In honor of mine and my husband’s three year wedding anniversary, I’m offering my wedding contest about 6 months earlier! So you spring/summer brides have a chance to participate!
ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BEFORE 10PM (PST) on March 27, 2010!
There will be TWO winning weddings. Send in your entries.
The first winning couple will receive 6 hours of photography for free with the option of additions & upgrading.($250 per hour = $1500!)
They will also have the option to purchase prints or digital negatives at their full price, email me for price list.
If your wedding is NOT in the Memphis area, travel fees & expenses will apply (flight, hotel, gas, transport, etc), email me for an estimate.
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I will post the winning couple on my blog on April 3.
IMPORTANT!
Please send me this info:
* Your wedding date so I can make sure that date is opened!
* Let me know how your wedding will be unique, stylish, hand-made or creative (see my example list below).
* Feel free to send a pic of an inspiration board if you like.
* Send a pic or two of the crazy lovebirds who are getting married ; )
* Send anything else you think I would want to see, but please no more than 6 images or so.
Overall, I am looking for something very beautiful and stylish and different…
Is your wedding vintage/ hippie/ indie/ handcrafted/ hip??
Here are some examples:
* Is your wedding taking place in an English Garden setting with antiques and tons of flowers everywhere?
* Are you having an ultra-vintage-hippie wedding out in the woods with candles & incense and your favorite folk band playing the ceremony?
* Is your inspiration board made up of a bunch of movie stills from The Great Gatsby? Did you choose to get married on an old plantation?
* Is your wedding taking place at your home? or your relative’s estate? or at a unique venue?
* Is your entire wedding green, recycled and earth-friendly? Did you handcraft all your favors? Design the invites? Make your own dress??
* Are you having 50 of your closest friends join you on an island in the Caribbean for beach picnic-style wedding with a Moroccan theme?
* Is your wedding completely Do-it-yourself (DIY)? I LOVE DIY brides!
The second winning wedding will have another way to win that isn’t up to me at all! It will be vote-based! Schedule an engagement session with me at full price, and I will post my favorite image from your session on my blog. You’ve got to get all of your friends and family to vote for you, the photo with the most votes wins the second FREE WEDDING! The second wedding will also come with 6 hours of photography for free with option to upgrade
Engagement sessions must be scheduled on or before March 27, voting will begin on March 28 and the winner of both contests will be announced on April 3.
You are more than welcomed to enter both contests!
Please email me at amber@amberrhodeslapoint.com and write CONTEST in the subject line & include the requested info + pics above. If you decide to enter both contests, please be sure to send two separate emails containing the information for both contests. (for the e-session: date, time, wedding date, etc.)
Thanks everyone! This is going to be fun, I’m so excited!!!!!
Meet Ashley and Christopher! I’ll be shooting their wedding in midtown this July. They are such a laid back couple… I can’t wait till the wedding! Here are a few from their e-session!
Shannon Kelley (one of my personal favorite photographers! She’s in Knoxville [again, TN represent!] and she does unique and fun weddings and portraits. <3 her!) does five for friday (10 for tuesday, etc.) and she had a how-to guide on her website, so I’m following it! I think this is a great idea, and I always have so many issues keeping my blog updated, unfortunately.
Today’s theme is favorites! I’m a big lover of all things HAPPY; laughing, music, dancing…these are things you can catch me randomly doing for the heck of it in my kitchen in the morning.
1. SUNSHINE. Spring has almost certainly sprung, yesterday the high was 55, today is similar and tomorrow the high is 63! The tree and bushes that adorn our front yard are blooming and the grass is turning green! Speaking of beautiful weather for tomorrow, I have an engagement session, so be watching out for that update as well!
2. Starbucks iced chai. Oh my god. My favorite! In honor of spring, I’ve been purchasing iced coffee’s and tea’s from starbucks. And the iced chai latte is always my personal favorite.
3. My iPod. It is almost always attached to me, or playing music. As a matter of fact, it’s attached to the iHome right now and it’s playing “Unfinished Memories” by Eowyn. I don’t know how many people in the internet world knows, but I am a musician. I live and breathe music, actually that’s a cliche and an understatement. It’s worse than that though, I am addicted to musicals and broadway. I’ve got just about every soundtrack imaginable (including disney!) on my iPod currently. So if you can’t handle life being a musical, don’t hang out with me!
4. The Wicked pop-up book. I bought this yesterday. It is EPIC. Enough said. Favorite.
5. The book “14,000 Things to be Happy about” – is so random. It makes me happy! Everyone should own this book, and have it as a reminder of why you should cherish every single day. Life is happy. Life is what you make of it. I love life! You should too.
I’ve known Travis and Mallory for a long time, we went to school together from elementary school up to high school, I believe. We did this session as a present for their mom, and here’s a sneak peek.
I know, I really don’t blog enough these days! I’m trying to remedy that with new topics and subjects, it’s just a slow season for portraits, and I’m just scheduling a lot of weddings and wont be shooting them for another month or two, once it warms up some!
Enough of that, as you can see, I’m running a valentines special. For those in love, or those in like, or those families that are absolutely bursting with LOVE. The details are in the image at the top of this post, but I’m going to post them as well:
You get 2 hours (or generally more, knowing me!) of on-location photography for $100 (50% off my traditional portrait pricing)
With a minimum order of $150, you get a $50 credit. (So basically, you pay $100 for $150 of prints.)
Also, if you’d like a little something extra, I’ll throw in 3 absolutely adorable accordion albums if you place an order for $200 or more!
*this offer is only valid until February 28, 2010
*this offer is not valid with any wedding packages
*packages include engagement, boudoir, family, newborn and child sessions
*dates available on first come, first serve basis
*you CAN book a date after February 28, however the session must be paid in full prior to 2/28/10
April + family won my christmas contest and I was tickled to meet with them today to bring their session to fruition. The kids thought it was absolutely hilarious that I was asking their parents to kiss – so most of these smiles are VERY genuine, because they’re laughing at my request. Cute! Right?
Here’s a couple to look at:
and she doesn’t like photos of herself, but personally, I think this is GORGEOUS.
Happy 2010. This Saturday I had the pleasure of witnessing Sara and Bryan commit to love, honor and adore each other for the rest of their lives. Their ceremony was filled with laughter and joy as the two families became one.
Here’s a couple of photos from their wedding:
I’ll have a part two up soon. Hope you guys enjoy this sneak peek!
Sydnie and Jake are now officially married! I love it!
You might remember their engagement session from last month. They moved their wedding date up by several months. I was very fortunate to be invited, not just to shoot the wedding but as a friend!
Here are some of my favorite images from their wedding:
Sydnie was on the phone with Jake here.
and the rings:
And this is the first picture of me with the bride that I’ve ever posted!
“The finest clothing made is a person’s skin, but, of course, society demands something more than this.”
~ Mark Twain
One of the biggest questions that I am asked of my clients is, “What do we wear?!”. There are so many choices out there, and above all I want my clients to feel absolutely beautiful and comfortable. That being said, what you wear can make a huge impact on the overall look and feel of your portraits. I’m not necessarily saying to go out and buy a new outfit. These ideas and websites should let you look at your closet in a whole new way. Some of my biggest suggestions are:
1. Don’t be afraid to try bright, bold and incredibly fun and unique colors!
2. Accessories are your friend! Chunky necklaces, color or textures scarves, cute hats and fun shoes (or no shoes at all! Maybe some funky socks?) are all fab-u!
3. Layers look amazing in photographs, as do different textures.
4. Coordinate a family, don’t match.
5. Little girls love tutu’s and pettiskirts, and they look great paired with a fun pair of leggings, a simple tank with a jacket and a fun beanie or bow. You will forever remember how much fun your little sweetie had dancing around in her sweet and frilly outfit.
6. It is always fun to dress boys in a button down shirt with a fun tee over it. Boys also look so adorable in beanies or newsboy hats.
7. Try to stay away from too much black and red. (unless that style is what you’re going for, of course!) Try brightness and color!
There are so many more suggestions that I’ve been on the lookout for, for “What to wear” every week.
Meanwhile, check out some of my favorite places for inspiration:
Okay, I know with my facebook contest going on and everything, this might seem too busy. But I am very interested in participating in help-portrait this year. 12/12/09
Normally, they suggest finding an organization and working with them, but I haven’t been able to do that thus far. (by all means, if you know an organization in need, have them contact me!) Otherwise, that means that I need nominations from YOU, even if it’s yourself. I just need a couple of sentences in comments, or email, about what’s going on in your/their life. Please email me at amber@ambertakesphotos.com. I’ll take 15 minutes per session with each person who emails me about this. (as long as there is no scheduling conflicts)
This is for single mom’s that can’t afford christmas portraits this year, or families that have been suffering through lay-off’s…families with sick children, fathers, brothers, etc. You get my drift. Those who can’t afford it, but would really appreciate it.
(Although the help-portrait site is saying only 12/12, I’d like to extend that until Christmas. I will have a limited amount of time and space in my calendar, but I’d like to fit anyone in who contacts me!)
Here are a few from their e-session!
