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I laughed most of the way into town yesterday. The other occupants of my vehicle did not find my laughter so amusing. You see I had the pea pod stuffed as full as I could get it. I even had to have the boys get into their seats and then piled stuff around their feet. They were more than happy to get out when I got to town. It was one of those moments you want to file away into the category of “when you need a good laugh please remember when”! After dropping them off I headed on to pick up Alleisha….and we packed more stuff in where the boys once sat. From there we made our way to the Elegant Event Rentals Bridal Showcase.

We enjoyed meeting all the brides. It was so fun to get to hear about their weddings and the plans they had.  The fashion show was a hit. And everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves!  We especially liked sitting a table away from the catering table. Yes, we admit it, we were more than willing to try the wonderful food she had prepared…And man was it good…I could have eaten it all!!  Don’t worry I will list all the  vendors on the wedding website(It will be live in a couple of weeks). If you are interested in names sooner message me and I will send you what you need.

I still need to unpack the pea pod so I best get a movin…

for those of you who did not make it out to the show here is a glimpse of our table….

I love gadgets…any time there is something new and exciting I want to be the first to experience it. I came across something soooo fun this week. I have already ordered the studio sample….and it is so convenient that it has to go on MY cell phone! I know they technically aren’t NEW but they are when it has your custom photo from Crimson Chickadee Photography! Now I can safely put my phone down on the table and know which one is mine.  I think I will get one for the boys ipods to stick in their easter baskets…ohh won’t they think that is great!

You know you want one!

After having the website down for most of the week I am so happy to be back online!  It felt like a part of me was missing.  The good thing is it forced me to work on my marketing for the year. That being said Alleisha and I have a very busy next couple of months and we are so excited with what we have in store for Crimson Chickadee Photography! If you see us bustling around make sure you hang on to your hat as we pass by! The first of our busy little expeditions takes place this weekend.  If this Sweet Pair is an indication I guess it would involve LOVE! Don’t worry I will share  more with you before the week is over…until next time…I have a pile of emails to catch up on! <sigh>

what would those words be?

would they be full of happiness

or sorrow

words of hope

or just perhaps words

but maybe they would be words of a lifetime full of dreams and aspirations

of wanting to be the greatest

words of a childhood full of joy

and a true love waiting to be found

what are your words?

I think they did! There is going to be something special happening around here this weekend!  It’s a girls only event and it’s going to be FUN! I can’t wait to share more with you…till then here is a little piece of our girly world.

It is so hard to believe that we have left 2009! It seems like it was only yesterday that I was reminding myself I needed to write ‘09 on all my paperwork.  2009 brought  many changes to Crimson Chickadee Photography. The biggest was the addition of Alleisha to the team in February. I have enjoyed having her here! We sat down the first week of December and went through our year discussing what we liked and what we wanted to change. We also discussed our plan for seeing Crimson Chickadee Photography through 2010. There are going to be some changes this year as well, most of those will be behind the scene, making your client experience more memorable. Some you will notice… in due time.

There is one thing from 2009 that I would like to address…that is our Giving is Awesome contest. We would like to thank all of the caring and wonderful family and friends who submitted loved ones names. There was more than one tear shed as we read through the entries! It was hard to choose just one each…I wanted to give to everyone!! But since we can’t we chose two very deserving families. The winners have been contacted and we are looking forward to getting together with them and sharing some memories!

Enough talk…time for the annual year in review slide show. Enjoy!

You can find 2008 slide show here( and I know I used the same music..how dorky am I??)

I believe that the month of December is a wonderful month. I love the effort people put into the holidays, however I also believe that we unintentionally or subconsciously become self orientated. We look forward to seeing OUR family and friends, to making OUR homes festive, buying gifts for OUR families and I am very guilty of this one…anticipating what is under the tree with OUR name on. Sometimes around the holidays we hear how someone has had some misfortune and we have a moment of compassion for them but do we ever take it any farther than that? Most of the time no.
Last year I gave away a session over the holidays. Not because I wanted to help someone out or do something good…I just felt festive. Soon after I posted about my contest I found out about Giving is Awesome. It occurred to me that my little contest could hold more impact in someone’s life than just a random drawing of a name. I decided that I would be apart of Giving is Awesome in 2009. When the time approached to start thinking about giving, Alleisha and I both decided we wanted to give and we will both participate.

What is Giving is Awesome?

Giving is Awesome is a simple effort by photographers worldwide to give back to their communities. Regional contests are sponsored by photographers across the globe. Each photographer is encouraged to give both a session fee and a generous amount of portrait product (typically $1000 or more) to a worthy individual or family this holiday season. Giving a smaller portrait gift to the person who does the nominating of the winner is also strongly encouraged. You can visit the Giving is Awesome website HERE.

So here are the details.

You know someone. You know someone who’s experienced a tragedy, is struggling to stay afloat, is raising kids while holding down more than one job, or is volunteering selflessly despite extenuating personal circumstances. You know someone who can’t afford custom photography, but who would cherish it this holiday season. You know someone who deserves a year-round reminder of their family’s spirit, love, and beauty.

You know someone. I guarantee it.

We want to know who they are, and we want to give them the chance to experience complimentary custom photography — $1300 worth, to be exact. The winner will receive their session and the ‘Love Bird’ portrait collection.
Here is a twist to our Giving is Awesome contest. Instead of having one contest with one winner we will be having one contest with two winners…one winner for Nicole and one winner for Alleisha. That’s a total of $2600 in portrait goodness for two deserving families from Crimson Chickadee Photography.

Oh, and the person who nominates the winner receives a $50 print credit.

The rules:

* You cannot nominate yourself, and the person nominated must sincerely be incapable of purchasing our services. (Being unable to make mortgage payments for a two-million-dollar-vacation-home in Paris does not qualify as sincere financial need.)

* The nominee must reside in Alberta. They must also have transportation to the studio for their session. Tell us who you know, what they’re experiencing, and why they deserve our artwork. Please include a way to contact both your nominee and yourself as well.

*Nominees cannot be relatives of any employee of Crimson Chickadee Photography…but they can nominate someone:)

* You must e-mail me the full story : givingisawesome@crimsonchickadeephotography.com

The deadline for entries is 6:00 p.m. December 24, 2009.

The winner will be announced on Christmas Day — get nominating! We can’t wait to read all of your entries!

Open your heart to someone this holiday season — and thanks for giving us the opportunity to open ours.

{hugs}

Nicole and Alleisha