Wow, I think this has been the longest I've gone without blogging...and I missed it! Needless to say, it's been a whirlwind month of travel and it's not over til it's over. Mike and I will be traveling out of the country next week for some much needed R&R and to celebrate our birthdays and then I will be back to Charlotte...after that, things should settle down back into the old blogging groove :)
Time for a bit of housecleaning:
-I'm sure you noticed that my blog was down for the past week (due to hosting and server changes---breakups are just so hard!), which is also another reason why I haven't been blogging...but now, thanks to Annmarie at Into The Darkroom and their stellar team, my blog is back and running like never before.
-Because of the new server and hosting changes my email was down for a few days...if you sent an email and haven't heard back from me yet, please send another one and I'll respond ASAP!
-My new wedding website is currently in the making and should be due out in October---yay!!!! In the meantime, www.whitneyelizabethphoto.com is now redirected to here so potential clients be sure to email me here for portfolio links :)
-The Resource Room will return this Thursday PST, be sure to tune in ;)
OK, enough housecleaning, no one likes to clean anyway...when you fly as much as I do, you're bound to run into a few travel mishaps...Friday night my flight didn't make it to Santa Barbara due to weather, etc but fortunately I was able to get here on Saturday so that Mike and I could start celebrating his birthday! We had a super fun and relaxing day yesterday, which of course, just made Monday even more difficult to face, but it's all good! While I was gone, Mike essentially took over my business and accomplished so many things for me! All his hard work has earned him employee of the month, starting with a company lunch at The Burger Bus tomorrow :) Thanks Mike, I seriously-honestly-never-would've-gotten-it-all-stinkin'-done-without-you!!!! Wonder if that could fit on an employee of the month trophy? Hmm...
Anyway, Happy Birthday Mike!!! I love you :)
So be sure to leave my awesome husband some birthday love comments :)
Quick point and shoot image from breakfast yesterday...which was followed by a sun-filled beach bum day, movie and scrumptious dinner at our fave Italian joint in Santa Barbara.
So why was I gone again? Oh yeah, all the babies!!! First I had to bring Jackson back to NC...we miss him so much! Here is the new Snickers spokesman! He cracks me up :)
Benj was very interested in his new little sister and his baby girl cousin...he wasn't quite sure why they kept crying though....
Addison is two weeks younger than Molly and was still in the sleepy newborn stage when I left:
Molly looks like she could get up and walk any second now
The cutest cousins you ever did see (no, I'm not biased...nope, not at all...ok, maybe just a bit!)
And then, I got to meet up with my favorite girlfriends in Atlanta...check Alice's blog for pictures :)
Sooo, enough about me, what have you been up to??!
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Hey y'all! I'm in Charlotte right now...visiting with family and my new niece and now I'm awaiting the arrival of my other unborn niece...lots of pregnant ladies around these parts ;)
These are the first shots I've been able to capture of Molly...I am obviously planning on shooting tons more in the coming week...!
Just a week ago...
Look at all that hair! So pretty...
You can tell from Molly's gaze that she already idolizes her mom
Sweet little yawn...
Cute.little.baby.sneeze.just.wanna.gobble.it.up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just a sampling of Molly's impressive book collection...
And just to feel included...the family dog. Allie has been a graceful and accepting "older sister" with the new baby in her life...very curious about Miss Molly:
Dottie says:
What an absolutely beautiful baby!!! Congrats Heidi & Jim!! And so alert too!! Such a blessing.. love to all, Dottie
(08.17.09 @ 01:29 PM)
Alyse Woodward Events says:
Thanks for following our blog Whitney! Love your work. :)
(08.19.09 @ 10:20 AM)
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It's Thursday again, which is sooo fabulous because it's not only one more day til Friday, but it's also time for the Resource Room!!
What I have in store today for brides: Handmade Lovelies on Etsy. I can't remember how I stumbled upon Lauren's Etsy shop, but oh my goodness, I want to buy her entire store!!! I already have one of her cute feather headbands and I am considering purchasing a few more :) I'm mentioning this for brides because she has a super adorable bird cage veil headband for brides and you could totally mix and match the rest of her headbands to go with bridesmaids dresses...go check it out!
On the industry front, and this blog is truly a gem for any vendor in the industry: The Business of Being Creative. I'm not even going to try and explain what Sean writes, but if you're looking to be inspired and provoked then be sure to check his blog...he frequently writes about marketing, pricing and strategy...all very important items when you're running a business. Be sure to bookmark his blog!
And here is a 8 month old cutie from a session I did this morning...immediately after all my sessions I always back up images ASAP and I couldn't resist sharing one of these:
Happy Thursday!
Carol says:
What a precious baby and such beautiful eyes!!!
(07.09.09 @ 08:12 PM)
David Cain says:
Hah! Excellent photo. Love the mother's expression in the background.
(07.10.09 @ 04:29 PM)
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If you have a fantastic memory, you will recall that I announced NAPCP's huge launch back in March. I am now announcing that I have been featured on NAPCP (!)...click here to read my article about children's portraiture and the importance of keepsake albums. While you're there, be sure to check out all the other articles that were written...there is fantastic information on this site for parents and for photographers, too! Did I mention that NAPCP is my new favorite forum created by the incredibly talented Alice Park?? Photographers, go see what it's all about!!!
Carol says:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR WHITNEY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU (WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2009). HOPE YOU HAVE A FABULOUS PICNIC BIRTHDAY DINNER ON THE BEACH!!!!
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Baby L was born back in March to one of my former brides. I did his session when I was in Charlotte a few weeks ago :) I love seeing old clients and I loved seeing all their wedding photos in their home! It was an early morning session and Baby L was such a trooper!
*this is one of my last portrait posts before my new portrait site/blog is ready :)
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Glad to see you blogging again! Beautiful little babies and nephew. So fantastic to spend time with you last week!
(08.31.09 @ 02:28 PM)Hope Mike had a WONDERFUL birthday! I am sure having you back on the west coast was the best present of all! Love the pics :)
(08.31.09 @ 06:24 PM)first off, happy birthday to mike!! you guys make such a hot santa barbara couple!! can't wait to photograph your kids ;) secondly, umm...how CUTE are your sister's newborns!! you captured their itty-bittyness perfectly, whit!
(08.31.09 @ 06:44 PM)Happy birthday, Mike! Love the sweet pictures, Whit. :)
(09.01.09 @ 06:02 AM)Happy Birthday Mike! Whitney...love the two heads side by side...how special for you and for them! I always wanted to have my babies close to the same as my sister...just never worked out that way.
(09.01.09 @ 07:31 AM)Happy Birthday Mike! Whitney, what precious little nieces you have!! I can't wait to meet them!! Great photos.
(09.02.09 @ 07:01 AM)hope you guys are having a fantastic time on vacation! i think you should give mike a raise! what a guy!!!! loved seeing you last week. your nieces and nephews are adorable and so are your photos!
(09.03.09 @ 02:21 PM)