Easter QuickTakes....

We had a magnificent turnout for Easter QuickTakes this year! I couldn't put them all up here, seriously I would, but I am halfway through editing a wedding and it's Saturday night, and it's 7:49 pm, and I haven't seen home yet!Thank heavens my parents took Libs to the movies :)

I want to thank you all! And look for a Quicktake coming in Summer for more fun!





















Feel free to gush over how beautiful all these children are! I told their mom's to read the blog! :)

Jason & Melissa

Jason waited at the top of the stairs. His heart thumping with every beat to Bob Marley playing softly in the background. He was about to change his life forever, to attach Melissa to his heart for the rest of eternity.
"Will you honor me by becoming my wife?" he said to her, and through a pouring of tears- she said yes.



Melissa and Jason have such a beautiful relationship. You can tell just by the looks they give each other that they are not only partners in life, but partners in crime :)
I love that.











We were updated every ten minutes of the Buckeye's game. I love this wedding party :)



This has to be one of my favorite shots of the day. I cannot take credit for thinking of this, but I can take credit for how cool it turned out :) First, the original:



Now, my take:


:)

Thank you Jason and Melissa, for one of the sweetest weddings I have ever been to :)

Studio Grand Opening, Door Prize winners, Proof of the maddness, and generalized chaos :)

I promised this blog yesterday, but if you would have been present for my day yesterday, you wouldn't have wanted to blog either. :) To generalize this week, it has been utter madness, and it's madness I am VERY HAPPY is happening at MY STUDIO (SMILING!), but madness none the less!

The Grand Opening was SENSATIONAL!! I was so excited when the first 2 people showed up, and then I blinked and there were 20 people, and then I blinked again, and I felt like I was at a concert! Standing room only! :) It was wonderful, and I wanted to talk to everyone, so photos are minimal, but I can give you a little taste of the day...

















Crestview even sent over a cheering section! :)











Some of our guests that day signed up for door prizes and I didn't announce to them what they were playing for, because well, I was overwhelmed by how MANY people were there so here it goes!!

TOP 3 GRAND PRIZES:

FREE FAMILY SESSION ($150 Value): Auna Allen

FREE LIL' SESSION ($90 Value): Elisha Schumm

$20 OFF ANY NEW SESSION: Dixie Painter

MORE WINNERS:

10% OFF ANY CUSTOM ALBUM:
1. Rosemary Brown
2. Natalie Bowen
3. Amanda Painter
4. Barb Painter
5. Cindy Amweg
6. Tom Marbaugh (This is my Grandpa :) so sweet!)

10% OFF FRAME & MATTING:
1. Jenelle Painter
2. Phil Olsen
3. Lisa Caffee
4. Shannon Painter-Carpenter
5. Lindsay Ross
6. Cait Bollenbacher

10% OFF CUSTOM DESIGNED CARDS
1. Kelly Ross
2. Amy Hileman
3. Annette Schumm
4. Michelle Berry
5. Elodee Marbaugh (My grandma, ha!)

If you see your name here, I will be sending your Gift Certificate to you by mail :) Congrats- I think all my dad's sisters and sister's in law really lucked out :) LOL!

If you didn't get to stop by,please do! We are keeping hours of Sun & Mon- Closed, Tues-Fri. - 10:00 am - 4:30pm, and Saturday 10-12 & by appointment (Due to Weddings, some Saturdays we will be closed.)

Next week we are ready for the QuickTake rush, and I think I will nap the entire day Sunday :) I love my job!!

Thank you all for such a wonderful turnout, you guys are the best!

Trying to hide the excitement... AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH :) :) :)... I CAN'T!

Remember when you were in Jr. High or High School, and that boy, the one boy that made you melt into a puddle of goo, asked you on a date? I feel like that right now. :)

I have never been so excited in all my life (with the exceptions of my first kiss with Troy, When he proposed, when we were married, finding out we were pregnant with Libs and Having our daughter! :) Those are hard to measure up to!) about Saturday and then the following Tuesday! Today was the first time I felt like the world had lifted from my shoulders. My mom is so crazy happy she went psycho-shopping for the studio, but I love everything she got!!

I cannot quit smiling! So this is a final post from my corner of the living room! My next post will be in my office, from my desk, at MY STUDIO! WOOT WOOT! *Victory Dancin'!*

Love you all and so grateful for your love in return. You guys are the bomb :) See Ya SATURDAY!!!!!!

Just Sayin'...

When you have ice cream in a dish, and you are holding on to the bottom and heating it up, don't you think that gooey mushy ice cream on the bottom is so much better than the hard ice cream on the top?

I had some Chocolate Fudge Brownie (Weight Watchers Brand!) ice cream last night, an extended shower and a bedtime without a story for Lib because she said I didn't have to read her one last night... that was nearly as rewarding as winning the lottery! I am tired, and drained, and stressed, BUT! I have not cried... YET. I am so nervous/excited/scared/hopeful for this grand opening on Saturday.

AND! The Times-Bulletin called yesterday and interviewed me about our opening, so watch for it in the Business section. :)

Signing off for now, going to take Libs to her Grandma Lou's, go wash then Varnish the floors, come home and paint some quarter-round trim, and a table, editing-work, orders and then pick Libs up. Yeah, I need a nap, and it's only 8:45 am. :)

Great news, there are more QuickTake times available!!!

I rearranged my schedule, due to the enormous amount of feedback I have been getting for QuickTakes. I have added so many more times, there will most definitely be room to schedule your kids, family, or just for anything really! For a session for $20 bucks, I would even get my pets photographed :) :) (My friend Kelsi has been pushing me to do this! I'm willing to try!)

Here's a sample of the schedule. I put down by 1 hour blocks, 3 sessions per block. So if I have down 1:00, that means 1:00, 1:15, 1:30.

Saturday, March 21:
11:00 (11:00, 11:15, 11:30)

Monday, March 23:
10:00 (10:00, 10:15, 10:30)
11:00 (11:00, 11:15, 11:30)
1:00 (1:00, 1:15, 1:30)
2:00 (2:00, 2:15, 2:30)

Tuesday, March 24:
10:00 (10:00, 10:15, 10:30)
1:00 (1:00, 1:15, 1:30)
2:00 (2:00, 2:15, 2:30)
3:00 (3:00, 3:15)

Wednesday, March 25:
10:00 (10:00, 10:15, 10:30)
11:00 (11:00, 11:15,11:30)
1:00 (1:00, 1:15, 1:30)
2:00 (2:00, 2:15, 2:30)

Thursday, March 26th:
10:00 (10:00, 10:15, 10:30)
1:00 (1:00 - this is the only opening on this block.)
3:00 (3:00, 3:15, 3:30)

Friday, March 27th:
10:00 (10:00, 10:15, 10:30)
11:00 (11:00, 11:15, 11:30)
3:00 (3:00, 3:15)

Saturday, March 28th:
OPEN!
10:00 (10:00, 10:15, 10:30)
11:00 (11:00, 11:15, 11:30)
12:00 (12:00, 12:15, 12:30)
1:00 (1:00)


Saturday, April 4th is booked solid.
Let me know what day and time works for you!
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