Marissa's Marlsgate Wedding Video Trailer by NILO

Hey everybody!<br /><br />On a daily basis, I try hard to give you fun and pretty things to look at, and today I'm enlisting my super talented friend, Nic from <a href="http://niloproductions.com">NILO Productions</a> (our favorite videographer to work with in the area) for some gorgeous eye candy. Marissa and Tyler's wedding (planned to perfection by <a href="http://www.finishingtoucheventdesign.net/">Finishing Touch Event Design</a>) was one of my 2011 favorites - it had amazing details, a crazy FUN couple, and it was at <a href="http://www.marlsgate.com/">Marlsgate Plantation</a>, one of the prettiest Arkansas venues for weddings of all time! <br /><br />So, enough blabbing... click play below and enjoy this cool trailer by our <a href="http://theniloblog.com/">talented Arkansas videographer</a> buddies!<br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/36094234?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ffffff" width="800" height="450" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/36094234">Marissa and Tyler's Reception</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2297229">NiLo Production Co.</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br />Want to see more? He has another trailer from Marissa's wedding on <a href="http://theniloblog.com/2012/02/05/marissa-and-tylers-reception/">the NILO blog</a>!<br /><br />Talk to you soon,<br />Dale

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Peabody Hotel Wedding Reception of Tommy and Susannah

Hey everybody!<br /><br />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!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1121_susannah/Fall_Leaves_Wedding_Arkansas_008.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Wedding Reception at Peabody Hotel in Little Rock" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1121_susannah/Fall_Leaves_Wedding_Arkansas_008.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1121_susannah/Fall_Leaves_Wedding_Arkansas_011.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Wedding Reception at Peabody Hotel in Little Rock" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1121_susannah/Fall_Leaves_Wedding_Arkansas_011.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1121_susannah/Fall_Leaves_Wedding_Arkansas_012.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Wedding Reception at Peabody Hotel in Little Rock" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1121_susannah/Fall_Leaves_Wedding_Arkansas_012.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1121_susannah/Fall_Leaves_Wedding_Arkansas_013.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Wedding Reception at Peabody Hotel in Little Rock" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1121_susannah/Fall_Leaves_Wedding_Arkansas_013.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1121_susannah/Fall_Leaves_Wedding_Arkansas_014.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Wedding Reception at Peabody Hotel in Little Rock" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1121_susannah/Fall_Leaves_Wedding_Arkansas_014.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1121_susannah/Fall_Leaves_Wedding_Arkansas_015.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Wedding Reception at Peabody Hotel in Little Rock" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1121_susannah/Fall_Leaves_Wedding_Arkansas_015.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1121_susannah/Fall_Leaves_Wedding_Arkansas_016.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Wedding Reception at Peabody Hotel in Little Rock" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1121_susannah/Fall_Leaves_Wedding_Arkansas_016.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1121_susannah/Fall_Leaves_Wedding_Arkansas_017.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1121_susannah/Fall_Leaves_Wedding_Arkansas_017.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br />There was no question who was getting this bouquet - Betsy got engaged the following weekend!!<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1121_susannah/Fall_Leaves_Wedding_Arkansas_018.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1121_susannah/Fall_Leaves_Wedding_Arkansas_018.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1121_susannah/Fall_Leaves_Wedding_Arkansas_019.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1121_susannah/Fall_Leaves_Wedding_Arkansas_019.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1121_susannah/Fall_Leaves_Wedding_Arkansas_021.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1121_susannah/Fall_Leaves_Wedding_Arkansas_021.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1121_susannah/Fall_Leaves_Wedding_Arkansas_022.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1121_susannah/Fall_Leaves_Wedding_Arkansas_022.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><br /><br />Talk to you soon,<br />Dale<br /><br /><br />Ceremony Venue: Trinity Episcopal Cathedral<br />Reception Venue/Catering: The Peabody Hotel<br />DJ/Lighting: Central Arkansas Entertainment<br />Transportation: Vintage Motor Cars<br />Florist: Tanarah<br />Rentals: Party Time Rentals<br />Cakes: TracyCakes<br />Invitations: Molly's Paperie<br />Coordinator: Finishing Touch Event Design<br />Photographer: Dale and Meredith ~ Benfield Photography y'all!!<br />(thanks to Jessica for concocting this list!)<br /><br /><div id="fb-root"></div><br /><script>(function(d, s, id) {<br /> var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];<br /> if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}<br /> js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;<br /> js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1";<br /> fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);<br />}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script><br /><div class="fb-like" data-href="http://benfieldphotography.blogspot.com/2011/11/susannah-and-tommys-fall-wedding.html" data-send="true" data-width="820" data-show-faces="true"></div><br /><div class="fb-comments" data-href="http://benfieldphotography.blogspot.com/2011/11/susannah-and-tommys-fall-wedding.html" data-num-posts="5" data-width="820"></div>

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Chapel On The Creeks Wedding of Sherri and Ryan

Hey everybody!<br /><br />I love photographing weddings at the Chapel On The Creeks because they have such gorgeous property behind the chapel for portraits. Sherri set her ceremony time at the perfect hour so that we had the most gorgeous light for the wedding portraits of the bride and groom. Look at my favorites!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1020_sherri/chapel+on+the+creeks+wedding+portraits_010.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Wedding portraits at Chapel on the Creeks in Rogers, AR" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1020_sherri/chapel+on+the+creeks+wedding+portraits_010.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1020_sherri/chapel+on+the+creeks+wedding+portraits_001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Wedding portraits at Chapel on the Creeks in Rogers, AR" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1020_sherri/chapel+on+the+creeks+wedding+portraits_001.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1020_sherri/chapel+on+the+creeks+wedding+portraits_002.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Wedding portraits at Chapel on the Creeks in Rogers, AR" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1020_sherri/chapel+on+the+creeks+wedding+portraits_002.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1020_sherri/chapel+on+the+creeks+wedding+portraits_005.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Wedding portraits at Chapel on the Creeks in Rogers, AR" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1020_sherri/chapel+on+the+creeks+wedding+portraits_005.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1020_sherri/chapel+on+the+creeks+wedding+portraits_004.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Wedding portraits at Chapel on the Creeks in Rogers, AR" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1020_sherri/chapel+on+the+creeks+wedding+portraits_004.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1020_sherri/chapel+on+the+creeks+wedding+portraits_008.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Wedding portraits at Chapel on the Creeks in Rogers, AR" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1020_sherri/chapel+on+the+creeks+wedding+portraits_008.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><br />Also, there are more of their fab portraits on Jessica's <a href="http://finishingtoucheventdesign.blogspot.com/">Finishing Touch Event Design blog</a> - check them out too!<br /><br />Talk to you soon,<br />Dale<br /><br /><div id="fb-root"></div><br /><script>(function(d, s, id) {<br /> var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];<br /> if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}<br /> js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;<br /> js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1";<br /> fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);<br />}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script><br /><div class="fb-like" data-href="http://benfieldphotography.blogspot.com/2011/10/chapel-on-creeks-wedding-of-sherri-and.html" data-send="true" data-width="820" data-show-faces="true"></div><br /><div class="fb-comments" data-href="http://benfieldphotography.blogspot.com/2011/10/chapel-on-creeks-wedding-of-sherri-and.html" data-num-posts="5" data-width="820"></div>

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Sherri and Ryan's Northwest Arkansas Wedding, Pt 1

Hey everybody!<br /><br /><div>I don't know how Sherri did it. For most of the past year, Ryan was thousands of miles away serving our country. But their perseverance paid off on Saturday when they were married at Chapel at the Creeks and had their reception at the UARK Bowl on Dickson in Fayetteville.</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh yeah... and Sherri lives in Texas! It's not easy to plan a wedding when you're states away! Luckily, she was able to work with some fabulous NW Arkansas vendors, and some of our favorites!</div><div><br /></div><div>Our friend Jessica Kersey from <a href="http://finishingtoucheventdesign.blogspot.com/">Finishing Touch Event Design</a> (check her blog soon for more images!) helped make the dream a reality with<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1017_sherri/purple_red_wedding_001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1017_sherri/purple_red_wedding_001.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 800px;" /></a><br />The macaroons above and the cake below are from our favorite cake making superstar, Jennifer at <a href="http://shelbylynnscakeshoppe.com">Shelby Lynn's Cake Shoppe</a>. The amazing and dramatic lighting was set up by <a href="http://eventprodgroup.com/">Event Production Group</a> (great guys to work with - I know from a groom's standpoint!)<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1017_sherri/purple_red_wedding_003.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1017_sherri/purple_red_wedding_003.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>Sherri was gorgeous in her <a href="http://www.maggiesottero.com/">Maggie Sottero</a> gown and birdcage veil.<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1017_sherri/purple_red_wedding_004.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1017_sherri/purple_red_wedding_004.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><br />Ryan's take on all the prep a bride goes through on the wedding. I thought I'd b/w it to jump in on the joke. :)<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1017_sherri/purple_red_wedding_005.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1017_sherri/purple_red_wedding_005.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><br />I tweeted this image on Saturday - still one of my very favorites from the entire day - this is during their first meeting before the ceremony.<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1017_sherri/purple_red_wedding_006.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1017_sherri/purple_red_wedding_006.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1017_sherri/purple_red_wedding_008.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1017_sherri/purple_red_wedding_008.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1017_sherri/purple_red_wedding_010.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1017_sherri/purple_red_wedding_010.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><br />With <a href="http://djgrooveproductions.blogspot.com/">Groove Productions</a> providing the tunes, Sherri and Ryan had a very sweet first dance.<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1017_sherri/purple_red_wedding_011.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1017_sherri/purple_red_wedding_011.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1017_sherri/purple_red_wedding_014.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1017_sherri/purple_red_wedding_014.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1017_sherri/purple_red_wedding_018.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1017_sherri/purple_red_wedding_018.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><br />Talk to you soon,<br />Dale<br /></div><br /><br /><div id="fb-root"></div><br /><script>(function(d, s, id) {<br /> var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];<br /> if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}<br /> js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;<br /> js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1";<br /> fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);<br />}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script><div class="fb-like" data-href="http://benfieldphotography.blogspot.com/2011/10/sherri-and-ryans-northwest-arkansas.html" data-send="true" data-width="820" data-show-faces="true"></div><br /><div class="fb-comments" data-href="http://benfieldphotography.blogspot.com/2011/10/sherri-and-ryans-northwest-arkansas.html" data-num-posts="5" data-width="820"></div>

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