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Over the past couple weeks you might have noticed a lack of session postings from me. Don’t worry, all is good. Normally my holiday season is so insane I take, the month of December off to focus on getting orders out and recover from October and November. Last year it didn’t work out that way. I took about 2 months off during the summer, around the time Clinton was born and last winter was the busiest winters I have ever had. Not only with maternity and newborns, including one on Christmas Day, but I was also honored to work with some awesome out of state clients that had flown north for the holidays.
January was an awesome month in which we focused a lot of time on the Live Love Learn event and raising money for the American Heart Association. There is nothing like the feeling of giving back for a cause you completely believe in. February was an awesome month of meeting new people and shooting in some super fabulous places. After non stop working since Clinton was born, I decided to gave myself a couple weeks off in March, and it was awesome. I caught up on work, life and enjoying the small things. One of my favorite things has become baking with my boys. They love eating the batter, and why not, it taste great. I let my husband sleep in on the weekends. He does an awesome job with the boys in the mornings during the week, I let him get a couple extra “ZZZ’s” Saturday and Sunday. We never have a full Saturday together so we took advantage of those by going on a couple day trips.
I have to admit, I enjoyed some “ME” time as well. As a mom of three, who runs a household and a business, “me” time is very limited. Imeet up with about 25 of some of the best photographers in the Hudson Valley, I enjoyed a very RARE parents night out, and even a couple girls night out here and there.
I constantly get asked by friends and other photographers, “How do you do it with 3 kids?” Late nights, long hours and not much sleep. My house is a wreck, but with 3 boys, when will it not be LOL! Now and then you need to give yourself a little down time to just breath and enjoy life.
We have a VERY busy schedule here for the rest of the year. We are very excited with some of our new ventures we are working on as well as our summer project. Thank you for being apart of the Surprise Photography family and we appreciate your support more than you know!
Don’t forget, Thursday evening is our LIVE LOVE LEARN event. I fundraiser to benefit the American Heart Association. Tickets are $25 and include goodie bags, door prizes, hearth healthy food, gifts, exclusive offers from vendors and a chance to win some amazing raffles. Tickets are still available for purchase at Elizabeth Boutique, Bella Luci Saloon, Waddle n Swaddle, Jaymark Jewelers, Mary Abdoo and of coarse myself.
Please stop by anyone one of these locations or drop me an email at melissa@surprisephotography.com and I will hook you up!
Digging through my three different hard drives, I 1) can’t believe how fast this year went by and 2) feel so luck to have had such a wonderful year. Each year seems to get bigger and better, I hope this never ends. I am so lucky to have had such a wonderful group of clients to work with this year and thankful they you all spread the word about Surprise Photography. I would love to share some of my favorite images from this past year, so if you have a couple moments, grab your beverage and a small snack and enjoy the show:
In addition the the LIVE LOVE LEARN event on January 20th, I will be hosting Valentine’s Mini Sessions at my design studio located in Waddle n Swaddle Poughkeepsie on January 28th and 29th. LIVE LOVE LEARN is an event to improve the education about the importance of heart health in women. To kick off heart month, and get something a little something special for your Valentine, we will be offering 2 different mini sessions.
One for the ladies, “Blushing Heart Boudoir” mini sessions. Session fee includes a 15 minute session in a private setting, and a 11×14 wall print. Boudoir sessions are limited so reservations are required. We understand that many ladies may be on the modest side or may be nervous. Please know these photos are tastefully done and we will do our best to make sure you are completely comfortable. Will have a full details on what to expect and what to bring upon request. Wine and chocolate goodies from Crave will be served.
For the kiddies, we will be offering “Little Love” mini sessions. These sessions are first come first serve head shots will be done in the studio. The session fee includes an 8×10 of choice with additional prints available. The theme of the photos is a Touch of Red, so be sure to bring something red, whether that be a lollipop, hat, hair accessory, favorite stuffed animal, etc. Feel free to confirm on our Facebook Page.
Feel free to contact me for more information, can’t wait to see you there!
