Ashley's Sunset Bridal Portraits in Arkansas

November 20, 2011, 9:33 pm

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Hey everybody!

When Ashley scheduled her bridal portraits, she said, "I want that signature Benfield sunset light" - haha! I love that!
Well, ask and you'll receive! I am absolutely in LOVE with her bridal portraits and the Arkansas sunset light was just perfect!!








Talk to you soon,
Dale

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Arkansas Outdoor Wedding of Ashley and Reagan

November 20, 2011, 9:44 pm

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Hey everybody!

Fall in Arkansas is heaven on earth. So having an outdoor wedding will for sure make for amazing photos! Add in the super talented Shawna Young from Young Designs to make all the details come to life, and life is good (for the photographer AND the bride!)









More from this fabulous wedding tomorrow!

Talk to you soon,
Dale

Arkansas Outdoor Wedding of Ashley and Reagan, pt 2

November 21, 2011, 7:19 pm

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Hey everybody!

Today I get to share a beautiful day with you. It was a beautiful wedding with beautiful weather belonging to a beautiful couple.

The proof is in the pudding... gorgeous right?

Of course, we have to have a shot of our guy getting ready too...

Once the guys were ready to roll, it was time to throw...

I love that the trolley brought in the bride and her father.

Gorgeous shot by Meredith...









They were both such good dancers!


Tomorrow, come on back and see some beautiful portraits of this pretty couple!

Talk to you soon,
Dale

Arkansas Outdoor Wedding Portraits of Ashley and Reagan

November 22, 2011, 8:04 pm

≫ Next: Morgan and Chris' Fayetteville Engagement

≪ Previous: Arkansas Outdoor Wedding of Ashley and Reagan, pt 2

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Hey everybody!

Portraits are always one of my favorite parts of the day - it's our one-on-one time with the bride and groom, allowing them to relax and be themselves on an otherwise wacko day, and allows us to capture something magical they will treasure for the rest of their lives (and then their kids' lives, and grandkids...) I loved Ashley and Reagan's portraits because... hello... fall in Arkansas!






I'm excited to end with this shot - we normally don't shoot portraits after the sun goes down b/c the lighting is... well... dark, but we wanted to snag just a couple more after the sun set since we had a nice fire to keep us warm and lit.


Talk to you soon,
Dale

Morgan and Chris' Fayetteville Engagement

November 23, 2011, 8:14 pm

≫ Next: The 2 Things I'm Most Thankful For...

≪ Previous: Arkansas Outdoor Wedding Portraits of Ashley and Reagan

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Hey everybody!

Morgan and Chris are heading far away to get married, and Mere and I can't make the trip :( but Lauren and I were able to meet up with them for their engagement portraits. It's Fall in Fayetteville (you know how I love that!) so bring on the sessions! Especially the ones that have a gorgeous couple nuts about each other. ;)







Talk to you soon,
Dale

The 2 Things I'm Most Thankful For...

November 24, 2011, 9:57 pm

≫ Next: Susannah and Tommy's Fall Wedding

≪ Previous: Morgan and Chris' Fayetteville Engagement

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Hey everybody!

If I could narrow down everything I'm thankful for down to the core, there are two things that overwhelm me with gratitude:

1) The Lord provides.
2) My Family.

My sister-in-law and I had the honor of making dinner for our family this year since we're both cooking fanatics and because she hosted, I though I'd take on a little more of the food preparation. I put my menu at the bottom of this so y'all can see what I made.

By making dinner for the gang of 20ish, I realize how difficult a task it has been for my mom to do this very thing for every Thanksgiving and Christmas for as long as I can remember. My heart overflows with appreciation for her: she made it seem so easy! Believe me, it's not.

This year, I believe the Lord is trying to show me the importance of simplifying our life to focus more on Him and on our families. We travel a lot for work, and we rarely have a day off, but we are depending on him more and more every day. It's not an easy process, but His ways are perfect and I'm thankful that He provides for my family and that we are being transformed into the people He wants us to be.

And with that, I bid you Happy Thanksgiving!









Talk to you soon,
Dale

Susannah and Tommy's Fall Wedding

November 25, 2011, 8:29 pm

≫ Next: Peabody Hotel Wedding Reception of Tommy and Susannah

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Hey everybody!

I really can't say enough about this couple; Susannah has been friends with Meredith for a long time and Tommy is one of the coolest guys you'll ever meet. Together they make a super sweet couple who totally enjoy each other. Over the next couple posts I'm going to share their fabulous wedding with you. Our friend and fabulous wedding planner Jessica Kersey from Finishing Touch Event Design coordinated the details of the reception, and it was breathtaking! Okay, enough of my blabbing, let's see some images!










I can't not show this amazing portrait of a gorgeous bride:


Tomorrow I'm going to show you the reception and the rest of the portraits!

Talk to you soon,
Dale


Ceremony Venue: Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Reception Venue/Catering: The Peabody Hotel
DJ/Lighting: Central Arkansas Entertainment
Transportation: Vintage Motor Cars
Florist: Tanarah
Rentals: Party Time Rentals
Cakes: TracyCakes
Invitations: Molly's Paperie
Coordinator: Finishing Touch Event Design
Photographer: Dale and Meredith ~ Benfield Photography y'all!!
(thanks to Jessica for concocting this list!)

Peabody Hotel Wedding Reception of Tommy and Susannah

November 26, 2011, 8:31 am

≫ Next: Searcy Wedding Details of Maeve and Taylor

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Hey everybody!

Yesterday I got to share her ceremony, today I'm sharing Susannah and Tommy's wedding reception held at the Peabody Hotel in Little Rock. Our friend and fabulous wedding planner Jessica Kersey from Finishing Touch Event Design coordinated the details of the reception, and it was breathtaking!









There was no question who was getting this bouquet - Betsy got engaged the following weekend!!






Talk to you soon,
Dale


Ceremony Venue: Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Reception Venue/Catering: The Peabody Hotel
DJ/Lighting: Central Arkansas Entertainment
Transportation: Vintage Motor Cars
Florist: Tanarah
Rentals: Party Time Rentals
Cakes: TracyCakes
Invitations: Molly's Paperie
Coordinator: Finishing Touch Event Design
Photographer: Dale and Meredith ~ Benfield Photography y'all!!
(thanks to Jessica for concocting this list!)

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Searcy Wedding Details of Maeve and Taylor

November 27, 2011, 9:11 pm

≫ Next: Maeve and Taylor's Crazy Fun Wedding Party

≪ Previous: Peabody Hotel Wedding Reception of Tommy and Susannah

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Hey everybody!

I absolutely ADORE Maeve and Taylor, and their Searcy wedding is one I've been looking forward to for months! Not only are they super gorgeous, they have such great style and personalities; they're definitely a joy to be around!

Their purple and green wedding was really beautiful, and Searcy was about as charming of a town I've ever shot in! Below are some of my favorite details. My absolute favorite unique thing about their reception was that they treated their guests to a coffee bar! I didn't have any because I was too busy shooting, but this is one of the coolest ideas for a special treat I've seen.



I mean, c'mon... how fabulous is this???





Tomorrow's post will be more from this fabulous wedding!

Talk to you soon,
Dale

Maeve and Taylor's Crazy Fun Wedding Party

November 28, 2011, 9:06 pm

≫ Next: Maeve and Taylor's Searcy Wedding Story

≪ Previous: Searcy Wedding Details of Maeve and Taylor

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Hey everybody!

Today I interrupt regularly scheduled programming to share some fun images of a REALLY fun wedding party. I don't even want to explain... I just want to share a couple shots of one of the coolest wedding parties I've ever photographed. Enjoy the silliness!



Okay... how cute are they???!!


The awesomeness of 10 frames per second.




Talk to you soon,
Dale

Maeve and Taylor's Searcy Wedding Story

November 29, 2011, 5:24 pm

≫ Next: Arkansas Wedding Portraits of Maeve and Taylor

≪ Previous: Maeve and Taylor's Crazy Fun Wedding Party

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Hey everybody!

Sometimes I lack the ability to narrow down images. It normally has to do with sensory overload. Here, it has to do with the abnormally large amount of sweet moments that I couldn't NOT share with y'all.

Maeve and her momma...

During their first meeting...

The hardest thing a Dad has to do (but it makes it way easier if it's Taylor as the groom!)


One of my favorite images from the day... Taylor with his two girls. I love this moment.

Loved the room for the reception - made for a really great first dance shot, no?

Taylor and his mom brought it!

Not to be outdone, Maeve and her father had one of the most CHARMING dances I've photographed.

As yesterday's post proved, those boys were fun! They thought it'd be fun to throw our groom up, up, up (higher every time!)

I'm a sucker for a fun party pic...







Tomorrow I'm going to share their wedding portraits with you - you don't wanna miss it!

Talk to you soon,
Dale

Arkansas Wedding Portraits of Maeve and Taylor

November 30, 2011, 9:56 pm

≫ Next: Maeve's Arkansas Bridal Portraits

≪ Previous: Maeve and Taylor's Searcy Wedding Story

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Hey everybody!

Have you been loving Maeve and Taylor's wedding? They are such a sweet and beautiful couple, and today I get to share some pretty pretty portraits!







Talk to you soon,
Dale

Maeve's Arkansas Bridal Portraits

December 1, 2011, 3:57 pm

≫ Next: Cross Church: Salvation Has Come

≪ Previous: Arkansas Wedding Portraits of Maeve and Taylor

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Hey everybody!

There's no better way to finish Maeve and Taylor's wedding posts than with her to-die-for-gorgeous bridal portraits. Lauren and I photographed them in Northwest Arkansas, and let me just say, it was EASY! Maeve is beautiful (inside and out) and it all just comes out in photographs! Take a look!








Talk to you soon,
Dale

Cross Church: Salvation Has Come

December 2, 2011, 8:57 pm

≫ Next: Erica and Brad's Fayetteville Engagement Portraits

≪ Previous: Maeve's Arkansas Bridal Portraits

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Hey everybody!

Wednesday night was an amazing night for my church, Cross Church Fayetteville. After opening its doors in January, Cross Church has grown tremendously and God has really blessed it. The worship minister, Jonathan Inabnit, has amazing talent and we love to watch him perform and lead worship Sunday mornings. And... apparently Meredith and I aren't the only ones who feel that way: Jonathan, along with the amazing band and choir of Cross Church Fayetteville, rocked Walton Arts Center Wednesday night to a packed house! We were honored when Jonathan asked if we could help capture it on video (no, we're not videographers, but our cameras shoot HD video and since it was for God... we couldn't really say no...haha!). Here are a couple screen grabs from the video footage I captured. Enjoy! And if you don't have a home church and want to be a part of the raddest church around, come to Cross Church Fayetteville on Wedington Sunday at 8:30am, 10am, 11:30am, or 6pm!

I was able to get some pretty awesome shots because the lighting was unbelievable!

Packed the house!

JennyKate has an amazing voice!

Jonathan at the piano... I seriously dig this shot b/c of the rad lighting...

Dave McKinney on the other keys...

Discipleship Pastor Ronnie Parrott shared the story of Jesus' birth with the crowd.


I'm so proud to be a part of such a cool church where I feel welcome and loved!

Talk to you soon,
Dale

Erica and Brad's Fayetteville Engagement Portraits

December 3, 2011, 11:13 am

≫ Next: 2011-2012 Couples! Save the Date for 4th Annual Benny Awards!!

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Hey everybody!

I seriously loved photographing Erica and Brad around Fayetteville - they have everything a photographer looks for in a couple: they are totally into each other and laugh and love each other openly (yay!) and are super insanely gorgeous. Add to that a super sense of style. That's like the tri-fecta! :)
Mere and I are stoked to get to make the trip to St. Louis to photograph their wedding this summer.








Talk to you soon,
Dale

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2011-2012 Couples! Save the Date for 4th Annual Benny Awards!!

December 4, 2011, 4:15 pm

≫ Next: Adam and Toni's Engagement Session

≪ Previous: Erica and Brad's Fayetteville Engagement Portraits

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Hey Benny Brides!

Today's post is all for you! The date for the 4th annual Benny Awards has been set! Mark out the evening of Friday, January 27th, 2012 in your calendars for our yearly party celebrating you and your fabulous weddings and engagements! Nominees are coming soon! Will YOU be nominated???



Talk to you soon,
Dale

Adam and Toni's Engagement Session

December 5, 2011, 7:41 pm

≫ Next: Sarah and Grant's Fayetteville Wedding Details

≪ Previous: 2011-2012 Couples! Save the Date for 4th Annual Benny Awards!!

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Hey everybody!

Let me introduce you to Adam and Toni! I've known Adam for 10 years or so (he was my brother's best friend in high school, and one of my YoungLife kiddos). We always have a hilariously good time when he's around, and Toni is such a good match for him! I'm super duper excited to photograph their Joplin wedding on May 5th (cinco de mayo!) - it's sure to be a fun party!







Talk to you soon,
Dale

Sarah and Grant's Fayetteville Wedding Details

December 6, 2011, 9:11 pm

≫ Next: Sarah and Grant's Fayetteville Wedding Portraits

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Hey everybody!

Lauren and Jessica have a really beautiful wedding to share with y'all! Amy from Details Wedding and Events helped plan and coordinate the day, and judging by the... well... details, she did a beautiful job!



I love Sarah's style!


While Sarah was gettin' her hair did...


The boys were out doing their thing...


Putting on the finishing touches before heading out to meet her groom for their first look...


Oh, how I love this first meeting shot. Originally, Sarah and Grant were unsure whether to see each other. They decided the week of the wedding to have a special moment (while it was still light out!) and I'm so glad they did! Not only did Lauren and Jessica capture some great emotions, they also had amazing light and beautiful fall backgrounds.




The wedding was pretty big so they had a tent outside Carnall Hall on the UofA campus and dressed it up all fancy. :)


I'm not gonna lie... I didn't know what a horned frog (she went to TCU) actually looked like until I saw this cake topper - cute right?


A VERY sweet first dance moment...




Everybody had a blast dancing!


I just had to end with this super sweet shot.


I'll have some fabulous portraits by Jessica and Lauren on the blog tomorrow!

Talk to you soon,
Dale

Sarah and Grant's Fayetteville Wedding Portraits

December 7, 2011, 9:07 pm

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Hey everybody!

No lie... Jessica and Lauren constantly amaze me with their talent! These portraits are breathtaking, and they show off some crazy camera skills by the girls! Lauren photographed Sarah's bridals, too, so I snuck in a couple of them to show you. Fabulous, right?








Amazing job, girls. Just amazing!

Talk to you soon,
Dale

Magazine and Blog Wedding Features!

December 8, 2011, 7:33 pm

≫ Next: Tulsa Wedding Portraits of Stephanie and Josh

≪ Previous: Sarah and Grant's Fayetteville Wedding Portraits

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Hey everybody!

Meredith and I are honored to have a couple features announced this week! Jennifer and Ben's Winter Wedding is currently published in the new edition of Weddings in Arkansas magazine! This is always a beautifully printed magazine, so we're stoked that our images from the wedding look so pretty!



We're also happy to show a very cool blog - A Paper Proposal - that showcased Trish and Justin's NYC engagement photography. That shoot was super duper fun, and of course the couple is insanely pretty! Take a look!


As always, it's an honor to be recognized and have our work published, and we thank y'all for your support of our work! Lots of love to you!


Talk to you soon,
Dale