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July 9, 2017July 9, 2017Birth Story

Kaden Lusinger | Birth Story

It is not everyday that your best friend gives birth – and not everyday that she asks you to photograph it. I thought photographing her wedding was something special (and it totally was) but THIS was something more. Being there with her and Kyle as she delivered Kaden; it was life changing. I went home in a fog for the rest of the day. Thinking to myself, ‘I watched a BIRTH today’ — what did you do?! It was by far the coolest thing I have ever witnessed; and that is saying a lot coming from the girl who was terrified of birth and anything involving pregnancy for the entire 26 years of my life. But on St. Patrick’s day that all changed. And since then I am saying “give me all the birth stories”! I think I could photograph a birth story everyday from here on out and not get burnt out. These photos captured the biggest moment in Abbey and Kyle’s life and it was an honor to be able to preserve these memories for them. Love you all, my favorite little family of three. Hugs!

PS- Of course, I left out a few of fully naked baby Kaden because as his protective Aunt Callie, I don’t want those floating around on the internet for strangers! 😉

June 14, 2017June 14, 2017Engagements

Tiffany + Brandon | Little Rock, AR Engagements

Tiffany and Brandon recently tied the knot in the Dominican and we thought it would be the perfect time to post their sweet engagement photos! We have had so many compliments on these photos from the previews we posted on Facebook and instagram , but the truth is – they made our job easy! They were so easy to photograph and this session gives us all the feels! We absolutely loved shooting these for these recent newlyweds! <3

-Callie and Jaison

Updated on June 12, 2017June 12, 2017Bridals

Lauren Morris | Conway, AR Bridals

I have been patiently waiting to post these for over a month! Since Lauren and Heath’s wedding was this past weekend – I am finally allowed to share! Lauren in stunningly beautiful; but my favorite part about her is her heart for others.

She often reminds me of a younger version of myself; with wayyyyy better basketball skills (not even kidding!) I loved getting to meet her family and friends this past weekend at her home church in Cabot, (where the wedding was held).

She and Heath have been dating since high school and I loved getting to know her through Alpha Tau at UCA, I got to be a mentor to her during her time as Alpha Tau’s president. SO thankful for this chance that I have had to grow closer in my relationship with her through her wedding journey! I can’t wait for her wedding photos to be ready; Lauren, Haeth and their entire bridal party looked so stunning! So excited that your new journey with Heath has officially started! Happy honey-mooning this week!

-Callie

Hair & Makeup: Lacy Flurry

Dress: She Said Yes Bridal

Florals: Petals & Plants

May 21, 2017May 21, 2017Bridals

Mary Richmond | Little Rock, AR Bridals

Yesterday we celebrated with Mary and Chase during their Little Rock wedding. The wedding was relaxed, simple and intimate with just close friends and family. It was a perfect, perfect, perfect day.

Her bridals were equally as amazing! I couldn’t wait any longer to share them! Mary has been such a fun client and I loved it when she said “pick your favorite location for my bridals, I trust you.” That always is so fun to get to play and be creative with an easy-going bride who trusts you, I think that is when I do my very best work. I picked this location for the amazing soft light right before sense, pretty greenery, and the beautiful southern plantation style home — all in the middle of the city — it is one of my absolute favorites. Thank you Mary for everything (and Chase too); you both were amazingly sweet to work with!

<3 Callie

May 7, 2017May 7, 2017Engagements

Taylor + Cara | Little Rock, AR Engagements

Cara and Taylor met with me at Starbucks in the fall and I just loved these two right off the bat. They’re my kind of people, and I knew it immediately. They are relaxed, fun, they love dogs – they have a Husky (as do we). So on the way home from their consultation I was hoping and praying they would book us for photography – and they DID! When I shot their engagements it was like I had known them forever, sometimes it is just like that I guess! And they are so cute together, I love their calm personalities and the fact that they were so genuine and so loving with one another – it was pretty precious! The only thing that could’ve made this session better – was if they brought their husky, haha! I can’t wait to photograph their wedding at Cold Springs next weekend, it is going to be a good one!

-Callie

May 7, 2017May 7, 2017Weddings

Summer Styled Shoot | Jamestown Ranch, Arkansas

Happy Sunday! When we get to collaborate with other vendors, it is our favorite thing! This team was so great; we highly recommend each and every one of them. We got together and created a styled shoot with Rebecca and Jacob, one of our favorite couples! They got married in 2015 and it was so much fun to photograph them again.

Our theme was simple, southern and natural with a touch of boho chic. The dress that the bridal cottage let us use was absolutely gorgeous and Rebecca looked so amazing in it! Sending big hugs to all that collaborated on this shoot with us! Anna Roger’s floral design really came to life and we have received so many compliments on our photos from this set that have included “oh my gosh look at those flowers!” They truly were breathtaking.

Hayley couldn’t have done a better job on Rebecca’s hair and makeup and she is one of my favorite people to work with – this girl is so much fun! Julie’s cake was amazing (as always)! And Finally – last but not least Paul with Sunflower films and the video he created! It was a little odd for Jaison and I to be the IN the shots for a change, but so much fun! We love the way the final product turned out. Brides – if you are considering having a videographer and you’re on the fence — do it! Cut the costs somewhere else (like your alcohol budget) — it will be worth it and you’ll be so happy you did, I promise. Check out the video here! Cheers to an amazing team!

Vendors:

Photography: Sterling Imageworks

Videographer: Paul Viefhaus of Sunflower Films

Design & Florals: Anna Rogers of Magnolia Belle Floral

Wedding Dress: The Bridal Cottage

Hair & Makeup: Hayley E. Roberts

Cake & Sweets: Julie’s Sweet Shoppe

Rings: Kyle Rochelle Jewelers

May 7, 2017May 7, 2017Engagements

Tyler + Laura | Little Rock, AR Engagements

Laura and Tyler celebrated their wedding yesterday and y’all – she was a stunning bride! Tyler didn’t look so bad himself either, haha! We loved spending the day with them. May is one of our favorite months for weddings; we were in fact married in May ourselves. I remember picking May because the weather is so wonderful – and yesterday’s weather was in my opinion – perfect! Tyler and Jaison knew one another from high school and it was such a great day getting to see some of our old friends from high school. We can’t wait to post some of their wedding day photos from yesterday! Congrats you two!

-Callie and Jaison

April 30, 2017April 30, 2017Family

Battles Family | Little Rock, AR Family Session

Aren’t the Battles family the cutest family ever?! Amber (in the pink) is one of our October brides and for mother’s day she purchased a family session for her mom – so sweet! She also brought her new puppy – Cinch! He stole my heart and the show! We love working with this bunch!

-Callie

April 16, 2017April 16, 2017Engagements

Alexa + Dwayne | Petit Jean Engagements

Dwayne and Alexa chose Petit Jean for their engagement session and they couldn’t have picked a better location. We started near the lake and waterfall and ended at the main lookout during sunset – we timed everything perfectly! Just look at that sunset! I am so in love with her outfits; not to mention they are just an adorable couple. We can’t wait for their fall wedding this October!

<3 Callie

April 14, 2017April 14, 2017Senior Sports

Reagan Sperling | NLR Senior

We can’t believe it is almost time for Reagan to graduate – it seems like yesterday that we shot these senior photos for her! She is an amazing athlete at North Little Rock High School; and we thought it was such a fun idea when she wanted to center the theme for her session around athletics! We started at D1 in Little Rock, where she trains & ended on the softball field. We are so happy with how these turned out and we are excited to share them with the world (finally)! We have so many awesome clients and we wish we had the time to feature every single one and their amazing sessions – cheers to catching up on blogging!

-Jaison and Callie

Updated on April 13, 2017April 12, 2017Bridals

Leslie Peters Spurgers | Bentonville, AR Bridals

This girl — she is one of the most beautiful people I have ever met. And I am not just saying that as a nice thing to say on my blog. She truly has a heart of gold and her love for the Lord radiates every single time I am around her. She is now my good friend Drew’s sister-in-law and I am truly a little jealous of him because of it. I will never have a sister-in-law because Jaison is an only child; but if I were going to pick one – I would want one like Leslie. While we were taking her bridals a few flowers fell from her bouquet and she went completely out of her way to make sure she gave them to a little girl who was in awe of the ‘princess’ in the white gown — so sweet!

She wore not one dress – but two for her bridals! One was hers and the other was a family heirloom. A 137 year-old dress that her mom, grandma, great-grandma (and maybe even further back) wore. It was originally made from drapes and it was the coolest thing! I loved the photos I captured of her and her mom hugging and laughing at the end while she was in the vintage dress- warmed my heart!

I am so thankful she and Steven chosen Jaison and I to photograph their wedding – and thankful to call them friends.

Wedding photos coming soon; for now here are some of her bridals to tide you over!

ps- you may notice a few photos of four-leaf clovers in her hands; her dad has a special talent — he can spot them out of nowhere! It was so neat and a little crazy! We snapped a few to remember the day!

Florals: Pigmint

<3 Callie

March 13, 2017March 13, 2017Engagements

Mallory + Colton | Conway, AR Engagements

Watching Mallory and Colton’s relationship grow has been one of my favorite things. I literally love these two – and I love them together. They are literally the same person – just the male and female version of one another. They are sweet, kind, quirky, hilarious, cute, and two of the most genuine people you will ever meet. They are hands down one of my favorite couples; that double as great friends to Jaison and I.

We met them at UCA and I have always thought of Mallory as a little sister. She was in my sorority and she was Jenny’s (my roommate in college) “little” in AST. I loved Mal since I met her, I remember the first time I met her to be exact. Jenny asked if I wanted to go meet her new little in her dorm-room, and of course I said yes. I wanted to meet our sweet new AST from Texas!

Mallory was actually in a wheelchair at the time — she had been in a really bad car accident but still was as cute as a button! Fast forward through college and I got to know her even better through our time at UCA.

Then after college, their best friends – Kim and Chris Diaz (who we also love to the moon) got married and all three of us couples got to bond a little further through that experience of the Diaz wedding & wedding planning.

When Mallory called and said she wanted us to be her and Colton’s wedding photographers, it was such an exciting day and I couldn’t have been more excited to work with these two! I am so thankful for friends like these two who have supported us every step of the way in our journey with Sterling Imageworks. They have watched our company grow almost the entire time we have been in business. With that being said, we thought it was only fitting to start the session where it all began — UCA. And we ended in downtown Conway with more of a formal look.

(Love love love the shirts they wore in the first part — Mallory is from Texas and Colton from Oklahoma) — such a cute idea! Here is a glimpse into their engagement session – we are completely swooning over them all.

We love you two!

– Callie and Jaison

January 25, 2017January 25, 2017Weddings

Kaitlin + Nash | Great Gatsby Themed Wedding – Hot Springs, AR

Kaitlin and Nash got married this past October, near Halloween, and instead of a traditional Halloween themed wedding – they had something a little different in mind. Great Gatsby was a reoccurring theme from their day; from the bridesmaids dresses, accessories, and reception decor – everything looked like it was right out of the 1920s.

We loved that they had a unique element to their ceremony – the blessing of their rings by all in attendance. We have been photographing weddings since 2010 and we have never seen this done, and we loved it. The ceremony took place at Anthony Chapel in Garvan Gardens and we headed to The Arlington Hotel in downtown Hot Springs for their reception. The groom’s cake had a topper that Kaitlin handmade with modeling cay for his favorite band, the Grateful Dead. They danced the night away and departed with a sparkler exit. We loved capturing these sweet moments!

-Callie and Jaison

Ceremony Venue: Garvan Gardens

Reception Venue: The Arlington Hotel

January 4, 2017January 4, 2017Family

The Thompson | Little Rock, AR Family

We had the pleasure of taking the Thompson’s family photos twice in 2016 and we loved working with them both times!

Sam has the CUTEST personality ever! I seriously love her! For this session they brought their new puppy – Winnie! If anyone knows me, they know I love love love dogs – so it was so fun for me to photograph their sweet new fur-baby. Winnie quickly became the star of the show – everyone passing by wanted to pet her and love on her, even Sam. You can see Sam’s sweet personality shining through in the photos below where she and Winnie are playing, those are some of my favorites from this day. Sam would run and play, Winnie would follow – a girl and her dog <3

They also had another bit of exciting news during their session – they’re expecting baby #2! I loved the announcement idea they had – so cute!

Congratulations, friends! I loved every minute of capturing these for you!

-Callie

Updated on May 30, 2015May 29, 2015Weddings

Maddie & Kerry | NWA Wedding

Maddie & Kerry tied the knot on April 11th in NWA. It was our first wedding to shoot in NWA and we LOVED the venue! One of our favorite barns ever and one of our favorite couples! The ceremony and reception was held at the Cypress Barn in Siloam Springs. Lighting was amazing, weather was amazing and they looked fabulous! Also another first for us – Kerry was our first Marine groom! (Our favorite grooms cake EVER is also featured in this blog post) We loved getting to work with this blonde bombshell and her handsome groom. You two are the sweetest and we hope to photograph some Bartholomew babies one day!

ps: This is a great example of the benefits of doing a first look! They have SO many great portraits of just the two of them because we had extra time because they did a first look. Not required but a definite plus!

Lots of love!

-Callie

Updated on January 7, 2015January 7, 2015Weddings

Taylor & Alexa | Little Rock Wedding

This wedding was timeless, full of beauty and classic. We were so blessed to be able to capture this couple from start to finish. From their engagements, to Alexa’s bridals, to wedding day….we have LOVED working with these two. These two tied the knot at the Castle on Stagecoach in Little Rock on November 8th. The castle is so classic and a perfect wedding venue. Check out that DRESS! Ah I am smitten! I fell in love with her dress during her bridals. The detail in the back is just so beautiful. It was SO Alexa, in the most perfect way. We hope you enjoy this wedding as much as we did. It was one of our favorites, EVER! From the guestbook to your exit, it was all perfect! Love you two and blessed to call you two friends! Best of luck on your new journey in your new home in Oklahoma!

Lots of love,

Callie

Updated on July 7, 2014July 7, 2014Portraits Sports

North Little Rock Football 2014

North Little Rock High School Football 2014. Last year I talked to Coach Bolding about doing preseason photos and video for the team. Everything turned out so well last year that we decided to do this every year! That hard part is coming up with new ideas for the shoots!! On the night of the shoot, or course, it was raining. We were supposed to begin at 9pm. That did not happen. We all waited out the rain and began setting up around 10:30. The shoot lasted until 1am! I am very happy we waited out storm and got this shoot in! Big thanks to Coach Bolding for organizing all this and buying pizza for the players and myself!!

Hope you all enjoy these as much as I do!

Jaison