Halloween

I know Halloween was almost a month ago, but we've been a little backed up on the blog and I like to keep things in order of when they were shot. It's the OCD in me. Anywho, we just had to share a couple shots of little C-dude in his super cute dragon costume! He was very popular and scored a lot of extra candy from some folks.

He was "roaring" in this one.

Some Quick Turkey-Day Tips!

A little Photo fun from our table arrangement!

Here are a few delicious pointers for your Turkey-Day!

Sides

Candied yams: Make them with fresh yams, you will never use canned again. Promise.

Mashed Potatoes: Use evaporated milk for richer taters'. I find red potatoes are yummier all around too.

Stuffing: Boil the neck meat from you turkey, shred & add to the mix, you won't regret it!

The Bird

If you cook in a bag the bird takes much less time to bake. This also results in a much juicier turkey!

Silly little fact; stuffing both ends=more stuffing! We like stuffing!

If you have decided to be daring and deep-fry your bird this year; be prepared for wonderfulness. Though your waistline may be unhappy with you later on!

Pies

We love pies, who doesn't? Some quick tips for extra-delicious pie!

Apple:

Replace 2 of the apples with pears for some extra sweetness!

Before you cover the pie a quick squeeze from a fresh lemon over the filling for a faint tartness!

Pumpkin:

Skip the "pie mix" for the straight pumpkin filling, the recipe on the back is good but make sure to use some allspice in there. A little *extra* nutmeg doesn't hurt either!

I always recommend you whip your own cream for pumpkin pie.

Toss a 1/2 tsp of vanilla to the cream before tuning on the mixer-you'll love it!

We would like to wish all our clients, friends and fans a very Happy Thanksgiving. We have had a wonderful time capturing memories for all of you. We have grown so much this year and couldn't have done it without you!

Black Friday Booking Special

To add ourselves to the deal-crazy mix, here are the discounts and deals we'll add to any of the below sessions for Black Friday.

Holiday Portrait Specials:

Snowflake package will include 5 hight res images for personal use vice 1.

Snowball package will add 50 custom designed cards.

Snowman package will include a disk of images with personal release.

Engagements:

Engagement sessions will include 5 additional leaves and a leather upgrade to the guestbook at no additional charge.

Weddings:

Weddings will include the above named engagement book upgrade as well as 1 additional hour of wedding coverage.

If you would like to book a session as soon as possible, please use the tools included below

Available Packages

Snowflake $75.00 Snowball $150.00 Snowman $300.00 Engagement $400.00

As many of us will be scrambling to get the best retail deals available, these deals will be valid from Friday 11/26 until Friday 12/3.

Contact us for more information!

Bridal Insider Table Top Design Competition

We had the pleasure of shooting some awesome tables for some incredibly talented coordinators on Halloween at the Wedding Party Bridal Show. Bridal Insider hosted a table design competition within the show and asked attendees to vote for their favorites in four categories. All the ladies really brought their "A" game and created four gorgeous, unique tables. The best part? Everyone was a winner! Each table took home an honor in a different category. Take a look and be prepared to wipe away a little drool.

Table 1

Epiphany Events by Melissa

Winner of the "Color Me WOW" category

Table 2

One & Only Events

Winner of the "Trend Setter" category

Table 3

Oh So Chic Events

Winner of the "Drama Queen" category

Table 4

Curio Unique Rentals

Winner of the "What I Want" category

Curio Unique Rentals

John shot some product work for the talented Eve Harrison's new business venture Curio Unique Rentals. Eve decided to branch off from her wedding coordinator business Ooh La La Weddings and start a rental company for items brides and their coordinators may want for their wedding day. A lot of her current inventory has a very vintage, romantic feel to it. Continue looking for more awesome stuff from Eve as she collects new items!

Mark & Jo Holiday Portraits

We took a walk around IB with these two back in October for their 2010 Holiday portraits. They are such a CUTE couple! We spent some time on the beach, under the pier and on the pier. They came prepared with a blanket to sit on for watching the sunset and Mark's family heirloom ukulele. We tried to incorporate the ukulele into as many photos as possible since it is so special to Mark. We were happy that Mother Nature provided us with such a beautiful sunset to end the evening with. You couldn't have asked for better weather!

Look at those rays!