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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GIFT CERTIFICATES ARE HERE!

Just a quick note, I now have Gift Certificates to Offer! YAY!! I have some printed and ready to go...Just let me know who it's for and how much you wish the amount to be and I'll get it filled out and on it's way! :)

So if you'd love to give someone the wonderful gift of custom photography, drop me a message, and we'll get it all fixed up for that special someone :)

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I love Chemistry! ;)

This is the incredibly wonderful couple that was chosen for the Couples Contest Mandy & I had a few months ago. These 2 have been married for a few years, but you'd think they just got married yesterday! They're just the BEST! As alot of you know, my schedule is super hectic and I've been late in getting these posted, but I'm glad today is the day!

This couple is what every photographer DREAMS of! :) They did everything we asked of them and we looooooooooved it, hehe! You can just feel their love when they look at eachother! It's true and real! Chemistry is one of the best things for a shoot, and as you're about to tell, these 2 ROCK!!!

I can't wait to get them in front of my camera again! We're doing another shoot with them in an Urban area!! Thanks you 2! :)


LOVE LOVE LOVE!!






I LOOOOVE THE LOOK ON HIS FACE, A MAN IN LOVE!






WOWZERS, I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS PIC!!




OH YEA! LOOOOOVE THIS TOO!




ONE OF MY FAV'S! :)






TOLD YA! THEY ROCK!




IN MY USUAL STYLE, I COULDN'T CHOOSE, SO YOU GET BOTH, HEHE


I'LL END WITH THIS ONE! I LOVE IT BEST BECAUSE IT'S A NATURAL MOMENT!

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WOW!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, so I totallllllly have to Thank my friend Eryn for messaging me last night...She was letting me know that a photo I took of her daughter, Miss "K" from my last post, had been published on a Blog for a SUPERB clothing line, (which we LOOOOOOOOOOVE) called Matilda Jane! :)

Miss "K" is wearing 2 pieces from the Matilda Jane Spring Line that are GORGEOUS, and Eryn's dress is from the Women's line.

Long story short, Eryn sent my blog link to her Trunk Keeper for Matilda Jane who loved the photos, who in turn sent it to the insanely talented Creator of the Matilda Jane Line who has it as her blog header...OMG...(thank you soooo much for using one of my photos, I'm sooooooo HONORED)! :) I actually have a photo on THE MATILDA JANE BLOG as the blog header! WOWZERS!!!

I was so stoked, I took an acutal picture of my computer screen...lol...I know these aren't the greatest quality...but I will look back some day and remember how completely exhausted and ready for sleep I was when Eryn told me to call her...then with the blink of an eye, I was OVER THE MOOOON and didn't go to sleep until after Midnight, lol!

So here they are...my first photos on someone else's blog besides my own ;)



see my name on the bottom right...woo hoo!!! lol


http://matildajane.typepad.com/

A HUUUUUUUUUUUGE THANKS to everyone who had a part of this...this has thrilled me beyond my wildest dreams! And to Eryn and Miss "K"...I couldn't have had a more beautiful subject to capture...Thank yall for asking me to do your session, and passing my link on! Yall are the BEST!

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YAY for SPRING!!

I don't know about yall, but I'm SUPER glad Spring has started showing up! :)
Flowers are blooming, Birds are Chirping, & Me and my Camera are just JUMPING up and down to get out and get to "shootin", hehe!!!

With that said, I just wanted to post a little note to all my Blog Readers who are insterested in a Spring Session. My Saturdays in April are GONE!! That's right, booked up! With weddings, and portraits both booking, they were gone in a hurry ;) So, I am going to be booking more Weekdays now. Some of my Sunday afternoons are available, but I am really hoping to leave some of those open to spend time with Dan and Kate!

So, if you're interested in an April appt., please, please, please get with me so we can get you a day booked. Weekdays are pretty open right now with a few exceptions, & most session times will probably start at about 5:30pm. So, head on over to my website @ www.stephaniebryan.com and check out my calendar and see if you can find a few days that might work for you!

I'm sooooo looking forward to the warm weather and some FUN photo sessions! So bring on the SUNSHINE!! :)

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Stephanie Bryan & Mandy Owens CONTEST WINNERS!

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CONTEST WINNERS!

We had so many entries that we have decided to select two winners from each category…

Couples Contest Winners:

Kasey Edwards and husband

Emily Allegood and fiancé



Maternity Contest Winners:

Brandy Daughtery

Rachel Hardman



Congrats to the winners, and thanks to everyone who entered!

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My New Blog Layout!!

YAY!!! I'm so excited to finally get a blog where I can post some HUGE photos to showcase what wonderful and beautimous clients I have, hehe! All the information that is normally on the sidebar is at the bottom now...That's so larger photos can be posted and you can actually "see" them...lol...the links to my websites and other info is still here, just at the bottom.

Here is a pic of Kate Kate during one of our many tea parties we've been having...lol...She was watching "Snoopy come Home", so she was "snoopying" it while we drank white grape juice and ate strawberries...lol



I just loooove how the big photos look for some reason!

Well, I'm off to post my 1st new blog with the larger photos! Yall, just wait...You're Gonna Love looking at these next ones! You're gonna grin from ear to ear, teehee!

xoxo,
Steph

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