Sacred Proof Collections

I’m photographing one 2027 Central Arkansas wedding for FREE — and filming it, too.

A complete $3,500 Sacred Proof Collection. Complimentary.

On October 25, Sacred Proof Collections celebrates its anniversary, and I wanted to mark it with something much bigger than a sale or traditional giveaway.

So I’m selecting one 2027 wedding for a full Sacred Proof photography + film collaboration.

The selected couple will receive my 6-hour wedding collection, valued at $3,500, completely complimentary as part of the collaboration.

But this isn’t a random drawing.

And it isn’t a need-based giveaway.

I’m looking for the right wedding.

A couple with personal style.
A wedding with a strong visual identity.
A confirmed Central Arkansas venue.
An active social presence.
And two people who are excited about creating something with Sacred Proof.

I want to know about your venue, your dress, your vendors, your plans, your aesthetic, your social presence and what you’re creating for your wedding day.

Because the wedding selected won’t simply be photographed.

We’re going to build something around it.

Sacred Proof will create the photography and film, while the selected couple will collaborate with me before and after the wedding as their wedding becomes part of a larger Sacred Proof campaign.

Think of this less as entering a giveaway and more as applying to have your wedding selected for a Sacred Proof creative project.

Applications are officially open.

One 2027 Central Arkansas wedding will be selected October 25.

Apply here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQwIOSq58KLpvFqHeSMqEFNHRM3ODPWt8x1oKaFbP0RrhfUg/viewform

And if a 2027 bride immediately came to mind while you were reading this—

send this to her.

Applications close October 25, 2026.

Something I’ve been working on all summer is almost ready.

And I think it explains better than I ever could where Sacred Proof is going.

Over the last year, I’ve spent a lot of time working in content creation and marketing alongside photography. At first, those felt like two completely separate sides of my work. One was weddings. One was brands.

They’re not separate anymore.

Content creation has changed the way I see a wedding.

I’m still a photographer first. I am still looking for the photograph — the one with the light, movement, composition and emotion that makes me stop. That isn’t changing.

But now I’m hearing things, too.

The sound of the room while everybody is getting ready. A maid of honor telling a story. Kids laughing. A sentence somebody says without realizing how much it is going to mean later. Music spilling into the reception. Five seconds of movement that makes a still photograph somehow feel even more alive when the two are put together.

And because I work in content creation, my brain is already thinking about how all of those pieces can live together.

So maybe there really is a little bit of a two-for-one happening when you hire me.

You’re getting the wedding photographer I’ve spent the last decade becoming and the content creator I’ve spent the last several years becoming — working at the same time, with the same eye.

I have absolutely no desire to suddenly pretend I’m a traditional wedding videographer. That isn’t what I made.

What I made feels much more like Sacred Proof.

Photographs are still at the center of it. But now they breathe a little. They move. You hear the people who were there. You get little flashes of the day that feel almost like somebody found an old home movie years later and pressed play.

I’ve spent most of this summer quietly building one from Marc + Lindsey’s wedding, using their photographs, little pieces of motion and the actual voices and sounds from their day.

And I’m finally about to let you see it.

Sacred Proof Films is coming.

Another wedding weekend in the books! I had a WONDERFUL time in Northeest Arkansas this weekend for the Joy wedding!!! Congratulations Kait and Jacob!!!!

HELLO, SACRED PROOF FOR BRANDS.

A brand is more than a logo, a color palette or a pretty social media feed.

It is the feeling someone gets before they ever walk through your door.

It is atmosphere. Recognition. Consistency. The way your customers understand who you are, what you value and what they can expect from you — sometimes before they have read a single word.

That is where Sacred Proof for Brands comes in.

I create intentional brand photography and visual content for businesses that want more than ordinary product photos or event snapshots. The goal is to build a body of imagery that actually feels like the business itself — its people, its products, its spaces, its energy and the experience it creates.

At Her Table was a perfect example.

This evening at The Vintage Fox in Beebe, AR was warm, layered, beautiful and full. Women gathered around candlelit tables, shopped, talked, laughed, ate and experienced something that had been carefully imagined long before the doors ever opened.

My job was not simply to photograph what was there.

It was to translate what it felt like to be there.

That is branding photography.

Sacred Proof for Brands
Brand Photography • Campaign Imagery • Events • Social Content • Visual Brand Development

A note on image use:
***This collection was created as complimentary coverage of At Her Table and is licensed for digital promotional use with credit to Sacred Proof Collections only.

Print advertising, publication, packaging, signage, and other expanded commercial uses require separate written licensing.

Digital use without photographer credit is not permitted.

2027 bride? Sound off in the comments!!!

This weather change this morning means 2027 IS around the corner and so is your wedding day!!!!

Drop your wedding date below and let’s talk about your day, your vision, your notebook full of exactly what you want! I want to hear about all of it!!!

Link in comments to request your consultation!

Hi friends! I am SUPER excited about the all of your upcoming family sessions this Fall and Christmas season.

I have planned two gorgeous options for you to choose from: Harvest of Light & Christmas by Candlelight. These began booking earlier this year and I’ve been preparing for them since with your beautiful families in mind.

I will begin getting in touch with all of you for your pre-consultations. At that time, we will discuss the client closet options because I DO have some beautiful pieces you may want to reserve for your session. The client closet is available to you at no additional cost. Should you choose to reserve any pieces from the cc, I will give you a pickup date and time during your consultations. All pieces come to you professionally cleaned and steamed pressed.

For anyone who has not yet booked your collection, I do have ONE remaining session. To reserve this last remaining session, send an email to [email protected]

Once again, you guys have blessed my family and I this upcoming holiday season. We appreciate you so very much and promise to bring you the highest standards of family photography this season.

Blessings
Shantel

Hi brides 🤍 I’m Shantel, the photographer behind Sacred Proof Collections here in Arkansas.

I’ve been photographing weddings since 2016, and over the years my work has evolved into something very intentional — cinematic, artful wedding photography that balances beautifully directed portraiture with the unscripted photographs that happen in between.

Directed, never over-scripted.

I’ll guide you when you need me, create the photographs that deserve a place on your walls, and then give you room to actually experience your wedding day rather than spending hours working through an endless pose list.

I’m currently beginning conversations with couples planning their 2027 weddings, and I would genuinely love to send you my new Sacred Proof Collections Guide if you’re still looking for your photographer.

You don’t need to have everything figured out. Tell me what you’re planning, what matters most to you, what you’re drawn to — and we can simply begin a conversation.

If Sacred Proof feels like it could be a fit, comment below or send me a message and I’ll send the guide your way. 🤍

Sacred Proof Collections
Wedding Artist + Photographer
Arkansas • Available for travel

Social media marketing has become a non-negotiable for small businesses today. It is a must do whether a business does their own (as many do… me included) or whether a business hires the position out (as many also do and there’s nothing wrong with that!) But it absolutely has to be done! ✅

The algorithms change. What worked six months ago may not work today. A business can have thousands of followers and still struggle to reach them — because today, visibility has far more to do with whether your content is relevant, engaging and consistently being put in front of the right people.

And yet, ignoring social media really isn’t an option anymore.

76% of consumers say social media content has influenced something they purchased in the last six months.

That means reach, engagement and visibility are not just vanity metrics.

They are connected to whether people are discovering your business, remembering it and ultimately buying from it.

If your page has stopped growing, your posts consistently go nowhere or your business simply isn’t being seen, that matters.

The good news? Growth can begin quickly when the right things start changing.

But building a marketing strategy that performs consistently takes more than one viral post. I generally want about three months of watching, testing and refining — learning what your audience responds to, what brings new people in, what converts and what deserves to be repeated.

That is how you stop guessing.

And small changes matter more than most business owners realize.

For a business doing $300,000 a year, even a 5% decline in sales is $15,000 gone over the course of a year.

A 10% decline? $30,000.

Marketing may feel like another expense.

Being invisible can be much more expensive.

Whether you’re building something brand new, trying to breathe life back into a business that has gotten quiet, or growing a brand that’s already doing incredibly well — Sacred Proof for Brands was built for exactly that work.

Strategy. Branding. Campaigns. Content. Photography.

Not just posting.

Building something people notice.

Sacred Proof for Brands
2027 contracts opening soon.

One day soon…

One day soon you will step out onto your porch in the morning and get hit with crispy, clean, cool fall air that smells like pumpkin spice and falling leaves…

I know. I KNOW. It sounds like an absolute dream right now. 😂 But it IS coming!!!

And when it does, all of your friends and family are going to start posting their 2026 family photographs and it’s going to dawn on you that you didn’t book yours when it was way too hot to even fathom dressing kiddos in fall clothes and doing hair and makeup.

I know. I KNOW. As a mama myself, I feel that deeply. 😂🤣

BUT — this is your reminder to book them now.

My Fall + Winter family calendar has room for only ONE more family this season — and that’s with one additional opening after moving one of my families to mid-December.

You can choose between two completely different photographic experiences this fall:

Harvest of Light
Warm, golden, autumn family photographs with all the richness of late fall.

Christmas by Candlelight
A softer, nostalgic Christmas experience built around warmth, glow, and that old-fashioned Christmas feeling.

Family Collections begin at $375 and include a full one-hour Sacred Proof experience, a curated gallery, and Artifact Credit toward printed photographs — with larger collections available for families who want a more complete record.

And yes — family film can now be added to any collection. 🤍

Once these final two sessions are reserved, my Fall + Winter family calendar is closed.

If you’ve been thinking, “I’ll book when it actually starts feeling like fall…”

This is me lovingly telling you that by then, it may be too late. 😂