Eli's Photography Blog

Kele & Jonathan Luigs – Arkansas Wedding Part 1

So I’ve decided to break up Kele & Jonathan’s wedding into two parts because I have so many great photos that I wanted to share. I didn’t want to overload you guys with too many in one blog post, so come back tomorrow for part two. When I first photographed Jonathan & Kele’s engagement photos I knew there was a possibility that Jonathan might get drafted to the NFL, but when I found out that he was picked by the Cincinnati Bengals I was super excited for them both! The football season was a little hard on Jonathan, but he was a trooper . He had surgery two weeks before the wedding, but walked without crutches just about the whole night. Football players are hard core. Here are a few of my favorites from their wedding.

There were some strict rules shooting inside the church, but I was sure glade that I had my buddy Geoff there as a second shooter. He got all the great shots of during the ceremony, I was restricted to the very back of the Church.

I absolutely love these portraits! Immediately after the ceremony I pulled Jonathan & Kele outside to do some real quick portraits of the newlyweds.

Stay tuned for the rest of the wedding on Friday!

All the photos from the entire wedding can be viewed/purchased here.

Lauren & Ryan Vintage Wedding- Arkansas Wedding Photographer

I’m very excited to say that I am blogging my first wedding of 2010. I have a really great feeling about this year! Lauren and Ryan picked the super great wedding planner Jessica Kersey to make sure that their wedding was something to remember. The reception and catering were at Next Level Events, and I can testify, the food was great! I was happy to have my good friend Geoff Duncan as a second shooter along side me. All in all this was an incredible wedding to start the new year with. I was honored to be a part of such an important event to begin with, but at the end of the day Lauren’s mom welcomed to be a part of her extended family. I had such a great time at Ryan & Lauren’s wedding. I hope you guys enjoy some of the photos! For more info on all the details of the wedding check out Finishing Touch’s Blog here.

Here the girls were getting ready at Studio XS Salon.

Studio XS Salon Bride

Bridesmaids Getting Ready

Arkansas Bride Flowers

Here’s a little teaser from the “First Look” You can see the rest of it here.

Classic Car Bride & Groom

Arkansas Wedding Photography

Groom throwing football

Groomsmen Sunset

Modern Wedding Photography

Arkansas Wedding Photographer

Bridesmaids

Father of the Bride

Ceremony

Little Rock Wedding Photography

Finishing Touch Event Design

Next Level Events

Wedding Cake

Chocolate Bar

This was my favorite part of the reception. The engagement photos that we took back in November had their own display!

Engagement Photos Display

Modern Wedding Photographers Arkansas

Bride & Groom Leaving

You can view all of the photos from the wedding and order prints here.

Why I love being a wedding photographer

Last night I was invited to a very personal union between two people. I was given the opportunity to spend one very special day with with the couple, their wedding day. In return I give them photographs that they will look back at for the rest of their lives and remember the way that they felt that day. Now this may sound a little cheesy, but honestly, I believe this is one of the greatest opportunities that I have. I love seeing two people so genuinely happy with each other. Dixie and Dustin’s wedding last night was beautiful. It was a wonderful reminder of why I love my job. I will have the rest of the images soon, but I just wanted to give everyone a little teaser. These were a couple of my favorites of the night.  Congratulations you guys!

The wedding and reception were at the Foster Robinson House downtown Little Rock. I want to give some thanks to Mark Gregory for helping me out with the wedding photography, Mark is a great photographer and a huge help. I also wanted to give a shout out to DJ Mario with Central Arkansas Entertainment for and awesome job with the music at the reception.

Bride's Mother

Rose Pedals for Wedding

Ring Bearer and Flower Girl

Bride coming down the aisle.

Wedding at Foster Robinson House

Little Rock Wedding Photography

First Dance Little Rock

Arkansas Wedding Photographer

Bride and Groom Leaving Wedding

Little Rock Limo Kiss

Greg & Kinsey’s wedding in Chenal

Greg and Kinsey came to me right after they became engaged. They were looking for a wedding photographer. I was happy to fill the void. After photographing their e-session, I requested the assistance of Mark Gregory for the wedding. Greg and Kinsey are a super couple. They have been happily married for one month now and I’m happy to deliver their wedding photos. Here are just a few of my favorites from the wedding. My buddy Mark also helped me with this wedding, you can view more photos here.