FX Studios: Bethany + Dusty = Engaged

There are only a few people in this world that I would drive all the way to Manhattan, Kansas for. After all, it's nearly an 8 hour round trip! Any member of the Willard family would fall in that small group, however, and that is exactly what Kris and I did last Friday when we visited Dusty and Bethany in their native Wildcat Territory.

We had a great time shooting with these two. Bethany is extremely sweet and smiled the entire session and Dusty is the kind of guy you start to like immediately after meeting him.

Everything was going according to plan until we arrived at the K-State Football Field. One of the big gates was open and we walked right in to begin shooting around the field. Dusty used to work for the team and knew his way around pretty well and they've got season tickets so we definitely had to get some images of them together on the field. About 5 minutes into the shoot a small and excited college girl came screaming down the field in her golf cart and official-looking vest that had 'Security' printed across the front. I'm not exactly sure what she would do in the event that a real security breach had occurred unless she had a taser hidden away in her pocket but she was on a mission to make sure we weren't shooting on the field without official permission and demanded to see my permit. I kind of smiled and explained I didn't have a permit nor was I aware I even needed one. That's when Dusty leaned in and confidently informed her that he worked for the football team. He probably could have told her he was Bill Snyder himself and she wouldn't have known the difference. She shrugged it off with a simple "ok" and sped off on her golf cart to serve and protect the campus.

We thought we had gotten off easy until we realized she locked the only gate leading out of the stadium. I guess that was some kind of passive aggressive move to teach us a lesson, but after a quick inspection Dusty found an exit through the football offices and we were on our way again.

Aside from that small drama everything was perfect. Kristina even got to enjoy a milk shake from Cold Stone in Aggieville before we went home so even she was happy.

Thank you guys for an awesome session! We can't wait for the wedding...

-Mike and Kris