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Tuesdays with Eli - Laguna Beach, CA

Okay, so I know that I've missed a few Tuesdays with Eli's, but I'm trying to get back on track and I've got some catching up to do. Here's a couple of my favorite photos from Leslie and I's "Epic West Coast Road Trip" we took back in February. Laguna Beach is probably one of our favorite places to visit. We loved it here. The beaches here are amazing, the weather is fantastic (even in February), and the whole town in filled with art and creatives. Definitely a location I wouldn't mind working in... Let me know if any of you Arkansas Brides want to plan a destination wedding and need a photographer who knows the area, haha. Enjoy!

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Epic West Coast Road Trip

For the last couple months Leslie and I have been preparing for one crazy awesome two week road trip out West. Leslie and I are certainly not new to the idea of making long drives. We've both made our fair share of day trips behind the wheel. I think we've made enough tracks on the highway to earn the title "Road Warriors". When we were  dating and living in separate states, if we wanted to see each other we  had to drive. I never really thought to much about it. I just knew that I wanted to see my girl, so I drove.....This drive though, is different. This road trip we make together, not to just get a chance to see each other, but to see each other in new exciting places. To grow together, laugh together, experience together, and spend a whole lot of time together in our little car, haha. Leslie knows that I have always had a love for the West. I've been dying to take her there since we first started dating.The whole trip is a combination of lots of different stops. We're taking two weeks to make this trip and I can tell you it will be non-stop action. We'll leave from Little Rock February 12th. Our first stop is Albuquerque New Mexico, after that we're headed strait for the coast. I will be meeting with a super cool couple that has booked me for their wedding in Temecula, California in May. We actually haven't met each other in person yet, so I'm really excited to finally meet them both! While we're there, we'll shoot their engagement photos in Costa Mesa and Laguna Beach. We'll spend a couple nights there before leaving for Palm Springs. There are so many amazing locations, I wish we could make them all, but we have to pick and choose.

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Tuesdays with Eli - Holiday Traditions

'Tis the season! This is our first Christmas as a married couple together and we are excited. After having Thanksgiving dinner with my parents, grandma, and sister, Leslie and I decided that we wanted to start our own family tradition of picking out and cutting down our own tree. We made a trip to Motley's Tree Farm for the day and this is what happened. Enjoy and Happy Holidays!!

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Tuesdays with Eli - Photobooths!

Leslie and I decided to set up a photobooth at our reception last weekend. I have never done one of these before so I wasn't sure what I was in for or what to expect. It tuned out to be one of my most favorite things that we did. I still need to perfect the set up, but I'm still super happy with all the funny photos we got from it! Maybe I'll should start offering this with my wedding packages, huh? Here are just a few of my favorites, there were so many great ones! If you don't see a photo that you took please check here.Also huge thanks to the staff at Next Level Events! These guys were super awesome at our wedding reception, they took care of everything for us and had the best service!

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Our Wedding Video!! - St. Thomas, Virgin Islands

When Leslie and I came back from our wedding in the Virgin Islands we were so crazy anxious to see our photos and video; we knew that our guys Collin Hughes, Matt Brue, and Spencer Combs had a real challenge on their hands with the weather. What should have been a super easy, beautiful beach wedding... turned out to be a monsoon on an island, haha. But we still couldn't wait to see em' and expected very rainy wedding video/photos. Of course would have loved it all the same, because it was our wedding, no matter how much rain there was it was beautiful to us..... However, when Matt sent us the trailer to our video, Leslie and I were completely blown away!!! I dimmed the lights, cranked up the volume on my computer, and Leslie sat in my lap. We waited for the video to fully download and then pressed play. From the very first frame, our jaws were on the floor. We must have watched it like 50 times that night!!! I can honestly say that I am still in shock, can't believe that it turned out to be that cool. I really can't explain how Matt made this happen, all I know is if you need a wedding video, he's your man!

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