Allison Waldrip and Aaron Bragg tie the knot!

<a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/bloggerDale.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/bloggerDale.jpg" width="800" /></a> <br /><br />Hey everybody! <br /><br />As promised, we're showing Allison Waldrip's wedding to Aaron Bragg today! Yay! What a genuine couple!<br />Amy Bates and her team at Bates Events rocked it out (everything looked amazing, ahead of schedule!), and Tanarah Luxe Florals delivered beautiful arrangements and embellishments to make the day such a dream! Below are some of those details... take note.. her something borrowed were her sisters' Kappa keys! Love!  Also, how about those engraved cufflinks!<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0625_allison/southern+wedding+waldrip+001.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0625_allison/southern+wedding+waldrip+001.jpg" /></a><br /><script data-pin-hover="true" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <br />You can't go wrong with Kate Spade wedding shoes. Seriously.<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0625_allison/southern+wedding+waldrip+002.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0625_allison/southern+wedding+waldrip+002.jpg" /></a><br /><script data-pin-hover="true" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <br />Tanarah is super fabulous - I love her magic floral touch. :)<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0625_allison/southern+wedding+waldrip+003.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0625_allison/southern+wedding+waldrip+003.jpg" /></a><br /><script data-pin-hover="true" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <br />The Bates Events team are SO good at what they do!<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0625_allison/southern+wedding+waldrip+004.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0625_allison/southern+wedding+waldrip+004.jpg" /></a><br /><script data-pin-hover="true" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <br />And now, our lovely bride!  Isn't she fabulous?! <br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0625_allison/southern+wedding+waldrip+005.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0625_allison/southern+wedding+waldrip+005.jpg" /></a><br /><script data-pin-hover="true" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <br /><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0625_allison/southern+wedding+waldrip+006.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0625_allison/southern+wedding+waldrip+006.jpg" /></a><br /><script data-pin-hover="true" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <br />This moment! I love me a teary bride!<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0625_allison/southern+wedding+waldrip+007.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0625_allison/southern+wedding+waldrip+007.jpg" /></a><br /><script data-pin-hover="true" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <br />After the wedding we arrived to the Country Club of Little Rock for the reception, but we had to shoot a few portraits outside!  More portraits are hitting the blog soon!<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0625_allison/southern+wedding+waldrip+014.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0625_allison/southern+wedding+waldrip+014.jpg" /></a><br /><script data-pin-hover="true" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <br /><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0625_allison/southern+wedding+waldrip+008.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0625_allison/southern+wedding+waldrip+008.jpg" /></a><br /><script data-pin-hover="true" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <br />Love this dance close-up!  Brides... Allison had her dress custom made!  Isn't the back STUNNING?!!!<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0625_allison/southern+wedding+waldrip+009.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0625_allison/southern+wedding+waldrip+009.jpg" /></a><br /><script data-pin-hover="true" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <br /><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0625_allison/southern+wedding+waldrip+010.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0625_allison/southern+wedding+waldrip+010.jpg" /></a><br /><script data-pin-hover="true" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <br />Mmmmm....Hmmmm..... guests love a good going away kiss!<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0625_allison/southern+wedding+waldrip+011.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0625_allison/southern+wedding+waldrip+011.jpg" /></a><br /><script data-pin-hover="true" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <br />I love the light and color here!<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0625_allison/southern+wedding+waldrip+012.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0625_allison/southern+wedding+waldrip+012.jpg" /></a><br /><script data-pin-hover="true" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <br /><br />Talk to you soon,<br />Dale<br /><br />

Allison Waldrip Amy Bates Arkansas wedding photographer Bates Marketing and Events Country Club of Little Rock Wedding Designs by Tanarah Little Rock Wedding Photography Allison Waldrip and Aaron Bragg tie the knot!

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Cedaridge Wedding in Bentonville of Kaylee and Jeremy

<a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/bloggerDale.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/bloggerDale.jpg" width="800" /></a> <br /><br />Hey everybody! <br /><br />I'm not ashamed to admit that I cried on Kaylee's wedding day... twice. The first time was when I was talking with Kaylee's dad and he shared a captivating story with me.<br /><br />When Kaylee was a little girl, she and her mother were in the car ahead of him and he watched (in slow motion, he said) as another car wrecked into them. He told me that he couldn't detect Kaylee breathing and that then and there, he fell to his knees in prayer. He told God that if He gave Kaylee back to him he would spend the rest of his life making sure he'd be the best dad he could be.<br /><br />God gave him back his daughter, and from what I can tell, her dad kept his promise.<br /><br />The 2nd time was when she recited her vows to Jeremy under a gorgeous arbor outside at Cedaridge.  It was all just so beautiful! The great team at <a href="http://bates-events.com/events/wedding-planning/" target="_blank">Bates Events</a> helped Kaylee and Jeremy pull the event off flawlessly!<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0617_kaylee/cedaridge+wedding+bentonville+001.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0617_kaylee/cedaridge+wedding+bentonville+001.jpg" /></a><br /><script data-pin-hover="true" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <br />Loved her Betsey Johnson shoes!<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0617_kaylee/cedaridge+wedding+bentonville+002.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0617_kaylee/cedaridge+wedding+bentonville+002.jpg" /></a><br /><script data-pin-hover="true" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <br /><br />A Southern Tradition provided the pews. SO beautiful!!<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0617_kaylee/cedaridge+wedding+bentonville+003.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0617_kaylee/cedaridge+wedding+bentonville+003.jpg" /></a><br /><script data-pin-hover="true" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <br /><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0617_kaylee/cedaridge+wedding+bentonville+004.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0617_kaylee/cedaridge+wedding+bentonville+004.jpg" /></a><br /><script data-pin-hover="true" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <br /><br />Here was a neat NON-first look.  He thought it was unfair that she got to see him; she was okay with that. ;)<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0617_kaylee/cedaridge+wedding+bentonville+005.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0617_kaylee/cedaridge+wedding+bentonville+005.jpg" /></a><br /><script data-pin-hover="true" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <br />Ahhhh... Daddy daughter... so sweet!<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0617_kaylee/cedaridge+wedding+bentonville+006.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0617_kaylee/cedaridge+wedding+bentonville+006.jpg" /></a><br /><script data-pin-hover="true" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <br />BOOM. My trigger finger was ready to capture these fun moments!<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0617_kaylee/cedaridge+wedding+bentonville+007.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0617_kaylee/cedaridge+wedding+bentonville+007.jpg" /></a><br /><script data-pin-hover="true" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <br />B-E-A-utiful!<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0617_kaylee/cedaridge+wedding+bentonville+008.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0617_kaylee/cedaridge+wedding+bentonville+008.jpg" /></a><br /><script data-pin-hover="true" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <br /><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0617_kaylee/cedaridge+wedding+bentonville+009.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0617_kaylee/cedaridge+wedding+bentonville+009.jpg" /></a><br /><script data-pin-hover="true" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <br />Kaylee wanted our silver sequin backdrop for her Benny Booth - SO fun!<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0617_kaylee/cedaridge+wedding+bentonville+010.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0617_kaylee/cedaridge+wedding+bentonville+010.jpg" /></a><br /><script data-pin-hover="true" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <br />Kids rapping, dancing, and stealing the show!<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0617_kaylee/cedaridge+wedding+bentonville+011.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0617_kaylee/cedaridge+wedding+bentonville+011.jpg" /></a><br /><script data-pin-hover="true" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <br />And off they go!  Gorgeous!<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0617_kaylee/cedaridge+wedding+bentonville+012.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/13Blog/0617_kaylee/cedaridge+wedding+bentonville+012.jpg" /></a><br /><script data-pin-hover="true" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <br />Portraits are heading your way tomorrow!<br /><br />Talk to you soon,<br />Dale<br /><br />

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Dream Northwest Arkansas Wedding Vendors: Also, What I'm Thankful For!

Hey everybody!<br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving!  I appreciate you stopping by the blog today, especially if you're showing it off to some relatives (and even more if said-relative is engaged!). :)<br /><br />I'm thankful for my job.  I get to work with the coolest clients on the best days of their lives, and with a group of vendors that I have been lucky enough to call my friends!  At Alex and Lauren's Fayetteville Town Center reception, I got to work with not only some of the best wedding vendors in the area, but also some of the greatest people I know!  I have a good life!<br /><br />First up, I have to show this RAD shot I got of the band, Boom Kinetic.  We've been shooting a lot of their weddings lately and I've become buds with them (as you'll see even farther down)...<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_026.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_026.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="horizontal" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphotography.blogspot.com&media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphoto.com%2F12Blog%2F1119_lauren%2FFayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_026.jpg"><img border="0" src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png" title="Pin It" /></a><br />We've also been working with Bates Events a lot lately.  They're such a great team of girls and you can always count on them to do their job flawlessly!  <br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_027.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_027.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="horizontal" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphotography.blogspot.com&media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphoto.com%2F12Blog%2F1119_lauren%2FFayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_027.jpg"><img border="0" src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png" title="Pin It" /></a><br />Yeah... see... we're close. I'm not sure who's hand that is coming in from the side, but this was moment for me was pretty spesh.  Haha!!<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_028.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_028.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="horizontal" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphotography.blogspot.com&media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphoto.com%2F12Blog%2F1119_lauren%2FFayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_028.jpg"><img border="0" src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png" title="Pin It" /></a><br /><br />When he doesn't cancel plans on my last minute (oh, burn!), Nic is one of my very best friends. If he lived in Fayetteville, we'd likely be inseparable. His love for baseball and for Seinfeld is matched only by my own.<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_029.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_029.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="horizontal" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphotography.blogspot.com&media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphoto.com%2F12Blog%2F1119_lauren%2FFayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_029.jpg"><img border="0" src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png" title="Pin It" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_030.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_030.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="horizontal" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphotography.blogspot.com&media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphoto.com%2F12Blog%2F1119_lauren%2FFayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_030.jpg"><img border="0" src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png" title="Pin It" /></a><br /><br />So, I never get to see Jennifer from Shelby Lynn's Cake Shoppe at the actual weddings, but I always know a SLCS cake when I see one... and taste one.  She's the best at what she does (just ask Food Network!), and is one of the most genuine people Mere and I can call a friend.<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_031.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_031.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="horizontal" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphotography.blogspot.com&media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphoto.com%2F12Blog%2F1119_lauren%2FFayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_031.jpg"><img border="0" src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png" title="Pin It" /></a><br /><br />Okay, so I know this is part of my business, but the Benny Booth counts as a wedding vendor, right?  Here's Lauren rocking out some fun shots with the groom and his groomsmen on our non-traditional take on the photo booth.<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_032.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_032.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="horizontal" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphotography.blogspot.com&media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphoto.com%2F12Blog%2F1119_lauren%2FFayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_032.jpg"><img border="0" src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png" title="Pin It" /></a><br />The Bates girls keeping it classy.  And Fun.  And Awesome.<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_033.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_033.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="horizontal" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphotography.blogspot.com&media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphoto.com%2F12Blog%2F1119_lauren%2FFayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_033.jpg"><img border="0" src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png" title="Pin It" /></a><br /><br />Let's finish this how we started.  Boom Kinetic rocking the party and giving the guests an unbelievable experience is what it's all about!<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_034.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_034.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="horizontal" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphotography.blogspot.com&media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphoto.com%2F12Blog%2F1119_lauren%2FFayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_034.jpg"><img border="0" src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png" title="Pin It" /></a><br /><br />We totally recommend any of these vendors for YOUR wedding day... especially Benfield Photography. Haha!  <br /><br />Happy Turkey Day!  Go get stuffed!<br /><br />Talk to you soon,<br />Dale

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Dream Fayetteville Town Center Wedding Reception of Lauren and Alex Blass

Hey everybody!<br /><br />I can't begin to explain my giddiness about this amazing wedding reception at the Fayetteville Town Center. I've never seen it look this amazing on such a grand scale (as in... the entire FTC was used!).  Long gorgeous tables with amazing displays of florals and candelabras, and a million other perfect wedding reception details.  Have a peek...<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_013.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_013.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="horizontal" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphotography.blogspot.com&media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphoto.com%2F12Blog%2F1119_lauren%2FFayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_013.jpg"><img border="0" src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png" title="Pin It" /></a><br /><br />Jennifer at <a href="http://www.shelbylynnscakeshoppe.com/" target="_blank">Shelby Lynn's Cake Shoppe</a> has once again outdone herself.  Jaw dropping wedding cake that was not only classy and exquisite, but was delicious as always!<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_014.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_014.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="horizontal" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphotography.blogspot.com&media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphoto.com%2F12Blog%2F1119_lauren%2FFayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_014.jpg"><img border="0" src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png" title="Pin It" /></a><br />The team at <a href="http://www.goddarddesigngroup.com/" target="_blank">Goddard Design Group</a> and <a href="http://bates-events.com/" target="_blank">Bates Marketing and Events</a> teamed up for a perfect day!<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_015.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_015.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="horizontal" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphotography.blogspot.com&media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphoto.com%2F12Blog%2F1119_lauren%2FFayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_015.jpg"><img border="0" src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png" title="Pin It" /></a><br />We love photographing these perfect little details before the guests arrive. Mere is the queen of wedding details!<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_016.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_016.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="horizontal" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphotography.blogspot.com&media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphoto.com%2F12Blog%2F1119_lauren%2FFayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_016.jpg"><img border="0" src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png" title="Pin It" /></a><br /><br />You'll notice that the lighting was kind of amazing at the reception.  It is a bad photographer's worst nightmare, but a good photographer's dream come true.  I'm not too shy to say that I'm the latter. :)<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_017.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_017.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="horizontal" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphotography.blogspot.com&media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphoto.com%2F12Blog%2F1119_lauren%2FFayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_017.jpg"><img border="0" src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png" title="Pin It" /></a><br /><br />I had a blast using the amazing reception lighting to get dreamy first dance shots!<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_018.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_018.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="horizontal" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphotography.blogspot.com&media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphoto.com%2F12Blog%2F1119_lauren%2FFayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_018.jpg"><img border="0" src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png" title="Pin It" /></a><br /><br />I'm quick on my feet... er... finger... and can set my camera in milliseconds to capture moments with perfect light - not to be braggy (you know that's not me at all).<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_019.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_019.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="horizontal" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphotography.blogspot.com&media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphoto.com%2F12Blog%2F1119_lauren%2FFayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_019.jpg"><img border="0" src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png" title="Pin It" /></a><br /><br />I shot this one the same way I shoot Benny Backlight shots.  Pretty clever, eh?  Haha!  I do love the feel of this first dance shot - super romantic!<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_020.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_020.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="horizontal" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphotography.blogspot.com&media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphoto.com%2F12Blog%2F1119_lauren%2FFayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_020.jpg"><img border="0" src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png" title="Pin It" /></a><br /><br />Then Boom Kinetic kicked off an AMAZING party!  Seriously, they're amazing! ALWAYS a great time!<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_021.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_021.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="horizontal" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphotography.blogspot.com&media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphoto.com%2F12Blog%2F1119_lauren%2FFayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_021.jpg"><img border="0" src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png" title="Pin It" /></a><br />Get it, Alex! This shot makes me laught - such a fun moment when he decided to take the garter off with his teeth!<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_022.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_022.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="horizontal" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphotography.blogspot.com&media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphoto.com%2F12Blog%2F1119_lauren%2FFayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_022.jpg"><img border="0" src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png" title="Pin It" /></a><br />I decided to show off crazy dance shots from the reception the same way I do the details - so many fun moments!<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_023.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_023.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="horizontal" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphotography.blogspot.com&media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphoto.com%2F12Blog%2F1119_lauren%2FFayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_023.jpg"><img border="0" src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png" title="Pin It" /></a><br /><br />Wiley pulled Alex up to help - it was so fun!  The groom was obviously enjoying himself!<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_024.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_024.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="horizontal" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphotography.blogspot.com&media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphoto.com%2F12Blog%2F1119_lauren%2FFayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_024.jpg"><img border="0" src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png" title="Pin It" /></a><br />The dancing lasted past midnight! My feet were quite tired, but I couldn't quit taking fun dancing shots!<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_025.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/12Blog/1119_lauren/Fayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_025.jpg" width="800" /></a><br /><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="horizontal" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphotography.blogspot.com&media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benfieldphoto.com%2F12Blog%2F1119_lauren%2FFayetteville_Arkansas_Dream_Wedding_025.jpg"><img border="0" src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png" title="Pin It" /></a><br /><br />Talk to you soon,<br />Dale<br /><br />P.S. If you come back to the blog tomorrow, you'll see what I'm thankful for!

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