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We’ve been SUPER busy at our household moving into a new house, so I apologize for the lack of blog posts lately.  I’ve got a TON of fun sessions lined up for March and I can’t wait to share the images from those.  But in the meantime, I thought it would be fun to hold another contest to spice up the action on the blog!  This is our biggest contest EVER and our first Cutest Baby & Child Contest!!

What will we be giving away?  We’re going to actually have TWO awesome prizes for this contest!

First Prize ($900 value): 

  • Free Mini Session up to 30 mins either on location or at the studio
  • Disk of 10  images from your session with a print release
  • 2 5×7 prints

Second Prize: 

  • $200 Gift Certificate to be used on any future session or prints with us.

Here’s how our Cutest Baby & Kid contest will work and how you can enter:

  • Send ONE favorite photo of your child(ren), any past or current photo will do, anytime between today (March 2nd) and Tuesday, March 16th to our email amy@tentinytoesphoto.com  **If you have mulitple children, you can either submit a photo of them together, or separately, but you can only vote on one photo per day (they can all be a part of the mini session, even if entered separately).
    • Please add the following information to your submission email…(this information WILL NOT be included in the postings of your pictures! This is just information for us to use to contact you if you win and to send you special deals on your child(rens) birthdays!)
  • Parents Name(s)
    Phone #
    Email Address
    Name/Age/Birthday of child(ren) in picture

  • We’ll have two methods of voting each day
    1. The first will be here on the blog, where we’ll upload the photos with an assigned number and voting poll within the post and you and your friends and family can vote once each day. 
    2. The second way will be on our Facebook Fan Page, where you can vote once a day by commenting on the photo of your choice.  Your comment can be as simple as “This is my vote!”. 
  • Send EVERYONE you know to our Facebook page and blog to vote! 
  • Voting will begin on Wednesday, March 17th and will run through the 24th, so that gives you a full WEEK to get everyone voting for your cutie!

So, start sending your photos!  I can’t wait to see all of your adorable little ones faces!

I’m sure I’m not the only one that is SO sick of Winter already.  It’s always this time of year that I think we all start getting spring fever!  Warmer days (aka – 40 degrees!) begin to appear and the snow slowly starts to melt.  It won’t be long before those little crocus flowers are peeking through the last little bit of snow. 

March is already upon us and with that, our calendar has been filling up quickly with Spring sessions!  So, if you are hoping to get a session scheduled in the next couple of months, you’ll want to act quickly!  We only have one opening left in March and two openings left in April!  We’re also taking bookings in May and June now as well.

Worried about the weather?  No reason to worry now as we now have indoor, natural light studio space at my home in Rosemount.  Of course, we will prefer to stay on location for most of our sessons, but it’s a nice alternative in case the weather is an issue.

Of course since no post is complete without a photo, here’s a recent one of some snowflakes that were on my car window one morning. :-)
Flakes

Minnesota Kids Fest St. Paul Children's PhotographerWe’re gearing up for our appearance this weekend at the Midwest Kids Fest!  I’m so excited as this is the first time we have done something like this and we can’t wait to get our name out there some more and meet some new friendly faces!  If you’re family is anything like ours at the moment, you’re DYING to get out of the house after this awful snow we’ve gotten this week.  Well, this is the perfect opportunity to get everyone out and about to burn some energy and have some fun!  Be sure to stop by and see us as we have a special gift for everyone that stops by and we’ll be having a drawing for a free session for anyone that signs up for our e-Newsletter!

We’ll also be offering a special discount on any sessions booked at the event, so if you’ve been meaning to book, stop by for this fantastic offer and book your Spring session!

The Midwest Kids Fest is running this Saturday and Sunday from 10 am until 5 pm each day at the St. Paul River Center.  Admission is free for little ones one and under and we have ax exclusive coupon for all of the big people too!  You can get our coupon here: Midwest Kids Fest Coupon  Feel free to share with anyone else too!

They have some pretty fun stuff going on for little ones of all ages and lots of neat vendors and companies for parents and grandparents too.  You can even enter for a chance to win a brand new SUV!!  They will have appearances from all sorts of characters and the Teddy Bear Band!

Hope to see you there!

Thank you SO much to all of you that participated in our Facebook Fan Page contest!  I drew the winner last night and the winner of a free session is…..

Free Photography Session Giveaway

 Jeanette A!!!!

Congrats, Jeanette!!  We’ll be in contact to let you know you’ve won and how to redeem your free session! 

Don’t fret if you didn’t win.  We’re giving away two free sessions this weekend at the Midwest Kids Fest, so if you missed out here, then be sure to visit us and enter for your chance to win another one!  :-)

Thanks to all of you that entered!

Wow, you guys are AMAZING!!  Over on our Facebook Fan Page, we just hit………..400 fans!!  I can’t even begin to express how grateful I am to each and every one of you for your support and to getting us to 400!!

So, as my way of giving back, I want to have a giveaway to one of our blog readers and Facebook fans!   Here are the details and what you can win!

Prize: Not only will you win a complimentary session*, we’ll throw in a 11×14″ wall print! 

How to enter: To enter, just comment on this blog post that you’re a fan on Facebook!  Want an extra entry?  Just tell your friends and family about us by Tweeting, on Facebook and post another comment with the link!

The contest is open to anyone in the Twin Cities metro area and I’ll pick the winner on February 7!

So, from the bottom of my heart, you guys…….. T H A N K   Y O U !

*excludes newborn and senior sessions

Happy New Year everyone!!  2009 was a wonderful year for us and we are SO excited for 2010!  I have a lot of exciting things that I would like to implement this year and one of those is a new referral program!

Did you notice the new look to the blog?  I’m SUPER excited with how it turned out and think Nancy Lary of Monkey Tails did an awesome job!  What you think?

And now onto our other exciting news!  You guys are the number one way that we find new clients, from your wonderful word of mouth.  And since we appreciate you and telling your friends and family about your experiences with us, we want to reward you for that!

So, we’re excited to announce our new referral program!  For those of you that have been referring people to us for the last few months, fear not!  We’ve been keeping track of those for you and you will be able to redeem your referral credits as outlined below as well. :-)

The first year of your child’s life goes by in the blink of an eye.  The changes that they go through from the time they’re a newborn until when they’re blowing out that big candle on their first birthday are utterly amazing.  Don’t let a moment slip by!  We are now offering 2 different baby plans to capture your child as they journey through their first year of life.

This plan might be different than what you are used to seeing, where you are told to come at specific intervals.  We wanted to do something different and more flexible, so you can capture your child at whichever moment you want (or if you’re past the newborn phase, you can use it for moments later into the first year).  So, while our plan does have a recommended timeline, we are happy to be flexible and see you whenever you’d like within the first year!

Here are the details and both of these packages can be purchase through our online ordering site.   These are also a great way to give the mom-to-be in your life a gift that will stay with her forever.

First Footprints – $275

Our first year baby plan takes you from capturing your tiny newborn in the first weeks of life, all the way through their first birthday.  This package covers 3 separate sessions through the first year at whichever increments of time you prefer.  We recommend having newborn, 6 month and 1 year sessions, however we are happy to do whatever suits your style.

This package also includes:

  • 10×20” Storyboard after the last session, featuring your favorite image from each session
  • 20 page 8×8” coffee table album featuring a combination of your photos from all three sessions
  • 10% off all announcements
  • 10% off all regular print pricing

We also have a combo maternity/first year session as well.

Bump to Birthday – $500

This is a combination of our first year baby plan with an additional maternity session included.  This package covers 4 separate sessions beginning with a maternity session and 3 additional sessions taking you through the first year, at whichever increments of time you prefer.

This package also includes:

  • 16×20” Framed Print from Maternity Session
  • 10×20” Storyboard after the last session, featuring your favorite image from each session
  • 20 page 8×8” coffee table album featuring a combination of your photos from all three sessions
  • 10% off all announcements
  • 10% off all regular print pricing

Hard to believe that the holiday season is a mere 3 months away!  Why not cross off one of your to-do’s early this year and let us take care of creating your holiday cards for you!  We are excited to offer over 25 unique and beautiful holiday card designs for you to choose from.  Here’s a bit more information and a sneak preview of some of our designs!

  • Over 25 Custom Designs to choose from in 5×7 or 5×5 sizes
  • All cards contain front and back designs and come with your choice of a glossy or linen finish
  • If you don’t find one of our ready-made custom designs to your liking, we are happy to create something completely unique for you based on your preferences (additional charge may apply)
  • White envelopes are included with your order

Pricing:  First 20 cards are $40, additional sets of 25 cards can be purchased for $30.

You can purchase your cards at any time through our Online Ordering Site, or just email me at amy@tentinytoesphoto.com and we can get your custom design started!

To view a few of the samples of this year’s gorgeous designs, click below!

Wow, I can’t believe the amazing response that we had to the portfolio building promotion in July!  Thank you to all that have booked with me and have been sending referrals my way.  Your support means the world to me in helping my photography business get off the ground.  There aren’t words to express how thankful I am to each of you!

If you missed your chance at the complimentary session, fear not!  I am now offering discounted sessions at 50% off their regular rate.  This is still a great opportunity to have your familiy or children’s portraits taken in time for getting together those holiday cards (I know it’s only August, but we all know how quickly that will go by!) or for getting those senior portraits taken at the beginning of the school year.

But, be sure to book quickly as there are only a few weekend spots remaining in September and October.  I’m happy to also book into early November for outdoor sessions with the understanding that the weather may not cooperate, but we’ll make the most of it.  :-)   To see the dates that are still available please visit our website at www.tentinytoesphoto.com and click on the Calendar link.

This discount will be good on any sessoins that are booked by December 31, 2009.

Hope you have all been having a wonderful summer!  I can’t believe school will be starting back up in just a few weeks. The time is flying by WAY too quickly!

Hello everyone!  I just wanted to note that the old Contact form I had embedded in the Contact Me page was not working for some time and unfortunately I didn’t realize it!  So, if you tried to get in touch with me about scheduling and have not yet heard back from me, please let me know by emailing me at amy@tentinytoesphoto.com.

I don’t want you to think I was ignoring you!  I just didn’t receive what was submitted through the form.  I have since embedded a new form that is now working, so feel free to use it going forward, or you can always email me as well.

Thanks and happy Monday!

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