I arrived in Denver, Colorado today at around 4:30 - after an exhausting flight. There's nothing like an overbooked flight that is delayed! To top that all off, there were lots of little kiddos and even a screaming baby to add to the mix! Don't get me wrong, while I love kiddos and babies.....I don't really enjoy them on a cramped flight to Denver! haha!

It is BEAUTIFUL up here though! I am here for the next week to shoot three weddings with Jenna Walker! She is an amazingly talented photographer up here. And she and her husband Matt are soooo awesome! They are the best hosts ever! :) Jenna and I will be shooting an Indian wedding on Sunday, and we shot a little of the bride getting her henna tattoos today. It was absolutely fascinating! (I will hopefully post a few pictures from it tomorrow!) After that, we headed to a local hangout to meet up with a wonderful group of photographers. We spent hours just hanging out and talking photography. It was so great. What a fun and talented group!!! I felt like I learned so much by just being in their presence.

Now, it is late, and I am about to get rested for a loooong but exciting and fun week!! Check back for updates throughout the week! :)

~ Crystal


OH, and it's pretty obvious, but for the record I DID NOT take the above picture! hahaa!!! Credit for it belongs to the people behind www.denver.org!

AUDRA'S BRIDALS

I picked Audra and her future sister-in-law Tiffany up in Little Rock, and we headed down to Hot Springs to shoot her bridals! We had such a great time! Audra is a natural, and Tiffany was the best helper ever! I'd love to hire her and take her to every bridal shoot with me! haha!! David Yerby also met up with us and took some GREAT shots! He is the best! :)

Here are just a few favorites:



I just LOVE her gown! The back of it is soooo amazing!



Audra, I cannot wait for the wedding!!! You and Mike are so much fun, and I know the wedding is going to be awesome!!!

On a complete other topic: I have had trouble getting Lisa and John's wedding slideshow up on my server, so I have not been able to post it yet. Jeremy will be home tonight, so hopefully he will be able to show me what I'm doing wrong. I will have it up as soon as I possibly can.

~ Crystal

John and Lisa

This post is going up later than I normally post pictures after a wedding. I have had twice the number of images to go through with John and Lisa's wedding! Not only did I shoot with two cameras, but I had two other shooters who came along with me. Lindsey was my second shooter for the first time ever, and Ron Rader came along to experience his first wedding behind the camera. He is working right now on being able to get enough experience to take the leap and do photography full-time! I thought he did an awesome job at this wedding! He is definitely on the right track!

John and Lisa's wedding took place in Searcy. It was so laid back and so much fun - despite how extremely hot it was outside! Lisa was so incredibly calm. She and her bridesmaids even played Skip Bo before the ceremony began! haha! It was so cute!

I will be getting a slideshow up shortly, so check back soon! For now, here are a couple of my favorites from the shots I got from the day!







~ Crystal

SWEET TOYS!

A man in my hometown in South Arkansas collects what I like to call "sweet toys"!! haha! My mom actually works with Doug, and he has been interested in having his custom designed and master crafted Fender guitar photographed for a while now. This is a guitar that he waited patiently for years to get. It is the only one like it in the world. The entire body was carved by hand, and the inlay was meticulously put together piece by piece. It's really a very cool thing to see! And Doug is so proud of it!

Here are a few detailed shots I took of his unique guitar.





It even has "Master Crafted for Doug Ramsey" carved on it!


Doug also has a Harley Davidson that he is really proud of! So we got a few shots of it too!



This is Doug and his daughter Shelby decked out in their riding gear. :)


This was definitely something different from what I am used to, but I had a blast doing it! Thank you, Doug!

~ Crystal

LAURA'S BRIDALS

I met up with Laura and her mother in Hot Springs to shoot her bridals. We had such a fun time wandering around together! She is such a lovely bride, and she can sure work the camera!! (Even in the extreme heat!) :) She actually used to do a little modeling......it showed!

I'm getting ready to shoot John and Lisa's wedding this weekend, but I had to take a minute to post some of these! Here are a few of my favorites:












Laura, I hope you love these! You're gorgeous, girl!! I can't wait for the wedding!!

~ Crystal

AARON AND TIFFANY

I spent this past weekend down in my hometown of Magnolia in South Arkansas. It was a busy "weekend off" for me! :) First I met with Melissa - I'm shooting her wedding in September. Saturday morning one of my good old buddies from school married one of my sister's good friends in a beautiful backyard ceremony. It felt really odd to sit and watch a wedding ceremony without taking any pictures! After the ceremony, my best friend from high school and I went over to her house and caught each other up on our lives. It was fun to sit and laugh about old times! I left her place and headed over to photograph an awesome guitar and a Harley for one of my mom's friends. And then I finally headed down to Shongaloo, Louisiana to shoot Aaron and Tiffany's engagements.

There's a very interesting story behind Tiffany and Aaron booking me for their wedding. I booked another wedding on their original date, and they decided to change their wedding date so that I could photograph their wedding. And the new date is even going to work out better for them for other reasons too, so it all worked out for the best! And I get to shoot this fabulous couple in October!! I am so excited that it all worked out! They are really just a super fun, laid back couple! And I know their wedding will be awesome!

Here are a few of my favorites from their engagement session:











Tiffany and Aaron, I had a blast with you two! I hope you enjoy these! Tiffany - I hope you're enjoying that new car! And I can't wait for your bridals!


~ Crystal