Back Stage Access – Behind the Scenes at Our Wedding Styled Shoot
The area’s premier vendors all met on the Walton Arts Center’s main stage to put on a production like never before! Full of drama, romance and beautiful images, the wedding styled shoot came to life. More photos are on their way, as well as information on how to book your special day at Walton Arts Center!
Recapping an amazing photo-shoot, our team reached out to a few of the incredible vendors to share their experience, style and what it’s like to work at WAC - a big thanks to everyone who created theater wedding magic!
Catering Unlimited
We all come from different backgrounds and perceive food in different ways. Our food styles range from southern comfort food to ornate gourmet fare with over flowing charcuterie to Spanish style cuisine. Just one style couldn’t describe us!
We love seeing food bring people together! Sharing a meal with friends and family is a wedding tradition that will never go out of style. We love working with clients to create a menu that truly reflects them for their special day. We are a full-service catering company, so the options are unlimited.
We love the Walton Arts Center as a venue and facility because they have an incredible work space with all of the catering necessities, but more importantly we love the WAC staff! Each person that we’ve worked closely with over the years has been organized, friendly, diligent and professional. We appreciate their commitment to making each event that takes place a success!
She Said Yes Bridal
She Said Yes Bridal is a locally owned bridal boutique in Northwest Arkansas with a passion for people, beautiful gowns, and loving what we do! We believe in going above and beyond the customer service experience while providing an exclusive collection of gowns in a range of sizes and silhouettes.
Aenimate Media Productions
How would you characterize your style?
I aspire to capture images in an interesting way, and edit them together to engage the viewer and stimulate one’s creativeness. Many different things and styles inspire me, but I especially enjoy creating vivid and dramatic visual styles. I try to marry those visuals with music or sound that amplifies the feeling or message being conveyed.
What do you love about weddings and the unique services that you offer?
What I love about weddings is how personal they are to the people getting married, and how that experience is shared with their families and friends. So many strong feelings and emotions take place throughout those moments, and if I’m lucky enough to capture some of that and bundle it up into a keepsake that stirs those same emotions, I’ve done my part. I really enjoy working with couples in helping giving them something that can last their lifetime, that they can watch together reliving those moments from their special day.
JM Designs
JM Designs is “creative,” but that simply does not do her or her work justice. Inspired, thoughtful, elegant, striking, elevated and unforgettable. In a industry saturated with Pinterest ideals and inspirations, Jo takes it a step further and asks “how can we make it extraordinary?” Her eye for design and masterful understanding of color sets her apart as an artist. Her excitement for work that pushes creative boundaries and her commitment to creating beautiful events and weddings set her apart as a professional. Her candor and imagination are the perfect asset to any bride trying to break the mold, or simply breath life into the vision you have for your most perfect day.
What do you enjoy about working with Walton Arts Center (WAC)?
I see so much opportunity in a venue like WAC. It’s not like any other venue in our area! The atmosphere is nostalgic yet a blank slate all at once. Each bride will be different, and each wedding design will have its own heartbeat in a space that lends itself to creativity the way WAC does. Florals, atmospheric lights, table design - it all plays important roles in a space like this, and comes together in an elegant and climactic way that I just haven’t experienced anywhere else. My week spent working on the Art of Wine event gave me the unique opportunity of setting up my studio in a space and working closely with the WAC team and I have to say that their professionalism and attention to detail was not only inspiring, but also a breath of fresh air. The passion for what they do was evident in their work as well as their attitudes. By the end of the week, everyone was exhausted, but still filled with joy and pride... I can’t wait to return to that environment again soon!
What can you do/create at WAC that is special?
Here’s what I know about a WAC bride - she values originality. No one who has their wedding or reception in a state of the art theater is wanting traditional. No, their vision is big, bold, and unique to their taste and personality. I thrive on creating wedding design rooted in the bold, extraordinary, and the unique with exceptional value and service - and taking my bride’s breath away with the final product!
Vinson Images
How would you characterize your style?
Dynamic - cinematic - documentary. We strive to tell true and authentic stories in an interesting and vivid way. We also love to create one of a kind piece of art that can be hung above a fireplace mantle.
What do you love about weddings and the unique services that you offer?
We love showing people what their story looks like, but most importantly, we love to remind them what their wedding felt like. This is the main reason we have a documentary approach to weddings. When our couples look at an image, we want them to remember what that moment felt like and not remember us posing or directing them.
What do you enjoy about working with Walton Arts Center (WAC)?
The space that WAC has plays hand-in-hand with the type of work we like to create. We normally describe our work as cinematic, but that word could easily be exchanged for theatrical. No one does theater better then WAC! WAC is fantastic at making someone's wedding vision come to life easily!
Photo: Vinson Images