…4. Aunts (When your Aunts wear this to your rehearsal dinner. You know you have a great family.) 5. Head (I LOVE this photo. Who gets married in a museum full of stuff like this? Get married where YOU want to. Tony & Rebecca sure did.) 6. Young & Old (Sometimes the people watching the dancing are more interesting than the people dancing.) 7. $100 (That moment when during your family photos your grandfather remembers he wanted to give you…

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…by the time this kiddo got here we had learned how to not sweat the small stuff and Danielle had learned how to make a killer birthday cake. Day 2,500: It’s funny how things work out. Just out of curiosity I decided to check back and see what the half way point of our little journey was. When I did the math, day 2,500 was the day I photographed Danielle’s college roommate’s wedding. It’s one of like 3 weddings I’ve…

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…ourselves and are still a bit short of the full amount. So I thought, why not see if anyone out there is interested in contributing?!? As a little thank you for your gift, I’ll come out and shoot a mini-session of your choice. Family, baby, maternity, senior, kittens? You pick it and I’ll shoot it. I’m only offering 10 of these so get em’ while they last. 10 mini-sessions, $100 bucks each. All proceeds go to getting Jo…

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…e find anything she wanted to spend her money on. She started saving towards some larger American Girl purchases, but once she got to 30 or 70 bucks she would then say…. “Wait a minute… I don’t want to spend 28 bucks on a Beach Chair, much less 85 dollars on a Sunset Sleepover Tent.” So we suggested for her to save up for an experience or a trip of some kind. One thing led to another and she found out she could go on a 5 night cruise for 300…

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…#8217;ll take that $1,000 bucks and send it to Lissa & Shawn and it will go towards their goal of $30,000. Bonus Points: Every time you look at the photos we took, you’ll get all tingly inside because you helped rescue a child from the other side of the world. Email me here to book your session. alexmphotography@gmail.com You can read more about their journey here: http://www.lissaanglin.com/adoption Here is a little video they made to…

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…of space of his own. (I”m looking your way Carrie) Anyway, if you have an extra room in the house why not let him have a “man cave” here are some ideas to help you get the ball rolling. 2. I Like Giving dot com Christmas is coming up. Here is a site with some super great ways to keep reminding us that it’s about giving. I dare any of you to try one of the “ideas“. 3. Kisses From Katie Remember that time that…

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…ne left her),  had a groomsmen punch a hole in the groom’s room wall!  all kinds of fun and crazy stuff can happen at a wedding! What are some things brides should look for when looking for a venue? How accommodating is it to your needs?  is there enough room, do you like the layout, do you like the decor?  It helps when the venue includes a lot of stuff that you don’t have to worry about getting…

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…o set for their wedding day.2. Consider the manual labor it will take to make that venue work for them.3. Is the date available?  For a spring wedding, venues will book as far as one year out.4. Will the size accommodate the guests?  What is something unique to your venue that you are extra proud of?We are proud of the fact that this facility is service oriented.  We are family owned and operated, and we are all here…

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…images. So, today’s post is kinda a twist on what you typically get here. Usually it’s a couple who is giddy and in love, a bride who is giddy and in love or a bride and groom who are giddy and in love. (With an occasional post about my family sprinkled in. We too are also giddy and in love.) The reality is not everyone who is giddy and in love ends up that way. I’ve ben to weddings where parents of the bride won’t speak…

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…ing photographer. 19.  i think getting upset about professional sports is silly 20.  i have held my new camera more than my new baby 21.  i really really like to listen to rob bell talk. 22.  i love to watch cary grant movies with danielle. 23.  pete maravich once gave me a ribbon 24.  i almost bought a baby bouncer with an iphone dock.  (have i mentioned i like my phone?) 25.  i lied about number 14….

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