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Monthly Archives: September 2009

Holiday Cards ‘09

Holiday cards are here!

As we mentioned a couple posts below, we are offering holiday mini sessions this year with a $25 credit that can be applied towards the cost of holiday cards. The beautiful thing about these cards is that, aside from the the turn around time being quick, they are beautiful, custom designed for you, and easy. All you have to do is address the envelopes! Why shop for cards where you have to attach the photo or bows? (Unless of course you do have the time and desire for that.)

We also offer several different paper options (prices vary), so when ordering your cards, please inquire and we’ll suggest what might work best for your budget and style.

Here are some of the details:

  • The cards come in packs of 25 and are priced per pack. We do offer volume discounts for more than 100 cards, if ordered at the same time.
  • Paper stocks are heavy weight and come in smooth, linen, pearlescent (heaviest weight option), fine art watercolor, or UV coated.
  • The cards come with matching white envelopes.
  • All cards below are shown in a 5×7 format, however any card can be retrofitted to a more custom size, such as 4×5 or 5×5.
  • Any flat postcard style cards can be customized into a folded card format
  • All colors, text and fonts are customizable
  • They are printed by my professional photo lab, so quality is guaranteed
  • Pricing starts at $68.50 per pack for flat cards and $98.50 per pack for folded cards

Here are the options for cards this year. We brought back a couple of our more popular styles from years past, and also still have last years cards available for purchase as well.

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If you have any questions or would like to order your holiday cards, please inquire here.

Houston & Brown Families

Back in 2007, I had the honor of photographing Julie & Dave’s wedding on lucky 7/7/7 only then to photograph Julie’s brother Clint’s wedding to Lisa that November. They were both such fantastic couples to work with so I was thrilled when Clint and Julie’s mom Becky emailed to say that Julie and Dave were in town and she wanted to get some family photos of her new grandbabies! Both couples have recently welcomed newborn sons; Nolan is 2 months and Jack is 5 months. And how cute are they?!

Gorgeous Nolan

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And his pretty gorgeous parents Clint and Lisa

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And the ham & super adorable Jack

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With his super adorable parents Julie and Dave

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The whole fam -
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And grandma of course, with her new grandsons!

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It was so good to see you all again and I loved meeting your gorgeous sons!

September 22, 2009 - 2:30 pm Courtney - Some of my favorite people. EVER!! Great pictures! : )

New Contest! Leave a comment and win

I sent out my latest newsletter today and announced this new contest. (If you are not on the mailing list and would like to be, you can sign up here. Just put “newsletter” in the subject and I’ll add you.)

In honor of the new blog and the all new comment interface (hence, making it much easier to leave them) we are officially running a new contest – the Blog Comment Contest! All you need to do is be the lucky 40th blog commenter (in honor of my husband’s big birthday right around the corner) and you will win a $15 iTunes gift card.

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The contest starts today and will commence with the 40th comment. It’s that easy :-)

September 26, 2009 - 12:46 pm angela - The color green really suits you and the website!

September 18, 2009 - 12:44 pm jenjoaz - Thanks so much ladies!

September 17, 2009 - 10:31 pm Cheryl Sexton - I love the new look, Jen! Congratulations on your continued success. I'm so happy for you and can't wait to continue to follow your business.

September 17, 2009 - 6:19 pm Christa Scott - I love the new look! Great job on the blog & website!

September 17, 2009 - 3:25 pm Haley Swank - The new website looks great! Not sure if I'm the 40th or not...:0

Sandy and John: Wedding at The Four Seasons Scottsdale

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I had the pleasure to shoot Sandy and John’s wedding last weekend at The Four Seasons in north Scottsdale. They live in New York City, so this was a destination wedding for them and most of their family members. And I think we lucked out with the weather. It poured rain all day on Saturday and their wedding was Sunday, where we were initially supposed to have more rain, but the skies remained clear and sunny all day. Yeah for Sandy and John’s good luck!

They had an intimate ceremony and reception shared with those they love the most. Sandy said they are big lovers of great food, and they did have some super tasty stations going on! Tapas, amazing tacos (perhaps the best I have ever had), a pasta bar, and a martini bar – delish!

Here are some of my favorite images from the day…

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So pretty! Makeup by fabulous Linda Wagner.

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Sandy walking down to see John for the first time…

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Loved this moment during their first look.

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And on to some bride and groom time!

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I love it when couples do adorable things

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And then on to the ceremony…

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One of my favorite parts of the day is right after couples are officially married. Sandy says, “Oh my gosh, we are married!”

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Sandy changed into her more comfortable pink shoes for the reception…

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Practicing their first dance. John is a mighty good dipper!

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A few more pictures during the sweet light time…

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The first dance

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John dancing with his Mom, a moment that brought tears to my eyes when I saw the big tears in her eyes. I could just see the love all over her face.

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Sandy and her best friend.

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The martini bar!

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Someone had hiked a mountain earlier that day and tuckered out early :-)

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A very touching moment where the family toasted Sandy’s grandfather, who has passed on, with his signature drink.

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Thank you so much Sandy and John for allowing me to document your special day!

September 29, 2009 - 10:36 pm jenjoaz - Thank you so much John and Sandy! It was such a pleasure to work with you both and photograph your wedding (and e-session!) I wish you all the best in marriage and beyond. :-)

September 28, 2009 - 5:54 pm Sandy & John - Jennifer, thank you so much for your hard work! The photographs from both our engagement session and our wedding are absolutely amazing. It was such a pleasure working with you - you're incredibly professional as well as calming and creative. We couldn’t be happier about our experience, and are eager to recommend you to others!

September 17, 2009 - 4:41 pm Suzanne Searle - Great wedding shots, and love the new branding!

September 14, 2009 - 2:20 pm Jennifer - Beautiful as always!!

September 12, 2009 - 9:15 pm Jenny Bishop - These are GORGEOUS, Jen! Amazing job! Love all the details!!!

Little Lucy: Scottsdale Baby Photography Session

Here they come, all the posts I have been holding for the new blog… Check out this adorable face! Seven month old Lucy was so full of personality and laughter that she was a complete & utter joy to photograph. A few favs:

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September 17, 2009 - 9:36 am Shannon - I love these pixs of Lucy! So so so so adorable. It is cuter then a high end catalog. I can see that diaper shot as a big canvas photo on a wall.

September 9, 2009 - 9:20 pm jenjoaz - Thanks so much Gisele!

September 9, 2009 - 4:39 pm Gisele - Beautiful images as always Jen! I love the new blog and logo! So modern and clean! Awesome work!

Number Three is Here!

Nope, I didn’t give birth to a third baby (nor am I pregnant for the record!), but I am happy to announce the third incarnation of this baby. My blog-baby. Who just keeps growing up on me.

And this time, as you can see, we’ve got a whole new branding look. I guess I got a little bored with the old brand, even though she was very kind to me through the years. My old logo was the beginning of where I’m at today. She saw me from that hobbyist-turned-freelancer stage where I worked on nights and weekends on top of the corporate day job, learning and absorbing and shooting anything I could. Through the growth spurts and learning curves. Through the busy spells and late nights and that discussion in late ‘05 with my husband: “Do I take the leap and go full time?” (I did leap in ‘06 and never looked back). The old brand saw me through my first child, my now 4-1/2 year old daughter Jordan and more late nights. Just when I had figured out the work/family balancing act, or so I thought, our sweet baby Alex, now 7 months, arrived and threw a monkey wrench (a good wrench I might add) into my balancing act. And there she was all the while –my trusty old brand — ushering me through all that as well. (Oh, and more late nights.)

So here we are getting into a new groove again as a family, and me a business-owning Mom. Most days I feel like it’s falling into place again; the balance thing. Although if I’m being honest, some days don’t feel very balanced at all. It’s a new chapter in my life in many respects and I’ve been ready for a change; a new look, a new logo.

And here she is. Slightly refreshed. Maybe a little wiser. Green for my favorite color, for the way it makes me feel. To liven things up a little bit. And in addition to the new blog design and overhaul of backend functionality (for me), you will also see several new features to this blog. More categories, featured vendors, more resources and easier commenting functionality. We love to hear from you readers (and lurkers!) out there, so please do say hi, ask a question or leave a comment. Now it’s even easier for me to respond.

Want to know what else is in store?

** The all new website design is coming very soon. It turned out to be rather difficult to coordinate the synchronous launch of both web and bog, so I decided to allow myself to sleep at night by rolling it out in 2 stages. Blog first. All new website next. (Note: the ‘current’ website looks pretty darn good re-skinned in the new branding if I must say so myself.)

** We have an updated newsletter with some fun tips and promotions for current clients. Look for it soon!

**We will have new packaging (some of it earth-friendly ‘green’), an all new backend proofing system where weddings and portraits will be in one place and I think much easier for clients to use, all new marketing materials, new contests and so much more.

**And did I mention that I hired a fantastic new studio assistant? Kelly Gill (many industry peeps already know how awesome she is) is helping get things organized, processed and in place for our busy fall season ahead. I’m so excited to have her on my team!

**We also have several weddings and shoots on the books this fall that I am really looking forward to, in addition to some new fun contests, so please stay tuned. I can’t wait to keep sharing all the goodness with you!

{Because this post wouldn’t be complete without some personal pictures, here are some fairly recent ones of the kids.}

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September 17, 2009 - 3:25 pm JoAnn - Your work is fabulous. I love to see what you have been up to. Congrats on all of your hard work!

September 17, 2009 - 9:39 am Tracy - Congratulations Jennifer...the new look is fabulous! I love your work and can't wait to be able to book "family" shoots with you...if we ever get there! :)

September 15, 2009 - 10:33 pm Serrina - Creativity exudes from your pores - we are so blessed to have you in our life! Thank you!

September 10, 2009 - 8:17 pm jenjoaz - Thank you to all of you! I really appreciate the comments and kind words :-)

September 10, 2009 - 1:17 pm Olivia - This is amazing Jen! Congratulations on the new blog!

September 10, 2009 - 11:07 am Tina - Love the new look! I Love green! And that last photo in the pool....AWESOME!!

September 9, 2009 - 6:10 pm Taryn Bills - LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the new look!!!! Very fresh, fun and inviting!!!

September 9, 2009 - 12:12 pm Jenny Bishop - PS...Love the new photos on your "About Jennifer" page!!!! :)

September 9, 2009 - 12:07 pm Jenny Bishop - LOVE the new look Jen!!! Can't wait to see the new site and all that you have in store! :) PS...Love the sweet photos of your little ones! :)

September 8, 2009 - 11:36 pm Chandra Keel - Very nice - I love it!

September 8, 2009 - 3:44 pm Kimberly Jarman - LOVE IT!!!!! Yay!!!

September 8, 2009 - 12:39 am jenjoaz - Thanks Heather! You are up as late as me :-)

September 8, 2009 - 12:31 am Heather at Outstanding Occasions - I love it! Congratulations girl! It all looks amazing:) So excited for what is in store for you:)