tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61256123802019382622024-02-20T17:15:43.967-08:00Parsons PhotographyParsons Photohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14085682983872387793noreply@blogger.comBlogger477125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125612380201938262.post-30927008149133312122011-01-30T06:38:00.000-08:002011-01-30T06:41:04.204-08:00Saying goodbye...to blogger! I finally made the switch over to Word Press! The new blog is up at <a href="http://parsonsphotoblog.wordpress.com/">http://parsonsphotoblog.wordpress.com</a>/ - please be sure to follow that one! This one will remain up, but I will no longer post on here.<br /><br />I'm hoping the new blog will streamline our photos and new slide shows. Pop over and tell me what you think!Parsons Photohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14085682983872387793noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125612380201938262.post-16286562926166587352011-01-28T16:30:00.000-08:002011-01-28T18:08:07.996-08:00#11 My Children Will Do it DifferentlyI have two kids - two girls, to be exact. Alexandra, my oldest, is 6 1/2 <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAyhpttZhPH5wrVF3nRvOrHVJzE3rQm5T8YL9ROm5BsSu9UMD43KZ-gXY-z9t1FMnnZYGxQbWozRdLQU5Qt3sY4UFsXQWBoyirXa8IlRyxjS7Ktng6XUsARz-1PnpytnYb3wbf7Gl7eC4/s1600/IMG_7004-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAyhpttZhPH5wrVF3nRvOrHVJzE3rQm5T8YL9ROm5BsSu9UMD43KZ-gXY-z9t1FMnnZYGxQbWozRdLQU5Qt3sY4UFsXQWBoyirXa8IlRyxjS7Ktng6XUsARz-1PnpytnYb3wbf7Gl7eC4/s400/IMG_7004-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567422510920160930" border="0" /></a>and Evanthea is 5. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAex3oUcJ1CmzWqXI2OqmQ0KQmYUHiNGw1w7Lu3GYmNh2J7Frzr4QVe9rW5Y3XQNFGpRVY7ufMUbPQJUf1E_thloqKDL3m7WssJWNhwBf-zFtJ5p0mzSFjEbrz-7y6kjvvcVdd183c6N4/s1600/IMG_6344-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAex3oUcJ1CmzWqXI2OqmQ0KQmYUHiNGw1w7Lu3GYmNh2J7Frzr4QVe9rW5Y3XQNFGpRVY7ufMUbPQJUf1E_thloqKDL3m7WssJWNhwBf-zFtJ5p0mzSFjEbrz-7y6kjvvcVdd183c6N4/s400/IMG_6344-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567422501272923298" border="0" /></a>My kids are my inspiration - and not just creatively (they do give me some great ideas!). The fact that they look at the world uncensored amazes me.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-aCZC9xQySleseCeYk6y__fLv-j0cRkAsHdVAGOt_NCu1ZKuP-WbI0IptpQNQR_pBvl8Gyzp2gKtcMNTJwaE4wZnRwyY8fq-ej21nC_RJtYIUqaAqgA-POxiFRBkeeS3WaYq__2THPc/s1600/IMG_6355n-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 172px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-aCZC9xQySleseCeYk6y__fLv-j0cRkAsHdVAGOt_NCu1ZKuP-WbI0IptpQNQR_pBvl8Gyzp2gKtcMNTJwaE4wZnRwyY8fq-ej21nC_RJtYIUqaAqgA-POxiFRBkeeS3WaYq__2THPc/s400/IMG_6355n-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567422500367111634" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhee5nF2eqtJ9Z50i3k7ZTFCEdQsh513jCIwUD6OVfSyLot0x2tbiwDxPFsdwCdSVX2qGV1KtyngcaQQM7_nGXVxqK1gB6-5DyiQH-bYsVrqwmlP1H4mEIPmYvpmWxRyz6kh0_KIlaTOfw/s1600/IMG_7012-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhee5nF2eqtJ9Z50i3k7ZTFCEdQsh513jCIwUD6OVfSyLot0x2tbiwDxPFsdwCdSVX2qGV1KtyngcaQQM7_nGXVxqK1gB6-5DyiQH-bYsVrqwmlP1H4mEIPmYvpmWxRyz6kh0_KIlaTOfw/s400/IMG_7012-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567422784748678034" border="0" /></a>We, as adults, are trained to think before we speak (well, some of us are...but that's another post altogether!) - kids aren't. They speak what pops in their minds. Some times it's off the wall, but some times it's really cool!<br /><br />I actually ask my kids their opinion on things - not that I think they should run my business (although my 5 year old is ready to take over...as soon as she can stay up past 7...), but they give me an honest answer. I ask my husband a question, and his response is generally "I don't know" or "sure"...but my kids - they'll say something's cool and get excited about it...or give me "that" look.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEito9tT-Zv2GIy8LAn3RExNBfRMpII7KHEG01FGtt4x7bHPI5JmFHf-CR5E26AqGTc1AqjpQzfCcvKY2eUBbIvaf2JvnSTRNJr91RET9h6yTn5mXVONDkU9oLvvsh8UFLeYmlwXiCuEanU/s1600/IMG_7005-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEito9tT-Zv2GIy8LAn3RExNBfRMpII7KHEG01FGtt4x7bHPI5JmFHf-CR5E26AqGTc1AqjpQzfCcvKY2eUBbIvaf2JvnSTRNJr91RET9h6yTn5mXVONDkU9oLvvsh8UFLeYmlwXiCuEanU/s400/IMG_7005-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567422784951083186" border="0" /></a>How will they do things differently? I hope they keep this uncensored raw instinct....but learn the fine art of negotiating with manners. I think they'll run their own businesses much more successfully - they already have technology down!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjef0NlT8yMlAf5DQtW3melCPPSyn0f7bVheZPjeiUWyCrJ4OXdQZu49PpHgrPr6fIqoYlYEYl-WNaTFCQxsVhOtvtzR39Bw8TQYJ6vGn_Trtie7wjTHurY5CC1yIv8JCMzOS8Cp7_UIfg/s1600/IMG_6393n-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 207px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjef0NlT8yMlAf5DQtW3melCPPSyn0f7bVheZPjeiUWyCrJ4OXdQZu49PpHgrPr6fIqoYlYEYl-WNaTFCQxsVhOtvtzR39Bw8TQYJ6vGn_Trtie7wjTHurY5CC1yIv8JCMzOS8Cp7_UIfg/s400/IMG_6393n-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567422503661411986" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJ0ylfKm_cGVtbF9l8-XCiCbCjdgTk0NWES0MqNG6Sc2Ep31y4WJOylhRoWMRNfmBKzLC2vAzlL__foYKnCUqUV6QN1We5D9Cs2z7f1n2D8aOI2A-IZDTamfxdOwFpY4oFdeLd7Uhz1Y/s1600/IMG_7007-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJ0ylfKm_cGVtbF9l8-XCiCbCjdgTk0NWES0MqNG6Sc2Ep31y4WJOylhRoWMRNfmBKzLC2vAzlL__foYKnCUqUV6QN1We5D9Cs2z7f1n2D8aOI2A-IZDTamfxdOwFpY4oFdeLd7Uhz1Y/s400/IMG_7007-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567422783283825778" border="0" /></a>I hope they follow their dreams and do everything they want - even if it hurts them (after all, we learn through our mistakes, right?). I hope they keep their dreams big (Alexandra wants to marry her best friend, be a paleontologist and live in NYC; Evanthea wants to be a dentist and a photographer). I hope they keep reaching for the stars...and I hope a lot of people tell them they can't do anything - because that will push them to can do it!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYyZuw7xnwe2Q7YWuNEZCn5w-_8iJmU0vxpGN-ELM4dylKwqsWkILv6ohyWyF3SXnuV-XuVZk1BvZ1psshLURvo8Q1zdZSOaURwkFOj8N5xMBJQBmPEAffePS8zYi8tI1S7usDm80OThY/s1600/IMG_6419-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYyZuw7xnwe2Q7YWuNEZCn5w-_8iJmU0vxpGN-ELM4dylKwqsWkILv6ohyWyF3SXnuV-XuVZk1BvZ1psshLURvo8Q1zdZSOaURwkFOj8N5xMBJQBmPEAffePS8zYi8tI1S7usDm80OThY/s400/IMG_6419-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567422506067539618" border="0" /></a>Parsons Photohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14085682983872387793noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125612380201938262.post-84596961467012777792011-01-27T05:30:00.000-08:002011-01-27T05:53:30.712-08:00#16 Empower Your Best Customers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjml-vQ2YAgbux5FDDxygSHdVO6JT3ZqVGCR6v6WD3Db0bisvareU_gSOy9hfOqEp6d-aX9QFAn6Ysc-rFCbctCW4ZmB4piGgf-2cA0Sr4V5OUZRb6adJGhGDxgvSPrgD7cJDzBGs5BCOc/s1600/after+hours.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjml-vQ2YAgbux5FDDxygSHdVO6JT3ZqVGCR6v6WD3Db0bisvareU_gSOy9hfOqEp6d-aX9QFAn6Ysc-rFCbctCW4ZmB4piGgf-2cA0Sr4V5OUZRb6adJGhGDxgvSPrgD7cJDzBGs5BCOc/s400/after+hours.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566861890289479794" border="0" /></a><br />I firmly believe that as a business owner, I should find that delicate balance of finding new clients as well as make my current (or past) clients just as happy. As many of you know, weddings is my main focus as a photographer - so how can I make current or past clients happy?<br /><br />First of all, I meet or beat ALL deadlines - that nonnegotiable. I tell them their proofs are ready in 6 weeks and email them in 3 or 5 saying they're ready. If I ask for an additional 4 weeks for their album design and it's ready in 3. I set my own bar high and I meet it. I have never missed a deadline - never.<br /><br />Next, I don't treat my clients like clients...as soon as they sign a contract, they are a part of the "Parsons Photo Family". We welcome them to the family and make them feel like they're a part. About 80% of the Parsons Photo Family can tell you at the drop of a hat what's going on with my kids at this moment. That's cool, isn't it? :)<br /><br />And they stay a part of our family - my favorite joke turns out to be true: "all weddings lead to Mallory". Mallory, our bride of the 2009 photo of the year, has directly and indirectly introduced us to at least 4 of our couples! And I photographed her little baby, Aiden's newborn session too! (I still plan on bringing their photo to bridal shows because we have found that at least one person knows her and we get a kick out of it!)<br /><br />The photo at the top of the blog is a bridal show sign. Not mine, though! It's After Hours DJ Entertainment's sign but it's our bride - a wedding we did together. And not just any wedding, Amanda & Todd's wedding. I love Amanda - I tease her because she probably gave me the biggest challenge this year...she told me she didn't like the way she looked in her engagement photos. I know she was being self critical, but I took that as a challenge for her wedding....and I have to say that her wedding was probably my best work. We both won on that one! ;)<br /><br />How do we empower these customers? Many are secrets that only our clients know of - we have fun games, incentives, secret sales, and giveaways. ;)Parsons Photohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14085682983872387793noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125612380201938262.post-29920222992791761892011-01-26T06:02:00.000-08:002011-01-26T11:47:46.930-08:00Bride's Choice 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvW5Wqr9PM4CXjxbOi5t9v1Olbbt2_xSBuGEeh_Q3Dbqw1hqP6i4DRsoUiGg_u0kmbesjSDA5cJaXaKA0H6gZf-qbUA95AooKRax2i7lRc2Pj8Z2XcN72WoJgOaQSNzIHk3nlEw-AePdo/s1600/certificate-vertical+copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvW5Wqr9PM4CXjxbOi5t9v1Olbbt2_xSBuGEeh_Q3Dbqw1hqP6i4DRsoUiGg_u0kmbesjSDA5cJaXaKA0H6gZf-qbUA95AooKRax2i7lRc2Pj8Z2XcN72WoJgOaQSNzIHk3nlEw-AePdo/s400/certificate-vertical+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566506534235668962" border="0" /></a><br />Wow...Jess and I are speechless at this point! We are so unbelievably humbled to have won two of the highest industry awards in one week! First, we found out we were chosen as a pick for The Knot's Best of Weddings for 2011 (that makes a 4 year run!); now we find out that we just won Bride's Choice from Wedding Wire!<br /><br />AWESOME!!!!<br /><br />Thank you so much to our amazing couples that voted for us this past year. We truly enjoyed working with you and becoming a part of your families! Thank YOU for letting us in to your most intimate time of your lives! We are blessed!!Parsons Photohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14085682983872387793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125612380201938262.post-42917774215492383762011-01-25T05:29:00.000-08:002011-01-25T05:38:36.866-08:00#33 Idea Making and How I Make Something<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDgHjRbX_ZVqqY-7U0Qhz5JJ2jifqDCATLWxz7qHFhwLJ1d9KPtK-5QVVH6M5628Gl_orS57ipgAPVNaDGrhDvQa2uRq9b8YAftTSOYLRrfc3mjbLrhPEwMqQHTWxU8W-G9EtML04Oco/s1600/164764_1761564566921_1473275704_31875737_7708804_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDgHjRbX_ZVqqY-7U0Qhz5JJ2jifqDCATLWxz7qHFhwLJ1d9KPtK-5QVVH6M5628Gl_orS57ipgAPVNaDGrhDvQa2uRq9b8YAftTSOYLRrfc3mjbLrhPEwMqQHTWxU8W-G9EtML04Oco/s400/164764_1761564566921_1473275704_31875737_7708804_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566116335236213362" border="0" /></a><br />My life is governed by ideas - I am fortunate to have a career that is built upon creativity and I LOVE IT! I have to constantly keep fresh and keep up new ideas. A lot of people have asked me how I do it - where to do I get these ideas.<br /><br />Some ideas are from other photographers - I see a shot I really like, I save it to my computer and then I study it. I then try to put my own twist to the idea and make it my own. I do give credit for the really creative ideas that I mimic - as I feel other photographers should.<br /><br />Other ideas are from my kids - both of my kids are pretty creative and they come up with some fun ideas!<br /><br />Sometimes I'll just randomly Google things when I don't feel like getting stuff done. I come across some fun marketing ideas that way.<br /><br />But my favorite ideas stem from negativity of others - yes, you read that right! All my life, I have always taken "you can't do that" as a challenge of how I can. Most recently was my random thought of having a bride and groom do snow angels during their reception...I was told I can't. Well, I think the photo says it all! ;)<br /><br />How do I make things happen? I open my mouth for starters! Those of you who know me, know I am not afraid to ask or talk. If I need help, I'll ask. If I don't agree with something, I have no problems either saying something or excusing myself from the situation. I think that's the best way to get things done - use your brain first, then your mouth! :)<br /><br />Keep an eye out for some of our new ideas coming up this year - see if you can figure out how I developed that idea!Parsons Photohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14085682983872387793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125612380201938262.post-13932027878272444012011-01-23T06:55:00.000-08:002011-01-24T04:39:36.732-08:00#5 Technology That Empowers MeThere are many things I can list - but truly it's technology that keeps me going day to day: the computer I'm typing on right now, my TV that's showing a slideshow set from my computer, my DSLRs, my back up hard drives, my portable drives, my off side backups...shall I go on?<br /><br />The one technology that empowers me, oddly enough is the same technology that I griped about yesterday! My cell phone.<br /><br />Most specifically my Verizon Droid X - this is truly the first phone that I can run just about my entire business up on! Thursday night, at the fashion show, I was able to book 8 sessions, schedule those sessions, send the clients email, accept their credit card payments, email them receipts, deposit check payments into my account, and email Jess my schedule. How cool is that? :) That was all before I updated my Facebook status!<br /><br />So, as much as I hate to say it - the technology that empowers me has got to be my Droid! :)Parsons Photohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14085682983872387793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125612380201938262.post-88857081517282215912011-01-22T07:19:00.000-08:002011-01-22T07:38:13.754-08:00#10 Somebody Has to Say It<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJA9-9uz_7fB3UcLrmH_cr2sHk41Oq8TBiGEiGwUmP0x3bdCrnqZbVQ6rNM0V-eHTN3ACLvBmXuRhhD6GWzV5MHA9bHWvduaMQtUl63hyPzC-m_7CyVkNw2hFFivVCBE_BbqOuSAoS5yg/s1600/100_2165.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJA9-9uz_7fB3UcLrmH_cr2sHk41Oq8TBiGEiGwUmP0x3bdCrnqZbVQ6rNM0V-eHTN3ACLvBmXuRhhD6GWzV5MHA9bHWvduaMQtUl63hyPzC-m_7CyVkNw2hFFivVCBE_BbqOuSAoS5yg/s400/100_2165.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565034088465969074" border="0" /></a><br />Cell phones make our society stupid. There...I said it.<br /><br />Yesterday, I was at Ocean State Job Lot, a quirky store that is massive in size and has just about anything you want...but the aisles are so tiny, two carriages can barely make it through. One lady parked herself in the middle of an aisle, leaned on her carriage bar and was concentrating on her cellphone (texting? web browsing? who cares - it was annoying either way). So many people politely said "excuse me" to get by her. She ignored 2, glared at one, and scoffed at another. She could have very easily moved her carriage aside and then took up her task on the phone.<br /><br />The other thing that brings us down with our cell phones is general courtesy. I can't stand it when I'm speaking to someone in person, their phone rings, then they grab the phone and say "oh, it's so and so" and picks it up. No "excuse me" or push the mute button. Or when you're at the store and the people gabbing in the checkout line - hang up, finish what you're doing and call them back.<br /><br />And this one I'm guilty of - who knows anyone's phone numbers any more? I don't know my husband's cell phone number. Why should I? It's programed on my phone - I just push his face and it dials...easy!<br /><br />Now, our phones take us to where we want with navigation (men everywhere are dancing - now they don't need to ask for directions!!), pretend to be photographers (don't get me started about cell phone photogs at weddings...), they schedule our personal and business appointments in a matter of seconds, they allow us to track our kids, they allow us to accept payments, we can even shoot pigs with angry birds (some of you might not get that one...)!!!<br /><br />But in general - I think cell phones make us stupid...just look at the statistics of car crashes caused by cell phones/texting.<br /><br />[side note, the child in the photo is not using a real cell phone - this is a Tinker Bell plastic one. No child was made stupid for this blog post! And the photo was taken by my 5 year old - pretty cool technique!!]Parsons Photohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14085682983872387793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125612380201938262.post-81702096470793603852011-01-21T16:26:00.000-08:002011-01-21T16:34:27.261-08:00Holy cow - 4 years in a row with The Knot!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9PKP_ih19c7n-N8x6-1CeavnB6VI3n2ei64NBH18cG8nD6_HLYHbaXfKGZhkS3_EN8IHlq5v8M3Er6BtixmK2XUy6WcPgWuyv68CHIhdSXpU7HfAWk02E-67d596f1uhzrGiWlQVpG2o/s1600/2011_BOW_blue_web_120.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 120px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9PKP_ih19c7n-N8x6-1CeavnB6VI3n2ei64NBH18cG8nD6_HLYHbaXfKGZhkS3_EN8IHlq5v8M3Er6BtixmK2XUy6WcPgWuyv68CHIhdSXpU7HfAWk02E-67d596f1uhzrGiWlQVpG2o/s400/2011_BOW_blue_web_120.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564800308588167218" border="0" /></a>I am bursting right now...for the 4th year in a row, I received the email that stated: "Brides voted, YOU WON!!". I'll admit, I was a little nervous about not getting it...but I'm still shocked to get it!!<br /><br />I posted this on Facebook and one of my favorite brides posted "<span jsid="text">Why does this surprise you Diane? You and the staff do a great job with capturing important moments in time!!!! We ♥ you!" (thank you again, Melissa!! We love you too!!!) - it does, it surprises me every time! It's humbling to see how many lives we have touched, it truly is.<br /><br />As I stated in another post, photography is one of my true passions. And along with photography comes my knowledge of weddings - I am obsessed with weddings. I love every little detail and I love that my clients love every little detail!!<br /><br />I thank my clients who voted for me; but most of all, I thank my amazing staff. And most importantly, Jess...without her...well, I probably wouldn't have any more cameras left (since I always manage to lose one at a wedding)!! THANK YOU to everyone!<br /><br />Jess & I have decided to step up and make 2011 a KICK A$$ year! 2011 couples - you have been warned! ;)<br /><br />Thanks again everyone for bringing this award to us - we are truly blessed by everyone who has touched our lives! Thank you!<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbDp_a9jaj7iRoje7dx81Me5A4aESrgWPvennWI6QgJ_S4-pPTJxS666d97IkDKI8IXyAujEQz9RLth35dWAARMeRa2ohP5t_7RkBD6NDY_gn9-zQZb0zAqO19Npc6EMNgq-ZfFaSKPo/s1600/2011_BOW_blue_web_40x40.gif"><br /></a>Parsons Photohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14085682983872387793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125612380201938262.post-46754201632878421192011-01-21T07:14:00.000-08:002011-01-21T08:22:48.985-08:00Boudoir Fashion ShowLast night we co-hosted a Boudoir Fashion Show with Salon Alexander and <a href="http://beautyentourage.com">Beauty Entourage</a> (located in Newington). This idea was the brain child of the salon's owner, Ashley Stone. Ashley and I worked together to come up with this really fun and innovative way to show women what a boudoir session is and how with the fun clothes, cute hair and makeup, and some sexy poses - anyone can do a boudoir session!<br /><br />Here, Ashley and I are welcoming everyone and explaining about sessions and what to expect. Thank you everyone for coming out and supporting us! Jess & I booked 8 new sessions on the spot!! We are so excited about the upcoming shoots! (It's not too late to make your reservations for Valentine's Day!!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDISknyy6W0kxJmi0oT4lzefIw56T6Ng5tlsJZmWleMBFoM5Y4mRBKuGNbNzzFffAFOPaydga1zTmfnwJkvFR9S05baszJTqcMSAH3fF0-BQ903dLn6n8PULV0PY_TKiaK_EiN1H3M2xs/s1600/DSC_0006-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDISknyy6W0kxJmi0oT4lzefIw56T6Ng5tlsJZmWleMBFoM5Y4mRBKuGNbNzzFffAFOPaydga1zTmfnwJkvFR9S05baszJTqcMSAH3fF0-BQ903dLn6n8PULV0PY_TKiaK_EiN1H3M2xs/s400/DSC_0006-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564670396380051634" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYyZAugv26MbAcHkAhyphenhyphenFijb-KrwriDCsWrDK2SOuuVJHTaT0kvwbNhu43bTB3-aqXaxF-8Yd88LUZ2i1CKn0E7WxCj7AI54MCcgffn-7NVlUohlUaNqxGI59sqHoObE0qeTb9R265-w4/s1600/DSC_0025-copy.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1UfxFCQ5tFa85-g7ZTh5GVInVVROcmhHtsSYn-qLDDHq3fKLHZDppl_Uc7NYXoAqsdjZbArzGl5czBtlRywp0x9bLUUk2ryx4exz4lb3hR8UZcEuTcazk8_Ha8gOg5pvkMuHxIqr5lvc/s1600/DSC_0053n-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1UfxFCQ5tFa85-g7ZTh5GVInVVROcmhHtsSYn-qLDDHq3fKLHZDppl_Uc7NYXoAqsdjZbArzGl5czBtlRywp0x9bLUUk2ryx4exz4lb3hR8UZcEuTcazk8_Ha8gOg5pvkMuHxIqr5lvc/s400/DSC_0053n-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564670387953196258" border="0" /></a>One of my favorite shots from the day!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHGh2_doEgHDMQhRixg4gEqLgJ4GcTbmJQdBNkGOhyecur7BXQEBWzhrwsKkFEvvzbBNo0HzkOAv2DTLGG7yxKFsd3kIEc7Xq3TkxWrAaJmdC2KdgM1a4LKl_nPcRsZp-J6i3Zmgcg54Q/s1600/DSC_0057n-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 357px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHGh2_doEgHDMQhRixg4gEqLgJ4GcTbmJQdBNkGOhyecur7BXQEBWzhrwsKkFEvvzbBNo0HzkOAv2DTLGG7yxKFsd3kIEc7Xq3TkxWrAaJmdC2KdgM1a4LKl_nPcRsZp-J6i3Zmgcg54Q/s400/DSC_0057n-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564670114351968434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSpWIgQ3OOoB7idter43Vpk9mBNO73GoSweZ1FEzDs-Q1YPQHJwnwEyTCkLbuRreoCZCaHB5mXZwKZEuJI76D2F2ST9CnKeJuUocsb7vt30qJt-_b2UtuzUYAmNZov_L3Xb_muGCRI0c/s1600/DSC_0064n-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSpWIgQ3OOoB7idter43Vpk9mBNO73GoSweZ1FEzDs-Q1YPQHJwnwEyTCkLbuRreoCZCaHB5mXZwKZEuJI76D2F2ST9CnKeJuUocsb7vt30qJt-_b2UtuzUYAmNZov_L3Xb_muGCRI0c/s400/DSC_0064n-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564670112942734962" border="0" /></a>I love the roll playing costumes! So much fun! great idea if you man's a cop!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJUF5lM4ONPkJacB0zg2Igzylls4R7Ifb_C0e2V1pPQRj6eS_W6SZdJUkuRs0T5MoHbruGoKd5eJDql1XDkmR2gNOBGUibW66yX4WUYzZSFqX3wfr-69DGn_bAZwTZdMxQ4aKsC6Kksyk/s1600/DSC_0120-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJUF5lM4ONPkJacB0zg2Igzylls4R7Ifb_C0e2V1pPQRj6eS_W6SZdJUkuRs0T5MoHbruGoKd5eJDql1XDkmR2gNOBGUibW66yX4WUYzZSFqX3wfr-69DGn_bAZwTZdMxQ4aKsC6Kksyk/s400/DSC_0120-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564670107994287266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6dgHpcwJoSPRczgt1uQveVftDpenBlwPkL3439PbZtvkQZ1vKsWpGcsw9DnPWeLcZWBjZGw3rLGr3Xo0XnsZxZuDsLPOtjqUMtjgKVH1HI-nY8ZKXoh0sux67tKu8i4fhD3UoYSwMs6E/s1600/DSC_0137n-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6dgHpcwJoSPRczgt1uQveVftDpenBlwPkL3439PbZtvkQZ1vKsWpGcsw9DnPWeLcZWBjZGw3rLGr3Xo0XnsZxZuDsLPOtjqUMtjgKVH1HI-nY8ZKXoh0sux67tKu8i4fhD3UoYSwMs6E/s400/DSC_0137n-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564670101443432530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSoRTn0B8EFluV1ShpYhD-JgxnYCeKC2MqB2LD6_Ci8PWjV8Z3rg7DU8WhOuP03DXgBxNQo1_kyeO5DCr2N-A3vVzO8Eo5eBEUL1Jb5hYGyBYiJYQgiCsuZIrqRCWRMvZO57B51cGYSZE/s1600/DSC_0144-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSoRTn0B8EFluV1ShpYhD-JgxnYCeKC2MqB2LD6_Ci8PWjV8Z3rg7DU8WhOuP03DXgBxNQo1_kyeO5DCr2N-A3vVzO8Eo5eBEUL1Jb5hYGyBYiJYQgiCsuZIrqRCWRMvZO57B51cGYSZE/s400/DSC_0144-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564670099328253970" border="0" /></a>Congratulations to Theresa! She was the winner of the free session and free hair and makeup for the session!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0HiFBYkp-exxcqs0V8zFBex6ej-03ORXwJOfgz3aZQKTOdZ8XyblC_Uo0YfxuZMCeWH_jdLqiKXATGFTdEHdnkuaOXrkahkX1NUqmTZaroFd5fMKqY9M96FSnDtU-9YruoYhFPvtbAqE/s1600/IMG_6787-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0HiFBYkp-exxcqs0V8zFBex6ej-03ORXwJOfgz3aZQKTOdZ8XyblC_Uo0YfxuZMCeWH_jdLqiKXATGFTdEHdnkuaOXrkahkX1NUqmTZaroFd5fMKqY9M96FSnDtU-9YruoYhFPvtbAqE/s400/IMG_6787-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564669865081371282" border="0" /></a><br />we had a bunch of games for the ladies to participate in. The first one was a scavenger hunt - we had everyone search the salon for the answers...I loved watching the stealthy tiptoeing around! <br /><br />The next game was a blindfold runway game! I'm not going to give too much away, because I think this one is going to be a tradition!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdcb8nNOggyQGIpB6xbuoRDafoNo6OoSDvi-N1sVfjojcZoCfv8KZnuEbx2Tc7_gVASz3T9rqj8XhhqwC0hIRiMyz4p_BdY35DZ8c_6Y2_EGro5blngIMIkiGp47rt9oaNZ-EBJ_9HE4Q/s1600/DSC_0009-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdcb8nNOggyQGIpB6xbuoRDafoNo6OoSDvi-N1sVfjojcZoCfv8KZnuEbx2Tc7_gVASz3T9rqj8XhhqwC0hIRiMyz4p_BdY35DZ8c_6Y2_EGro5blngIMIkiGp47rt9oaNZ-EBJ_9HE4Q/s400/DSC_0009-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564670396979024162" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYyZAugv26MbAcHkAhyphenhyphenFijb-KrwriDCsWrDK2SOuuVJHTaT0kvwbNhu43bTB3-aqXaxF-8Yd88LUZ2i1CKn0E7WxCj7AI54MCcgffn-7NVlUohlUaNqxGI59sqHoObE0qeTb9R265-w4/s1600/DSC_0025-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYyZAugv26MbAcHkAhyphenhyphenFijb-KrwriDCsWrDK2SOuuVJHTaT0kvwbNhu43bTB3-aqXaxF-8Yd88LUZ2i1CKn0E7WxCj7AI54MCcgffn-7NVlUohlUaNqxGI59sqHoObE0qeTb9R265-w4/s400/DSC_0025-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564670393880179570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdiBOnUXxy1Koxq-qyJYdtXKNfJQPLfg4GOkGGW6YpC_CMTQSqakpQsK8J1iUl25zj7bIaPvF-T2lA5RS0asrqtZTKiwGIZOXSGZ1OQ-a2dp9EHCqwZuGo-Z1URYM43qypWENdz6oWNwE/s1600/IMG_6798-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdiBOnUXxy1Koxq-qyJYdtXKNfJQPLfg4GOkGGW6YpC_CMTQSqakpQsK8J1iUl25zj7bIaPvF-T2lA5RS0asrqtZTKiwGIZOXSGZ1OQ-a2dp9EHCqwZuGo-Z1URYM43qypWENdz6oWNwE/s400/IMG_6798-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564669860379674898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDW8TQg4QVUSBeQDxNctoWY6eLilwGDvNS1HRiq8T6udLbZiq6YuSk2pd_9lu56aKtSaJx4c0k3f5FY9SaPZ24stTegbxNcwnzt_xn09Qhk3Xrsrtndh1nt7cDFgMFR4FzvtP9V54IZ0/s1600/IMG_6802-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDW8TQg4QVUSBeQDxNctoWY6eLilwGDvNS1HRiq8T6udLbZiq6YuSk2pd_9lu56aKtSaJx4c0k3f5FY9SaPZ24stTegbxNcwnzt_xn09Qhk3Xrsrtndh1nt7cDFgMFR4FzvtP9V54IZ0/s400/IMG_6802-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564669858816121154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhls3lv_i_4Sg23WrxSRb_RVBTMdSvxs68uSYP7E6S60GqZ9Oij9HqXoQiC9fxFfIztABP1Y6gUG6pNY8SpLWj7IFgwjVjYzqfpohpAEuWOHMstzVPDPnebwHv0JA2XrTUqK-mVb75d62U/s1600/IMG_6811-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhls3lv_i_4Sg23WrxSRb_RVBTMdSvxs68uSYP7E6S60GqZ9Oij9HqXoQiC9fxFfIztABP1Y6gUG6pNY8SpLWj7IFgwjVjYzqfpohpAEuWOHMstzVPDPnebwHv0JA2XrTUqK-mVb75d62U/s400/IMG_6811-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564669849404461794" border="0" /></a>Back to the show! LOL! <br /><br />Here's another one of my favs!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs8EDudI5Wo5641ffuUWMbDPtD5PI16EPYex3_yxUavu4lHgNTQPOGXNss18McW17NAvKmJieT1qYUE75vF_1q6Enuzna5b6be1Mdvt5yy2t7nnstn8VRNaXSrIRZIlsIRAYJ0DS90lh4/s1600/IMG_6827n-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 219px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs8EDudI5Wo5641ffuUWMbDPtD5PI16EPYex3_yxUavu4lHgNTQPOGXNss18McW17NAvKmJieT1qYUE75vF_1q6Enuzna5b6be1Mdvt5yy2t7nnstn8VRNaXSrIRZIlsIRAYJ0DS90lh4/s400/IMG_6827n-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564669844649012706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzj5J5dsVoLvodm0hnHJE-ZAfgH1NWkRT6fan5C4r3_xLZ5WyDPnbFlyOkaGW8Jwh625zBSm7WtWM4VggpdRSSBll4aS4aKOytE_ccWsuyKbY1WpbShAGIkL0jVSdrv53bQEG11DqWOE/s1600/IMG_6844-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzj5J5dsVoLvodm0hnHJE-ZAfgH1NWkRT6fan5C4r3_xLZ5WyDPnbFlyOkaGW8Jwh625zBSm7WtWM4VggpdRSSBll4aS4aKOytE_ccWsuyKbY1WpbShAGIkL0jVSdrv53bQEG11DqWOE/s400/IMG_6844-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564657962582902626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiyFc2ozor474q5fA0DtS5B4WU1tMl9OiO49iffAjo6Ru5Fz1KuSLyvslQVvr0J1Iw8PV1EPVNGRdRow4XlaprfmNJ_YD42tkDPH5zytvxL-zHug0GuphBHy6trsPlqPs0Aa1gNUGBo7E/s1600/IMG_6903-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiyFc2ozor474q5fA0DtS5B4WU1tMl9OiO49iffAjo6Ru5Fz1KuSLyvslQVvr0J1Iw8PV1EPVNGRdRow4XlaprfmNJ_YD42tkDPH5zytvxL-zHug0GuphBHy6trsPlqPs0Aa1gNUGBo7E/s400/IMG_6903-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564657958092877186" border="0" /></a>Here's an homage to our flier photo - the candy lips! I loved the whole ensemble with the hair clip and the knee highs! Too flipping cute!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPL2N-4FShMpNzpubQhvh2PDwf8yQLKtGGJoj1Moad0nfpEAN3T3-J3BJs9hsHX99lchyphenhyphenriY18bCXkhG8WuJTq7vHeXePP9vHetyl0VQnMUH_1sGODx46mzZo_ARJrXbOCay4FsYxTek/s1600/IMG_6930-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 341px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPL2N-4FShMpNzpubQhvh2PDwf8yQLKtGGJoj1Moad0nfpEAN3T3-J3BJs9hsHX99lchyphenhyphenriY18bCXkhG8WuJTq7vHeXePP9vHetyl0VQnMUH_1sGODx46mzZo_ARJrXbOCay4FsYxTek/s400/IMG_6930-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564657955558210098" border="0" /></a>Rocking the baseball jersey!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkdc0JNMmsPWT2UbTH0zXNG7tyjBPmFJgYCjDtkz3GBQokb1Qv-r86I9BXfKZIHGZUOqpoOlt8kVc6IuwJvRuLsZwED6y-27m9-BhE9JKuN8GyhXNAnfoXV-pXaSkLjjuu1FDJN5rJFpE/s1600/IMG_6940-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkdc0JNMmsPWT2UbTH0zXNG7tyjBPmFJgYCjDtkz3GBQokb1Qv-r86I9BXfKZIHGZUOqpoOlt8kVc6IuwJvRuLsZwED6y-27m9-BhE9JKuN8GyhXNAnfoXV-pXaSkLjjuu1FDJN5rJFpE/s400/IMG_6940-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564657955929018434" border="0" /></a>Thanks Ashley!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxuQOB9kVDP8_C7K8_LSU-ju6ryfsP5lCdO1i24Yyop7EHjUNg3HuVtWb5Er0JmlPQIYOamEVRrhgX2kSelnDXtxBFv7iniIknY23dOZkh7AAD11nXQRXFjAzD3xDJsGiE7VCnNYorA0/s1600/IMG_6970-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 359px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxuQOB9kVDP8_C7K8_LSU-ju6ryfsP5lCdO1i24Yyop7EHjUNg3HuVtWb5Er0JmlPQIYOamEVRrhgX2kSelnDXtxBFv7iniIknY23dOZkh7AAD11nXQRXFjAzD3xDJsGiE7VCnNYorA0/s400/IMG_6970-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564657921494439538" border="0" /></a>Thank you to Salon Alexander, <a href="http://beautyentourage.com">Beauty Entourage</a> for co-hosting with us! and thank you for the amazing job on hair and makeup!! We are looking forward to working more sessions and weddings with you ladies!!<br /><br />And thank you to all of the ladies who came out to support us!! we will be planning more fashion shows and we're getting ready to unveil a new surprise! Want to book your own fashion shoot? Let us know!Parsons Photohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14085682983872387793noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125612380201938262.post-34520742470150507572011-01-20T04:30:00.000-08:002011-01-20T04:59:40.160-08:00#4 A Community I LoveIn light of yesterday's post, I have to continue on with the Coventry Regional Farmers' Market. Years ago, I saw a sign about 1/2 mile from my home, in an empty field advertising the Coventry Farmers' Market. Dave & I thought, what the heck, let's check it out - the girls (who were still in the stroller then) might get a kick out of it. We wandered around and thought it was so cool - who would have thought that one day a week, we can get fresh (and I mean FRESH) produce, meats, and other yummies LITERALLY down the street from us!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6WheQm9VBWHsOjL9F1kmEP58nY9jBprK4gOlYZDrdJ8QQ7_aABe0zGJyfZEbjcMLiHgBE22PckNExlIoC63bZj7SOf4d2Dp2pUCtykaNmao53MX0plMeW4SgHfclfShT-_3tLcgiZc8/s1600/market0007.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6WheQm9VBWHsOjL9F1kmEP58nY9jBprK4gOlYZDrdJ8QQ7_aABe0zGJyfZEbjcMLiHgBE22PckNExlIoC63bZj7SOf4d2Dp2pUCtykaNmao53MX0plMeW4SgHfclfShT-_3tLcgiZc8/s400/market0007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564249160410957474" border="0" /></a>Then I read in the Coventry newsletter that the market was looking for professionals to swap skills for cool discounts (who am I to pass up a good deal?). At that same time, I discovered an old (well, we're not old...our friendship goes back to the stone ages...I mean, grammar school!) friend, Jean Nelson (thanks to Facebook and the ability to post your maiden name to!) who is one of the market masters. She introduced me to Winter Caplanson, my marketing partner in crime! ;)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvc3JRx5luWDRv8_EPlQiLdtZLqrd6fAMEuaVwPU-6nW5HcN2u2JFbRzxbo1uiyl-otvH4w9WiUtvDpwovMiE4-IHD4MWBHWLrPXxYGhN-3BNRwWjVRCBQQUbkZ50tLdavJBerFNuwyqY/s1600/4576_1153652409497_1473275704_30398308_6880390_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvc3JRx5luWDRv8_EPlQiLdtZLqrd6fAMEuaVwPU-6nW5HcN2u2JFbRzxbo1uiyl-otvH4w9WiUtvDpwovMiE4-IHD4MWBHWLrPXxYGhN-3BNRwWjVRCBQQUbkZ50tLdavJBerFNuwyqY/s400/4576_1153652409497_1473275704_30398308_6880390_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564248311111035858" border="0" /></a><br />Ever since that first opening day on June 7, 2009 (oddly enough, it was my birthday too) - I was hooked on going to the market. I felt like the old Greek men who have to go to the coffee shops to play poker or backgammon. I was drawn there. I photographed, I bought, I talked, I reunited with old friends, and made some new ones!<br /><br />Ever since then, I have become a part of the market. I currently invest in the market financially as a business partner because I believe that you need to give back to something that has given to you. I still photograph the market, but we have taken it a step further - we brought brides to the market to show how brides can shop locally for their wedding; we held a toy drive at holiday time - photographing children and families and accepted payment only with a toy or monetary donation to Rockville Hospital; we did portraits of people with their pets; portraits of grandparents with their grandkids.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDyl01JIxj3TacaQg0cZrJ_ixtMPohZKy90GNJK3pd7bO0Wr01T9ojsTINNcaWH-qwX1lOLiUYwsFaK168erc_Bd5klhP3qu0qvlAJH784lfS2spQLIQSQE185kIc8D7qnzOk_Z5HLQ9s/s1600/28691_1471770082240_1473275704_31230682_8298224_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDyl01JIxj3TacaQg0cZrJ_ixtMPohZKy90GNJK3pd7bO0Wr01T9ojsTINNcaWH-qwX1lOLiUYwsFaK168erc_Bd5klhP3qu0qvlAJH784lfS2spQLIQSQE185kIc8D7qnzOk_Z5HLQ9s/s400/28691_1471770082240_1473275704_31230682_8298224_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564251484529576578" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCdm7_XcoNRw9r7bVRMxz7Jayj7lPqi7q1Tlao0oHcZ6AYYamIvlb2RsrNjWd9ZWWppPNAOPmE83iowFvDnpOmSrq2g-LGPFlann82Yb1eTFCcetYwwTEcejyGUd7uEC2587OAQn0WkDM/s1600/163491_1720201732876_1473275704_31781319_8197091_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCdm7_XcoNRw9r7bVRMxz7Jayj7lPqi7q1Tlao0oHcZ6AYYamIvlb2RsrNjWd9ZWWppPNAOPmE83iowFvDnpOmSrq2g-LGPFlann82Yb1eTFCcetYwwTEcejyGUd7uEC2587OAQn0WkDM/s400/163491_1720201732876_1473275704_31781319_8197091_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564251483533098546" border="0" /></a>And what did I get in return? Amazing friendships from a fantastic little community called the Coventry Regional Farmers' Market! I reunited with grammar school friends, met new photographer friends, got addicted to unique pizzas...and saw vendors who worked just like I do - with a smile on their faces, LOVING their "jobs", and welcoming customers to their tiny 10x10 corner of the world!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsAn02FAfTVgCFZzj0doQRKiqBxI7k_ouWVhp9vCtu2_JUoff2xBsnvnv7iOct_0ZA5aE3NXBOLX0CZdEUmKqMLdFuxsUcEdsOMkywi6k5-sXD9dubwpHTMEv_0w4LNL8NXsIz2vvyhBM/s1600/29054_399857093117_43130193117_4031719_301005_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsAn02FAfTVgCFZzj0doQRKiqBxI7k_ouWVhp9vCtu2_JUoff2xBsnvnv7iOct_0ZA5aE3NXBOLX0CZdEUmKqMLdFuxsUcEdsOMkywi6k5-sXD9dubwpHTMEv_0w4LNL8NXsIz2vvyhBM/s400/29054_399857093117_43130193117_4031719_301005_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564248309011108178" border="0" /></a>Thank you Coventry Regional Farmers' Market for THE community I love! :)Parsons Photohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14085682983872387793noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125612380201938262.post-10189242975523503142011-01-19T07:08:00.000-08:002011-01-19T07:08:00.282-08:00#49 Your Ideas And My Ideas- How We Play TogetherOne of my favorite things to do of late - co-marketing! Meet a friend in a similar industry and find a great product to promote together. Win-win situation!<br /><br />First time I tried it this past year - I met an amazing woman, Winter Caplanson, Market Goddess of the <a href="http://www.coventryfarmersmarket.com">Coventry Regional Farmers' Market</a> (really, that's her official title! She has a shirt and everything!), who in her spare time makes soaps, <a href="http://sleepymoonsoaps.com">Sleepy Moon Soaps</a> to be exact. These cute, amazingly smelly, awesome soaps. I asked her what she thought about working together - together we developed Soap Poppers. Winter wraps up her end cuts (the not so perfect ends of the soaps) and packages them with the Parsons Photo label, we named them Soap Poppers (anyone out there know where the name came from? Bonus points for that!), and now I give them as thank you gifts! In return, I am at Winter's beck and call for photos! ;)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioSQVO6bJD411_Jcw_72DIOyTkkcR0IXaXJ-5JQrA3_YGNmfZrNn6xwiEpb0hWcO_TsAsKtE-B0tMGVtTziMQQkdh74Bj18AgEPyT8-OEd8fbRcaazJdQOeCS7aLmK6XNXDyWY8vgha-A/s1600/28691_1473631088764_1473275704_31236050_4682630_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioSQVO6bJD411_Jcw_72DIOyTkkcR0IXaXJ-5JQrA3_YGNmfZrNn6xwiEpb0hWcO_TsAsKtE-B0tMGVtTziMQQkdh74Bj18AgEPyT8-OEd8fbRcaazJdQOeCS7aLmK6XNXDyWY8vgha-A/s400/28691_1473631088764_1473275704_31236050_4682630_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563887017334957522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNyzNSHpC-fyXwYL9OiAlCE-asv3nPdwPAgaFaDD5-N1XxydgzlMeS8nSJ_pIMYTZ1t7-orOVc7rgO6inImCP1iMIe5ga_oXnXr7Qa47b0NAGxU9kC1EtkLrdvPBLIkA8O4ocsaVOD9I/s1600/25569_1412823208605_1473275704_31089851_578224_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 60px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNyzNSHpC-fyXwYL9OiAlCE-asv3nPdwPAgaFaDD5-N1XxydgzlMeS8nSJ_pIMYTZ1t7-orOVc7rgO6inImCP1iMIe5ga_oXnXr7Qa47b0NAGxU9kC1EtkLrdvPBLIkA8O4ocsaVOD9I/s400/25569_1412823208605_1473275704_31089851_578224_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563887021010807170" border="0" /></a><br />Another play together idea is happening RIGHT NOW! Well, tomorrow actually! I am working with Ashley Stone, owner of Salon Alexander and <a href="http://beautyentourage.com">Beauty Entourage</a> (a mobile hair and makeup crew for weddings - how cool is that?) to host a Ladies' Night of Boudoir Fashion Show. Together we're going to show how sexy every woman can feel AND look with these photo shoots!! Ashley is going to talk about hair and makeup and how they can give ladies that perfect bedroom look and Jess and I are going to show how we can photograph ANY woman and make her feel sexy and therefore LOOK sexy!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQDiYj-5VVU9fbYSrPn4pgjDjx1ID6zF6qZuW0Sr3BAYxPJB0I3SUAIJ8ewzptunldpAjpLBykdhTKiY_UkyOcNPYe1kl3Wneue-ls_exIG0Y_qFdMrCnLlapIu3SSCrTCDT2dRaovNYw/s1600/164166_1741248379029_1473275704_31828361_7316973_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQDiYj-5VVU9fbYSrPn4pgjDjx1ID6zF6qZuW0Sr3BAYxPJB0I3SUAIJ8ewzptunldpAjpLBykdhTKiY_UkyOcNPYe1kl3Wneue-ls_exIG0Y_qFdMrCnLlapIu3SSCrTCDT2dRaovNYw/s400/164166_1741248379029_1473275704_31828361_7316973_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563887026862435890" border="0" /></a>I love the whole idea of "your ideas and my ideas and how we play together" - I welcome anyone who has ideas of how we can work our businesses together to benefit us both! What would you like to see??Parsons Photohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14085682983872387793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125612380201938262.post-9213670626202181072011-01-18T06:39:00.000-08:002011-01-18T07:48:25.785-08:00#40 Ten Guilty PleasuresMy Top Ten Guilty Pleasures - not necessarily in order!<br /><br />1. Soap Operas - most specifically Young & the Restless...I don't know what it is, but I can't stop watching!<br />2. Pedicures<br />3. Italian & Greek pastries...can't you tell? ;)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX6wMNwYPMN6o8MGyKwViYSk04s4LNbszLzz_gNgqZU2m9rkDYulASns3csh7JrYoaKe21z3GNHwTgBX6fN4D_5TNC0Z4vsuLoQKtJisZ0S9P3GCtHklzzfbkN_-xHLmSnpN0Qcjsa4s8/s1600/cookies000002.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX6wMNwYPMN6o8MGyKwViYSk04s4LNbszLzz_gNgqZU2m9rkDYulASns3csh7JrYoaKe21z3GNHwTgBX6fN4D_5TNC0Z4vsuLoQKtJisZ0S9P3GCtHklzzfbkN_-xHLmSnpN0Qcjsa4s8/s400/cookies000002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563550535227768050" border="0" /></a>4. Facebook - sometimes I just like to gather all the gossip<br />5. Shoe shopping (that's a given with all women, right?)<br />6. Grocery shopping alone - I just walk a little bit slower and I love it!<br />7. Getting my hair done - wish I had more time to do it more often, or my hair dresser came to me!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9MEgWJsI17q6CiBaiWZSGAhmsMQG-m59McysiCmjMZhuWjU04tQamiFgR04z2_9vaFS-niOn6E6ebqV03mFecOC3euwJfHcQ6Sf2VawI1q4aAUp7sH9U2KMS3gRp3TQ9j_r5Rcohf20/s1600/me+and+e.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9MEgWJsI17q6CiBaiWZSGAhmsMQG-m59McysiCmjMZhuWjU04tQamiFgR04z2_9vaFS-niOn6E6ebqV03mFecOC3euwJfHcQ6Sf2VawI1q4aAUp7sH9U2KMS3gRp3TQ9j_r5Rcohf20/s400/me+and+e.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563541682532654098" border="0" /></a><br />8. Watching silly kid shows/movies with my kids.<br />9. Perfume (buying and putting it on)<br />10. Coach pocketbooks, apparel, etc - I just love Coach!Parsons Photohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14085682983872387793noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125612380201938262.post-53479151049693762942011-01-17T07:42:00.000-08:002011-01-17T07:56:54.339-08:00#1 How I Use Facebook<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPWPO0teQrnlKvqwATNSR3s-Sja2KzIKj4YJABOurvntcmCddwm6jVVgE_mdbbgRyMIbuDU8m5Evohd7qjchegmAiUcfwx_kT1Af7k2P8n-a6-qx39oe4RYKKlh4Qhe1QNN7NM1YstRew/s1600/marie_0212.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPWPO0teQrnlKvqwATNSR3s-Sja2KzIKj4YJABOurvntcmCddwm6jVVgE_mdbbgRyMIbuDU8m5Evohd7qjchegmAiUcfwx_kT1Af7k2P8n-a6-qx39oe4RYKKlh4Qhe1QNN7NM1YstRew/s400/marie_0212.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563184187270930082" border="0" /></a><br />I can hear the smiles on this topic...those of you who know me, know that if there isn't a post from me...well, then the world has ended! :) Bert Fonseca of After Hours DJ Entertainment calls me when I claim to take a day off - he laughs because he thinks Facebook will crash without me! ;)<br /><br />I was against Facebook - I figured who has time to send updates and read what the world was up to. I reluctantly joined in 2008...then I found some classmates from high school...then I found some brides of mine...then I found some vendors...then it just exploded and became a part of my daily routine. (as a matter of a fact, I'm uploading photos as I type! LOL!)<br /><br />I love Facebook - I admit it! I love reading everyone's updates, seeing other photographers' photos, reading other people's inspirations, woes, etc. I love uploading my photos, tagging my couples, then anxiously waiting for the "likes" and comments to see who liked my favorites and to read the responses. It warms my heart when I get the comments and feedback when my clients like the photos!<br /><br />I love it because I have become closer with my clients as well - I am reluctant to call them clients because I think of most of my peeps as family. My Facebook "friends" have become such an amazing support network on a personal level. Recently, we have met a lot of health challenges with our 5 year old daughter and the overflowing support and concern of everyone on Facebook has been amazing. I am eternally grateful to that as that support really helped me get through that rough time.<br /><br />Now, I use Facebook instead of Google...when I get a request for a wedding or portrait session, I check Facebook first to see who I'm emailing. I look up business information on FB - a lot of research can be done!<br /><br />Look us up! I'm on personally (if you want the personal scoop, send me a friend request) and Parsons Photo has a business page. Maybe we'll see you online!Parsons Photohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14085682983872387793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125612380201938262.post-12299812976110873712011-01-16T05:27:00.000-08:002011-01-16T05:27:00.264-08:00#63 You Are Here<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLdWJXJenXzDWpdUKTaldnU54vAF6KqcQJ8vpDKMqKFCAspXNdozaHrgH3nd_Vj0Dn3cURhQ8p5JL_VFP9-_uHt_-IZseZXRazxQ7tBDXN26xdxbTk5wKWGRzUbccDohe0uP1gT1dPgk/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLdWJXJenXzDWpdUKTaldnU54vAF6KqcQJ8vpDKMqKFCAspXNdozaHrgH3nd_Vj0Dn3cURhQ8p5JL_VFP9-_uHt_-IZseZXRazxQ7tBDXN26xdxbTk5wKWGRzUbccDohe0uP1gT1dPgk/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562561515090726258" border="0" /></a><br />How many of you remember that giant red dot on the maps at the malls? With the big words "you are HERE" next to it. I remember my brother and I thought it was the funniest thing in the world - how did they know where we were? And, more importantly, if it showed where I was...how can my brother be at the same exact spot? Our mom didn't find the same amusement in it.<br /><br />Now, as an adult, I find a slight comfort in the "you are HERE" red dot when I look at the mall maps...or as our culture has matured to - GPS. On our GPS, the "you are here" had become that silly triangle that points you in the right direction. I find comfort in that dot and that arrow because, I figure...they always are pointing me in the right direction!<br /><br />I like the little red dot or the blue triangle because it seems to ground me...I am HERE. How profound...because I am a planner and I am usually 5 steps ahead of myself, causing myself to be...well, honestly - there. Sometimes that little dot or triangle reminds me that I am here.Parsons Photohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14085682983872387793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125612380201938262.post-16676985889009723732011-01-15T15:04:00.000-08:002011-01-15T15:16:42.363-08:00Brandy & Kevin - Maternity teasers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9Bcxcz7dvDWY384B3vC9HXdixlbXm87MgNadIf8OEtAOxp9jPwr46Pnx7WDfcgs0v7KfjwSeZ0Z5yXnqUWRUperrgYXEHxwy5tVYskh82Csy3aNC9CyTJgYMpvCEghFKWcUJ4JbaG9s/s1600/brandy-wed0027.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9Bcxcz7dvDWY384B3vC9HXdixlbXm87MgNadIf8OEtAOxp9jPwr46Pnx7WDfcgs0v7KfjwSeZ0Z5yXnqUWRUperrgYXEHxwy5tVYskh82Csy3aNC9CyTJgYMpvCEghFKWcUJ4JbaG9s/s400/brandy-wed0027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562553649061781330" border="0" /></a>Back in October of 2009, I was blessed to witness and document the wedding of Kevin & Brandy. Thanks to Facebook, we've remained friends! Now, they're expecting their first baby - little Gavin. And I can't wait! ;)<br /><br />But in the meantime, let's photograph him from the outside!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-v0eHh7inOeduZRLiZvJbYKlOzUF4Eed9LtZCFFqpzCn8hOJQHVo_DdSyzSvIqG7gpmHLMSFM3rcqdEokZYewlpWIZeQRoustCRqijpijI0Sb6G6A55bwk6OjlHl3Fa_YnEQd_YToLA/s1600/IMG_6290-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-v0eHh7inOeduZRLiZvJbYKlOzUF4Eed9LtZCFFqpzCn8hOJQHVo_DdSyzSvIqG7gpmHLMSFM3rcqdEokZYewlpWIZeQRoustCRqijpijI0Sb6G6A55bwk6OjlHl3Fa_YnEQd_YToLA/s400/IMG_6290-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562553044913345538" border="0" /></a>One of my favorite shots!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqj9Lx2XHnyuZ29bgnPqzoiPLu6-T_BgfjtK_a3XAhOi6tyDLu9CyM0o1JiaW6z9XU-k4PYs-jKKhNoM7yIp4LHuAh4dp6L_pdEmSe7f5iGllNSPAAOW80yHH4ZcSAGdqX73ZGOp93cvk/s1600/DSC_0004-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqj9Lx2XHnyuZ29bgnPqzoiPLu6-T_BgfjtK_a3XAhOi6tyDLu9CyM0o1JiaW6z9XU-k4PYs-jKKhNoM7yIp4LHuAh4dp6L_pdEmSe7f5iGllNSPAAOW80yHH4ZcSAGdqX73ZGOp93cvk/s400/DSC_0004-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562552965014912290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgKe2tzwbLQe0WMXRKG6SQIjXKBf6eDwnsWq5dqg4ntJf5MRRyP1z9dMHz67ejtHIsdIRNCeCSUms19qg_cSVAWzoBThIL6yjoOUpGFVh9SKfCcPukf09C8zd57DsVOUvZr266hiAGZHw/s1600/DSC_0019-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgKe2tzwbLQe0WMXRKG6SQIjXKBf6eDwnsWq5dqg4ntJf5MRRyP1z9dMHz67ejtHIsdIRNCeCSUms19qg_cSVAWzoBThIL6yjoOUpGFVh9SKfCcPukf09C8zd57DsVOUvZr266hiAGZHw/s400/DSC_0019-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562552958951706450" border="0" /></a>How cute is this? Brandy and Jess worked together for this one! Love it and thanks to Jess for the tying trick.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKAm0yVrRQOu0pTOIfOaNc3kUV-hOXaNT9vjtQjmKTbaKKin8IcMLRrdt-xLeliTQ14rC2jWVPI-5JYVZroSbXs5FWLeQXWDU-BYaXy4md4wIsgSWkBPcp5pG0TYGJtEOL_c0Kdeyvpk/s1600/DSC_0023-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKAm0yVrRQOu0pTOIfOaNc3kUV-hOXaNT9vjtQjmKTbaKKin8IcMLRrdt-xLeliTQ14rC2jWVPI-5JYVZroSbXs5FWLeQXWDU-BYaXy4md4wIsgSWkBPcp5pG0TYGJtEOL_c0Kdeyvpk/s400/DSC_0023-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562552948221833730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdo3T00HmLepD2zzWHfku0SjUhCXZj4tKa8kSDg4LfoXMLZgJRvbPJhWDKsE5L1eqZMmiSTwqmal34mY_2DUQJtKUfiaQgIjNZ_hyphenhyphenvRy_DbN_ifUVm-1Uu_fRVe5S_B-_36QS8NY26NnM/s1600/DSC_0034-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdo3T00HmLepD2zzWHfku0SjUhCXZj4tKa8kSDg4LfoXMLZgJRvbPJhWDKsE5L1eqZMmiSTwqmal34mY_2DUQJtKUfiaQgIjNZ_hyphenhyphenvRy_DbN_ifUVm-1Uu_fRVe5S_B-_36QS8NY26NnM/s400/DSC_0034-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562552944496111106" border="0" /></a>Bubbles, bubbles, and a belly!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVo8gK9tCP-Mm4ld6boPDV5JlaxgMbf3sMKUkWxDa3rywAd1Kl6ls6KejiwRec3ccJoUxQHVKeod8JcH8Jp8D1KGoL3C6mPQJfQrkmYhze6_1KE1S7ip8yAePMrofX4R9uX03eSEjR-I/s1600/IMG_6175-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVo8gK9tCP-Mm4ld6boPDV5JlaxgMbf3sMKUkWxDa3rywAd1Kl6ls6KejiwRec3ccJoUxQHVKeod8JcH8Jp8D1KGoL3C6mPQJfQrkmYhze6_1KE1S7ip8yAePMrofX4R9uX03eSEjR-I/s400/IMG_6175-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562552936459864194" border="0" /></a>This next shot was completely by accident - completely not the look I was looking for...but I LOVE LOVE LOVE the glow around her! THAT'S the pregnancy glow! Love it!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4dHWot9e9FWsXWL5uEQWSxn-ORJyI2wqQXZ0JcKmEHVQY5ONVi4gLCfyep_g9_a2quEfQU4teSrohMPV5aNnu_QL3hGhaFLerIeCRSfAojaCBE-1QfcxGH4pwR5VnXPtCzjgHfTyY5p4/s1600/IMG_6224-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4dHWot9e9FWsXWL5uEQWSxn-ORJyI2wqQXZ0JcKmEHVQY5ONVi4gLCfyep_g9_a2quEfQU4teSrohMPV5aNnu_QL3hGhaFLerIeCRSfAojaCBE-1QfcxGH4pwR5VnXPtCzjgHfTyY5p4/s400/IMG_6224-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562552772191035970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdiY7gulTs8gp5fziMjW0kcRlSxxkqXxY5C1zSeaXRcUvMPcXmFhqawKmYDpX2HALcA30heE0h2R1Fx-R4-QW7TZ8kKXYv0XsgehRV9N1iRNjHCTkj9uviXSSVZDPYx3dm86SFcwRTzc/s1600/IMG_6235-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdiY7gulTs8gp5fziMjW0kcRlSxxkqXxY5C1zSeaXRcUvMPcXmFhqawKmYDpX2HALcA30heE0h2R1Fx-R4-QW7TZ8kKXYv0XsgehRV9N1iRNjHCTkj9uviXSSVZDPYx3dm86SFcwRTzc/s400/IMG_6235-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562552768452490626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogLYWGBIG7iOvK6tCmsYvnsxY_b6-R0RRG-SnhGC3FVSnIPjHBt2uwMnNyzqN8Bn_Hn-zchD0bdzaIWNzd8IYmscx1mPlnIP1ggocMBXYRUYzhhhPcUW1r2u9szck_rc5GN_YAolViiw/s1600/IMG_6243-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogLYWGBIG7iOvK6tCmsYvnsxY_b6-R0RRG-SnhGC3FVSnIPjHBt2uwMnNyzqN8Bn_Hn-zchD0bdzaIWNzd8IYmscx1mPlnIP1ggocMBXYRUYzhhhPcUW1r2u9szck_rc5GN_YAolViiw/s400/IMG_6243-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562552764006432050" border="0" /></a>We had a full series of really hot, sexy shots - and I love one more than the previous...but alas, this blog is typically PG13! But trust me, it was boudoir, prego-style! :) Here's the PG13 shot we can post!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4923aJbBNtuhGIG2G2_3fDvXWwEx8OPvsf495jbq7SBCab7x1sHsykJyVGHnKHLQDNHwlcS0bvkoYC7_yu6wBwHpB7HwjH-P6tM6If_hQhFRfD7zQvDMjneSETtL9CmP0YbcwvTVld6w/s1600/IMG_6261-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4923aJbBNtuhGIG2G2_3fDvXWwEx8OPvsf495jbq7SBCab7x1sHsykJyVGHnKHLQDNHwlcS0bvkoYC7_yu6wBwHpB7HwjH-P6tM6If_hQhFRfD7zQvDMjneSETtL9CmP0YbcwvTVld6w/s400/IMG_6261-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562552740477509026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWExfXz5c-_1bDUpuPPKT6xOwiLvaKJgYpnIj0Smg9A4wn_Zy5biQTgnA-XIpR5IF3JkRHMi0ATBd2DCGVdW1vV269JGb9cWs4GXgp6uDk2U6OkyoNIqGU6tHRFNrlbLjSQh3pHKmjUk/s1600/IMG_6267-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWExfXz5c-_1bDUpuPPKT6xOwiLvaKJgYpnIj0Smg9A4wn_Zy5biQTgnA-XIpR5IF3JkRHMi0ATBd2DCGVdW1vV269JGb9cWs4GXgp6uDk2U6OkyoNIqGU6tHRFNrlbLjSQh3pHKmjUk/s400/IMG_6267-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562552565377219154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU1rHJhDmeow6JCC-RefRNNiqsWnS3VtknKVU6F4YW6IDsXQGAWVZzd5ELHXhLnzEnVG1YCpRvlt-YMhOnB0O7SUai7kPVQ_alim3DFScyoj9387kW8RLcNm9hjRRVsoYYmGVdAmtxLPs/s1600/IMG_6295-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU1rHJhDmeow6JCC-RefRNNiqsWnS3VtknKVU6F4YW6IDsXQGAWVZzd5ELHXhLnzEnVG1YCpRvlt-YMhOnB0O7SUai7kPVQ_alim3DFScyoj9387kW8RLcNm9hjRRVsoYYmGVdAmtxLPs/s400/IMG_6295-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562552561034639826" border="0" /></a>LOVE the necklace Kevin bought Brandy with the baby's birthstone on it!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgApJRkFp__F2Ufr338B8rWw9Uy9ED7UWHr-4Sv3NqjDRKOCZlpLkxKoWD9TMpfnDUVbw1yvJ6Q9G8LAqUBgEllj_keVAgHHW8SoEqqaVbU6C5iX6Oi7R6zKB2sVRd9hsKvvKRTk8DbCNs/s1600/IMG_6312-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgApJRkFp__F2Ufr338B8rWw9Uy9ED7UWHr-4Sv3NqjDRKOCZlpLkxKoWD9TMpfnDUVbw1yvJ6Q9G8LAqUBgEllj_keVAgHHW8SoEqqaVbU6C5iX6Oi7R6zKB2sVRd9hsKvvKRTk8DbCNs/s400/IMG_6312-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562552555009469698" border="0" /></a>Jess wins the prize with this one! I LOVE it!! Thanks for being a great sport, Kevin!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1OBPEN1rJZYtze5gpCIedoK8ssvwS1SiNV8Ci3r5mDKHDMITbiCS3Kgmal3nf0-mOmtOtYoau1xQOZibZNZ8wgkCz6R3WSa8MB4CWFUjRqez5283hi8zFt9WhX0_rtmLHA5OgSzLo7A/s1600/IMG_6316-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1OBPEN1rJZYtze5gpCIedoK8ssvwS1SiNV8Ci3r5mDKHDMITbiCS3Kgmal3nf0-mOmtOtYoau1xQOZibZNZ8wgkCz6R3WSa8MB4CWFUjRqez5283hi8zFt9WhX0_rtmLHA5OgSzLo7A/s400/IMG_6316-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562552534307503410" border="0" /></a>Who said pregnancy isn't sexy? Brandy ROCKING the sexy pose!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGTTTG_0kJU1oE24tH3-lg2mfwMVBiX1B6XtHiw6q47_Ruu2IhxYezSrkw1peK2lyURYDst_rtfA5Fx56wE7OTs1LRUhaQgeR10LX9hzoJBFgbOhUPGohNYoNbwfPrs_H5srGPrey6NU0/s1600/IMG_6333-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGTTTG_0kJU1oE24tH3-lg2mfwMVBiX1B6XtHiw6q47_Ruu2IhxYezSrkw1peK2lyURYDst_rtfA5Fx56wE7OTs1LRUhaQgeR10LX9hzoJBFgbOhUPGohNYoNbwfPrs_H5srGPrey6NU0/s400/IMG_6333-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562552508838223650" border="0" /></a>Congratulations, Brandy & Kevin! We are soooo looking forward to meeting little Gavin in February!!Parsons Photohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14085682983872387793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125612380201938262.post-47564205202183120442011-01-15T07:51:00.000-08:002011-01-15T07:51:00.259-08:00#43 My Day Job Versus My Passion<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7UBTBh-egcmWacvxXBLVxNIrsTAMDGUM3LWrXbuYzJHDRo-mNujrgoSnNK_WHiy7dOGc21moVbAdfQVwgKIvR9h1xDNwrQUoDjwaKPgi7R9lXGFC79YtixJ1fIDavXOZK8XpVOuIwWhc/s1600/IMG_9792.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7UBTBh-egcmWacvxXBLVxNIrsTAMDGUM3LWrXbuYzJHDRo-mNujrgoSnNK_WHiy7dOGc21moVbAdfQVwgKIvR9h1xDNwrQUoDjwaKPgi7R9lXGFC79YtixJ1fIDavXOZK8XpVOuIwWhc/s400/IMG_9792.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562106908355937730" border="0" /></a>This is an easy one! I have three day jobs, which also happen to be my passions! I am a mother, a wife, and a photographer. Sometimes the order changes, sometimes my priorities shift - but I am always a mother, a wife and a photographer.<br /><br />I am obsessed with my family - I love my husband and kids to death! They are funny, serious, goofy, annoying, snuggable, lovable...I can go on. But they are the center of my universe, my passion. I spend hours researching things we can do together (museums, trips, games), things to avoid (foods, ugh foods...that seems to be our latest...), and other ideas.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORrDrRHddu_mnrBn-XA9MdkY69ugMOD8L7juBxjHQl0gawnjiV-1zaUo6jS6EIeM-qrxJPZrw6rW3rVRIgmi2P9Q8TGqimxzohYZ_VQH-9ovEmkdaCdObPmoG6VQrGgc-uiTGi7Qnf0I/s1600/IMG_5186-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORrDrRHddu_mnrBn-XA9MdkY69ugMOD8L7juBxjHQl0gawnjiV-1zaUo6jS6EIeM-qrxJPZrw6rW3rVRIgmi2P9Q8TGqimxzohYZ_VQH-9ovEmkdaCdObPmoG6VQrGgc-uiTGi7Qnf0I/s400/IMG_5186-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562109150033861474" border="0" /></a>After Dave & I started dating, I tried my hand at working a "9-5 job" in Corporate America. I worked at United HealthCare, then a prestigious law firm in Hartford. I thought that working in restaurants, events, weddings and retail my entire life, I would welcome a job with "normal" hours. The money was fantastic and I was able to sit for long periods of time...and I was bored senseless. The insurance business was copy and paste...I was confused as to why I needed a college degree to copy and paste so I went to the law firm. That was even worse...I needed two degrees to type letters to the newspaper because an attorney was mad that they delivered while he was on vacation (no lie, I really had to do it!!). BORED!<br /><br />I came back to weddings and made my way back to something that intrigued me since I was little...photography.<br /><br />I love photographing my family - the way my husband interacts with our kids, our kids alone, hubby alone. My family intrigues me photographically.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis7u7vmd58gFd94MnYCJ8z1dHF0EUMKJYF0xAcAJybZs6HiCrwz1vfQJIl1SGTSNr1lNuxJVXQ9ehLeqCdOIhU-VrQUnH689Hpxatj03SzqNmBcenC0mywajoclQo_ypS_b0vMTmyVdjM/s1600/snow0021.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis7u7vmd58gFd94MnYCJ8z1dHF0EUMKJYF0xAcAJybZs6HiCrwz1vfQJIl1SGTSNr1lNuxJVXQ9ehLeqCdOIhU-VrQUnH689Hpxatj03SzqNmBcenC0mywajoclQo_ypS_b0vMTmyVdjM/s400/snow0021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562106902280518050" border="0" /></a>Which brings me to my next passion. Photography. I don't photograph all the time - I can't do it every day. As a matter of a fact, I left my cameras in their case for a week between Christmas and New Years. I do things like that to keep the passion alive! I love grabbing my kids with a silly idea and throwing them into the studio and photographing them. I love working weddings and when I tell a bride she looks hot - she does! I love the crazy wedding hours of leaving the house a bundle of nerves and coming home 14 hours later with every inch of my body hurting. I love it all!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyphenhyphenCUsnzCHofzCjOOZZhcBRo1zqMauGHqkgVrTao1aN1VTDv8OLLmCUMz-QtUTmOXb9TL_y_PJKWIZLoti_acgxYXDzsBB8VMHVQ39eNZXtr4IP0QikIXEUVPxWJUuzLyTJVenJiWzuAA/s1600/449028_121100_68e667a047_p.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyphenhyphenCUsnzCHofzCjOOZZhcBRo1zqMauGHqkgVrTao1aN1VTDv8OLLmCUMz-QtUTmOXb9TL_y_PJKWIZLoti_acgxYXDzsBB8VMHVQ39eNZXtr4IP0QikIXEUVPxWJUuzLyTJVenJiWzuAA/s400/449028_121100_68e667a047_p.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562107546170407026" border="0" /></a>So the difference between my day job and my passion? There is none!! :D<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZv6GtYtmFJozziY8YS7ChNez3v8UP9rZxVhkwzd65WzO3SWSbhj2jZLnLjCrVEpjpJckyJ5k_TX0CQwKRA4bxZn0jxrXWOjbimTfqIHcmigojzGP3nsyYmcMU0gVXgzMwZ7V9-exlGY/s1600/star005.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZv6GtYtmFJozziY8YS7ChNez3v8UP9rZxVhkwzd65WzO3SWSbhj2jZLnLjCrVEpjpJckyJ5k_TX0CQwKRA4bxZn0jxrXWOjbimTfqIHcmigojzGP3nsyYmcMU0gVXgzMwZ7V9-exlGY/s400/star005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562106910177170754" border="0" /></a>Parsons Photohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14085682983872387793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125612380201938262.post-77945935104794026502011-01-14T06:04:00.000-08:002011-01-14T06:15:59.083-08:00#23 My Mother is On FacebookHere it is - the kickoff of the Chris Brogan challenge! (click on the label link for more details)<br /><br />My mother is on Facebook - yes she is! My 62 year old hip immigrant mother has joined the community of online social media! I think it's pretty cool - she says she does it to keep up with my pics of the kids, but I think she realized that she can get gossip quicker! ;)<br /><br />Seriously, my mother is one of the most technologically challenged people in the world, but she checks her email and her Facebook about once or twice a month. Then she'll call me to tell me what she read or comment on my pictures. "Mom, you can comment on the actual photo" I tell her...her response is "I am, that's why I called you" - makes sense, right? ;)<br /><br />So if you're on Facebook and see a "hi" or "love you" comment from Alexa Nanos, you know it's my mom! :) Love you, Mommy!!<br /><br />Here's my mom & dad with my kids at their piano recital last year!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6-_2V-GggvBfZNvJMVUU0_GJx66998xxkaul-sHprD73XyEyJSN_IGyQ4lMLgysbpq45nGFu7qDRT0pw4YNXNqtb94b3MaQw3xUiZHywn0yMWdoMfZAX7zGaVwWr1fjBzIMhgMnCuUmM/s1600/IMG_9796.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6-_2V-GggvBfZNvJMVUU0_GJx66998xxkaul-sHprD73XyEyJSN_IGyQ4lMLgysbpq45nGFu7qDRT0pw4YNXNqtb94b3MaQw3xUiZHywn0yMWdoMfZAX7zGaVwWr1fjBzIMhgMnCuUmM/s400/IMG_9796.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562044541875022050" border="0" /></a>Parsons Photohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14085682983872387793noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125612380201938262.post-92005548646593315332011-01-13T11:53:00.000-08:002011-01-13T11:57:28.751-08:00Blog PostsEvery so often, I'll peek back at my posts and see what I have to say. Lo and behold, 99% of my posts are photos - ok, pretty obvious...but I have more to say! Just ask anyone who's my friend on Facebook! ;)<br /><br />I saw a Tweet from <a href="http://www.chrisbrogan.com">Chris Brogan</a> with a link back to his blog and it was a challenge to <a href="http://www.chrisbrogan.com/100-blog-topics-i-hope-you-write/">100 blog topics</a>. I scanned them and figured they looked pretty easy to cover! So here it goes!<br /><br />Here is the 100 - mainly so I can look back and refer to it as I work through the list! I am looking forward to opening up about more of these topics, as well as researching more!<br /><br /><p><strong>Here’s 100 Blog/Podcast Topics I Hope YOU Write: </strong> </p> <p>1 How I Use Facebook<br />2 Ways I Embrace My Audience<br />3 Should My Town Use Social Media?<br />4 A Community I Love<br />5 Technology That Empowers Me<br />6 How Flickr Did it Right<br />7 How Best to Comment on a Corporate Blog<br />8 Ways to Save a Bad Time at a Conference<br />9 How I Find Blogging Ideas<br />10 Somebody Has to Say It<br />11 My Children Will Do it Differently<br />12 How Schools Could Use Social Media<br />13 The Best Parts of Marketing<br />14 Presentation Skills for a New Conversation<br />15 How I Find Time to Make Media<br />16 Empower Your Best Customers<br />17 After the Event- Carrying the Conversation Forward<br />18 Just Jump Into Podcasting- Heres How<br />19 My Community and How You Can Engage It<br />20 Twitter Jaiku Pownce Facebook- And Then What<br />21 Making a Miniseries<br />22 If I Were an Advertiser Today<br />23 My Mother is On Facebook<br />24 Does a Big Brand Need You<br />25 Books I Want to Write<br />26 Serving the Deep Niches- How I Do It<br />27 How Women Use Social Media<br />28 A Hard Look at My Media Habits<br />29 If I Were a Television Producer<br />30 Social Media Marketing vs Traditional Marketing<br />31 Elements of a Marketing Campaign<br />32 Social Media Campaigns are NOT Traditional Campaigns<br />33 Idea Making and How I Make Something<br />34 What I Spend Money On<br />35 Do Rock Stars Need Social Media Strategies<br />36 How I Use My Website<br />37 Book Shopping- Buy These Books<br />38 MTV Changed the World in the 80s- Here is What Comes Next<br />39 How I Process Blogs and What I Do With All That Info<br />40 Ten Guilty Pleasures<br />41 The Internet Application I Havent Seen<br />42 If I Worked for a Venture Capital Firm<br />43 My Day Job Versus My Passion<br />44 The Difference Between Fark and Truemors<br />45 Fixing Conferences<br />46 Making Marketplaces for Media Makers<br />47 When I Feel Frustrated<br />48 Branding Strategies I Use<br />49 Your Ideas And My Ideas- How We Play Together<br />50 Friends I Cant Wait to Meet</p><p>51 The Art of Chaos<br />52 Telling My Boss About Social Media<br />53 Could I Quit My Day Job<br />54 When to Cut Back on Web Habits<br />55 Breaking Down My Favorite Blog<br />56 Explaining Social Media to Your Chamber of Commerce<br />57 Non-Internet Equivalents to Internet Tools I Use<br />58 Considering Media for the Rest of the Globe<br />59 Twitter is Too Simple- Twitter is Just Right<br />60 The Future of Podcasting<br />61 Video Made Simple<br />62 Facebook Applications I Love<br />63 You Are Here<br />64 Blogging Tactics- How to Keep it Fresh<br />65 I Want to Brag A Minute<br />66 Who Says What About Your Brand<br />67 Tools for Blogging<br />68 Wordpress Plugins I Use And Why<br />69 Media Topics That Need More Coverage<br />70 Comments versus Blog Posts<br />71 How I Drive Traffic to My Site<br />72 News- Is it Useful and How I Might Fix It<br />73 Which TV Network Gets Videoblogging and PodCasting<br />74 Franchising My Media<br />75 Handling Critics<br />76 My Audio Tricks<br />77 Ning Sites I Like and Why<br />78 Controlling My Brand<br />79 Sharing and Contributing<br />80 How Twitter Improved My Blog<br />81 Email After Twitter<br />82 Facebook Video Improved My Social Network<br />83 Letting Go<br />84 Downtime- What I Do Offline to Recharge<br />85 How I Went From Very Shy to Less Shy<br />86 The RIGHT Number to Track for Podcasting<br />87 PodCamp Has to Change<br />88 Shaking Things Up<br />89 Joining A Network- Things to Consider<br />90 Newspapers and How I Would Change Them<br />91 Interview With a Veteran<br />92 The Countries of My Social Media World<br />93 Giving it Away<br />94 Consulting Strategies for Social Media Experts<br />95 Turning Media into a Business Card<br />96 Podcasting on a Budget<br />97 For Every Excuse a New Strategy<br />98 Just When I Think I Am Done<br />99 Buying Gear- My Shopping Tips for Podcasters<br />100 When is Free Better- When Not</p>Parsons Photohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14085682983872387793noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125612380201938262.post-36532553276572737572011-01-13T10:14:00.000-08:002011-01-13T10:16:18.141-08:00Boudoir Session<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEginuCmYuG3kHwNmEMlaHX1-X31pxEQR7921D84ZUYBroB-4gg7eSA-OFHqGsjpS1BB97kZDLZrmfVBH3pGrJTVMirpxN6ac0xMS2Qiz-Rx5CyA_wiNwCPf1dYBPZr01T8hA23h0VVjoks/s1600/IMG_1487-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEginuCmYuG3kHwNmEMlaHX1-X31pxEQR7921D84ZUYBroB-4gg7eSA-OFHqGsjpS1BB97kZDLZrmfVBH3pGrJTVMirpxN6ac0xMS2Qiz-Rx5CyA_wiNwCPf1dYBPZr01T8hA23h0VVjoks/s400/IMG_1487-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561735667234268978" border="0" /></a>Before the holidays, I met up with this pretty lady for her boudoir session. I am in love with the ideas of fun props (BTW, this is my hubby's guitar as her man's guitar was too distinguishable!)!!<br /><br />Are you ready to schedule your session? :)Parsons Photohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14085682983872387793noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125612380201938262.post-87217527813304773822011-01-09T06:55:00.000-08:002011-01-09T07:33:30.073-08:00Becca & PJ Wedding Day Teasers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTqvZVhzqxVwGhr0q6Hxtmqzqs5QvDbgBIddUFjzZgGenGYsUp63wvLa5-fJJZxR8Xr-kGIcgF7awQG-8M1OyOkQ_hCrvlQKz1pMZDw_ucjssQjFcgyuSq-ls0nFD62RPwTVU2JVUxG_U/s1600/beccawed_0001-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTqvZVhzqxVwGhr0q6Hxtmqzqs5QvDbgBIddUFjzZgGenGYsUp63wvLa5-fJJZxR8Xr-kGIcgF7awQG-8M1OyOkQ_hCrvlQKz1pMZDw_ucjssQjFcgyuSq-ls0nFD62RPwTVU2JVUxG_U/s400/beccawed_0001-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560205815609310194" border="0" /></a>Jess & I kicked off 2011 with probably our most fun wedding ever! Becca & PJ were married in the First Baptist Church in Manchester, then we partied like rock stars in the snow at the Publick House in Sturbridge, MA. Thank you to Helena Willis of Perfect Princess for coordinating and flowers.<br /><br />I love it when Jess and I capture the same image but get two different feels to it! Here's my shot...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzkpzSDY3Axla9LOEVgnIHKC1_awLG31Ynyp6lwI_SQA8GZwHAGumgqNSsvzumAUX16ki4MRrDef8fVhd2iDNM6B1AAKYNkL1CEFBckuqjtRhgSsGlHUeGrhEgZlGBh_XpdNKduro5llA/s1600/beccawed_0002-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzkpzSDY3Axla9LOEVgnIHKC1_awLG31Ynyp6lwI_SQA8GZwHAGumgqNSsvzumAUX16ki4MRrDef8fVhd2iDNM6B1AAKYNkL1CEFBckuqjtRhgSsGlHUeGrhEgZlGBh_XpdNKduro5llA/s400/beccawed_0002-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560205815583037538" border="0" /></a>and here's Jess's!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivo6jjju2vHKzGSiBllZKeZ4bgXZ86IbUKIXcbxLHT9g_CVJ0SAhMcvzgGt5E9bPt2p49Qrgyvhc_cD2vGs02DxYimfARKcrFaFfzRXRHMzXDpYYZCK8iyC5dJUyBz2-b57PXXRrSeT1Y/s1600/beccawed_0003-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivo6jjju2vHKzGSiBllZKeZ4bgXZ86IbUKIXcbxLHT9g_CVJ0SAhMcvzgGt5E9bPt2p49Qrgyvhc_cD2vGs02DxYimfARKcrFaFfzRXRHMzXDpYYZCK8iyC5dJUyBz2-b57PXXRrSeT1Y/s400/beccawed_0003-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560205809915343922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg8wA-1g39kAHJKYn8hh5vd-WW4dDXWQ3gBuezjkmY69lwvu24_dv6as7-w6G-X5_P4Q1zP5zfiH4vxG2U6dnxYhUDnBrInBqHJ8L2nWzCL4Vt139AXU0T4XPvf_J3o6eMSxNi8JuOcFs/s1600/beccawed_0004-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg8wA-1g39kAHJKYn8hh5vd-WW4dDXWQ3gBuezjkmY69lwvu24_dv6as7-w6G-X5_P4Q1zP5zfiH4vxG2U6dnxYhUDnBrInBqHJ8L2nWzCL4Vt139AXU0T4XPvf_J3o6eMSxNi8JuOcFs/s400/beccawed_0004-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560205538341979714" border="0" /></a>OK, so I got a little silly while we were waiting! It made you smile, didn't it? ;)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvp1rFSnlE66KutN4uHFTZVFurrD5Kf5Hz44t8PozMprJbyNOQ69Mgi5zpsVB_dyF1RYDZfYW8dGezJNmO7sfL9q1LcxEXMJkMtHVrEe5KklkMZnoiBodK2PevhvONf0eqwDegAbFD0iM/s1600/beccawed_0005-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvp1rFSnlE66KutN4uHFTZVFurrD5Kf5Hz44t8PozMprJbyNOQ69Mgi5zpsVB_dyF1RYDZfYW8dGezJNmO7sfL9q1LcxEXMJkMtHVrEe5KklkMZnoiBodK2PevhvONf0eqwDegAbFD0iM/s400/beccawed_0005-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560205537067629874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2T72O4astfn5F1vrwjBwqWdvQq1CMqmmSdikPRpbyy2tvu2mbIFe8P1LhbZNHO-ec5FsgpTS89WmBSUDzU362YigaMQtWfDJGqOO4QbIHXGlMx0e_BhM8bCJnd6SzIKlqvDVBlc4Pdnc/s1600/beccawed_0006-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2T72O4astfn5F1vrwjBwqWdvQq1CMqmmSdikPRpbyy2tvu2mbIFe8P1LhbZNHO-ec5FsgpTS89WmBSUDzU362YigaMQtWfDJGqOO4QbIHXGlMx0e_BhM8bCJnd6SzIKlqvDVBlc4Pdnc/s400/beccawed_0006-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560205530528549442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcVId1hYXE5hk7F4Yc1qYKpvaj4_VjBDDH2GSkIFijlLw4iNgtsLgkPpzTb7ZIyCxBMUqfKGgDiuUk1VkUjx5zPlYYakLRDQXUADjipuROoD6x6QNkckiZs4WYcts13ZTs_o_9LWqtbE/s1600/beccawed_0007-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcVId1hYXE5hk7F4Yc1qYKpvaj4_VjBDDH2GSkIFijlLw4iNgtsLgkPpzTb7ZIyCxBMUqfKGgDiuUk1VkUjx5zPlYYakLRDQXUADjipuROoD6x6QNkckiZs4WYcts13ZTs_o_9LWqtbE/s400/beccawed_0007-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560205525725532114" border="0" /></a>What a fun bridal party!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaE2mtlE8U_opILTynMfFNvKKQmWcyYFXiY_hyphenhyphentYYxyANgRhQc8sIeyVnqdmpV8lrYR1SJjRkE9IC8f5a9CuD3cX8GSn1NxG-1jLMCX1_Yddt5_5yZWb-Qo3CJevFVIOXjakLZR0jr7hk/s1600/beccawed_0008-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaE2mtlE8U_opILTynMfFNvKKQmWcyYFXiY_hyphenhyphentYYxyANgRhQc8sIeyVnqdmpV8lrYR1SJjRkE9IC8f5a9CuD3cX8GSn1NxG-1jLMCX1_Yddt5_5yZWb-Qo3CJevFVIOXjakLZR0jr7hk/s400/beccawed_0008-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560205511901412882" border="0" /></a>Taylor & Sophia were so shy around the camera...yeah right...they got their own little photo shoot!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjya3GvoEXzhZQM-_Pq0dIofxYBG8e0xloezaHt4w8dnnshZPFPMQA0m3hMLE3qnrQPpuXJyqle-EddknjxBbgYBZDrpJgNofGmMDlKEkg6Z5Dr83mKdnvEune6hMsHVnJK0C-zDvBEl3s/s1600/beccawed_0009-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjya3GvoEXzhZQM-_Pq0dIofxYBG8e0xloezaHt4w8dnnshZPFPMQA0m3hMLE3qnrQPpuXJyqle-EddknjxBbgYBZDrpJgNofGmMDlKEkg6Z5Dr83mKdnvEune6hMsHVnJK0C-zDvBEl3s/s400/beccawed_0009-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560205158689772610" border="0" /></a>Here's one of my favorite shots of Sophia<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8jbd3QpCF2yMBXrxRaxKugd_sb7Y_rZBEh2Q-NX0o_UI6rM5-ViHWL7bPyXacIoIrbMkjOuv2mNxBt1LoWJqQmeXcYc4Pc6PungWylmBJB8WYVtBOQDKvxuFLE2faj3HEzG7-VcsmVJw/s1600/beccawed_0010-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8jbd3QpCF2yMBXrxRaxKugd_sb7Y_rZBEh2Q-NX0o_UI6rM5-ViHWL7bPyXacIoIrbMkjOuv2mNxBt1LoWJqQmeXcYc4Pc6PungWylmBJB8WYVtBOQDKvxuFLE2faj3HEzG7-VcsmVJw/s400/beccawed_0010-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560205153926291234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtoUu3ehV3UIXDTej1UKrUz3hfbOGdhJo9boRbdwkib7uremQ7HQ1Bwwb9-9MexGRsHhttz9-oHDrd3Fm8kxgH19zCCJv6AyhmUKNHZHYTSSUe_GlPhe53Hgv4Bb9xgserRS4Yghcgdk/s1600/beccawed_0011-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtoUu3ehV3UIXDTej1UKrUz3hfbOGdhJo9boRbdwkib7uremQ7HQ1Bwwb9-9MexGRsHhttz9-oHDrd3Fm8kxgH19zCCJv6AyhmUKNHZHYTSSUe_GlPhe53Hgv4Bb9xgserRS4Yghcgdk/s400/beccawed_0011-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560205147989895954" border="0" /></a>Becca had to get caffeinated up for the night ahead!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqR6mTR0-ykodmfTJ2En6d5GvX2F2Wc8rquKnvi8PAPUFNrYYu8feESt4R4p-SEshpA2JNR5Snwvm8r74qvKyGFj_8fiUesCFQWzSxAS-M4u11suplm4Ll5I6IX8ToAu8WrC_jvjK4JA/s1600/beccawed_0012-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqR6mTR0-ykodmfTJ2En6d5GvX2F2Wc8rquKnvi8PAPUFNrYYu8feESt4R4p-SEshpA2JNR5Snwvm8r74qvKyGFj_8fiUesCFQWzSxAS-M4u11suplm4Ll5I6IX8ToAu8WrC_jvjK4JA/s400/beccawed_0012-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560205141949342738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKhp1uEIqm4y_aHNsYu2Y_15rZfGzWZnhwvdDCTg5LhBZMeaBk5wVxI1VYrqadksGY7feTRc970YTYnRAn7ulF1j0veeJKtWyRbV_RRSK3xVU23LtxY_LL2cuL0sleuWh3kX2iuUevzI/s1600/beccawed_0013-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKhp1uEIqm4y_aHNsYu2Y_15rZfGzWZnhwvdDCTg5LhBZMeaBk5wVxI1VYrqadksGY7feTRc970YTYnRAn7ulF1j0veeJKtWyRbV_RRSK3xVU23LtxY_LL2cuL0sleuWh3kX2iuUevzI/s400/beccawed_0013-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560205129052666050" border="0" /></a>PJ was rewriting his vows...I like to think he was writing a song...Jess said he was writing his vows...what do you think? ;)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijivbGUjy5buJ3jQ7Pd98yMbe03yIRFUgBqGYg6RE7JqGKy5UM31ljmaLer0ZuJY1n477d8s9XN1tM6PqJv0XbMaQL1rygt5oBmOhHAvQiQyCxXnCXImiai2M_oEgEvhsjaRLNXHfkBuw/s1600/beccawed_0014-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijivbGUjy5buJ3jQ7Pd98yMbe03yIRFUgBqGYg6RE7JqGKy5UM31ljmaLer0ZuJY1n477d8s9XN1tM6PqJv0XbMaQL1rygt5oBmOhHAvQiQyCxXnCXImiai2M_oEgEvhsjaRLNXHfkBuw/s400/beccawed_0014-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560204415994799426" border="0" /></a>LOVE the Chucks!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsn8OTL4ace1h-P8ElBo4l2F3hf5BCU-uEi_lmEexLcqz9OASbqn41Hwxxrce0Ebzkbb5OpWNJ2CNJJSWPKbbSldTWdKPdG96boQNVOGStKUs4IsxVN2wir6AZFLYif6GEwvbqIBoIhBM/s1600/beccawed_0015-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsn8OTL4ace1h-P8ElBo4l2F3hf5BCU-uEi_lmEexLcqz9OASbqn41Hwxxrce0Ebzkbb5OpWNJ2CNJJSWPKbbSldTWdKPdG96boQNVOGStKUs4IsxVN2wir6AZFLYif6GEwvbqIBoIhBM/s400/beccawed_0015-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560204414320711122" border="0" /></a>Great shot by Jess!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVLVJA2Jvlg2XO1fcM4V6gWLbitA4fHoJpbZWcBCi4xDLYnaHWvngB_ji_Ou_V5reWNI97wQjIK_9S58mKfjiQWqXuJB-yqrc4bTqWRK6G27feeDQJuw45CJfqKpSwcGymqFC4D17XOjA/s1600/beccawed_0016-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVLVJA2Jvlg2XO1fcM4V6gWLbitA4fHoJpbZWcBCi4xDLYnaHWvngB_ji_Ou_V5reWNI97wQjIK_9S58mKfjiQWqXuJB-yqrc4bTqWRK6G27feeDQJuw45CJfqKpSwcGymqFC4D17XOjA/s400/beccawed_0016-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560204410190165250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNamOE39ejwpdLBVsSeOljklDsC8SmdYBm9LqXCNuNrrmqR0e6JqU1guWI1tZuxG8AWylOF3zapRFmLTFspI1_iXxgCgBU70B2OydeloVQ46TLtZT_Si-FqIVX0hSerjHdTb6fJ-6H3Q/s1600/beccawed_0017-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNamOE39ejwpdLBVsSeOljklDsC8SmdYBm9LqXCNuNrrmqR0e6JqU1guWI1tZuxG8AWylOF3zapRFmLTFspI1_iXxgCgBU70B2OydeloVQ46TLtZT_Si-FqIVX0hSerjHdTb6fJ-6H3Q/s400/beccawed_0017-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560204401664328690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjApd40kC5slZ49pg6zQMajAJKy8rHRUhvOjLRpczHEJCy-Ivn8VizviDWnlfDWV7yuz0DD5GZSs742zzYw2SpD7uocfSZcIAxqqTkD0uaWITXnyUeF8JM6kakRNzMFiQ_SBtKCCSfpaWY/s1600/beccawed_0018-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjApd40kC5slZ49pg6zQMajAJKy8rHRUhvOjLRpczHEJCy-Ivn8VizviDWnlfDWV7yuz0DD5GZSs742zzYw2SpD7uocfSZcIAxqqTkD0uaWITXnyUeF8JM6kakRNzMFiQ_SBtKCCSfpaWY/s400/beccawed_0018-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560204402072688370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpAEvd32w3CVpc05Dp7Yhz-4uKFUf5hqFWu1fGJp1o48-X78u4I82iMCmPJ9MgSJnwmDaetmoh_RiUCY7JBUx2B0Dhl7mv-xevYLTxTyVSM3ZQ-DIeQDIdkotzfqaq0if7WIEv8ssAR4A/s1600/beccawed_0019-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpAEvd32w3CVpc05Dp7Yhz-4uKFUf5hqFWu1fGJp1o48-X78u4I82iMCmPJ9MgSJnwmDaetmoh_RiUCY7JBUx2B0Dhl7mv-xevYLTxTyVSM3ZQ-DIeQDIdkotzfqaq0if7WIEv8ssAR4A/s400/beccawed_0019-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560202670013980706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4OMMoM1gmWsb7Dw1oOGup41MlgRm6qPTmLieZ69P8YhTHkxH7n4zzjKvcOFrcYJsx58l1qjJT3rZCCZbx09aXYxk_KvJ-Jqv0i1hqQWR6lT7-xZo4IYZ3c1I7sAcYY6veyRzbbuh24w/s1600/beccawed_0020-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4OMMoM1gmWsb7Dw1oOGup41MlgRm6qPTmLieZ69P8YhTHkxH7n4zzjKvcOFrcYJsx58l1qjJT3rZCCZbx09aXYxk_KvJ-Jqv0i1hqQWR6lT7-xZo4IYZ3c1I7sAcYY6veyRzbbuh24w/s400/beccawed_0020-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560202671139581778" border="0" /></a>The anticipation is usually the toughest for the grooms...that moment RIGHT before the ceremony begins<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6NCnJOmBOmkFLezlx8zjb2wE-pkOI1mZAxrhSVtDeewGfcBRfx2pjqsMhyF0LcenSM15iP05CDP2NOlxj1CqHbG_gO9KpX7UXdzI84-m14ilPKf4fvxcOgPZcVC5wJkTY-Ipx52TpWC8/s1600/beccawed_0021-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6NCnJOmBOmkFLezlx8zjb2wE-pkOI1mZAxrhSVtDeewGfcBRfx2pjqsMhyF0LcenSM15iP05CDP2NOlxj1CqHbG_gO9KpX7UXdzI84-m14ilPKf4fvxcOgPZcVC5wJkTY-Ipx52TpWC8/s400/beccawed_0021-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560202664219501666" border="0" /></a>And here is the moment PJ saw Becca...she literally left him breathless...it still gives me chills!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNG4G4Q3R_0uUVkuxgrU9hwOSPL8PGtYmCbmLznUwh1JwYgPEuqezvhI2CIHbB-vhoqqy-rDeEtzqJd9W6-SgZAjNZuBWxwD54E199o3S8NOCYK7-vsBAp5cQf2fvjDff76hxKj4pmNpw/s1600/beccawed_0022-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNG4G4Q3R_0uUVkuxgrU9hwOSPL8PGtYmCbmLznUwh1JwYgPEuqezvhI2CIHbB-vhoqqy-rDeEtzqJd9W6-SgZAjNZuBWxwD54E199o3S8NOCYK7-vsBAp5cQf2fvjDff76hxKj4pmNpw/s400/beccawed_0022-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560202663241918722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-iEJ-BkLkxvPTOBhUu2UOIblKrbVGcr_I8-xGZ1sIC91It6lSgMYAvrxwJjKJZEvAD6WQTC4L-FI4D1S0z5NbzWhg9dTWKyOIkqQXdEPgAjQoKbnYQOz7Do2PwnSD7zSKzWNewnNzqM/s1600/beccawed_0023-copy-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-iEJ-BkLkxvPTOBhUu2UOIblKrbVGcr_I8-xGZ1sIC91It6lSgMYAvrxwJjKJZEvAD6WQTC4L-FI4D1S0z5NbzWhg9dTWKyOIkqQXdEPgAjQoKbnYQOz7Do2PwnSD7zSKzWNewnNzqM/s400/beccawed_0023-copy-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560202658514259474" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPrfLWQ3SCNrnV91dP_u32BAZ3WiSltM2_sDsmehz2r7-3z0WLaAxGrwZehzIyLG-_SHvMIG5tNt-dk4raR9i7ypUv0wpS4Cyx2UUoLRpMg11S-WNXPosuaPlVP6FowC2L3k48NgkFnn8/s1600/beccawed_0024-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPrfLWQ3SCNrnV91dP_u32BAZ3WiSltM2_sDsmehz2r7-3z0WLaAxGrwZehzIyLG-_SHvMIG5tNt-dk4raR9i7ypUv0wpS4Cyx2UUoLRpMg11S-WNXPosuaPlVP6FowC2L3k48NgkFnn8/s400/beccawed_0024-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560202243363055010" border="0" /></a>Here is the couple's prayer from my angle<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMr4TuKPKRybeS4lkHiPsUjalyDxHzlFIzol8iYna7-I7xqYlHe6eHeuHjvdm7DfYDbN-nBYy6FvkF38yIMCMOdm4NT0m9B9H19V9P2zMJHmbWtvQysAkfl9OVi5cA1REj1V0FRMljMa0/s1600/beccawed_0025-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMr4TuKPKRybeS4lkHiPsUjalyDxHzlFIzol8iYna7-I7xqYlHe6eHeuHjvdm7DfYDbN-nBYy6FvkF38yIMCMOdm4NT0m9B9H19V9P2zMJHmbWtvQysAkfl9OVi5cA1REj1V0FRMljMa0/s400/beccawed_0025-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560202239255162130" border="0" /></a>and the couple's prayer from Jess's angle<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkCVy1xSlkmF30gc4Q5lk5Q-yn0ex_NZtZ9FWNRWHI7_pcIJ1hbMfuznZbeSxfZG8Eu7CTPdjS8R3u87fKRsds5mHQX_ZaGcRhgd4dmhMGlIaq_NE18gyfUiGV0bAyKijHfsZxdorznM/s1600/beccawed_0026-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkCVy1xSlkmF30gc4Q5lk5Q-yn0ex_NZtZ9FWNRWHI7_pcIJ1hbMfuznZbeSxfZG8Eu7CTPdjS8R3u87fKRsds5mHQX_ZaGcRhgd4dmhMGlIaq_NE18gyfUiGV0bAyKijHfsZxdorznM/s400/beccawed_0026-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560202235887183282" border="0" /></a>I love Becca and PJ - not just because they're so cute and cuddly and we really need to put them in our pockets...but probably mainly because they humor my whims! While sitting down to dinner with Jess and the DJ, I announced that it would be super cool if they went out and did snow angles. Most of the times, Jess thinks my crazy ideas and awesome too (that's why I keep her around! LOL!), but this time she gave me a funny look. That just fueled my desire to get the shot!!<br /><br />We worked with the Publick House and made it happen!! Becca & PJ's eyes LIT UP when I proposed the idea to them!!! Check out these photos in between our laughing!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-35KO7r5Oh7xMLOeSl3hez3_lPP9IwJEoEZEnHVRiEpzge3CM-3zhx664qBP5yZrKeJF6nijloq86ER7IDTDd6nyYSd0i2s2WRzumqEqALBb9_bBOB_95iT9phc_4EKVQjybvxIb3kJI/s1600/beccawed_0027-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-35KO7r5Oh7xMLOeSl3hez3_lPP9IwJEoEZEnHVRiEpzge3CM-3zhx664qBP5yZrKeJF6nijloq86ER7IDTDd6nyYSd0i2s2WRzumqEqALBb9_bBOB_95iT9phc_4EKVQjybvxIb3kJI/s400/beccawed_0027-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560202231036719922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyESbyncpjSuRYtiOcV9VDaLdArFD-zz3AkQOpxhGJUBmCfO3KlmHfYiXfEDM2cXPm0lc6Y5SSyChJvnyp4F8gY5M6mzqR-_7IlensjqLRQ6zgZYNEpscfmxpq1k4YPmf7TIve9MwOTnM/s1600/beccawed_0028-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyESbyncpjSuRYtiOcV9VDaLdArFD-zz3AkQOpxhGJUBmCfO3KlmHfYiXfEDM2cXPm0lc6Y5SSyChJvnyp4F8gY5M6mzqR-_7IlensjqLRQ6zgZYNEpscfmxpq1k4YPmf7TIve9MwOTnM/s400/beccawed_0028-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560202225531868066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSqb4Dxd8TimWPX3e-4_hosyE9qyO00BTkRgSGL7tmd18X8fGvB-1HDAoZBTo-B018W_VrIE9HE0Y9xqft2eiUvnR3O5ayeJBRc5VQeu1C5zNWPNQiY_LC4mbbZf_LTHSMjVSosXk2c4/s1600/beccawed_0029-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSqb4Dxd8TimWPX3e-4_hosyE9qyO00BTkRgSGL7tmd18X8fGvB-1HDAoZBTo-B018W_VrIE9HE0Y9xqft2eiUvnR3O5ayeJBRc5VQeu1C5zNWPNQiY_LC4mbbZf_LTHSMjVSosXk2c4/s400/beccawed_0029-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560201801432852402" border="0" /></a>How cool is that hear shaped snowflake Jess caught? :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOtWqzROU1PXMoqFZRYdnG8NfM4zbwWHiPzVxym-CAp1KE_j4s3qXjziK6o4VmKu_aR3LroT6iR0SsIdBPfsB9yxM3M0qXmXl8EOPkfstNJKqmCzqmdshPDv0OlzmWC7CUFfVgZeSl33Y/s1600/beccawed_0030-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOtWqzROU1PXMoqFZRYdnG8NfM4zbwWHiPzVxym-CAp1KE_j4s3qXjziK6o4VmKu_aR3LroT6iR0SsIdBPfsB9yxM3M0qXmXl8EOPkfstNJKqmCzqmdshPDv0OlzmWC7CUFfVgZeSl33Y/s400/beccawed_0030-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560201798319203778" border="0" /></a>I think this is one of my favs! "IT'S FLIPPING COLD!!"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxFWJ0GOz4fF17BBNdy0yUb4TzRzblBqJ6bZp2Gb42eB7CyLwEmesMAVsuuQEd-lIo5OX_zzbJ1F2dT09ixCo8HCLgZ1HdenfP3EMSpOczEW2kaFoGcfmVow4VuD3zd1BthGAnWf8JkeI/s1600/beccawed_0031-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxFWJ0GOz4fF17BBNdy0yUb4TzRzblBqJ6bZp2Gb42eB7CyLwEmesMAVsuuQEd-lIo5OX_zzbJ1F2dT09ixCo8HCLgZ1HdenfP3EMSpOczEW2kaFoGcfmVow4VuD3zd1BthGAnWf8JkeI/s400/beccawed_0031-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560201787469988898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWgFaI_1I4K2xnZdtnJkBpp7xk_mm0bAY0eNm-ixYNua1_Rwm6Ie-KKRWU3Dyu9aPjtJY-dsH9ODJdszJDDD5DIhMR1Jz724GjxYrVIUhtjqgpJtEi3C5LIFGqAkEI644_37SkKUA6RxQ/s1600/beccawed_0032-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ZB44Eyddk08-Hg8i8rYwA9MNKMWr7amSwHSoTr0JQiK-Pscqx3QCv0lYt1P5sv0l6_7nKwO_MgMcgXf59Oe7CkJ2P0fFNQo553Cbv52Xzr2XRfMXb8UaW7d4ezls4369yzz3t_9fQ1I/s400/beccawed_0034-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560201317536886498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjosJZLZHMJbau6tfYwy0gddL5w1qEbFrCCOW4MG-aBwhzV7GL_sMMOLylfuQiP2lmzjE6MOUeH4MkL7y44SZBRkkVX1GZ_4sK_OsWYSiALTZxXR45xwiZ6dnBKT72CSL4hoXNZkQLVwjY/s1600/beccawed_0035-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjosJZLZHMJbau6tfYwy0gddL5w1qEbFrCCOW4MG-aBwhzV7GL_sMMOLylfuQiP2lmzjE6MOUeH4MkL7y44SZBRkkVX1GZ_4sK_OsWYSiALTZxXR45xwiZ6dnBKT72CSL4hoXNZkQLVwjY/s400/beccawed_0035-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560201311577810306" border="0" /></a>A prize goes to the person (who was not in attendance at the wedding) who can tell me what PJ has in his hands!! ;)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk0dJAlLrIto4QGylrslUxOe-DhkyLo3cfTx7TYMmQQl_7k9dYnk3q5vKQlVBWg0T2HoV-s0NHsgE0SNc8-w_JRfY_8qHl2W1KBEVlOHHS2zPKzyoAOVfbshNsI5LeeszoSzRLQJeWixY/s1600/beccawed_0036-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiANfa5zmn0L-lPvkFNzt-oC9P0hEp1PJiMOCgXEnFkUIlK-SkfyDjM5_e69Q6s_8flo6LlBfwsBz5sXx2krxwmM1RgOpQdWbVTkrOYqMN0UkO_rMp9MFqdZOQgLD3vMLgPAO4CaPC2sEU/s400/beccawed_0044-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560200843551266530" border="0" /></a>I had a little fun with my Lensbaby last night too!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRPhkHZdJL5xCyphP1ixc1QchX3DiT_GgK1j5IE3dW56A4BpHoVj38nwJfiHX8ATPSXygIlANM9NSpzAJ5yxTwWNtQnwullVUB3gZF62kun_FzMm9NwtSN1JZa9T7CUD065VTOeTCwb6s/s1600/beccawed_0045-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRPhkHZdJL5xCyphP1ixc1QchX3DiT_GgK1j5IE3dW56A4BpHoVj38nwJfiHX8ATPSXygIlANM9NSpzAJ5yxTwWNtQnwullVUB3gZF62kun_FzMm9NwtSN1JZa9T7CUD065VTOeTCwb6s/s400/beccawed_0045-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560200840346318690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN50QVd5fnPTZheoeB0tX9loWUTgV4futmuZ6dz3Pk2BXIjF9XQDYr92xS8RQSSXP288OS3V5Qox8lqb9q2bHTA3EK3x84SORRphZzQ7hPJ1nbp7n4jc5lwH0XuKrgV8J0oUmuQA0apnQ/s1600/beccawed_0047-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaHjK87O-uHv0O1K00gczpd3qGtNif6ElkMoFxMDa493XFdrtui9G09_yv7fBsuubhKzAxCPxhQATuvUXiiandCeNizSKDGu3SjuW8HLkNx4U4wVUcLecKDz_2uRUXkoWnQDVGp5bcq6M/s400/beccawed_0049-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560200833437916306" border="0" /></a>The paparazzi was out in full swing!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbVEUm-6lqzz4Y0H4BVyXoR8G_RUQQIjowVeCLSi5oS5QXWV1bfbCKIoPwJA5zRts6NO3ph_0c8tPCVhdpA9jM9lT7Y0R-fqxur50fxjdlf8I1_LjXk0hZ_jVJvGlch3um3QY20CfAWv8/s1600/beccawed_0050-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbVEUm-6lqzz4Y0H4BVyXoR8G_RUQQIjowVeCLSi5oS5QXWV1bfbCKIoPwJA5zRts6NO3ph_0c8tPCVhdpA9jM9lT7Y0R-fqxur50fxjdlf8I1_LjXk0hZ_jVJvGlch3um3QY20CfAWv8/s400/beccawed_0050-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560200576556531906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6IKfu3x7pmpTJSiMYBhKvysv_0WdRcKGopWC86WHF71vXudhvXx4OafkjMp4KPDw7TQTWJ8XEz5Ps9pBxrjJX5Q5WEsMLCRc_jpGSn2mdv7Lpgsd02mXuMQaUJv5iWzdOokkcf38IkTc/s1600/beccawed_0051-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6IKfu3x7pmpTJSiMYBhKvysv_0WdRcKGopWC86WHF71vXudhvXx4OafkjMp4KPDw7TQTWJ8XEz5Ps9pBxrjJX5Q5WEsMLCRc_jpGSn2mdv7Lpgsd02mXuMQaUJv5iWzdOokkcf38IkTc/s400/beccawed_0051-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560200569323098290" border="0" /></a>Rocking the going away outfits!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIHdKFTAxNgMfIlEVGA4k68D7QB5iKEaPtX7Jcv323e_l03LCchXjLjIwJp1O9cF1CpnRo4uzRkJIAt88ljdw7jqTWaFY4UX3Co_S-azitmZQfMeH7_zwJZdQzv77A-FuA_ARXBQpsSo/s1600/beccawed_0052-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIHdKFTAxNgMfIlEVGA4k68D7QB5iKEaPtX7Jcv323e_l03LCchXjLjIwJp1O9cF1CpnRo4uzRkJIAt88ljdw7jqTWaFY4UX3Co_S-azitmZQfMeH7_zwJZdQzv77A-FuA_ARXBQpsSo/s400/beccawed_0052-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560200563313414850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dLEfstB1Bhc0E3tS5hsqoZZPRI7XPln7y0MzyWcD21wd2ez7Lya4qexL-QoNFul1jKNM7YQHoCVuWAZGw8vGUPQKe9oifl8yo3Ok4wX9V2IGoGARRFe8mRQwng8nIRC6UjeSRpCCBus/s1600/beccawed_0053-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dLEfstB1Bhc0E3tS5hsqoZZPRI7XPln7y0MzyWcD21wd2ez7Lya4qexL-QoNFul1jKNM7YQHoCVuWAZGw8vGUPQKe9oifl8yo3Ok4wX9V2IGoGARRFe8mRQwng8nIRC6UjeSRpCCBus/s400/beccawed_0053-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560200561756886098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQcQb7Qg0KUOVloXCuQv1SiXcbG_MLNvpw2HTX2BaFmeq7NPe2G0rhTLpGViB-iyljERSugMWjsm43-pkIO9TzxLnLdDs0ysXeuE4CjTrVwswMDdoCafKCyYK3GHYGpjBRsFRx_vDKVxE/s1600/beccawed_0054-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQcQb7Qg0KUOVloXCuQv1SiXcbG_MLNvpw2HTX2BaFmeq7NPe2G0rhTLpGViB-iyljERSugMWjsm43-pkIO9TzxLnLdDs0ysXeuE4CjTrVwswMDdoCafKCyYK3GHYGpjBRsFRx_vDKVxE/s400/beccawed_0054-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560200553853627042" border="0" /></a>Congratulations, Becca & PJ! Thanks for an amazing night and setting the bar high for the rest of the year!!<br /><br />Don't forget to leave comments - it's a new year and that means new votes for photo of the year!! :)Parsons Photohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14085682983872387793noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125612380201938262.post-6692070852375780302011-01-07T14:57:00.000-08:002011-01-07T15:06:35.783-08:00Optical Illusions<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGJwfDzJbiuw9ULGJOzoMUxVxzAs3rFcWoqx55czUV-RkkuL57YbdPtzTuIkCwpo_gh3RQh6elVx5023mDTj4eJyd6KZj2BJUZQN_0SgB9ISgreFSceHF0HBxry0pw8S_FVyOGEJwwGc/s1600/IMG_1651bn-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 383px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGJwfDzJbiuw9ULGJOzoMUxVxzAs3rFcWoqx55czUV-RkkuL57YbdPtzTuIkCwpo_gh3RQh6elVx5023mDTj4eJyd6KZj2BJUZQN_0SgB9ISgreFSceHF0HBxry0pw8S_FVyOGEJwwGc/s400/IMG_1651bn-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559582244851619234" border="0" /></a>I love that my kids dig art - I really do! I think it's amazing when a 6 and 5 year old get excited about "seeing it" in a picture (painting/drawing/photo)!<br /><br />Our new topic is optical illusions. Evanthea (my 5 year old) and I poured over photo after photo - she begged me for more after figuring it out. It's no surprise - her favorite artist is Salvadore Dali and she wants to be a photographer (and a dentist...practical idea, if you ask me).<br /><br />I mentioned to them that I thought it would be cool if we tried to do the Rubin's vase photo with the two of them. They really wanted to try. I explained it would be hard to do - they were willing to sit still to get it right. We came close (photo above) - I still want to try it again when we have time to slick their hair down and get it right...but I believe things happen for a reason - we were destined to do that photo shoot because I got my favorite shot of them as sisters (see next photo)!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLECE47j1WXnWKYnoloTOFF5cxXe2zbPEiOksrCuP_xuwoJtk91B5NLMlxRi3Fzz8fubvZyo4kxafpZsW2v6QgiibFP1HZP91wB4RsqCdcHUCHokC6bJgRp5AWgeZfCgkszvJqh0nr4Y/s1600/IMG_1647-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLECE47j1WXnWKYnoloTOFF5cxXe2zbPEiOksrCuP_xuwoJtk91B5NLMlxRi3Fzz8fubvZyo4kxafpZsW2v6QgiibFP1HZP91wB4RsqCdcHUCHokC6bJgRp5AWgeZfCgkszvJqh0nr4Y/s400/IMG_1647-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559582245782493522" border="0" /></a>And here's just a silly outtake! Evanthea (right) said she can make a better vase by scowling! :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqNfrdJKOFB1B8KUCSx4uQSAHjYr9JJHpj3GFrCQYU3lxp26ZpT4ihMd8AdinmjXetV7pqeCzoYKAj3vW3Qqg5M56kV3pMjh5FZ5_VF43xBSL-FoFswAneAVDTfRkmbQqN5sm7I-kpydk/s1600/IMG_1643-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 332px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqNfrdJKOFB1B8KUCSx4uQSAHjYr9JJHpj3GFrCQYU3lxp26ZpT4ihMd8AdinmjXetV7pqeCzoYKAj3vW3Qqg5M56kV3pMjh5FZ5_VF43xBSL-FoFswAneAVDTfRkmbQqN5sm7I-kpydk/s400/IMG_1643-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559582240876939362" border="0" /></a>We're going to try again! Hopefully soon! :)Parsons Photohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14085682983872387793noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125612380201938262.post-89528610225393008292011-01-04T14:53:00.000-08:002011-01-07T14:57:50.448-08:00Photo of the Year 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMSHnlOwBgly2HEWo9b730EiEZ-8o3wFFzmWrMLHjzBwysg2hrhfeAv3MsjEuksLlepGTJxqDtDLstQVUodJNyxGdMtBXa_b7ZeWOVkXUrAJmqyrpnzOAKq8MnMU5LBjecmxyLSr1umMw/s1600/toni+_0020.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 326px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMSHnlOwBgly2HEWo9b730EiEZ-8o3wFFzmWrMLHjzBwysg2hrhfeAv3MsjEuksLlepGTJxqDtDLstQVUodJNyxGdMtBXa_b7ZeWOVkXUrAJmqyrpnzOAKq8MnMU5LBjecmxyLSr1umMw/s400/toni+_0020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559581364446701858" border="0" /></a>Congratulations to Toni & Jim for the photo of the year!! They receive their choice of size of this image!!<br /><br />want to be next year's photo of the year? The criteria is: comments on the blog, comments on Facebook, sales, votes on the proofing page, and the photographers make the final decision.<br /><br />congrats!!Parsons Photohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14085682983872387793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125612380201938262.post-6925660131507366342011-01-02T15:12:00.000-08:002011-01-07T15:17:12.759-08:00Family Portraits ring in the new year!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLZGrZXP1i-qGv4RvPNkscrHkdh3QFUGfemhfVWYpllsTb95VtWek25I87_BZkKZMpz0XQyeq27pqaikUFT8mU5n2eMGqCy5PgiXOAS33V0cHkFKJK9azIQdpqvAP-CTUdxu0lp3yJEx0/s1600/nancy-family-%25280023%2529-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLZGrZXP1i-qGv4RvPNkscrHkdh3QFUGfemhfVWYpllsTb95VtWek25I87_BZkKZMpz0XQyeq27pqaikUFT8mU5n2eMGqCy5PgiXOAS33V0cHkFKJK9azIQdpqvAP-CTUdxu0lp3yJEx0/s400/nancy-family-%25280023%2529-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559585993365495474" border="0" /></a>Happy New Year! January is off and running!! I started the new year off with a family portrait session!<br /><br />I enjoyed spending the morning with Nancy and her siblings, spouses and niece and nephews! I think they enjoyed watching Avatar more than getting their photo taken on New Year's morning! But I like to think it was the photos! ;)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_pCIcDjh_BU3VhsAaCyS4lmrEYddajdaUwv6Ov_GxZ1287j4ezo8LHI71iKKp827YOUAl8jt_dvhUUjhFJje9ZqAPdDht9DVtiHdOLCFp5cOG-k9Nbs-dgtsorDmx2U3cDJAUGXxVtU/s1600/nancy-family-%25280030%2529-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_pCIcDjh_BU3VhsAaCyS4lmrEYddajdaUwv6Ov_GxZ1287j4ezo8LHI71iKKp827YOUAl8jt_dvhUUjhFJje9ZqAPdDht9DVtiHdOLCFp5cOG-k9Nbs-dgtsorDmx2U3cDJAUGXxVtU/s400/nancy-family-%25280030%2529-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559585989545131010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVl_UvnyAMUJUyFAuc7Uv3JhlC5Rv_W8TXurO7rzT7APKH3YPxZOd9Yjcvjd41pE6_p1ykAbwpqRe6mjd-eW6dz7OyHVWL4EILCPv20Ei6ct0wMtJI14ByEVhxrR1p4GKzJDwP6uqUnVo/s1600/nancy-family-%25280012%2529-copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVl_UvnyAMUJUyFAuc7Uv3JhlC5Rv_W8TXurO7rzT7APKH3YPxZOd9Yjcvjd41pE6_p1ykAbwpqRe6mjd-eW6dz7OyHVWL4EILCPv20Ei6ct0wMtJI14ByEVhxrR1p4GKzJDwP6uqUnVo/s400/nancy-family-%25280012%2529-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559585986470523778" border="0" /></a>Happy New Year!! Thanks for sharing your morning with me! :)Parsons Photohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14085682983872387793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125612380201938262.post-23725744870321377952010-12-30T14:58:00.000-08:002011-01-03T06:48:14.066-08:00My Year in Review 2010 - Diane2010...has come and gone. I remember thinking that this year is not going to be good. I have little superstitions about how my business year is going to be. One of which is the date of the first wedding of the year: the earlier the date, the better the year. I panicked when I saw May 8 as our first date....May...not January, not April...nothing, nada, zilch. First time in I can't tell you how long that I started so late.<br /><br />But that just opened a door for me. I took the leap and went to my first WPPI Conference in Las Vegas. I spent one week away from my family and soaked up everything imaginable to the wedding and portrait photographers' world. I met some wonderful new friends from different parts of the country, participated in some really fun shoots, and even won Kevin Kubota's <a href="http://parsonsphotoblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/kevin-kubotas-vegas-challenge.html">alphabet challenge</a>.<br /><br />Here's Kevin Kubota during closing ceremonies (yes, I was in front row of 2000 photographers!):<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66kQQCcvr6roI97EAVIBar6_uKdt-HBMgNosmBNqdiSLOF0vLjLwlDHWrGdbkxm6BH4_8hz9-h5oSj8kPIZNsW2eRT7MYz8KvPLdM0JEUy9LfQK3mpWi2bYR49F_LyKuj0X5eS9PoqxE/s1600/24470_1378018218502_1473275704_31012694_399967_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66kQQCcvr6roI97EAVIBar6_uKdt-HBMgNosmBNqdiSLOF0vLjLwlDHWrGdbkxm6BH4_8hz9-h5oSj8kPIZNsW2eRT7MYz8KvPLdM0JEUy9LfQK3mpWi2bYR49F_LyKuj0X5eS9PoqxE/s400/24470_1378018218502_1473275704_31012694_399967_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557949160053397810" border="0" /></a>These are some shots from the Trash the Dress sessions in Vegas:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71iPI0N54CnXhg-a_tE9LUW8zWODwgQNG5rOHUp_28cb6vLIjqWmNxZWe1OjgsrsqdTQrZQ-0Bcx6bLX25CV7MbjM4AnZgcEx8Zgbh95NmW11LN_4_kUXab9kSmuBZfrZEMu4VMOdWes/s1600/24470_1378043459133_1473275704_31012747_2631794_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71iPI0N54CnXhg-a_tE9LUW8zWODwgQNG5rOHUp_28cb6vLIjqWmNxZWe1OjgsrsqdTQrZQ-0Bcx6bLX25CV7MbjM4AnZgcEx8Zgbh95NmW11LN_4_kUXab9kSmuBZfrZEMu4VMOdWes/s400/24470_1378043459133_1473275704_31012747_2631794_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557949167134181714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHzomrYdQqHHLA1Bfp-pWPQVTGhXV-ekQ8LvB5DFbZ4Orkpx2XIejn4IizlM8NjaPWWJueXW6yJA8IkJg2fNSOEkJDCt-OLPYfkmAh5kO5hBbdf4ycXZ-H0YAbV90Z-Y7YvvTwlLVxuno/s1600/24470_1377739411532_1473275704_31011953_2521179_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHzomrYdQqHHLA1Bfp-pWPQVTGhXV-ekQ8LvB5DFbZ4Orkpx2XIejn4IizlM8NjaPWWJueXW6yJA8IkJg2fNSOEkJDCt-OLPYfkmAh5kO5hBbdf4ycXZ-H0YAbV90Z-Y7YvvTwlLVxuno/s400/24470_1377739411532_1473275704_31011953_2521179_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557949157764083858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7oXQbuZGmJeMC7aO5G-TIYS6jz5OBqbJY2t7TBcp8SPzovWMQabnqgYRcjKiS6No6gFby-Wa2d4QG6d8363bnHFxH5Pm3hJtz-8FNXbCzOC7-WwoaF93SsF08gA0xvPS4i3YuCUnsOv8/s1600/24095_1371497855497_1473275704_30999642_5577052_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7oXQbuZGmJeMC7aO5G-TIYS6jz5OBqbJY2t7TBcp8SPzovWMQabnqgYRcjKiS6No6gFby-Wa2d4QG6d8363bnHFxH5Pm3hJtz-8FNXbCzOC7-WwoaF93SsF08gA0xvPS4i3YuCUnsOv8/s400/24095_1371497855497_1473275704_30999642_5577052_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557949153229139314" border="0" /></a><br />Wow...that's not a bad way to start off the new year!<br /><br />"Maybe 2010 will go against my usual superstitions..." I mused.<br /><br />It did!<br /><br />Thank you to everyone who has touched our lives in 2010! I have taken every experience as a learning experience - whether it was good, bad, or indifferent; I feel like I have grown considerably this past year! Everyone that has crossed paths with me this year has done so for a reason and I have learned and grown from all of our experiences - thank you to those who have stayed in my life and probably a bigger thank you to those who have moved on, I learned many lessons this year.<br /><br />2010 also brought a new addition to the Parsons Photo "family" - we built a studio! We now have an awesome studio so we can accommodate many of our sessions and requests! It's been so popular, we haven't had a chance to officially welcome everyone with an open house! :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ixdDcN2HU-FAECKhwXEQWLByOSNwggsB6PAUJeIf2_6uaOP6U5dFpVYpQrQj492zUV5u6-Z42L1NebT-QH__FvXooOAOwOeEyWKaIC1kPfOtzb_aSsI-9Gpf60JK1jiq6altGfZ3rmY/s1600/74565_1682247424042_1473275704_31706447_692580_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ixdDcN2HU-FAECKhwXEQWLByOSNwggsB6PAUJeIf2_6uaOP6U5dFpVYpQrQj492zUV5u6-Z42L1NebT-QH__FvXooOAOwOeEyWKaIC1kPfOtzb_aSsI-9Gpf60JK1jiq6altGfZ3rmY/s400/74565_1682247424042_1473275704_31706447_692580_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557971251554986754" border="0" /></a><br />Here's my wrap up, award winning style! ;)<br /><br />The Most Talked About Wedding All Around - Scoring the most comments on their engagement session at Max's Oyster Bar and both ceremonies (JP ceremony and reception at St Clement's Castle and Muslim Nikah at Hartford's Downtown Marriott) - Melissa & Kevin!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGf-P8YdWw9NaxOF1_qVeCIduDHRmitgTPl2xQccOiWxSbA9-DTPfNBVf0cPZP1EcKsmkIwJFpbLBTNeWFFWG5Dqdpj5xW3tz0k5FscJzT22Wv9RpcBzX-FvF0P6abWbP2eFu3Aq4iG6g/s1600/28791_1478231323767_1473275704_31245595_6092736_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGf-P8YdWw9NaxOF1_qVeCIduDHRmitgTPl2xQccOiWxSbA9-DTPfNBVf0cPZP1EcKsmkIwJFpbLBTNeWFFWG5Dqdpj5xW3tz0k5FscJzT22Wv9RpcBzX-FvF0P6abWbP2eFu3Aq4iG6g/s400/28791_1478231323767_1473275704_31245595_6092736_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557949176990806546" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1eus7EUmiXZbMEOJ02iOvHskQjo1pNNvWf-yP_d5zraOu13Cr6BLyHeDJBTseTcocbvFXcWtr8cRvQ5wH5vPg-g4L_z7XdiyTglokz92GqGu4OftJ23mTwazS11xDcYSYzs5lT0NKbo4/s1600/melissa0019.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1eus7EUmiXZbMEOJ02iOvHskQjo1pNNvWf-yP_d5zraOu13Cr6BLyHeDJBTseTcocbvFXcWtr8cRvQ5wH5vPg-g4L_z7XdiyTglokz92GqGu4OftJ23mTwazS11xDcYSYzs5lT0NKbo4/s400/melissa0019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557945459175553074" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9XtDVOoh-y-zilxO9PM-EstJkzpZHWmVejWr5g1alhRVOOl1jzcAX09OfPQQzAk6tEgsCpdPBCcWdohgeJixsYC5hYwgkhGIWUJ85T3MthsN5Bay6qYf64nfRq7pP-wOs7E_nEwDttSc/s1600/36865_1499308250677_1473275704_31299116_7854496_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9XtDVOoh-y-zilxO9PM-EstJkzpZHWmVejWr5g1alhRVOOl1jzcAX09OfPQQzAk6tEgsCpdPBCcWdohgeJixsYC5hYwgkhGIWUJ85T3MthsN5Bay6qYf64nfRq7pP-wOs7E_nEwDttSc/s400/36865_1499308250677_1473275704_31299116_7854496_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557951277843375666" border="0" /></a><br />Best Food at an Event - Hands down - Dave, Jess and I are all unanimous on this one! Toni & Jim's Wedding at Salem's Cross Inn. We actually sat down and finished our plates...and even thought about how we can score some more! ;) Excellent food! (They rank #2 in all over...Pooja & Will's Indian Cuisine still ranks #1...sorry!)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrN4uYRKeDh3EC_U_26Y6KCdhwaUKAXDA5lmSueCjmfKky4gJCoEWyIumMrFz4VZXBtwX9Nq_nDd_qx3q2OfwywDsZnOC5OCfEakhVJQkXp_1zkOzcVRgEih-NhSZx8ie58HclucuEn6U/s1600/36645_1493718110927_1473275704_31286234_631456_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrN4uYRKeDh3EC_U_26Y6KCdhwaUKAXDA5lmSueCjmfKky4gJCoEWyIumMrFz4VZXBtwX9Nq_nDd_qx3q2OfwywDsZnOC5OCfEakhVJQkXp_1zkOzcVRgEih-NhSZx8ie58HclucuEn6U/s400/36645_1493718110927_1473275704_31286234_631456_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557951262207620930" border="0" /></a><br />THE Couple We Want to Fold Up and Keep in Our Pockets - Dava & Seth...they're just toooooo darned cute! Separately, they take on opposite personalities but together they become this amazing personality! LOVE!!! :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXxgffovBlmvOL-JODqp5EkjSXp3_bqBZbX9E7G6CfkrZg10nlPY6qS03ISnmY5ANJk-jyT3g-sjWLNjJRoDSGEQ4edE-cJo2qUsOpronazjZl_uGHbEa6f366CRQmjFDM2tb2D3H8xM/s1600/76747_1675282729929_1473275704_31694328_7241115_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXxgffovBlmvOL-JODqp5EkjSXp3_bqBZbX9E7G6CfkrZg10nlPY6qS03ISnmY5ANJk-jyT3g-sjWLNjJRoDSGEQ4edE-cJo2qUsOpronazjZl_uGHbEa6f366CRQmjFDM2tb2D3H8xM/s400/76747_1675282729929_1473275704_31694328_7241115_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557964013090580162" border="0" /></a><br />My Favorite Bride - Brooke...because she's normal, beautiful, sexy, and trusts me when I tell her that!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4g3SbCI3PYLT4JC80agkT94d3mEIqSs0P2pMkOEOV4m18-aQEz5CrYtwEURFULYHO6f8HrUJCg94G0ZQSjnvKSlijsyxrwg8l3PdAza3COn37a3_CAEdzRp2aUagl-MKCBr2t7q_c0wk/s1600/71657_1623711080670_1473275704_31599898_4045259_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4g3SbCI3PYLT4JC80agkT94d3mEIqSs0P2pMkOEOV4m18-aQEz5CrYtwEURFULYHO6f8HrUJCg94G0ZQSjnvKSlijsyxrwg8l3PdAza3COn37a3_CAEdzRp2aUagl-MKCBr2t7q_c0wk/s400/71657_1623711080670_1473275704_31599898_4045259_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557963570473978210" border="0" /></a>Best "Force Diane Out Of Her Comfort Zone" Shoot - Lake Compounce media photo shoot by far! I loved having to think way the heck outside of the box and shoot commercial - it's not a career I would pursue, but I enjoyed it for the day! (still can't post photos from the actual shoot, but here's one of my kiddos ENJOYING the roller coaster!!)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDeW1zyLKDQAEHchZl9YqEnp9tvgqBNw5eVJwutWcHd9J3Lg21pcxpTpfoPfNOBPrN019Xo9Nx31uxgPVw540tSFJ7Wv_Z03QXUZ4rxfOMMkr1t8ffDoufZM9zW5n0HyCEigZUiLlwb04/s1600/40568_1556022548499_1473275704_31444530_6234445_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDeW1zyLKDQAEHchZl9YqEnp9tvgqBNw5eVJwutWcHd9J3Lg21pcxpTpfoPfNOBPrN019Xo9Nx31uxgPVw540tSFJ7Wv_Z03QXUZ4rxfOMMkr1t8ffDoufZM9zW5n0HyCEigZUiLlwb04/s400/40568_1556022548499_1473275704_31444530_6234445_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557954318799985970" border="0" /></a><br />Photographer Lookalike - Toni's brother, Mike and my hubby Dave! :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhd0UEPnKWpDZgTUyYIfP7Xa_qPbhHh5lMQpUrI2_HBvJQyalwQibAL1TmFphYHLJACyvPzkODkYBhRCAj9nxcSz-pdItgh6kls9ijwlSXxr0phfrRSpV6yP_K639VqPjp3uBAJ1VhXjU/s1600/36692_1497711650763_1473275704_31295682_1556420_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhd0UEPnKWpDZgTUyYIfP7Xa_qPbhHh5lMQpUrI2_HBvJQyalwQibAL1TmFphYHLJACyvPzkODkYBhRCAj9nxcSz-pdItgh6kls9ijwlSXxr0phfrRSpV6yP_K639VqPjp3uBAJ1VhXjU/s400/36692_1497711650763_1473275704_31295682_1556420_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557951272103647682" border="0" /></a><br />Coolest Prop At A Wedding - Marie & Jere's 3rd set...they had bridesmaids, groomsmen, and Mustangs. What more can I say about photographing a bunch of Mustangs at a wedding? :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQbXeGI-hFsctpgWHvMIfXxuqSy-2-mEQLG7Tp9to7KvSP0vVgU6WUb9Y_QJRn9Dtn00QAG0UCnhNzFNVfDJgKsPn57TKENwchrwNb3XxMxGmDF2g6JwXNLm59YoiUrA_mJMbCyTeqG_8/s1600/39141_1532670964724_1473275704_31382228_6292412_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQbXeGI-hFsctpgWHvMIfXxuqSy-2-mEQLG7Tp9to7KvSP0vVgU6WUb9Y_QJRn9Dtn00QAG0UCnhNzFNVfDJgKsPn57TKENwchrwNb3XxMxGmDF2g6JwXNLm59YoiUrA_mJMbCyTeqG_8/s400/39141_1532670964724_1473275704_31382228_6292412_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557954308307764610" border="0" /></a>Coolest Serendipitous Moment - Photographing the 250th Engineering of the National Guard's return from Iraq. I had so many connections to this Unit, it was awesome! Read the full story with all of the connections <a href="http://parsonsphotoblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/welcome-home-troops.html">here</a>.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1miv2yGeUEM2y4mbIVZcsKBPEkqjnYbU6CSbFRFGGdVLA1a-QKOJzqr9m7rekdsTJZ4fyaMFYetqD405zATBtCbeCGomG79tp__7YFLgPsjfvQa8b6WpsCUf9LF052L7O4K8C2fytLY4/s1600/45529_1561915015807_1473275704_31462049_4590204_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1miv2yGeUEM2y4mbIVZcsKBPEkqjnYbU6CSbFRFGGdVLA1a-QKOJzqr9m7rekdsTJZ4fyaMFYetqD405zATBtCbeCGomG79tp__7YFLgPsjfvQa8b6WpsCUf9LF052L7O4K8C2fytLY4/s400/45529_1561915015807_1473275704_31462049_4590204_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557954323904198610" border="0" /></a><br />Best Wedding - and I know she's scanning the entire post looking for her name...and she knows it's her wedding...Amanda & Todd's Wedding. I have to say that their wedding was our favorite because Amanda put me through all sorts of torture with her checklist - but I took her challenges head on and came up with some really cool shots! So, we thank her...even though I had to shut her up! ;) We still love them!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJKvloPQVR_jgyRRqLDTwdlKSlG69DGNz1BJpLPvWFolAq7adjVwDbkqlSy3SK-4ASfMn4frRQ5KKH26No00svKMP-ou7e5zNEHVdarD1kCZlGejotnbi0293eHSmP0tsFgg95-bjVt8s/s1600/62511_1612081349934_1473275704_31577152_1824849_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJKvloPQVR_jgyRRqLDTwdlKSlG69DGNz1BJpLPvWFolAq7adjVwDbkqlSy3SK-4ASfMn4frRQ5KKH26No00svKMP-ou7e5zNEHVdarD1kCZlGejotnbi0293eHSmP0tsFgg95-bjVt8s/s400/62511_1612081349934_1473275704_31577152_1824849_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557954338822542242" border="0" /></a>Most inspiring moment - Joe McNally's seminar on lighting. Didn't know it at the time - but after I sat and chewed over it...I had my "a-ha" moment. Thanks Joe!<br /><br />Greatest Tearjerker - Hands down, Toni & Jim's wedding. Sobbing...we were sobbing. Toni lost her father and brother in a car crash and the way they were honored at the wedding....let's just say I'm surprised any photo was in focus I was bawling so hard! Here's Toni with her brother Mike during their brother/sister dance honoring their dad:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_s7t7c37x4mc-iUX52b8-yOtNRGPgMwMElw5137Gp0UfW-tjYiaREj_tZNSKJ5j5HJgXALXBbY6dKpd-AdLgVK6xqVDpXb_KILps72m2i10z7NeJYwJOIKGs1LQeRo7DWyfaLwSE6Qo/s1600/33431_1493716190879_1473275704_31286215_1805412_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_s7t7c37x4mc-iUX52b8-yOtNRGPgMwMElw5137Gp0UfW-tjYiaREj_tZNSKJ5j5HJgXALXBbY6dKpd-AdLgVK6xqVDpXb_KILps72m2i10z7NeJYwJOIKGs1LQeRo7DWyfaLwSE6Qo/s400/33431_1493716190879_1473275704_31286215_1805412_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557951242911828594" border="0" /></a><br />My greatest gift - has been a gift from Bert Fonseca, of After Hours DJ Entertainment. He introduced me to Jess, my right hand (she's not just my right hand gal, she's my right hand...I wouldn't be able to function without her...well, maybe golf since I golf left handed...but you get the point). Jess has been invaluable to me this past year - thank you, Jess for helping me in a pinch, remembering my cameras, keeping me in line, being my light model/meter, taking flack, stepping up, being an amazing photographer, and just being an awesome friend!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTC2gi2FAMGQdCh7uZjJP3Cs8F85P6FuxWJ5d0VbPEChHYcvp-T0y1UAj0BRt5b9dPCDJBzSBneqrsJjNfRoSiqF5VCO7zYGu-t9lHhrtm8REfJMYzdijL9TbyUdoLFyp84um51giUEZ0/s1600/155159_1719541916381_1473275704_31779792_1989184_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTC2gi2FAMGQdCh7uZjJP3Cs8F85P6FuxWJ5d0VbPEChHYcvp-T0y1UAj0BRt5b9dPCDJBzSBneqrsJjNfRoSiqF5VCO7zYGu-t9lHhrtm8REfJMYzdijL9TbyUdoLFyp84um51giUEZ0/s400/155159_1719541916381_1473275704_31779792_1989184_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557954345681084146" border="0" /></a>Best Reactions from Spectators Shoot - Opening Day at the Coventry Regional Farmers' Market. Three of our brides Trashed their Dresses! We had so much fun showcasing the fact that brides can shop local (we found some great favor ideas) and then we used only local items for the trash the dress portion. It was a lot of fun!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmrvEZ8Zy5R_eyMde4GG6MGy8Cvs_bVa6n1egAILBITPWjGfNLHAUReSbzXdxSRg4oOnm2PaI_4Ido1HvWAbczV4C9HpzgUZMXFAWRf763EbPRYELvQNMn8gCOlGq3MmSILD12AjkqeBk/s1600/28691_1471770482250_1473275704_31230688_3842113_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmrvEZ8Zy5R_eyMde4GG6MGy8Cvs_bVa6n1egAILBITPWjGfNLHAUReSbzXdxSRg4oOnm2PaI_4Ido1HvWAbczV4C9HpzgUZMXFAWRf763EbPRYELvQNMn8gCOlGq3MmSILD12AjkqeBk/s400/28691_1471770482250_1473275704_31230688_3842113_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557960378344583938" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoB5Z2MA7gEXXCKnP9eQizXybNL7nqq4KytJLb56R8ma4epnqN3ptS72XW0Dt1kluoHuHBFh4OqJ6W56I3eY8Fe4MIO7lRIYw3GGi10kXJLTNrtoE2oAyDTl2cG5PMoveiHMpZ8-salWE/s1600/29691_1471842084040_1473275704_31230987_5251779_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoB5Z2MA7gEXXCKnP9eQizXybNL7nqq4KytJLb56R8ma4epnqN3ptS72XW0Dt1kluoHuHBFh4OqJ6W56I3eY8Fe4MIO7lRIYw3GGi10kXJLTNrtoE2oAyDTl2cG5PMoveiHMpZ8-salWE/s400/29691_1471842084040_1473275704_31230987_5251779_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557960382335795554" border="0" /></a>Best Reaction to A Boudoir Shoot - Kevin...hands down. Fortunately, Dan caught his real reaction on video and it went along something like "forget the ceremony, let's get back to the hotel..."! ;) Love it!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM28Q0h9-GJwOM40HHm78sL5pO-O74ZLuizH2rwKtHF0Ml6VBKqNx4-QMZyDE5MZ7PtI6DyYJ_YDha4HVIXKEThFA9kNUDxj_zQM1zVFdiTbhirf7VZ3PGtAGw8KZOBSaHqa1kBDrT1iA/s1600/36363_1499306650637_1473275704_31299106_6138866_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM28Q0h9-GJwOM40HHm78sL5pO-O74ZLuizH2rwKtHF0Ml6VBKqNx4-QMZyDE5MZ7PtI6DyYJ_YDha4HVIXKEThFA9kNUDxj_zQM1zVFdiTbhirf7VZ3PGtAGw8KZOBSaHqa1kBDrT1iA/s400/36363_1499306650637_1473275704_31299106_6138866_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557967369122581810" border="0" /></a><br />Most Popular Prop - DOGS! This year dogs made it most in our shoots! Check out some of these!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfiwXLJM9uFRiflbILa6RWI5myoh2JwVG4b8SDVCt7s5PS_sfFGgnYZh89zJFHWExz4gNTMxw87wxqyOfZ51Y-420Vx8_wTqvsVcciQUoBPPg0WbNezhLGkLM3bSkIK-M6YrBKkmu5ik/s1600/39503_1532672764769_1473275704_31382231_7697364_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfiwXLJM9uFRiflbILa6RWI5myoh2JwVG4b8SDVCt7s5PS_sfFGgnYZh89zJFHWExz4gNTMxw87wxqyOfZ51Y-420Vx8_wTqvsVcciQUoBPPg0WbNezhLGkLM3bSkIK-M6YrBKkmu5ik/s400/39503_1532672764769_1473275704_31382231_7697364_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557963564608450082" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheaOs2P_g28mjspGI6sNzWOvM5uz0Ec6jUir2_99N1OBJCp-et1XstCpsSNJSB76vQDk71KAnD772GPNcLW1Y7laWPTpGCYaMpx3I_vpeWsXy4P5ywUNNPndIn-VPW-vBesYplmKTcT9c/s1600/34480_1500314995845_1473275704_31300694_6762740_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheaOs2P_g28mjspGI6sNzWOvM5uz0Ec6jUir2_99N1OBJCp-et1XstCpsSNJSB76vQDk71KAnD772GPNcLW1Y7laWPTpGCYaMpx3I_vpeWsXy4P5ywUNNPndIn-VPW-vBesYplmKTcT9c/s400/34480_1500314995845_1473275704_31300694_6762740_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557963550628598882" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMW_e2NFvLIZ_7GqV2hoF_YaPvbxTvg6eVbUxD8Y6mfZpCbc7UuKQnJ1TYTADjS7SZ8k6UdLxqnH1EO-Nty48FNVVCDOM4LqmoWMaWS59LuJGOkWoHkjMHhR0uT_dljbQFlpaRuhwVANA/s1600/35560_1486170842250_1473275704_31266065_8250389_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMW_e2NFvLIZ_7GqV2hoF_YaPvbxTvg6eVbUxD8Y6mfZpCbc7UuKQnJ1TYTADjS7SZ8k6UdLxqnH1EO-Nty48FNVVCDOM4LqmoWMaWS59LuJGOkWoHkjMHhR0uT_dljbQFlpaRuhwVANA/s400/35560_1486170842250_1473275704_31266065_8250389_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557963554858529634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvEukkS7X3UzSHsNhms3mIno3BqL5OjYdxqlgza7C_W6hPVp-6I3z7PMEtPHSW-UATicdFX_A0Ag4uth2nnzelMgO8WVtYScdULGQNmFd_sjXlv375MM6Mh8HriMUCBbNU33U8l4KSkI/s1600/28691_1471769922236_1473275704_31230678_7054354_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvEukkS7X3UzSHsNhms3mIno3BqL5OjYdxqlgza7C_W6hPVp-6I3z7PMEtPHSW-UATicdFX_A0Ag4uth2nnzelMgO8WVtYScdULGQNmFd_sjXlv375MM6Mh8HriMUCBbNU33U8l4KSkI/s400/28691_1471769922236_1473275704_31230678_7054354_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557960375951558994" border="0" /></a><br />Most organized (albeit a little bit crazy) Bride - Kate and her BINDER of checklists! ;) I love Kate and her organization skills - she's one of my favorite brides and I probably would have hired her to work with me as a wedding planner! But as a photographer, she sent me into a little panic attack with a binder! ;)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuuHGGuk9ZsYgE_30oOe0ZW9BhKnf37MT1IU2Egp3vRX6lzoDqdSSF9cU_trnwTJoNwSDjMpORRjPo_JX8Nbh4B4-c8rOjBYaTznN3cVmXFStfC9nsc4oJF0saxVqarP21d4mTqz6tRe4/s1600/29941_1463943126571_1473275704_31209528_7152294_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuuHGGuk9ZsYgE_30oOe0ZW9BhKnf37MT1IU2Egp3vRX6lzoDqdSSF9cU_trnwTJoNwSDjMpORRjPo_JX8Nbh4B4-c8rOjBYaTznN3cVmXFStfC9nsc4oJF0saxVqarP21d4mTqz6tRe4/s400/29941_1463943126571_1473275704_31209528_7152294_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557960393520049506" border="0" /></a>But we love Kate and Dane and their amazingly beautiful wedding! They still get a big 2010 shout out! And I'm also going to rank them with the largest bridal party of the year...and the MOST cooperative! Thanks guys! :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMT2m3SPhnQUkENytW2hhLz0DJX6LDInJ4pfrDEN8fxjk3lZr-f9w0qmRiJNPu7uJYApFOCy11noi_wpBQ6ZcPzO2mShX-s9u9tpTyeT-bKVESC2XISjhi9eas09EIGe2iPTnajaTV-s/s1600/29941_1463942726561_1473275704_31209520_19347_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMT2m3SPhnQUkENytW2hhLz0DJX6LDInJ4pfrDEN8fxjk3lZr-f9w0qmRiJNPu7uJYApFOCy11noi_wpBQ6ZcPzO2mShX-s9u9tpTyeT-bKVESC2XISjhi9eas09EIGe2iPTnajaTV-s/s400/29941_1463942726561_1473275704_31209520_19347_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557960387129044882" border="0" /></a>Thank you everyone who helped make 2010 amazing! I wish I could put you all here but I would be writing for the entire year again! (Check out previous posts for more details!)<br /><br />Happy 2011!!Parsons Photohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14085682983872387793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125612380201938262.post-33745836843037661812010-12-20T05:30:00.000-08:002010-12-20T05:31:02.515-08:00Dava and Seth's Wedding Day Photos<object id="vp1PfcC5" width="432" height="240" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"><param name="movie" value="http://static.animoto.com/swf/w.swf?w=swf/vp1&e=1292851779&f=PfcC5Iynz1HMIlTYibKSDg&d=370&m=p&r=w&i=m&ct=Click%20here%20to%20view%20more%20photos&cu=http://parsonsphoto.smugmug.com/Online-Proof-Albums/Weddings/Dava-and-Seth-Wedding-Day/14971139_zUE3M&options="></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed id="vp1PfcC5" src="http://static.animoto.com/swf/w.swf?w=swf/vp1&e=1292851779&f=PfcC5Iynz1HMIlTYibKSDg&d=370&m=p&r=w&i=m&ct=Click%20here%20to%20view%20more%20photos&cu=http://parsonsphoto.smugmug.com/Online-Proof-Albums/Weddings/Dava-and-Seth-Wedding-Day/14971139_zUE3M&options=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="432" height="240"></embed></object>Parsons Photohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14085682983872387793noreply@blogger.com0