F.A.Q.
  • Do you have my date open?

    I hope so! We love finding new awesome people to photograph!  Unfortunately, I can't say yes all the time, so as soon as you're engaged, call us first.  Okay, call your mom first.  But THEN... call us!  Most of our dates fill up around a year in advance, but some super popular dates are more like 14-16 months in advance.

  • Why do you only take a certain number of weddings per year?

    Since we love our clients and want to take super great care of them so they tell all their friends about us, we only take a handful of weddings each (We do have multiple wedding shooters, so we can each take some). 30 weddings a year means we have 30 engagements, 30 bridals, 30 engagement websites, 30 wedding albums, etc.  You get the idea.

  • How do I book a date online?

    There's a super secret link that I can send you to book your date online, but I don't send that to you unless you email me first.  I don't want you to book a date that isn't open!  But rest assured, it can be done, and the booking process is crazy easy!

  • Can I make payments?

    Of course!  We know that everybody has their own way of doing things, and we respect that.  As long as your balance is all paid by a few weeks before the wedding, we're cool with you making as few or as many payments as you want.

  • How long does it take to get my images back?

    Ooooh, glad you asked this!  We're crazy fast at turning around images.  During normal season, we have just ONE WEEK turnarounds on all shoots (yep... even weddings).  There are a couple times a year when it goes to 2 weeks, but still... that's fast!  We work really hard each and every day to get your images to you as soon as possible, while keeping extremely high standards for image quality!

  • Why are you more expensive than most other photographers?

    We honestly feel that we are the best in the world at what we do: delivering amazing wedding images from your wedding day and engagement, while also delivering an amazing experience with outstanding service.  Instead of focusing on shooting as many weddings as humanly possible, we have a little higher prices so we can take fewer clients, giving our brides personalized attention throughout the engagement process.

  • What's a Benny Booth?

    A Benny Booth is our super fun take on a traditional photo booth.  It's kind of hard to explain throught text, so hit me up on the phone and I'll chat your ear off about how you can add radness to your wedding reception by having a Benny Booth.

  • Where are your packages ? I can't find them on this site.

    We don't publish our prices publicly.  Mostly because other photographers are snoopers and sneakers and we want them to figure out their own stuff (We do love to help photographers, even on pricing).  If you're interested in Benfield Photography photographing your wedding, email us: dale@benfieldphotography.com and we'll send them over to you.  Our prices start at 3500, and most of our couples spend about 5000-6000 on their package, which might include engagements, bridals, albums, etc.

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About Benfield Photography Connect With Us

Benfield Photography started in 1998 and quickly became one of the most sought after studios in the area.  After moving the business to Arkansas in 2006 (because Dale fell hopelessly in love with Meredith and hated being so far away from her), Meredith joined Dale as a full-time wedding photographer.

We describe our images as timeless, storytelling, with amazing portraits.  We work hard to capture all the little details of your wedding day, while also collecting all the special moments that you'll want to hold on to, and shooting great wedding portraits of the bride and groom. We pride ourselves in being able to shoot these no matter where in the world you're getting married, as we work in all types of lighting situations, and also take into account your wedding style. We're able to capture your wedding day whether it be a vintage wedding, rustic wedding, modern wedding, green wedding, etc.

 

Aside from weddings, we also take on other jobs.  To step out from Dale's shadow, Mere started her own branch of Benfield Photography, specializing in classy and beautiful boudoir images, affectionately called Secret Sessions, while still photographing weddings with Dale.  She's also our Photoshop Queen Bee.

 

In 2007, Lauren and Jessica joined the team who also shoot weddings for Benfield Photography.

 

Lastly, Stephanie is our fabulous office manager and handles scheduling, assists at shoots, runs the Benny Booth, designs our engagement websites and wedding albums, and does all the behind-the-scenes stuff  you'll never see, (but help us run super smoothly)!

We love being out there and transparent so you can get to know us!  Feel free to follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook!