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Kindred People, Ella’s Salon, DJ’s Tap House & Grill, and Jennifer Guenther Photography are all teaming up for the mac daddy of prizes!!
It’s Kindred People’s second Birthday Bash! We are excited for them and want to help celebrate in the best possible way by giving you the presents!!!!
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Join us Saturday, May 6th to get entered to WIN:
-$150 Jennifer Guenther Photography gift card. (Plus, the first 25 purchases get a free gift!)
-$200 Kindred People gift card
-$100 Ella’s Salon silver spa package (express manicure, spa pedicure + 30 minute massage) Plus, a $142 spa product basket!
-$50 DJ’s Tap House & Grill gift card
Over a $600 value!! Seriously.
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Who wants to win this amazing prize?! 🙋🏻🙋🏼🙋🏽
How do you win?
Head to Kindred People’s birthday bash on May 6th to put your name in the drawing.
Must be present at the event to enter to win. *No need to be present when the winner is drawn.*

 

 

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And Tristin! I am working on Tristin’s senior album she ordered and thought I would share some from her sessions.

Tristin’s family own’s Country Blossom Farm here in Alexandria. If you haven’t been out there, you absolutely NEED to. Every year they are adding to the amazing orchard and gift shop. And you have to get the donuts! Seriously, ridiculously good donuts and so much more. I love the apple pie and I am kind of an apple pie snob, because my grandma’s apple pie is the best in the county…their’s is pretty darn close. When Tristin and her delightful momma came to pick up their print order they BLESSED me with 3 cake boxes full of donuts. I thought I had died and went to heaven, but it turned out I passed out from too much sugar. 😉

When Tracy contacted me to do Tristin’s senior photos they naturally wanted to do them on the farm. Which I was thrilled to do so. They also wanted two sessions, one in the spring while the apple trees were blooming and another during the summer. I can’t tell you which session I like more because that isn’t fair. I love them both. So here you go….grab a cup of coffee or tea, you will be scrolling a while.

Seriously, I want to live there just so I can have these goats.

 

Isn’t she so darn cute? I love her red hair and freckles. I told her she better NEVER color that hair. I think she is told that a lot!

And now onto her summer session. Which couldn’t have been more opposite in weather. Her spring session we, well, her more than us, pretty near froze our buns off.  Her summer session was one of the hottest most humid day of the year!

A lovely private, quiet lake that I want to remain posted on that dock for every day in the summer.

I could not love these more. Telling this girl think the “Sound of Music” in a wheat field, this is what you will get. 😀

Then she and I reeled it in again.

When you plant one of the biggest pumpkin patches, you need to have a photo of your hard earned work.

 

And their raspberry greenhouse. Everyone should have one of these, then I could take their photo in it and it would be this darn good.

 

Thanks Tristin & Tracy! You two are a blast!

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I know you know that. But I have been asked that before. So silly. I think I just forget to share family sessions more than senior sessions.

But I was looking at my summer calendar and it is really getting full. I don’t say that to fake you out to book, but it really is. People are getting it; book early. With that being said, I get a fair share of clients who want “summer photos”, this is why July and August are nuts for shooting. BUT….June wants some love too! It is very much summer in June. I will give you a top seven (yeah, seven..it is just how it worked out) why having your family session in June rocks.

  1. It isn’t so freaking hot as it is in July or August. That is the best part right there. In fact I will use that for the next two points.
  2. Less heat.
  3. Less heat = less sweating. Enough said.
  4. Grass and trees are bright green! I love early colors in nature.
  5. Your schedule right after the kids get out of school isn’t so insane like the middle to end of summer before school starts back up again. Usually. I know for some of you that isn’t the case.
  6. You are on the ball for Christmas cards. I don’t know about you, but I love getting summer family Christmas cards when it is cold and snowy. Reminds me what fun summers are and to look forward to the next one.
  7. I am offering a little saving for those family sessions that book in June. All family sessions booked in June will get a $30 print credit to use toward their order. 

So onto the cute family of Eric, Amber, Tyler, and Caden. Who were cool and booked their family session the first week of June. Be like them. 🙂

Caden was a little shy. Which offers the best, sweet photos. 

He came around after a little bit.

It never fails….someone ALWAYS looks back. <3

I think Tyler would have preferred to play in the fort for the rest of the session. But I proved we would have fun.

Airplane rides and tickle fights are the best. For kids that is. For adults, it results in sprained appendages, and bladder incidents.

Ok, look past the cute little family just this once, and check out that bright green grass! Love it! I know I am a dork.

Told you he came around!

Nothing like a leg hug from your little one.

Thank you B family! You were so fun! Time to come back to update, those boys are growing like weeds I am sure. 🙂

 

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I am working on graduation open house cards over here! So, those 2017 JGP grads, if you haven’t gotten going on your cards it is not too early to start. In fact I would looooooove it if you would sooner than later. 🙂

John’s cards are is one of them I am working on today. So I thought I would share a little of his session from last summer.

One of my favs from his session.

Thanks John! Hope your senior year has been great!

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Hey, hey! You may think it is fine to wait until you are officially a senior to schedule your senior session, but…you may get stuck in limited dates to choose from! Again, July and August are popular months for senior sessions and I have to say they are about 3/4 booked now.

But you can win at life and be like Hannah. Hannah was on the ball booking her session about this time of the year for June. Be like Hannah. 🙂

I love the way the light bounced off the windows across the street from the studio. And I love how she rocked her sports!

I love it when seniors are up for my ideas. I just happened to have a vintage flag for just such occasions.

Gorgeous on so many levels!

I totally wore this exact same outfit to the session and felt so silly that we looked so similar, I decided to change not to make her feel awkward.

HA!

Hannah is about 5 feet taller than I am, about 20 shades tanner than I am, and 25 years younger…amid many, many other not so similarities!

Thanks Hannah and Momma Kim! It was great to work with you both! I hope your senior year is the best!

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