Let it snow!

While visiting my parents in Virginia over the Christmas holiday I got stuck in the middle of a blizzard that dropped over 20 in. of snow. So of course I got out in the middle of it and took a bunch of photos. :) Today I realized I need a sledding partner.














I also made a little video of the snow fall:

Brooke McNeely Photography....

Here are a few little 90 sec. promotions of the photography, video and multi-media services I offer in the Northwest Arkansas area...

First is a sample of the wedding photography I offer...

Music: "Dancing Anita" Tom Rhodes



This is an overview of all the photography, video and multi-media services I offer...

Music: "Dancing Anita" Tom Rhodes



This is an overview of the multi-media video I can offer for websites and other advertising ventures...



Finally this is a quick preview of the photojournalist services I offer...

Music: "One Bright Pearl" Tom Rhodes

Video experience...

Here is a sample of the video work I have done. While at the Northwest Arkansas Times I gathered my own video, audio and photography out in the field. Then I edited them on my own personal computer for publication on the newspaper's website.

The first video is about local musician Kory Montgomery and his experiences with the annual motorcycle rally Biles, Blues and BBQ.



This video is about the Tontitown annual Grape Festival and the process of making noodles for such a large group of people.



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News Photography portfolio...

I am now working on a freelance photography, video and multi-media business, Brooke McNeely Photography. Right now I am looking for clients who have a variety of visual arts needs in the Northwest Arkansas area. Below is my news photography portfolio. Soon I will have portfolios up showcasing my wedding photography/multi-media and commercial photography skills.

Feel free to contact me at brooke.mcneely@gmail.com

Music: "Go" by Tom Rhodes



Brooke McNeely Photography

Becky and Lauren's wedding!

More weddings I know but damn it's been one of those years! It was a really fun time and I took over 1,000 photos. Only around 700 came out good but hey stuff happens right!?

Here's a few photos I like...





















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Marnet and Brendan's wedding

This really was a White wedding... :)

It was just off the Potomac River and it was beautiful!

Here are some pics...











Here are some photos from the reception...

My AWESOME birthday cake....

Larry made me this awesome birthday cake this year... it breaths FIRE!

Enjoy...

save the date...

Here's a new way to get the save the date info out. With help from world-class photographer Anthony Reyes here's a little slide show I made. Don't worry it's 21 seconds long. :)



Also here are some other nice pics from our photo shoot at Wilson Park. We were going for cliche engagement photos. Except we opted out of the piggy back photo. If Larry and I tried to do that we would end up on "When engagement photos went WRONG!" :)

Weddings, weddings, update...

So I have gotten some more things done in the past few months. First we picked out Bridesmaids dresses! My mother is going to sing a song at our ceremony and I got around to booking a block of hotel rooms. :) Oh and my wedding dress came in and it fits... right now... :)

Looks like this thing is going to happen! No backing out now!

Well I was going to add a photo to this entry but my computer at work SUCKS! So sorry.

Sale Barn slideshow

Ok so this isn't wedding related but it's cool! So I went to the Washington County Sale Barn in Fayetteville about 2 weeks ago and shot their second to last sale. We got audio and an interview from the owner's son. Here's how it turned out! Enjoy!

Relaxing in Mt. George...

This weekend the Fayetteville girls packed up our bathing suits and drove to Jackie's hometown of Mt. George, AR. We went to celebrate our friend Shandra's bachelorette party by the pool at Jackie's parents house. The area and the pool were so relaxing it was hard to leave.

Shandra is getting married at the end of the month so we threw her a very chill party with old friends, grilled food, and rum and cokes. We made sure to get her a silly veil so it would feel more like a bachelorette party.



Our host Jackie flew in from Virginia to hang out with her childhood friend. Really I think she just wanted to drink by a pool. HA!



Then is was time to play in the pool. Man I miss pools!





I think the hot tub made everyone sleepy so the party ended around midnight. Which is really early compared to my past bachelorette parties. Either way it was an awesome time!

Weddings, weddings, weddings...

Adam and Katie's wedding was a total blur of traveling but what a beautiful event once we got there. :) The rehearsal dinner was fantastic and in a wonderful location. I still have no idea where because we just followed people around in my dad's car. The ceremony was great and everyone navigated around the Memorial Day parade just fine. Well there was a moment we thought Marnet was going to miss it but all went well. I did my reading and didn't even step on the bride's dress. :) Well I did miss my cue but only EVERYONE noticed. :)



I managed to get both Adam and Katie getting ready because they both rock and waited for me to drive from one place to another. Also because Katie's dress fit so perfectly it was on in seconds. Lucky!!! :)



Larry got to help Adam get ready because every other groomsman was also running late. He was such an awesome trooper the entire day. I even had to drag him to a hair salon to watch the girls get their hair did. He managed to skip most of the torture by getting us breakfast. :)



Overall the weekend was wonderful and I hope the couple thought the same. :)

Off to Virginia we go...

This weekend my wonderful friends Adam and Katie are going to tie the knot in Virginia.



It should be so much fun! I, of course, will be taking photos but first I have to read something at their ceremony. It will be interesting and I have promised to be on my best behavior. No ad-libs and telling funny stories in front of their families. That's what the reception is for. :) I hope there is an open bar!

Wedding dresses are fun...

So I tried on some wedding dresses today and it is an interesting process here's some dresses that weren't that flattering. ;)



Whoo let's try on some freakin' wedding dresses!

This one was like wearing a giant tu tu.



I just look crazy in this one...



It had a GIANT bow in the back and Caroline thought they were better as reigns...



This one was lace-tastic...

Here's the date already.... stop asking! :)

Ok Larry and I went to the Garden Room on Dickson Street yesterday and booked the room for June 19, 2010. So that's the day we're getting married! No rush to mark that down since 2010 calendar's haven't even been printed yet but everyone keeps asking so.... there HAPPY? :) HA!



The Garden Room is a cute little place tucked away behind the restaurants on Dickson Street. It has a pretty courtyard and an inside area for food, beer, etc. We have been there before and are both really excited! Stay tuned for more info!

Icealypse '09

Just in case people haven't heard.... There was a big f'n ice storm last week. Man that was a big pain in the butt! But at the same time it's why I became a photojournalist. It was so much fun to go to extreme's to get the photos we needed and to work my butt off with co-workers to get the paper out at all. :) Really it was so much fun! Here's a few photos of what happened around me in West Fork.