Today, we have the super sonic privilege of introducing you to yet another fabulous Arkansas photographer!!! (We love our jobs.) Meet Cassie Jones. . .
Isn't she just the cutest?!! We're pretty sure you're gonna enjoy getting to know this cheerful and talented photog, so here ya' go:
TWP: Can you tell our readers a little bit about yourself?Cassie: Sure! My name is Cassie Jones and I'm a wedding photographer based in Central Arkansas. I'm a wife, a mom, a dance-in-the-car-driver, I sing in the kitchen, play piano and rap like I'm good at it. I'm an Arkansas native, typical southerner, married to my high school sweetheart, Rusty and we have a son, named Wil. I love reading, music and traveling. I'm a Believer, a dreamer, oh, and I LOVE anything chocolate. TWP: How did you get into wedding photography?
Cassie: I've always loved art in any way, shape or form. When I was twelve, my step brother married the love of his life and my mom handed me a film camera. I spent the entire day and evening hiding behind the camera taking photos of the guests, the details, everything. When we got the film back, I was in awe at the magic a camera could help preserve. The way she looked. The way my brother held out his hand, helping her into the limo. And I was hooked. It's still amazing to me, how a photo can make a heart remember and it quickly became my passion, to share that magic with others. I'm so blessed to get to do what I love.
TWP: What advice do you have for brides choosing a wedding photographer?
Cassie: Art is an interesting thing. To me, it's not about finding the "better" photographer, because art is subjective. There is no "better" and there is no "worse" when it comes to true professionals in my opinion. There are so many talented wedding photographers, and I'm honored to call so many of them friends. There are two things you need to consider when choosing a photographer. The photographer's work needs to touch you. Make you feel. Strike a chord somewhere deep within you so strong, that you can't imagine NOT having them photograph your day. And the other thing, is connection. There needs to be that spark for friend-chemsitry. ("friemistry?" -- new word for the win!) It's great to have an excellent photographer, but unless you have an open, friendly relationship-- you may not get everything you expected out of the whole experience. Finding someone you connect with on a personal level makes the communication easier, and the overall experience so much more enjoyable. It's like having a friend at your wedding day. Someone you can have fun with. Someone who won't add more stress to the day, but rather enhance the joy.
TWP: Tell us about your style.
Cassie: My style is bright, warm, sentimental, a little moody at times, and a lot creative. I do pose my couples, but only in a way that allows them to show their true personalities and let their relationship shine.
TWP: Why do you love weddings? Cassie: I'm a born romantic. And while most romance novels portray the wedding or the engagement as the happy ending, I know the truth. That it's really more like a happy beginning. There's nothing more beautiful than promising to share life's joys and sorrows, it's trials, it's triumphs, and it's quiet moments in between with someone else. Someone who loves you for your faults, for your hard lessons learned, and for the good things too, that make up who you are. It's such an honor to share in that celebration of love and God's richest blessings.
TWP: What is your favorite part of the wedding day?
Cassie: That's easy. The vows. It's the heart of the whole day. The only thing that matters. The promise between two people and God. As two people who love one another recite them with voices thick with emotion, I'm usually in the back, wiping tears off my camera.
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