Hard to believe the Christmas season is upon us! Our family had one of the best Thanksgivings ever! We had just our family & Grandma for dinner. Brother-in-law & his girlfriend stopped over for dessert, and a friend stopped by later that evening before she hit the stores for Black Friday. Very relaxing day! Kids made Turkey cookies (the ones with more candy on the to look like turkeys) and had a blast!
Saturday we got our Tree put up, then went to Macy's 8th Floor auditorium to see Santa and then spent the rest of the day at Mall Of America's Nickelodeon park. The kids had the BEST time! Zander is now old enough for ALL the rides... and made me go on many with him! I USED to be a huge ride buff... but the older I get the less I enjoy them. I was screaming SOOOO loud! Zander was laughing his head off at his mom screaming! It was a FUN day with the kids!!! A memorable day for them I am sure! :)
We are currently punching out Christmas cards like mad! Many JUST ordering their cards... so we are trying to get them all to the lab as fast as we can. Still editing a wedding we took a TON of images at, as well as a baby session. So we are still pretty busy on the production end of things.
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Monday, November 28, 2011
Monday, November 21, 2011
WINTER
So... Winter is here... well when it snows to me it is officially winter. I hear Thanksgiving is suppose to be nice & warm though. Which bums my son out who was sledding down the hill all day Saturday and wanting MORE snow.
This past weekend was the big Birthday weekend at our house. I turned 29 (again) on Friday (LOL), and our twins turned 4! Where has the time gone? We took the girls yesterday to get their ears pierced and it went very well! Only cried for a few minutes afterwards, then when they saw themselves in the mirror, the tears stopped & they were showing off!
I am currently preparing for the wedding showcase! I started the Buffalo Area Wedding Showcase years ago when I got sick of the feeling I was simply a number to brides who attended the shows. I wanted to have a show that was different, and more exclusive. And coming into our 6th year, I have other fellow photographers often upset they cannot participate. I feel bad, but that was the whole point of this show. We set limits on ALL vendors so that no other business has to feel like they are simply handing out a resume, or their price list to the brides. This means much better networking with fellow businesses and allows more for one-on-one mini consults right at the show for all the vendors. Our photographers are the first to book up, and then as a participant they get first dibs on coming back as a participant to the next show before we allow any new business... and most of the vendors we get do return. It is also nice for the brides too, as many of us who do the show also work together in creating big discounts working with each other so the more a bride books of the businesses who participated in the showcase, the better deal they'll get from EACH of the businesses. A win-win for all!
So for our booth I am trying to think of something just different.... Accepting any ideas! :)
We have been getting inquiries from brides who have been referred by former clients, so that is AWESOME to hear! Three since Halloween! We must be doing something right! LOL!!
So much to do & never enough hours in the day. Happy Thanksgiving to you all.
I Thank God for my family, and for having fellow clientele like you! Have a wonderful week!
This past weekend was the big Birthday weekend at our house. I turned 29 (again) on Friday (LOL), and our twins turned 4! Where has the time gone? We took the girls yesterday to get their ears pierced and it went very well! Only cried for a few minutes afterwards, then when they saw themselves in the mirror, the tears stopped & they were showing off!
I am currently preparing for the wedding showcase! I started the Buffalo Area Wedding Showcase years ago when I got sick of the feeling I was simply a number to brides who attended the shows. I wanted to have a show that was different, and more exclusive. And coming into our 6th year, I have other fellow photographers often upset they cannot participate. I feel bad, but that was the whole point of this show. We set limits on ALL vendors so that no other business has to feel like they are simply handing out a resume, or their price list to the brides. This means much better networking with fellow businesses and allows more for one-on-one mini consults right at the show for all the vendors. Our photographers are the first to book up, and then as a participant they get first dibs on coming back as a participant to the next show before we allow any new business... and most of the vendors we get do return. It is also nice for the brides too, as many of us who do the show also work together in creating big discounts working with each other so the more a bride books of the businesses who participated in the showcase, the better deal they'll get from EACH of the businesses. A win-win for all!
So for our booth I am trying to think of something just different.... Accepting any ideas! :)
We have been getting inquiries from brides who have been referred by former clients, so that is AWESOME to hear! Three since Halloween! We must be doing something right! LOL!!
So much to do & never enough hours in the day. Happy Thanksgiving to you all.
I Thank God for my family, and for having fellow clientele like you! Have a wonderful week!
Sunday, November 13, 2011
WEDDING WEEKEND CRAZINESS!!
OK... so this weekend has been FULL! Plus we missed the Monticello Bridal Expo we try to do EVERY year..but with all going on it was just that much more to do in one weekend. As you may know I am superstitious... and had my 5th grade teacher told me all about 11:11, and to make a WISH... and on 11/11 is an even more lucky day. Well 20 years later this teacher is now my twins God-mother and I had to call her on 11/11 to tell her I would not forget to make my wish later at 11:11. So I had told this story to my friend... who also decided about 29 days before 11/11 she was going to get married on 11-11-11... WHAT!!?? Jessie is my former boss, who has become like my older sister throughout the years. She has held my hand in the craziness I go through with my nutty family , and more. So when I heard she was getting married I was THRILLED... when I heard the date my heart sunk! I was so bummed, as I was already booked to photograph a wedding in Monticello that same day. So I took Thursday off help prepare. Her ceremony was at her new house with the lake as her background setting. Beautiful. I photographed her rings and the details and her new husband's daughter & her boyfriend were photographing the wedding for her. I came back AFTER my scheduled wedding to photograph her reception.
So the wedding we had scheduled to photograph was an AMAZING wedding on Friday for Mike & Laura. This wedding to us in itself was unique as we worked with the Mother of the Groom, and only spoke with the bride & groom once at their engagement session in October. I swear... any one needing wedding decor ideas & assistance contact Mrs. Flaig. In the almost 15 years I have been photographing weddings I have seen a wide spectrum of odd, plain-jane, beautiful and spectacular when it comes to the wedding decor, cake... the whole event in itself. I have weddings where the couples have since become good friends of mine, and some I hide when I see them in a store... ha ha ha just kidding. But this wedding had no detail spared. The ceremony & reception were at the Monticello Chapel and Community Center. At the Chapel they had candelabras, an arch, and the most beautiful glass container for the sand ceremony I have ever seen. Along the aisle rather than a bow, or floral item they had lit candles in hanging bird cages with butterflies. (did I mention it was a butterfly themed wedding-- as was my OWN wedding nearly 10 years ago so that alone brings back my own memories) at the reception they had a candy bar with candy ONLY candies in the colors of the wedding with huge beautiful lanterns lit hanging above that. The ceiling was fully draped with draping & lights. The cake had the butterflies... and even the napkin rings were engraved... I kid you not there were details I have never seen nor thought of before. So much details and everything personalized. It was truly amazing. Then the PRANK... so we are waiting & waiting as all the guys in the wedding party took off, for well over an hour. We had photographed many of the guests, and all the decor while waiting for them...they come back with their heads call shaved with spiked MOHAWKS!!! YES REALLY! mind you.. this also included the groom and we still had yet to photograph the cake cutting, the first dance, and wanted to get more with the grandparents. However this really lit the party up! Everyone must do things in their own way & not be judged. They did their own fun thing & enjoyed themselves and had a BLAST! It truly was a memorable weekend of beautiful weddings!!
So the wedding we had scheduled to photograph was an AMAZING wedding on Friday for Mike & Laura. This wedding to us in itself was unique as we worked with the Mother of the Groom, and only spoke with the bride & groom once at their engagement session in October. I swear... any one needing wedding decor ideas & assistance contact Mrs. Flaig. In the almost 15 years I have been photographing weddings I have seen a wide spectrum of odd, plain-jane, beautiful and spectacular when it comes to the wedding decor, cake... the whole event in itself. I have weddings where the couples have since become good friends of mine, and some I hide when I see them in a store... ha ha ha just kidding. But this wedding had no detail spared. The ceremony & reception were at the Monticello Chapel and Community Center. At the Chapel they had candelabras, an arch, and the most beautiful glass container for the sand ceremony I have ever seen. Along the aisle rather than a bow, or floral item they had lit candles in hanging bird cages with butterflies. (did I mention it was a butterfly themed wedding-- as was my OWN wedding nearly 10 years ago so that alone brings back my own memories) at the reception they had a candy bar with candy ONLY candies in the colors of the wedding with huge beautiful lanterns lit hanging above that. The ceiling was fully draped with draping & lights. The cake had the butterflies... and even the napkin rings were engraved... I kid you not there were details I have never seen nor thought of before. So much details and everything personalized. It was truly amazing. Then the PRANK... so we are waiting & waiting as all the guys in the wedding party took off, for well over an hour. We had photographed many of the guests, and all the decor while waiting for them...they come back with their heads call shaved with spiked MOHAWKS!!! YES REALLY! mind you.. this also included the groom and we still had yet to photograph the cake cutting, the first dance, and wanted to get more with the grandparents. However this really lit the party up! Everyone must do things in their own way & not be judged. They did their own fun thing & enjoyed themselves and had a BLAST! It truly was a memorable weekend of beautiful weddings!!
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