How on earth were we going to follow up a perfectly timed sunset proposal in a vineyard with a bride who was totally shocked and a groom who loves to surprise her? This Fayetteville, Arkansas engagement session was the perfect follow up. Intimate, beautiful, intentional images to celebrate a wedding that’ll be here before we know it!

We just sort of escaped for a little bit. Away from the traffic of Bentonville, the familiar overlooks in Bella Vista, the architecture in Fayetteville. This engagement session was about emotion, light, love and Fairlane Station tucked in old downtown Springdale was a perfect escape. Madelyn and Bayley are so cozy together and the story of how I got to know Madelyn is a really cool one. Excited to share these photos and introduce these two beautiful people.

Being an artist in today’s environment requires a really delicate posture of confidence and humility. We are a lot of things, but often as photographers we struggle calling ourselves artists. Diving into five things you may not know about modern artists as well as why couples like Nikki and Garrett make this job not only more purposeful, but more creative.