SUCCESS!

The 6th Annual Buffalo Area Wedding Showcase was a huge SUCCESS! I mean... in the 1st hour we had over 50 people in the door! It seemed to be pretty steady much of the day too! We had two DIFFERENT style shows this year and CASH prizes! So I saw many brides hang out for both style shows to win the $200 prizes! I have also met many GREAT new vendors too! the show is very stressful to put on... but shows like this one we had make it so much more worth doing! Our booth was the best we have ever done as well! I was so excited to have people see my booth this year too! I had a slide show going with several images so it was SEEN first thing they walked in, and had HUGE prints made for the back of the booth to hang and a new banner as well! I am confident my 2012 is going to be a great year for business! I just met with an old friend who does marketing so she is getting me some AWESOME deals & I will be doing ads in her book that comes to Buffalo this Spring. among many things we have in the works.
I am adding some images from the 2012 Buffalo Wedding Showcase!

2012

The holidays are done and it is 2012!! I am excited as 2011 was just NOT a good year for me personally. I am looking so forward to 2012 & the fresh ideas I hope to get going for the business this year!! As always I am a bit sad when the tree comes down... I look forward all year to: getting the tree up (live), going downtown to Macy's for kiddos to see Santa, Going to the Hollidazzle Parade, baking cookies, the gingerbread house... you know all the stuff that memories are made of!!

So what Christmas memory will you remember from this past Christmas? Me... it was my hubby going above & beyond! The kids, Grandma & me all got what we wanted! I kid you not... he really did THAT good!!

My Dad, Step-mom & brothers came over for Christmas eve... and I do not think I have ever seen my size zero step-mom eat as much as I saw that night. We had made Crab Legs... My hubby bought several pounds of them, and made them ALL!! It was fun to see everyone enjoy them as much as they did! It was a BLAST!!!

I also will not forget my silly mistake of having Santa bring my twin girls MAKE-UP!!! I do not get it... isn't kids stuff suppose to be easily washable?? Well the darn lipstick that comes in the little kits it like EVERYWHERE in my house!! And let me tell ya it is NOT easy to wash off a face let alone clothing! That goes down for a BIG lesson learned!!! WHAT was I thinking?? Come on... I remember loving to play dress-up when I was that age... hum... now I know WHY my Grandma used to take the make-up away from me!!

New Year's we went to my aunt's & enjoyed the company of family... and then we were introduced to Jeff Dunham... and Achmed, and Walter, and Peanut.... !!! Any one watch comedy central & has see this?? I am not big into stand-up stuff, let alone a ventriloquist... but OMG this stuff is so funny it brings tears to my eyes! If you have not seen this stuff... You Tube it!! My hubs & I watched another one last night & I was giggling so loud I had my kids hollering down they could not sleep because I was laughing too loud. Ha ha ha!!!

Anyway, we have some new changes for the business... My landlord at the studio is getting Jill & I a larger studio space, and we may open it up to having another photographer come in with us too! We have several options we are thinking about at the moment!!!

Well I would like to say THANK-YOU for following the blog this past year, and I hope to have you continue your support in 2012.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! HAPPY 2012!! Hope to see you January 29th at my 6th Annual Buffalo Area Wedding Showcase!!