They sure pulled out all the stops on this one! 

And a quick portrait session because the buttery light insisted... I mean, I'm dead. Look. 

Too much butter?! NO! Never! 

Congrats Whitney and James! 

Happy Friday!