October 22nd, 2008
The weather today is a good indication of where we’re headed . . . winter! Which means that the Holidays are right around the corner. I’m somewhat glad for the rainy weather which means I can get caught up on my proofing. No photoshoots scheduled for today. Just me and my assistant Kona together working on the computer. I figured this was a great day to showcase the 2008 Holiday Card designs. Holiday cards are the main reason I’ve got so many shoots on the schedule book these days!
Below is this year’s examples:
Another way to view these is by going to the proofing section of my website. This is also where you can place your holiday card order. As soon as your session is proofed and loaded to your private gallery I’ll send you an email with the link and password. From there you can choose which card you’d like and which photos you want to include. We can also customize the greeting and family names, etc.
Most of my clients have gotten a sneak peak at the card examples but in case you didn’t here are the specifics:
- Press Printed Cards are not photographs, but are produced on state of the art digital printing presses. The printing facility uses real liquid ink, not toner like a color copier as some other printers use, to give the cards the look and feel of a very high quality printed piece.
- Cards are double sided (more room to show off your gorgeous photos!)
- Size is 5″x7″
- Ordered in increments of 25
- Pricing includes envelopes
- There are multiple paper finishes available (matte, glossy, watercolor paper, and pearlescent)
I am always excited to place orders for the Holiday cards. I love designing/customizing the cards and waiting to see the end product once it’s shipped out. Everyone loves them since they’re such a personalized item. And the other good thing about these cards is all you have to do is address and stamp the envelopes and you’re ready to mail. No need to sign the card since we’ve already customized them with you family’s name.
And since I can’t post without a picture I snapped a quick one of a couple of last year’s cards. Remember when I said it was a rainy, dreary day? Well please forgive the lighting in this photo since I had less than desirable natural lighting conditions! 
September 17th, 2008
My younger brother tied the knot this past weekend! It turned out to be a gorgeous day and I’m so glad since it was constant rain the two days before. I wasn’t the photographer for the wedding since I was in the wedding party but you know I couldn’t leave my camera at home. Their wonderful photographer, Colleen Dustin, captured the day perfectly but still let me play photographer when I wasn’t doing my bridesmaid part. I was so glad to hang out with her and spend time talking “shop”.
Matt and Ashlie’s day turned out beautiful. They both looked exquisite. Ashlie put lots of time into the planning and had every detail accounted for. I was really good at keeping my own composure until their vocalist sang . . . then it hit me. As the words were sung I felt the tears hit my cheeks and realized my baby brother is all grown up. He’s starting a new chapter in his life with a great girl.
As you can see, the reception was a complete blast. All of their friends are so much fun. There was never a shortage of people on the dance floor!
I also wanted to share photos of their “Engagement photo Guestbook”. I’ve been wanting to offer these to my clients and Matt and Ashlie’s engagement photos were a perfect chance to design one.
These will now be available to all my wedding clients. We’ll design a custom press-printed, leather bound book that has pages that lay flat to allow your guests to write a quick message to the bride and groom. Now you won’t just flip through your guestbook and throw it in a closet never to been seen again. These are a perfect way to showcase all your engagement photos and share them with your guests as well as providing them a place to write a personalized message.
Matt and Ashlie’s book went over great with all their guests. I was told there was a line waiting to look through the book at times. What a great little introduction into their lives right before their guests watch them take their vows as husband and wife.
January 29th, 2008
New Year, new clean slate, and a new calendar! As we near the end of January I’m sure you all have picked one up and have it hanging in a prominent place. I wanted to share with you two custom calendars I created for two of my favorite customers. (M and L, I’m glad you’re as thrilled with them as I am!
Each easel frame can be viewed horizontally or vertically. There are twelve 5 x 7 photos that can be changed with each new month. The calendar is printed directly on the photo and after each month is through, the calendar part can be cut off and you still can decide what to do with the photo.
I really enjoyed putting these together. I got to go through the their various photoshoots from 2007 and literally watch their little girls grow up. What a difference a year makes and how incredibly fast it goes. I’m not a mama myself yet but I know it will go even faster when it’s my own kids!
December 31st, 2007
my favorite gift I gave this year was this 16 x 24″ canvas I had made for my brother and his girlfriend. I couldn’t wait for them to open this package.
This photo is so *them*. It was taken after an afternoon of raking leaves down at the cabin. Nothing fancy about it . . . just a true and genuine moment I was happy to capture.
Edited: I don’t have to keep it under wraps anymore . . . THEY’RE ENGAGED!!
I was honored when Matt asked me to help him pick out *the ring* at the end of November. We had fun looking at all the bling and Matt made a beautiful choice. My favorite part of the night was him thanking me as we walked out to our cars. Squeezed tight in a big bear hug, he told me he couldn’t have done it without me. I was sure glad to help.
I can’t even tell you how excited I am that Ashlie is joining our family. She’s so good for my brother!
Excuse the goofy smile from Matt in the second photo, I think he was done with picture taking at that point. Just like a young kid he was probably ready to open another package!
Sorry for such a lapse in between blog posts. I plan to have a “catch-up” post very soon. Can’t wait to show you what I was working on in Nov. & Dec.!
November 1st, 2007
time to order Holiday cards. Here are a couple from last year. I love that these cards can be double-sided giving them room for lots of photos. It’s like a mini collage for all your friends and family.
The thing I really like about these cards is that once they’re designed I eagerly wait for them to arrive from the printer. It’s great to open them up and see the final end product. So from there all I have to do is address the envelopes and they’re off in the mail.
Right now I’m working on some custom designed cards for a couple different families. I can’t wait to see them printed! To all clients who have had a session with me in the last year drop me a line if you want to order Holiday cards.
Here’s the info:
Ordered in increments of 25
Pricing includes envelopes
$1.75 each
(Minimum order 25 cards)
oh and P.S. the photographer loves be included on your Holiday card list! You just might be featured on next year’s Holiday card blog post.
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