Christmas Competition Part Deux

Thank you all for your wonderful Entries! I received quite a few via email too, and they all warmed my heart. It’s so wonderful to hear that in a world where things can go very wrong very quickly, we can all still find happiness and pleasure in the smallest things.

It was so hard to choose the 3 finalists, but I think I have found some very blessed individuals!

Introducing...... Bec, Belinda and Wren! Hullo!!

Bec - I am Truly blessed because:
I married the man of my dreams last year and we have spent 8 wonderful years together and that "first met" feeling and butterflies haven`t faded. We are very lucky to be welcoming a new addition to our family in May next year. We have a very loving and supportive (and very excited) family surrounding us and for this we must be blessed! We would love and appreciate the opportunity to have a newborn photo shoot with you!-Truly a blessing!

Belinda - I feel blessed
to be able to be married to my soul mate for the last 2 months, but in that two months I’ve almost lost my brother, had my mother hospitalised and almost died, my husband lose his job and my dad get retrenched after working at the same place for the last 15 years so at this time of year i feel blessed to be able to still have my wonderful new family and the support of family and friends. Even though at this moment we have hardly anything but i am blessed to at least have a family. It would be truly a blessing to have a photo shoot with my mum and dad and my husband as it may be our last chance.

Wren - I feel blessed because
after having cervical cancer and being told i may not get pregnant again I managed to fall pregnant. Then I got ill while pregnant and ended up going into premature labour and delivered a perfectly healthy boy who breathed and ate on his own. After a few minor health scares and trips back to hospital we were able to come home and a minor operation for me and I was fine too. I then found out from my surgeon that I had had 70% chance of having a stillbirth or birth defects due to being ill while carrying him but my little miracle baby came out perfect and has made our family complete.

What everyone needs to do now is to vote for their favorite, the one they think should receive the Grand Prize. Please keep your votes honest! It’s a fun and friendly competition, so please play with that in mind :)

*** You have to vote on the poll on the left hand side of the Blog ***
This is the only way the votes are counted :) Thanks!

Please rememeber each computer can only vote ONCE and once only. This is the way the voting system is set up and due to this, it is very difficult to falsify votes. Send the link off you all your Family and Freinds to increase your chances. Sending the link to overseas or interstate family is great way to capture a new bunch of voters!

Merry Christmas everyone….And keep those Warm Fuzzies Flowing!

Courtney and Michael 29th November 2008

What a Beautiful Wedding!! I really do get some of the most fabulous Brides and Grooms!!

Ceremony - Dardanup Catholic Church
Locations - Dardanup Thomas Little Hall, Somewhere in the roadside, Sanctuary Golf Resort
Reception - Sanctuary Golf Resort

Ive decided to do this post a little differently. Ive just started using a new slideshow software and thought id try it out!! But first.....a few piccies





Courtney is just soooo beautiful :) Cant stop at just one!



I love special little moments like this. You can really see the love.







One of my favorite parts of a wedding - The Congratulations! So much joy and happieness.



I absolutley LOVE this building. It used to be Dardanups Church, but is now just a glorious Hall, just perfect for wedding photography!







I suggested stopping off in a little grassy field off the side of the highway. I think they thought i was crazy. Well, maybe...but the images ROCK!



and a wild ride among the golf holes led us here.... more of the Ride in the slideshow :)



So check out the rest of the Wedding Day...in The Slideshow!

The slideshow may take a moment to load, but its worth the wait :)

Let me know what you think!

One day left!!

The first half of the competition ends tomorrow...so make sure you have your entry in!

You have to be in it to win it!!!!

Christmas is a time for Giving :)

Ive been inspired by a number of other photographers around the world to give something back to the community that has given so much to me. Ive been so blessed over the past 3 years, going from a point where i didn't really want to go on, to a point where I'm now married to the most Fabulous man in the universe (yes sorry ladies...I have him)I have a Fabulous Career with Fabulous couples, who have Fabulous Weddings every weekend, I am building my very first Fabulous home with my Fabulous Husband, that will have a Fabulous Client Room to see my Fabulous Clients IN, I don't really want for anything (except maybe a snazzy Canon 1Ds mk3....anyone got a spare $13K?)and i count my blessings every single day.

SO!!! To rejoice in all this Fabulousness, I'm giving away a Photoshoot!



The winner will receive up to 2 hours of shooting time, a online viewing gallery of edited images, and a CD of 5 fully edited images ready for printing.

Your session could be an Engagement Shoot, a Family Portrait Shoot, a Maternity or Newborn Shoot, or even a Trash-The-Dress session!







What do you have to do???
Just leave a comment, or send me an email if you prefer, telling me why YOU feel blessed at this time of year.
My Fabulous Husband and I will judge the best 3 responses, and then we will leave it to everyone else to choose a winner! Don't forget to leave your name and email address so I can contact the winners.

Conditions of Entry

• Comments and Email responses must be made by Wednesday 17th of December. Finalists will be chosen and poll will commence on Thursday 18th of December. Poll will be finalised on the 24th of December and winner notified.
• The top 3 responses will be chosen at OUR discretion, and no correspondence will be entered into. Winner will be chosen by a Poll run though www.polldaddy.com and will be taken as gospel, and again, no correspondence will be entered into.
• The photoshoot will be held within a ~40km radius of our studio (this encompasses Bunbury, Busselton, Donnybrook and various places in between) This means people further afield will have to travel to this area for the photoshoot.
• It will be held during the week (as all my weekends are taken up with weddings)but of course with Daylight Savings (bane of my existence) we can hold the shoot up until 7.30pm, so its fine for those who work 9-5!
• The shoot will be held at a mutually agreed on time, and can not be postponed or rescheduled unless agreed on by both parties.
• There has to be a minimum of 1 person (obviously) up to a maximum of 5 (ie 2 parents, 3 kids, or 5 mates) Pets count as a person too!
• Session will be a minimum of 45 mins to a maximum of 2 hours.
  
• The shoot can be a Family Portrait, an Engagement shoot, a Just-For-Fun shoot, a Trash the Dress shoot....whatever takes your fancy. Session can not be a Wedding Day Shoot.
  
• The Online Proof Gallery will be available within 2 weeks form the shoot date. 5 images must be chosen by the winner, and will be available in fully edited form on CD within 4 weeks from choosing date.
• Extra images or prints may be ordered, but will be at the winners expense, at current studio prices.
  
• Please remember this is a fun and happy competition, and Santa doesn't visit girls and boys who cheat or cast fraudulent votes!

Carole and Drew Engagement Portrait

Sorry for the slackness in getting this post up :) I'm finally got my new system but there are some teething issues, as always, when you update your system...such as "oh where did I put my photoshop DVD?' and "why don't I write all my software validation codes down somewhere?" But I'm getting there...sloooooooooowly. good news is everything is running at least 5xfaster than before, even on the old puter!! Its amazing :)

So here we have the gorgeous Carole and Drew, who were down thisaway last weekend and popped in on their way home for a chat and a shoot!

















(Please excuse if this post isnt 100% up-to-scratch in terms of colour etc as im still in process of setting up monitors etc and cant judge if things are perfect just yet....cheers!!)