Whether your first dance as newly weds is slow and romantic or you’re breaking it down on the dance floor, it is a memory that will last a life time. We wanted to share some of our top picks from our 2017 weddings. Take a moment to check out our best of first dance photos. At […]

I would like to wish my sweet sister and her husband a very Happy Anniversary. We photograph a variety of beautiful weddings but I have had the privilege to not only photograph my little sister’s wedding but also to help plan her big day.  Emma and Joel were married Jan 28, 2017 in North Carolina. […]

2017 was one of our best years! At Arden Photography we photographed many weddings and in lots of locations. As many of you have heard usually straight from my mouth, “I’m a cake connoisseur”. Over the 19 and 1/2 years I’ve been photographing weddings I have tried countless wedding cake slices, in 2014 I stopped […]

A good wedding has a great reception. After a day filled with laughter and love and to dance with your closest friends and one does just that a reception. It’s a party to celebrate the bride and groom but it is also a time celebrate everyone around them. The couple is surrounded by their closest […]

Every bride has their own unique flare that they put on their dress. It could be small things like a simple necklace or they can be very ornate pieces that add to the dress. Rings, bracelets, the shoes, they all come together to complete the look and make the bride feel beautiful. Some brides make […]

Weddings can be very emotional. However you are connected to the bride or groom, it can be emotional watching someone you care about make a vow to the person they love for the rest of their lives. A beautiful moment that never astounds us is the reveal of the bride in her dress. It could […]

Fathers do a lot for their daughters. They help raise us, they protect us and they teach us. Daughters, from the day that they are born, have their father wrapped around their small fingers and it is a beautiful relationship. The father holds an important role in the daughter’s life so it’s only natural that […]

Shoes are a wonderful accessory that often gets glanced over. They give the bride stability as she walks down the aisle but who says stability can’t be stylish? Brides who wear long dresses may not be able to show off their stylish choice but they know that they are wearing some amazing heels. Some brides add […]

Everyone understands the importance for the bride to find her dress but another thing the bride must do is pick out the dress or dresses that her bridesmaids will wear. If she has many bridesmaids then she needs to pick a color, style and length that fit all of the girls. It can be a […]

The perfect hairstyle is hard to come by. Stylist have to take into account their hair texture and length to get that perfect braid or twist for the bride. The hair finishes off the overall look and beauty of the bride and that hair needs to stay well in place for the pictures, the ceremony […]