{serafini wedding} - groom

The guys were a lot of fun to shoot, and were super laid back!  Their suits were so sweet.  As one of the groomsmen gifts, Ted bought all his guys ties from j crew.  I got some good shots of the ties and I am jealous of them.  Maybe next time I could get a photographer gift... if their giving out ties like these! ha.

the boys:

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Ryan

{serafini wedding} - details

I had the awesome opportunity to shoot Ted & Ellen Serafini's wedding with Bluebird Photography this past Saturday!  It was absolutely gorgeous.  The wedding and reception was held at the Pratt Place barn here in Fayetteville.  It was really nice to shoot with Lindsey and experience what it is like to work with different photographers.  I was thinking about how I would post all of these images throughout the week and I think I will make a post everyday this week!  I will focus on a different aspect of the day.

Starting with the details:

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Ryan

secret shoot

I had the great opportunity to do a shoot this morning for my friend.  The photos are a gift for an unknown person!  About 15 min. before the shoot it started raining and got super cold, but all those involved were troopers for sure!  Shooting in the morning just sets my day off right.  I then get to look forward to editing them, which I love just as much as shooting!  I am currently at mama carmen's espresso cafe enjoying some brew and listening to some awesome pandora tunes.  I am really enjoying this time off from school.  I have to keep reminding myself that I don't have anything to study for or present!  Community group in an hour!

sneak peek:

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Ryan

one chapter ends

I graduated from the University of Arkansas this past Saturday!  I am really pumped about having that part of my life behind me and really having the opportunity to pursue photography further.  I really haven't had much time and energy to focus on my photography lately.  I am open for more shoots, which is great!  And I have some potentially awesome job prospects in the works!! ; ) I have a secret shoot in the morning that I am doing for a friend as a gift!  Really excited but I won't be posting them for a while... bummer, but I will soon enough!

What I did this weekend:

my helper!

me and my sister!

wonderful family

family portrait

sushi party

world's best party planner... hands down!

until next time
Ryan

I'm walkin'

I really haven't had much time lately to keep up with my responsibilities (blog/photo-of-the-day).

My excuse is that I am graduating tomorrow and I have had to tie up a lot of loose ends to make sure all of my ducks are in order.  After tomorrow I will be able to focus more, and put things out there for everyone in a more timely manner.  Let's just say I will be picking up some momentum!

until next time
Ryan

lily of the valley

I had the great pleasure to do a family shoot for Molly's coworker Lauren and her lovely kids this past Friday!  Lauren is surprising her husband with the photos from the shoot for father's day! How awesome is that? Don't worry, she told me that he doesn't have Facebook and she wanted me to post some sneak peak's!  Her kids were so fun to be with and extremely well behaved!  It was a bit hot but they were such troopers.  That was just the beginning to a great weekend.  Saturday I shot my second wedding for Maura! It was so chill, I loved it!! The bride and groom were awesome and all the bridesmaids and groomsmen were so fun to be around.  I took two finals this morning and I have two left!! My birthday is Wednesday and I graduate Saturday! best. week. ever.

Check out some shots from Friday's photo shoot:

Lauren Eide standing by her husband's name

this one turned out better than I had planned!

until next time
Ryan