Sunday, August 31, 2008
Thank you for your patience!
Since I have been gone for the last 2 weeks with limited internet connectivity, many of my clients have waited patiently for their orders and I appreciate that. I have received many emails that I've been responding to, but if I have missed your email, please let me know. We do not go out of town often, and we don't ever go away for this long, so this is not normal practice!
Thursday, August 28, 2008
I'm Back!
It's been a while since I've posted here, but I've been out of town since last Tuesday on an awesome trip. My best friend, who was my college roommate at VT, lives in Mississippi, and even though I just saw her and her little boy in April in Williamsburg, it was time to visit them at their home. We haven't been to Mississippi in 3 years, which was when we went down for their wedding when Mykenzi was Camden's age. Since then they'd moved and obviously had a little boy, who is just 6 days older than Camden. So, we decided to drive down there, and in order to break up the car time for the kids we made several stops along the way in cities we wanted to see, that we otherwise would not have.
Our first stop was at a hotel in Radford so that we could visit the Virginia Tech campus the next day (it was move in time there so we couldn't get a hotel in Blacksburg). It was awesome though to see everyone moving in, and really brought back a lot of memories to my husband and I. We try to visit the campus once a year, but this was the first time that we actually walked through our old dorm, Lee Hall, which is where we both lived our Freshman year and also where we met. It was neat to show all of this to Mykenzi and to explain it to her. We left there and drove to Nashville where we had dinner at The Aquarium Restaurant at the Opry Mills Mall, which was delicious, and we strolled around the outside of the Grand Ole Opry House and through the Gaylord Opryland Hotel (this place is absolutely gorgeous, pictures to come soon). Then we made the trip to Mississippi where we stayed with my friend's family, and after several days there, waking up with all 3 kids playing, going shopping, and lunches and dinners together, it wasn't easy to leave. They took us to many of their favorite local restaurants, and her husband is a HUGE Alabama fan so we went over to Tuscaloosa for some great ribs at a restaurant called Dreamland, shopped for a while, and also visited the University of Alabama campus. We then traveled to Savannah, GA because believe it or not, Mykenzi loves Paula Deen, and since I've been trying to teach her to name states on a map, she has learned that Paula Deen lives in Georgia, so we added that stop to our trip, which was rather out of the way. We had her all pumped up to eat at her restaurant, The Lady & Sons, and then I did some research and found that people wait for hours to just put their name down to eat at this place, and we decided to tell her that it just wouldn't be possible (who wants to wait in line for hours with 2 kids?). When we arrived we saw that the line wasn't too bad that evening (although we were starving and didn't have time to wait) and since we get up early with the kids we figured it would be easy to put our names down once the host came out to accept names (they don't do phone reservations for parties less than 10). We were there 30 minutes early and were the 5 table in line, but the first to select the earliest time, so we were all excited that we were actually going to get to eat there. We had some time to walk around Savannah (beautiful place by the way), and when we actually spotted Jamie Deen walking down the street right toward us, and we just stood there. When he reached us, before we even said a word, he bent down and started talking to Mykenzi (who by the way was given a pamphlet with Paula Deen's picture on it the night before by a lady running a touring service who found out she was a fan of Paula Deen's, and she held on to that thing all evening and the next morning went looking for it again, and proceeded to carry it around town with her all morning). Mykenzi clammed up as she often does around strangers, and we teased that she was star-struck since she didn't talk for another 15 minutes or so even after he walked away, but we did get his autograph. Paula was out of town so we didn't get to see her like Mykenzi was really hoping for, but we did see the other son. Lunch at The Lady & Sons was amazing and so filling, we definintely weren't disappointed there. After all that excitement and full bellies we headed to Wrightsville Beach, NC, which is pretty, but I enjoyed Downtown Wilmington the most. We actually saw the filming of a One Tree Hill scene this morning, and we saw Bethany Joy Galeotti. We weren't close enough to hear the dialogue, but we were close enough to see her and to be shhed by a crew member (Mykenzi was loud, but I was probably just as loud in pointing out who we saw to her). In addition to that we saw several public locations where One Tree Hill is filmed, and we spent a little time on the beach for Mykenzi (Camden hated the sand and refused to be put down).
Hopefully I'll have a chance to post some pictures soon, but it's just been crazy lately! I hope you're enjoying the last of summer. While I'm not at all eager to send my daughter back to preschool next week, I am very much looking forward to fall which is my favorite season!
Our first stop was at a hotel in Radford so that we could visit the Virginia Tech campus the next day (it was move in time there so we couldn't get a hotel in Blacksburg). It was awesome though to see everyone moving in, and really brought back a lot of memories to my husband and I. We try to visit the campus once a year, but this was the first time that we actually walked through our old dorm, Lee Hall, which is where we both lived our Freshman year and also where we met. It was neat to show all of this to Mykenzi and to explain it to her. We left there and drove to Nashville where we had dinner at The Aquarium Restaurant at the Opry Mills Mall, which was delicious, and we strolled around the outside of the Grand Ole Opry House and through the Gaylord Opryland Hotel (this place is absolutely gorgeous, pictures to come soon). Then we made the trip to Mississippi where we stayed with my friend's family, and after several days there, waking up with all 3 kids playing, going shopping, and lunches and dinners together, it wasn't easy to leave. They took us to many of their favorite local restaurants, and her husband is a HUGE Alabama fan so we went over to Tuscaloosa for some great ribs at a restaurant called Dreamland, shopped for a while, and also visited the University of Alabama campus. We then traveled to Savannah, GA because believe it or not, Mykenzi loves Paula Deen, and since I've been trying to teach her to name states on a map, she has learned that Paula Deen lives in Georgia, so we added that stop to our trip, which was rather out of the way. We had her all pumped up to eat at her restaurant, The Lady & Sons, and then I did some research and found that people wait for hours to just put their name down to eat at this place, and we decided to tell her that it just wouldn't be possible (who wants to wait in line for hours with 2 kids?). When we arrived we saw that the line wasn't too bad that evening (although we were starving and didn't have time to wait) and since we get up early with the kids we figured it would be easy to put our names down once the host came out to accept names (they don't do phone reservations for parties less than 10). We were there 30 minutes early and were the 5 table in line, but the first to select the earliest time, so we were all excited that we were actually going to get to eat there. We had some time to walk around Savannah (beautiful place by the way), and when we actually spotted Jamie Deen walking down the street right toward us, and we just stood there. When he reached us, before we even said a word, he bent down and started talking to Mykenzi (who by the way was given a pamphlet with Paula Deen's picture on it the night before by a lady running a touring service who found out she was a fan of Paula Deen's, and she held on to that thing all evening and the next morning went looking for it again, and proceeded to carry it around town with her all morning). Mykenzi clammed up as she often does around strangers, and we teased that she was star-struck since she didn't talk for another 15 minutes or so even after he walked away, but we did get his autograph. Paula was out of town so we didn't get to see her like Mykenzi was really hoping for, but we did see the other son. Lunch at The Lady & Sons was amazing and so filling, we definintely weren't disappointed there. After all that excitement and full bellies we headed to Wrightsville Beach, NC, which is pretty, but I enjoyed Downtown Wilmington the most. We actually saw the filming of a One Tree Hill scene this morning, and we saw Bethany Joy Galeotti. We weren't close enough to hear the dialogue, but we were close enough to see her and to be shhed by a crew member (Mykenzi was loud, but I was probably just as loud in pointing out who we saw to her). In addition to that we saw several public locations where One Tree Hill is filmed, and we spent a little time on the beach for Mykenzi (Camden hated the sand and refused to be put down).
Hopefully I'll have a chance to post some pictures soon, but it's just been crazy lately! I hope you're enjoying the last of summer. While I'm not at all eager to send my daughter back to preschool next week, I am very much looking forward to fall which is my favorite season!
Friday, August 15, 2008
Holiday Cards are Here!
Here is a small sample of the holiday card designs I'm offering this season. Some of them can really be used for any occasion, not just to extend holiday wishes to your family and friends. These cards are all 5x7 or 5x5, but I may be able to format some of the designs to 4x5.5. Future designs will include size 4x8. While all of the designs on my site will be shown as flat cards for now (meaning you only see the front), most of the designs are also available as folded cards. You can view the rest of the holiday cards on my website in the Cards gallery. More designs for any occasion will soon be added.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Happy 1st Birthday!
This little girl came for her one year session today! What a sweetie! Can't you tell? She was just adorable, and constantly on the move! This isn't her full sneak peek, but I just wanted to share a couple now.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Holiday Cards & More
Here is a sample of one of the holiday cards I'm going to offer this holiday season! I'm so excited about this set that I couldn't wait to show at least one of them. Soon the rest of the holiday set will be available for viewing on my website, along with cards for birth announcements and birthday invitations, all which can really be used for any occasion!
This card is a 5x5 flat, so I will be adding prices for 5x5s as well as prices for folded 4.5x5, 5x5, and 5x7.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Family Session
Another gorgeous family! This family was fun and so quick, they only took one hour for the whole session, and we did a lot of different poses. Here's a sneak peek from their session, I hope the family likes them!
Here's one of my contest winners! She's such a sweet girl, 
I LOVE LOVE LOVE these shots of all 3 kids together!
Here's one of my contest winners! She's such a sweet girl, and such a big helper with the two little guys!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE these shots of all 3 kids together!
Thursday, August 7, 2008
1st Birthday Boy
This birthday boy and his mom traveled 2 hours for this session! We just did a few casual shots first, and then did a cake smash. He really made a mess of that cake, which I'll probably show more of later!
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Price Change
If you have not booked a session yet, and would like to take advantage of my 50% off Portfolio Building Special, then you have until August 15th to book your session and receive that discount (you do not have to have your session by August 15th, just booked). If you currently have a session booked, then all prices for prints will be 50% off, except otherwise noted on my website, such as storyboards which are already only 25% off.
Starting August 16th, prices will be reduced only 25%.
Other changes effective immediately include the model release form incentive and client referral program.
Signing a release form will allow me to use any and all pictures from your session on that date, therefore, there will only be a need to sign one form, and you will receive a $10 credit to apply to your order.
For every client that completes a session and mentioned you or your child, you will receive a $10 credit to apply to your next session.
There are still no session fees at this time through January 1, 2009.
Starting August 16th, prices will be reduced only 25%.
Other changes effective immediately include the model release form incentive and client referral program.
Signing a release form will allow me to use any and all pictures from your session on that date, therefore, there will only be a need to sign one form, and you will receive a $10 credit to apply to your order.
For every client that completes a session and mentioned you or your child, you will receive a $10 credit to apply to your next session.
There are still no session fees at this time through January 1, 2009.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Availability
The month of August is completely booked, but September and October are wide open with many sessions available! You can book sessions for November as well.
Soon I will be adding gallery wrapped canvas as one on of my products and collections that include Christmas cards. I know you might be thinking it's way to early to start thinking about Christmas, but I have a 4 year old that's ALWAYS thinking/talking about Christmas (only 4.5 months away now, wow!) so I'm starting to think that far ahead.
If you're interested in a session, just email me what day you'd like and around what time. I book sessions every day of the week Sun-Sat and will book from dawn to dusk. Outdoor sessions are best during the first hour after sunrise and the last hour of sunset, or anytime of the day if it's an overcast day (hard to predict too far in advance) or if there is full shade.
If you're interested in a day on my calendar (www.christisullivanphotography.com) that I already have a session booked for, feel free to contact me to see if we can still arrange a time for the same day.
Thank you to those who have already had their sessions and those who are booked for the next 3 months!
Soon I will be adding gallery wrapped canvas as one on of my products and collections that include Christmas cards. I know you might be thinking it's way to early to start thinking about Christmas, but I have a 4 year old that's ALWAYS thinking/talking about Christmas (only 4.5 months away now, wow!) so I'm starting to think that far ahead.
If you're interested in a session, just email me what day you'd like and around what time. I book sessions every day of the week Sun-Sat and will book from dawn to dusk. Outdoor sessions are best during the first hour after sunrise and the last hour of sunset, or anytime of the day if it's an overcast day (hard to predict too far in advance) or if there is full shade.
If you're interested in a day on my calendar (www.christisullivanphotography.com) that I already have a session booked for, feel free to contact me to see if we can still arrange a time for the same day.
Thank you to those who have already had their sessions and those who are booked for the next 3 months!
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Technical Difficulties
I have been experiencing serious "technical difficulties" this week. In other words, my computer has had major issues! If you've ever bought a Dell from Best Buy and had any trouble at all, you know that Dell won't even talk to you about that computer. It was as if that computer was possessed. I could turn the computer on after being off all night, and settings would be changed. At one point it even quit receiving emails, which we thought was the virus protection software, so Best Buy advised us to switch, which worked temporarily. Then last night when we thought everything was finally straight, the picture on the screen went crazy and everything was pixelated. After another trip to Best Buy today, the computer was replaced and appears to be working just fine with the virus protection software they recommended it.
So, the point to all of this, if you have sent me an email in the past week and you have not heard from me, then your email is one of many that I never received, please resend it and I'll get back to you!
So, the point to all of this, if you have sent me an email in the past week and you have not heard from me, then your email is one of many that I never received, please resend it and I'll get back to you!
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