Hot Springs Locals GIVEAWAY!!

Thanks to everyone who entered!!!

 
THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING

From AMAZING Hot Springs Locals!  

  Mock Ivey (Local Musicians) - 1 CD

 
Bekah's Blossoms (Local Crafter) - Vintage Style Fabric Hair Piece 

Ouachita Outdoor Outfitters -  ENO Hammock

Hannah Terry Scallion (Local Photographer) - $100  Mini Photoshoot 

Lisa Danger (Local Crafter)  - Up-cycled Journal and Wallet

Zoe's Cafe - $25 gift certificate 

Christine DeMeo (Local Musician) -  1 CD

Kelly Shaddock (The Mobile Massage Company) - 30min Chair Massage 

   

Trevor Nation (Nation Wireless) - 12 ft iPhone Cord

Cali Suit (Drab to Fab Salon) - 1 Haircut/Shampoo/Style

Have fun! And please share this page with friends! Good Luck! - Mary Jane

Tracy + Cory

I've been looking forward to this wedding for a while. Tracy contacted me last year to shoot her wedding March of 2013. We were keeping our fingers crossed for a pretty day and we got it! The Bride wore a beautiful chiffon dress and the colors were pretty pinks. Everyone looked stunning. The wedding was held at Lookout Point Inn B&B in Hot Springs Arkansas with some fun new extras they off such as finger foods (which were amazing) and the feather flags. The air was cool and crisp and the sun appeared at the perfect time. I loved working with this couple! Oh and I got to do her hair and makeup! Tracy was the most laid back bride. She said it was because she didn't have to do anything and that the Inn took care of it all!
Enjoy! - Mary Jane

 

Love Notes

I love making things. A day isn't good for me unless I make/create something. Whether it is something artistic or doing something to someones hair. 

For Valentine's day I wanted to make something for my boyfriend. He seems to appreciate hand made gifts more than just stuff. Every month on our "anniversary" I give him a card. I thought it would be fun to make him a box that he could keep them in. 

I went to Hobby Lobby and got a photo storage box. I wrote on it and painted it and hated it. I added more paint and it was even uglier. It wasn't until actual V-day that I decided to modge podge old book pages to the box part  I left the top alone because It has a fun photo of us on it. I finally liked it! (I love modge podge) And there you have it. :)  A Love Note box:) - Mary Jane

Valentine's Day Wedding Shannon & Tony

It was an amazingly beautiful sunny Valentine's Day. The air was cool but the sun kept you warm. We were on The Mountain Tower at the Gazebo in Hot Springs Arkansas. This was the day that Tony and Shannon were getting married. There was a small group of guests, family and close friends and everyone waited for the Bride to walk the road from the tower.  It was an amazing day and I even teared up a bit! This couple was so fun and photogenic.  I wanted to share a bit of their story as well as some photos from the day!

Shannon and her mom were in Hot Springs on their yearly mother daughter trip this past summer for the 4th of July. They were looking for fireworks with their family and they walked into this place on the lake and as soon as Shannon and Tony saw each other...They knew that their lives would never be the same. Truly LOVE at first sight!

They were engaged on New Years and wanted to get married on Valentine's Day.  The couple wanted something sweet, simple yet romantic and they just knew that even though it was in the middle of the day and mid week, that was the perfect day to add to their love story! The mountain was very special to them. That is where they went on their 1st date and since they had a lot of distance between them with Shannon living in Houston and Tony living in Little Rock, they literally made it their mission to move mountains to be together and that has become the theme of their love story. Moving Mountains!
 
SHANNON: Everything came together so perfectly. The weather, the view... the entire experience was a dream come true! God put the two of us in each others path and it was just so precious to stand on the top of the mountain, getting married by your Ordained Uncle who was also there when we first met and breathing in new life, knowing that we did it! We literally moved mountains to be together!

Enjoy the photos! - Mary Jane 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meet the Browns

I know the title is cheesy but It seems to fit. 

Amanda and Jon came into my life a year ago as I started dating Jon's friend Jeremy (hey babe!). I was at their wedding and they had the BEST chocolate cake ever. Sadly they didn't get any cause we ate it all. Not long after the wedding they starting growing a little bug! In November sweet Eowyn came and I was so excited because Amanda said I could be there for the birth. Unfortunately she had to have a c-section so I didn't get to be with her but OH their baby was HUGE and adorable!! I was in love and so were they. I got to takes some photos of her after she was born and she was perfect. This month we did some photos of all of them but Eowyn was not in the mood to smile (which she always is). She is 3 months in the photos where they are wearing red and it's also Jon and Amanda's 1 year anniversary!! 
Enjoy these photos of my sweet friends and I can't wait to watch their family grow!
- Aunt Mary Jane ;)