In case we didn’t get enough time to chat I just wanted to let you all know about our show special.

If you schedule an appointment with me and book your wedding before October 4th, 2009 – I’ll let you take 10% off any of the packages. You can find my packages in the Show program that you received when you got to the show. And my ad is really easy to find – I’m the next to last ad in there!!

I can’t wait to hear from you!!!!!

Thanks again for making Sunday such a fun day!

Melinda

If you are reading this and are one of the many, many brides we spoke with today – Thank You for taking the time to stop and chat with us! Your interest in our services and your comments on the photos on display made the day fly by! I wish I could have booked every one of your weddings!! I hope that all of you find the perfect person to photograph your special day… even if it isn’t us.

Remember – come end of your wedding day – you have the dress, the man, and the photographs! Be sure you pick a photographer you click with so that they (or us) can capture every moment of your day!

Thanks again and hope everyone has a blessed day!!

In its inaugural year, the Bride’s Choice Awards recognizes and honors vendors from the WeddingWire Network that demonstrate excellent quality of service, responsiveness, professionalism, value of cost and flexibility. This year’s recipients represent the top three percent of WeddingWire’s vendor community, which includes over 100,000 wedding vendors from across the US. That means Other Than Roses Photography is one of the very best Photographers. If you didn’t get a chance to write up a review of your event visit:

Unlike other awards in which winners are selected by the company, the Bride’s Choice Awards are determined exclusively by recent newlyweds through surveys and reviews.

“We are excited to launch this annual award program to honor high-performing vendors based solely on the experiences of our WeddingWire community,” according to Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “This year’s recipients have set the bar high, exhibiting excellent service and expertise in the wedding industry.”

Other Than Roses Photography would like to thank my past clients for speaking on my behalf and helping me achieve the 2009 Bride’s Choice Award!
 

thanks again to everyone!

Melinda

2009 looks like it going to be as bountiful as this year has been! With 10 weddings already booked for 2009, and having a booth (#835) at the February 8th, 2009

If you haven’t been out to the

I have also launched a separate site -

Thank you to all that helped make this such a successful year, and I look forward to more opportunities to work with you in the future.

That is the reason I work with Operation Love ReUnited and made available a Military Discount on my sessions and prints.

A month or so ago I received an invitation to sign up as a vendor on a site called MilitaryAvenue.com and my profile mentions my “military discount”. Military Avenue.com knows that finding military-friendly businesses in new communities and resources that aid our mobile lifestyle can become an overwhelming task. Their site was created to attempt to ease these burdens! I haven’t been tracking how many people it has driven to my site, but I have it out there just in case one family sees it and wants to take me up on the offer.

Today in my email I get this:

Melinda, Good afternoon from the Team at MilitaryAvenue.com! Other Than Roses Photographyhas been recognized by our Team for its MilitaryReward. Your Reward has been selected as the November Featured MilitaryReward on the site. We have posted a short informational article and an image in our two blogs and it will appear in this week’s business information newsletter as well which comes out Sunday.You can see the blogs at Military Blog and Military Marketing. They are titled “Featured MilitaryReward for November 2008”.

Supporting the Relocation, Travel, and Lifestyle Needs of the American Military Family

But not this photographer!!!!

It’s a victorian Cameo back Settee from probably around the turn of the century. The walnut wood is in great shape – just the fabric needs a little work.

I can’t wait to use it as a prop! It will probably be left “as is” for a while… as trying to pick just one fabric or color to reupholster her wuld be too much of a decision.. lol

I was clueless!!!!
We took our two dogs down to the beach for the first time to see how they liked the water (at least that was the only reason I knew we were going down to the beach!) and as I was sitting in waist deep water finally getting them brave enough to come in and get wet… he moved in with the video camera rolling (me thinking that he was recording the puppies first water romp)and popped the question…

The actual first words out of my mouth were – NO WAY! but not in the the bad way.. but in the totally schocked way!

And NO – no dates or any further thoughts on any kinds of wedding plans have been made at this time.. lol So far the only restrictions I’ve given him are NO Elvis impersonators, and NO drive thru vegas weddings.. >:o) But other that that – everything is still wide open!

The

The group got a little write up in the

I’m still not sure which of my photos I’ll be taking down with me… Any suggestions on that would be appreceiated.. lol

So if any of you guys have ever wanted to head out to FF… Here’s a chance to actualy be able to say.. yeah – I know the artist…