Winner!

Congratulations to Anne Eldridge, she was the winner of our "Girl's Night Out" package! Anne and three of her friends got free tickets to the sold out "Sex and the City" movie, a Dynasty Limo and driver for 7 hours, a Visa Gift Card loaded with cash, and they each got the "Sex and the City" soundtrack on CD. Congrats!

Update:
Anne just emailed me these pictures from her and her friends night out on the city! Anne is the one in brown!

We're glad you all and fun and glad we could do this for you. Congratulations girls!

Surprise! Girl's Night Out Giveaway!

Hudson Photography Inc. aka "The Hudsons" and Dynasty Limousine are giving away a "Girl's Night Out" package for one lucky girl and three of your girlfriends! The winner will receive four free tickets to the SOLD OUT Friday night (May 30) premiere of "Sex and the City" at the new Malco Movie Theater in Fayetteville. You'll also get your own stretch limo and private driver ($600 value) for the entire night so you can hit the city in style! Also, four "Sex and the City" Soundtrack CDs are included along with a Visa Gift Card loaded with CASH for dinner and drinks!

This contest is only open to past, present, and future clients of Hudson Photography Inc. aka "The Hudsons." So shine up your Manolo Blahniks and get ready for a girl's night out!

HOW TO ENTER:

Send an email to contest@thehudsonsrock.com and include your name, wedding date, phone numbers and address. Drawing will be held this Friday, May 30th at noon. Good luck!

Janet + Josh Got Engaged!

I had so much fun shoot Janet and Josh's engagement session! It was one of the first really nice, pretty days after that long rainy spell we had, so we really had a blast playing around outside in the nice weather! We even stopped by Hugo's, where they had their first date. Thanks for being so much fun to work with, guys! : )

*Kori

Happy Holiday!

Here's a photo of little Barrett wishing you a happy Memorial Day. We enjoyed two actual days off... something we haven't had in... a long time! Back to work on Tuesday. Jason will be in Little Rock for a bridal fashion session and Kori will be working in the office, meeting with clients, and a photo shoot or two. Check out the new engagement photo by Kori on our homepage. Well done!

Have a great day!

Introducing... Baby Maye!

My awesome friend Brooke Robinson allowed me to photograph the birth of her beautiful baby Maye yesterday, and it was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. I cried almost as much as the baby! Brooke, her husband Finley and their 2 precious children, Elle and Silas, welcomed Maye Tarpley Robinson into the world at around 4:30 yesterday afternoon, and I am delighted to post this slideshow of a few of my favorites from the day!

Just click on the picture below to start the show. Congratulations, guys, and thank you so much for letting me be a part of your day!

*Kori

Production Update...

We are in the office this week editing weddings from November 10, 17, December 15, 2007, and February 9 and 23, 2008. Online proofing is done for weddings through the first of March. Once we get a little bit more caught up on retouching and proofing, we will start design coffee table books for all orders that have been turned in. Thanks for your patience! We are taking our time making sure all images that leave here look the best they can!

Concert Photos...

When you think "Jason Hudson," the first thing you think of is "Goth Rock." Or, perhaps not. At any rate I really enjoy taking photos of musicians on stage. Also I have been wanting to see The Cure in concert since I first learned about them in the late '80s. When I learned this weekend that they would be playing in Kansas City Monday night, I called my buddy and fellow Cure fan Rick at cineastfilms.com and said "we're going to Kansas City!" Although I bought our tickets on the day of the show, I was able to throw down some extra bucks and get third row center tickets (I love this country!).

Kind of different photos for our wedding blog, but thought someone out there might enjoy these. If nothing else, the colors are pretty...

and a few in black and white....

Booking weddings like crazy!

Congratulations to this weeks new bookings so far... Emily and Trevor, getting married on June 27, 2009, Megan and Christopher marrying on July 18, 2008, and Sonni and Tyler having a wedding on March 28, 2009. We appreciate you all!

from today's inbox...

Hi Jason + Kori,

Just wanted to let you know how beautiful I thought the pictures were that you posted in the gallery from our wedding. Andy & I could not be happier...we are looking forward to seeing all the pics! You and Kori did such an amazing job! The pictures you posted exceeded any expectation that I had. I would recommend you two to anyone!!

Talk soon,
Jesssica Furrer

Marlsgate Plantation....

Jill and Tommy's wonderful wedding at Marlsgate Plantation this past weekend is now online. Click here for their gallery.

Mom's Day...

We went with Kori's parents and her sister to Shady Lake on Sunday for a day at... the lake!

Autumn showing off a tadpole she caught...




And Barrett catching... who only knows!




Time for a walk!







Jason being artsy...




Hmm... might be time for maternity clothes. Just sayin!...




Jamie is king of the world!




No wait, Barrett and Autumn are kings of the world!




And Kori + Jason are... just in love!

Laura and Clay's Engagement Photos

From downtown Rogers...

Tour of the South!

We were in the central Arkansas area Saturday to photograph a wedding at the always beautiful Marlsgate Plantation in Scott. Missed a tornado by a few miles; it went south of the outdoor wedding/reception into the town of England and then touched down in Stuttgart. Our prayers go out to the families of those effected by all the tornadoes over the over the past week in Arkansas and Oklahoma.

We spent Sunday in the western part of the state at Shady Lake for Mother's Day. The kids had a blast taking the paddle boat and canoe out on the water for the day. We're back in Little Rock, Arkansas today for a bridal shoot, then we'll be in Dallas, Texas on Tuesday for a bridal session, then in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Wednesday for yet another bridal shoot. That's what it is like to be a wedding photographer in May! Busy busy!

We hope everyone had a fun and safe weekend. We'll be back in the office on Thursday, May 15th.

Jessica's Bridal Fashion Photos

Had a great time at the Botanical Gardens of the Ozarks making Jessica's bridal photos recently...

Another PhotoShop Before & After

Another one of Kori's creations... using PhotoShop software to show what she was seeing in her mind as she was taking this picture.

PhotoShop Before and After

This is something Kori just created! We've never shared a PhotoShop "before and after" on our blog but thought you might enjoy seeing such a thing! PhotoShop can't create a good picture... that comes from the photographer's knowledge of composition, lighting, and ability to anticipate and capture a moment. But, this software does allow us to enhance images to be able to show you how we were seeing them in our mind when we took the picture.

Brooke's Bridal Shoot is online!

Our friends over at Cineastfilms.com have put a bridal video/photo shoot of Brooke on their website. We had the pleasure of photographing Brooke and Tim last year and Cineast filmed the wedding.

Click here to watch the movie!

Need Engagement and Bridal photos?

We have May booked up with photo shoots but we have a few spots left for June... then we will be taking a break as we don't shoot outdoors in the heat of summer (July/August) so please call us ASAP if you need to schedule an engagement and/or bridal photo shoot. You can call us toll free at 1-888-391-9907

2010 Booking! Saint Louis!

Well we don't even know what we're eating for breakfast yet, but we do know that we'll be at Cheryl and Justin's wedding on August 27, 2010! Congratulations! It looks like having Kori and I book together is going to be a huge hit!

Back from Chicago!

Kori and I had a blast in Chicago. Kori has some cool shots form the city and also we took the "back roads" from Chicago to Saint Louis via Route 66 as part of an on-going project we're working on. We won't have time to go through our photos until next week so we will share some with you then. We've got a few weddings to get online and a bunch to edit and retouch, plus we'll be in Little Rock this weekend for an awesome wedding at a little country Church. This is our busiest time of year but we have a lot of fun with it.

We returned to find a new contract in our mailbox from Marjorie & Jacob. They are flying Kori and an associate photographer to Vicksburg, Mississippi for their wedding on April 25, 2009. We've got a bunch of new inquiries for 2009 and are sending new contracts out almost daily!