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Merry Christmas in October!

Our Christmas in October Special is back by popular demand!! This year it pays to call early ... if you call to schedule your family or kids session by October 12 you'll get 25 FREE Christmas Cards and 15% off Wall Prints and Canvas Wraps. You can still wait until the end of October to schedule ... but you'll only get 10 FREE Christmas Cards and 10% off Wall Prints and Canvas Wraps. Give us a call, or send us an email or text to schedule your session and get an early start on Christmas!! ;) 

Plus, if you'll refer your friends to the Christmas in October Special you'll get an additional 5 cards! ;)

3 kids, a dog and a hairless cat. not kidding. | Arkansas Family Photography

We LOVE when families bring their pets with them for photoshoots...especially when they are unique and exceptionally cute. ;) We photographed the Mohler's several weeks back and had a BLAST! We first met Mark and Pauline when they hired us for their wedding three years ago, and immediately fell in love with their whole family! Right now we're in the process of putting together a "mommy" album for Pauline that includes several photos of the kids from the past three years ... along with their various pets. Both this cute little puppy and hairless cat are new additions, and I have to say that although I generally like dogs better, Zadie the hairless cat is precious! She has the cutest little personality - always exploring her surroundings. And she kind of feels like a warm peach ;) Enjoy this sneak peek from their session, and there will be more to come soon on facebook!

 

aus10 product spotlight / mom's brag book

One of our hot products this year has been our "Mom's brag book." It's is a little purse-sized book that you can carry around photos of your kids or family and show them off to your friends ;) 

 

Mara Rolls Over!

Just had to share this cute video!! Mara learned to roll over while staying with Matt's brother, Nathan, while we were in Hawaii. She loves showing it off, and you can tell how intense she is when she slams on the floor!! It's super cute ;) But you can see that for yourself... 

mara rolls over from meghan feyerabend on Vimeo.

HELPING HAITI

We have decided that ALL of the money from sessions will be donated directly to the orphanages in Haiti!! These kids need our help more than ever, between the rising number of new orphans and the likelihood that adoptions will be more difficult due to the destruction. Please please please help!! If you've been putting off your kids or family photos ... or if you've been waiting to do your senior photos NOW is the best time!!

 

Book a Session + Help Haiti | Northwest Arkansas Photography

 

Matt and I have been talking these past few days about what we can do to raise support for Haiti and the earthquake victims. This is a cause that we are really really passionate about - we have good friends who have adopted from Haiti and have been considering it ourselves ... so to see their country in such shambles has just broken our hearts. The situation for Haitian orphans was already dire, and after this disaster it has become apparent that we must do something ... NOW! And here is how YOU can help and get involved with helping Haiti ... 

CALL US BY JANUARY 31 to schedule your kids, family, pet or senior session during the month of FEBRUARY, and we will donate ALL session fees to Haiti relief organizations. We will try to split it between a few different organizations helping out - we are still working out the details. If you have any recommendations we would love to take them - we are doing our research to find out how we can make the most impact with what we have! So if you have been considering family, kids or senior portraits and just putting it off, NOW is the best time! We will be sending out an email newsletter in the next couple of days outlining the details, (SO BE SURE TO SIGN UP!) but don't wait to call us because we are confident that February will fill up fast with generous people who believe in helping those in need! Oh, and this cute kid is Silas, who was adopted from Haiti and is now enjoying a wonderful childhood here in Siloam Springs...but there are many more Silas' still in Haiti who need your help!

Snow Dog!

Our Mara sure does love the snow! We took her up to the university to play on the fields and videoed a little of it (before Matt's phone died!). She was really cold but you can tell she really loved it! The second video isnt as exciting but it kind of reminds me of Narnia. ;) They just added this section onto the Dogwood Trail here in Siloam - it goes by the intramural fields, along Valley Road and behind the rugby pitch, soccer fields and ends near the old duplexes and KLRC...its a great addition for runners!

09 highlights + faves! | Aus10 Photoartists

YAY!! First post of the new year ;) Super excited to share this with you, too. These are just some of the highlights from an amazing 2009. I also threw in a few of our favorite photos from the past year...there were way more but due to limited space we couldn't fit em all. ;) We traveled a lot, photographed a lot and got to meet a lot of truly amazing people. We can't wait to see what 2010 has in store!
 
 

Winter warmth for Mara

So, I used to think that it was a little crazy to dress your pets up in sweaters and coats, but the other night Mara was sitting outside with us shivering because it's starting to get cold here! I know it may seem silly, but I think it's time to get her something to keep her warm! There are a lot of cute doggy clothes options out there so I need YOUR help!! Please leave comments and let me know which one YOU like the best, even if you're not the "dress your pet" type! ;) Thanks a bunch and we'll be posting pics of whatever we decide to get!

Dog Accessories

So I (Matt) don't ever post on the blog. But since we now have a dog (Mara) in our family, and we have begun shooting dog portraits, I thought my new finds would be something the rest of you dog lovers out there would enjoy. 

First of all, it is ridiculously hard to run a google search for fashionable, fun, modern dog accessories. At least with my amateur internet searching skills, I was only able to find typical stuff or way out there types of stuff. So when my first issue of Modern Dog Magazine arrived and I opened it to find it chalk full of advertisements (typically a frustrating thing when reading a magazine), I was stoked! Not everything in there was what I was looking for, but I did however find some really quality, really fun stuff I thought was worth sharing. Now I'm actually overwhelmed with how much stuff there is ;)

Share with me your favorite dog accessories and website!

Leather collars + Leashes with silver colored clasps and buckles @ www.houndcuffs.com:

  

Sleak modern dog bowl trays @ www.docapet.com:

"Furniture for you and your human" is the tagline for www.thelivablehomestore.com. They make all different styles of furniture that is suppose to be pet-friendly … and they also make a sustainable line that is made mostly from recycled materials. All of that makes them way cool:

 

Doggie Day Bed over @ www.pre-fab-pets.com:

Custom made - French Luxury Pet Furniture (wow) over @ www.une-vie-de-chateau.com:

 

I could post tons more, but I'll leave you with that ;)