Merry Christmas & an Update :)

Well, it's that time of year...all the hustle and the bustle...Sorry I've neglected the blog...I was doing so much better at posting more regularly, and that just went ka-put...lol...I've been playing catch-up this fall and winter...trying to get orders out for christmas and to get to a better place for sessions starting at the first of the year :)

A little news on the homefront, we closed on our loan, FINALLY and are about to start our re-modeling after Christmas...plus, my new camera came in...YAY!!! I still have ALOT of learning to do on it, (since it's a canon and i've been a nikon girl for years, lol) but i'm up for the challenge and can't wait to see what kind of images i can get with sucn an awesome camera.

I will be posting alot of my fall sessions and all during these next couple of months, along with some info on my new pricing and schedule for 2010. Not much is changing, but there will be a few things I would like to let everyone know about ahead of time. There will be a new system in place for seeing your sneek peek and getting your proofs ALOT faster. I can't wait to fill yall in! It's gonna be awesome!

Oh, and one more thing...I will be taking off for a few weeks while Kate is home from school...I am almost caught up with editing all the sessions I have the edit lists for, and I will be loading a few sessions that weren't for Christmas, but that is about all I will be doing during the next few weeks...I will still answer emails and be around...but I really need some family time and some special days with my girl! :) This is my first Chrismtas as a Professional Photographer only, so it's nice to be able to be home and hang out with the ones I love most! :)

Here are just a few from yesterday and today that I took of Kate with the new camera...Of course she's being silly in at least 1, lol...the black and white one is from yesterday...I think i shot maybe 6 pics of her outside after school before she told me she was freezing and starving, lol...and the other 2 are from a bit ago...she had her antlers on and I just HAD to get a couple quick ones to post on the blog with the one from yesterday...she cracks me up!



I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A VERY GREAT HOLIDAY SEASON AND THAT THE BLESSINGS OF THE FATHER BE ON YOUR FAMILY THIS DAY AND EVERY DAY!

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE BRYAN'S TO YOU & YOURS! :)

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CHRISTMAS CARDS 2009

FINALLY!!! I have Christmas Card Examples for this years cards. These are from the site where I got them from, so these are not my pictures...This was the quickest way for me to get them up...I can change colors and I will do some tomorrow and re-post them for you to see. They all have numbers, so when ordering, just let me know which one you like and if you would like to see it in different colors. I will load it on my site for your approval, and then place your order once payment is recieved. :)

You'll notice, most of these have an option for the inside. These are new folded cards for this year. You can choose the design and just do a flat card if you wish. The inside option is only if you would like a folded card.

They are all available in sets of 25 and include the envelopes :)

Pricing is as follows:

25 FLAT 5x7 cards : $34.00

25 FOLDED 5x7 cards: $44.00

*THESE ARE A LITTLE SMALL, I COULDN'T GET THEM ANY BIGGER, SO I WILL POST THE FULL ONES TOMORROW, MAYBE NOT THE INSIDES, BUT AT LEAST THE FRONTS AND SOME DIFFERENT COLORS...THE FONTS MAYBE A LITTLE DIFFERENT AS WELL*















EXAMPLES OF COLOR CHANGE TO MATCH PICTURE (CARD #16)


AND EXAMPLE OF COLOR CHANGE FOR CHRISTMAS COLORS WITH TEXT CHANGES


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ORIGINAL CARD #15


CARD #15 WITH COLOR AND TEXT CHANGES


If you are interested in a certain card, please let me know and I will work you up an example and put it up for you to see. I plan on putting up the full cards monday nov. 30th. :)

If you'd like cards this year, or if you have any questions, please let me know :)

Now I'm off here to get ready for my baby's big 7th birthday party! She's so super excited and so are we! Happy Birthday tomorrow baby girl! We love you BUNCHES!!!

THE "ALMOST" BIRTHDAY GIRL :)

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The "M" Family

LOOOOOOOOONG TIME NO SEE YALL!! I'm super sorry about my blogging, well the lack of it anyway. This is the busiest time of year for photographers, and as a result, my normal lack of blogging is actually worse, lol! But this will make up for it, I PROMISE!! :)

This is the AMAZINGLY GORGEOUS "M" Family! They live in Birmingham, but were up for a visit and some football the day we got together to shoot some family shots! :)
I had a blast with Miss "A", the oldest! She was super fun and full of energy, just doin' her thang', lol...and miss "L", the baby, gave me to CUTEST smiles ever! We did alot of candid stuff which is some of my favorite shots to take! They are such a beautiful and loving family! You can just tell by the way they look at eachother!

Thank you Joanna and Jonathan for such a fun day and for asking me to capture these for yall! I hope you enjoy these! :)

THE "M" FAMILY :)


THIS IS BIG SISTER, MISS "A", I JUST ADORE HER LITTLE CURLS!


AND THIS IS LITTLE SISTER, MISS "L", SHE'S THE ABSOLUTE CUTEST!


I LOOOOOOOOOOVE ALL 3 OF THESE SHOTS, DEFINATELY IN MY TOP FAV'S, HEHE


I LOOOOVE THIS GIRL, SHE'S GOT SPUNK!! ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS! ;)


EASILY ONE OF MY OTHER TOP 3 FAV'S...LOL...LOVE THE MIDDLE "PIGGY" SHOT!


YOU GOTTTA LOVE A DADDY AND HIS GIRL! AWWWWWW!!


MY OTHER FAV'S! I LOOOOVE THESE SHOTS TOO! YOU KNOW I CAN NEVER CHOOSE, LOL!


AND LASTLY, THESE ARE MORE FAV'S...SHE HAD TO JUMP IN THE PUDDLES...LOOOOOOVE IT!!

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Locks of Love :)

Being this is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and I haven't posted in a while due to my busy schedule and the fact that we are moving, lol...I wanted to take just a minute and post this here!
My mom passed away from cancer 6 years ago, and it began with Breast Cancer. She fought it for 13 years, and let's just say, it was a heck of a fight! I love her so much and I know I am so blessed that the Good Lord let us borrow her for the time he did! We all love and miss you MOM!!

Pretty much everyone knows that Kate Kate has SUPER long hair. Well, she has been begging us to get it cut for a while now. Let's just say, this was harder for Mom and Dad than it was for her, lol! To me, her hair became such a part of her, that it was so hard for me to imagine her without it! Well, we finally gave in and let our little miss cut her hair for Locks of Love! We know that this will help some other child and their family that is struggling with this awful disease and we couldn't be more proud of her. She completley understands that some other little girl will get a wig made from her hair and she is thrilled about it! :) I believe we have one special little girl on our hands :)

Here is Kate a few weeks before on the left in a little "mini shoot" I did with her because we wanted to capture some pics of her before the cut!

And on the right, her super cute and bouncy new haircut! hehe...She absolutely loves it and so do we...We have had more people tell her how much more grown up and tall she looks, haha...We think she looks taller because you can actually see her back, lol!

DRUMROLL PLEASE----------------------------------------------------------------------

OUR PRECIOUS KATE KATE!!


THAT PHOTO ON THE LEFT, THE BEFORE PIC, IS ONE OF MY FAAAAAAVORITE ALL TIME PICS OF HER...I KNEW WHAT I WANTED AND SHE ACTUALLY GAVE ME THE LOOK I WAS GOING FOR! YAY...HEHE!! SOME OF THE PHOTO IS CUT OFF, BUT YOU CAN SEE ALL THE HAT IN THE FULL ONE...LET'S JUST SAY, THERE WILL BE A HUUUUUUUUGE ONE OF THIS (IN B&W) IN OUR HOUSE VERY SOON! ;)

I'M HOPING TO POST A FULL BLOG OF HER LITTLE MINI SHOOT SOON...SHE DID A GREAT JOB FOR MOM THAT DAY!

DAN WAS A BIG HELP TOO...WE HAD ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF LIGHT AND HE WAS THE BEST! LOVE YOU DAN!

WE LOVE YOU KATE AND WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU BABY DOLL!!

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John & Valerie : Engaged!

This is my WONDERFUL friend Valerie and her fiance' John! I had the best time photographing them! Let's just say, there are some super funny shots of John in there...lol...but I was a good friend and kept those off the blog and the website...hehe! We are doing their wedding next month and I'm so stoked!!! It's gonna be a BLAST!!

Here are some of their photos...I was going to blog a couple and I just couldn't choose...plus I've been going crazy to try these two sets of blog boards I have :)

So here they are in all their BEAUTIFULNESS! Go on over to our wedding site
http://www.mandystephanieweddings.com/ , enter the webstie and click ENGAGEMENTS...they are in gallery 2! There are some different ones that I couldn't fit on these...hehe! If you know of anyone needing engagements, bridals, trash the dress, or wedding photos...please send them our way! It would be greatly appreciated!! (shameless plug...I KNOW...lol)

VALERIE AND JOHN!!! I LOVE YOU GUYS AND CAN'T WAIT FOR YOUR BIG DAY!

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My SWEET Miss "S"

Well, this shoot was very special to me...because my sweet little Miss "S" was my first customer 1 year ago in August...that's right, I've been in the photography business 1 year! WOO HOO...lol!
Anyone who knows me, knows how special this family is to me...Lori, her mom, is one of my biggest fans and the reason I am where I am today! :) She took that step of faith out on me one year ago, and now, I am a full time photographer!! She's my SISTER in more ways than one :)

I also think Lori holds the record for the most sessions with me, lol...I'm pretty sure this is #5 if I counted right, lol! In all seriousness, this family (ALL OF YOU) have supported me and filled my life with joy beyond what I could ever express! They lift me up with their words, their hugs, and their support and I will always thank the Lord above for their presence in our life!

Miss "S" is such a little stinker...Her smile just lights up my day! She was so fun that day and I am pretty sure I told Lori that "I just loooooooooove your kids" like 50 times, lol...They are just so warm and fun and so easy to get natural smiles and personality from!

I also want to thank our special "assistant" for that day, "BILL" , haha...It should definately be a tradition, every time we do pics, "Bill" should be there. It wouldn't be right otherwise...and I do have a blackmail picture of our wonderful assistant...I'll be holding onto that for later, LOL!!!!

I hope yall enjoy this sneak peek of your sweet girl! I LOVE YOU ALL!!!

WE'RE GONNA KICK THIS OFF WITH SOME MAJOR CUTENESS! HEHE
MY FAV'S!!


AND STILL MORE CUTENESS! MORE FAV'S, HAHA!


"WHERE'S MISS "S"? OH HOW I LOVE THESE 2 ;)


SEE, WE PLAYED LOTS OF PEEK A BOO


I JUST ABSOLUTELY ADORE THIS GIRL! MY FAV'S!!!!!!! LOOOOOOOVE IT!


I LOVE BOTH OF THESE, I COULDN'T CHOOSE


TEE HEE HEE!!!


WE DID THESE AT A PLACE THAT HAS A SMALL ORCHARD THERE, THE APPLES WERE SO YUMMY AS YOU CAN TELL FROM THESE :) ALL 3 ARE MY FAV'S!


I ADORE THESE!


HOW ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE IS SHE?!?!?!


I'LL END WITH THESE...THE LEFT ONE IS ANOTHER FAV AND WE GOT HER LITTLE "PIGGIES" IN THE RIGHT ONE...SO CUTE!


HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY MY SWEET GIRL!

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The "T" Kiddos :)

These are a few of the words I use to describe these kiddos: FUN, UNIQUE, HILARIOUS & my favorite one, CAMERA HAMS! hehe...These kids were such a blast and I just have to tell you, the girls and I would have shot pics all night long, lol...their grandmother came along and was shooting their pics after we were finished while I was talking with thier Mom, haha!

Mom and Dad, these are some beautiful and wonderful kids yall have! I enjoyed every minute of this session and I can't wait to do your family pictures this fall! I honestly can say this wasn't like work at all...It was super fun and I couldn't have asked for any better subjects :)

I did ball team pictures for their travel ball team this past weekend and the girls were anxious to see them...so here you go girls...I hope yall love them as much as I do! I had so much fun with yall!

Oh, and Jason, "I LOOOOOOOOVE YOU"...lol...Inside Joke from the other day ;-)

I hope yall enjoy your BIG sneak peek, lol...I just couldn't narrow it down any more, ha!

MY BUDDIES, THE "T" KIDS!!!!


SEE, THIS WASN'T WORK AT ALL...TOTAL NATURALS :)


LOVE THESE 2!


THIS GROUP SHOT IS MY FAVE I THINK! I REALLY LOVE THIS B&W OF THE GIRLS 2!


OH THAT SISTERLY LOVE ;)


DID I MENTION HOW GREAT THEY ARE? ;)


TEEHEE...I LOVE THIS SET!


GOTTA LOVE THE TRACKS! LOVE THIS OF BIG SIS, MISS "K"


LOVE LOVE LOVE THESE!


SUCH NATURAL LITTLE MODELS!


GOTTA LOVE THE HEADSHOTS! THESE ARE QUICKLY BECOMING MY FAV'S! :)






I SAVED THESE FOR LAST GIRLS! WE DID SOME FUN JUMPING SHOTS WALKING BACK TO OUR CARS...AND THE MIDDLE ONE WAS JUST A CANDID LITTLE MOMENT OF THE GIRLS BEING SILLY, IT MAY BE MY FAV OF THEM :)

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Kristy & Mr "D"

WOW WOW WOW!! That's alot of wow's, lol! This little guy was such a DREAM to work with! :) From the first shot, he was smiling up a storm and making my job so easy, I didn't have to act really silly or anything to get him to laugh at me, lol!

We took these at his grandparents house. I have known their family for years!! Their home is a special place for me to shoot because my Mom took one of my very dear friends wedding pictures at this house when she married Kristy's brother! :) So it was really neat to me that Kristy asked me to come there and take her little guy's pictures at the same place! It was her birthday that day and so we just had a great time before they went to celebrate!

I really appreciate you asking me to capture some photos of your handsome little man Kristy! It was absolutely my pleasure! :) Enjoy your sneek peak!

MY BUDDIES, KRISTY & MR "D" :)


I LOVED THIS BUILDING BY THEIR POND...AND MY PHOTOGENIC LITTLE SUBJECT, HEHE!


I LOVE ALL THESE, ESPECIALLY THE ONE OF HIM WITH HIS GRANDMOTHER! :)


HOW CUTE!!!!!! I'M PARTIAL TO A SNAGGLE TOOTH, HEHE ;)


AWWWWWWWWWW!!!


I JUST SMILE AT THIS EVERY TIME I SEE IT :) JUST HIM BEING HIMSELF!!



MY FAV'S!!! LOVE THIS ONE!!!!!


HERE HE IS FISHING WITH HIS GRANDFATHER! LOVE THAT!


SUCH A HANDSOME LITTLE GUY!


SEE, I TOLD YA HE'S A CUTIE PIE :)


TEEHEE...LOVE THE SERIOUS ONE, BUT THE ONE ON THE RIGHT IS MY KINDA PIC, HEHE!

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