This fall, I was so blessed with business that I still have family sessions that have yet to appear on the blog! And since my 2016 sessions have already begun, I decided to wrap up all of the remaining fall families into today’s post. I am grateful for each of these families and all of the families in 2015 that trusted me to document these moments with their loved ones. Here’s one last look at fall, and then who’s ready for spring?
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Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! If you’re searching for a gift for your loved one, Jill Christine Design & Photography offers gift certificates for any amount to put toward services and products.
As a Valentine’s Day special, anyone who purchases a gift certificate for a portrait session or books a session prior to Feb. 14, 2016, will receive a free soft cover coffee table album with the prints from your session!
If you’re a bride and you book your wedding date prior to Feb. 14, 2016, I will add a free hard cover coffee table album, which would be perfect for a parent’s album, on to your collection!
Email me at jill@jillchristinedesigns.com for more details or to book your session or collection!
Today Katherine of Katherine Rae Bridal Beauty is visiting the blog to share a few quick tips for brides-to-be on achieving the perfect wedding day hairstyle. Here’s what Katherine had to say:
Katherine has 15 years of experience in the industry and a passion for styling hair and formal up dos. She offers on-location hair and makeup services in the DC, Maryland and Virginia area. Contact her for more great advice!
If you’re looking for more wedding day tips and ideas, be sure to visit our bridal resource page for lots of great information!
Last year, winter and I were not friends.
My kids had a love/hate relationship with the snow. They loved to talk about how much fun it would to play in it, but they never lasted outside for more than five minutes. Bundling them in their snow gear took a full 30 minutes, so you can imagine how exhausting the preparation process was with little return on investment. We had a serious case of cabin fever for nearly three months!
I was also very pregnant with my son Max at the time and each snowfall only seemed to intensify the tired, aching state of the third trimester. I went into labor in the middle of the night in the middle of an ice storm, which made for an interesting ride to the hospital and also delayed my epidural – a huge strike against winter in my book! (Something to consider for anyone who goes into labor during inclement weather, check to see if the anaesthesiologist is at the hospital when you arrive. It will take them longer to drive in if they’re not so you’ll want to plan ahead!)
But this year, winter has felt different. Perhaps I’m feeling a bit nostalgic remembering bringing Max home from the hospital in the snow, or it’s that my children actually love playing outside, making all the bundling efforts worthwhile, but I’m appreciating all that winter has to offer. The more mild winter we are having has certainly helped as well! And while it’s still not my favorite season, let’s just say we’ve made amends and we’re friends again.
A few months ago, I received a very heartfelt email from Lindsey, one of my 2014 brides. It had been a year since her wedding. Her email began, “I thought of you today and I wanted to thank you.” She then said her father-in-law had passed away since their wedding and she talked about how much more their wedding photographs had come to mean to them since his passing. She attached a handful of her favorites. (It was actually her email that prompted me to start this blog series.)
Here is what she had to say about the images she chose:
“We were so happy to have his father there with us for the wedding. You caught a beautiful moment between Guli and his father after dancing. Our family has come to cherish this photo … we have just celebrated our one-year anniversary and flew his father’s ashes to India to rest. The wedding and the photos that you took have come to mean so much more to us than our union alone.”
It was a wonderful reminder that the purpose of the photos we take are both to document the memories created, and the people in them. For these are the images that will bring us comfort when they’re no longer with us.
To see more images from Lindsey and Guli’s wedding, please view their full blog post here.
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