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IT IS TIME!!!!!!!!!!

What is it time for you ask!??!?!?

It is time to

DECK THE HALLS WITH LOTS OF FABULOUS!!!!!  Falalalalaaaaaaa la laaaaaa la laaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

Yes, it is true.  We are exactly 119 days until Christmas.  That seems like it is still a ways off, absolutely!  BUT when you factor in everything that is in between now and then, it seems that the days get so busy that 119 days are going to FLY BY FASTER than Santa and his reindeer!!!!!

So, yes, my fabulous friends – it is time to think about your fabulous holiday pictures!

I know, I know.

The sun is still scorching around here.  (even though we really enjoyed some cooler temps today!  yes – low 90s are cool this time of year to us texans!!!)

The school year JUST started.  (believe me that this week has been one of the longest of my LIFE!  a middle schooler, a 3rd grader, a kindergardener and a preschooler that has been really lonely at home without his playmates!)

Even though all these signs point to just the beginning of fall, in photography time we are well into it!

I have scheduled quite a few mini sessions for the months of October, November and even December.  Some are old favorites, some are new ones that I am excited to add!  I am going to be traveling around this fall.  I plan on hitting Austin a few times, Dallas and *possibly* Lubbock.  What is that you say?!?!?  You LOVE Austin?!?!?!  We do too!!!  So plan ahead and make it a little weekend getaway when I am going to be there and we can have LOTS of fabulous fun!!!

Here are all the dates and details!!!

*All mini sessions will be $300 unless otherwise listed and will include your edited images on a disc for you to print to your hearts content.*

September 26th – Austin Minis – location TBD (3 spots available)

October 3rd – Dallas Minis – location TBD – $250 (8 spots available)

October 9th – The Woodlands Minis – location TBD (8 spots available)

October 10th – Portraits in the Park in Kingwood (8 spots available)

October 20th – Halloween canned food drive – 3 canned food items and $25 *you will receive your images on disc*  *sessions are allowed 10 minutes and are limited to 2 subjects per time slot* (12 spots available)

November 7th – Monkeys on the bed / Field sessions in Kingwood – $350 *we will do a combo of both bed in the field shots as well as classic shots without the bed* (5 spots available)

November 14th – Austin Minis (3 spots available)

November 21st – Houston Minis – location TBD (6 spots available)

November 28th -*possible* Kingwood Minis (5 spots available)

December 4th – Minis – location TBD but will be in Kingwood/Houston/Woodlands OR Galveston area  (7 spots available)

December 5th – Minis – location TBD but will be in Kingwood/Houston/Woodlands OR Galveston area (4 spots available)

December 20th, 21st – *possible* Lubbock Minis – these would be great for Seniors or New Years cards! – $250

There will be regular sessions offered as well at normal pricing and will be held Monday-Thursday and limited weekend dates.

Holiday card designs will be available with both minis and regular sessions.  When you book your session in September and prepay you will automatically get 50% off your holiday card order!

Now for some frequently asked questions….

How long are the mini sessions? 30 minutes.  That may not seem like a long time, but it is truly more than enough time to capture all of the images we will need!

How many images will be on the disc? A minimum of 30 images is what you should expect.  Don’t be surprised when there are a lot more on your disc though.

How many family members are allowed in the session? I could be strict and tell you *NO MORE THAN 4 PEOPLE IN THE SESSION*  but I am not strict. ;)  The only thing that matters is that you are all from the same families (so no sharing sessions allowed) and that you realize that no matter how many people we will still have the same amount of time.  I have a big family myself and I am not a fan of restrictions where they are concerned – so there you go!

When will we receive the disc? You will be able to pick up your disc from me with the images on it approximately one week from the date they were taken.  This is a lot quicker than the timelines you may have been used to with me, so that is totally exciting!  The only exception will be the mini sessions on the 4th and 5th of December.  Those will likely have a turn around time of a few days.  (yeah, i know lighting speed!)

Are you doing Fabulous Holiday Cards this year? Of course!!!  IN FACT – I went and pulled some of my faves from last year to share with you to get you all excited and IN THE MOOD!!!  ;)

What if we did pictures earlier in the year and really would like to use those for our card?!?!? We can absolutely do that!  There is no reason to wait – email me now!

When do we give you the cold, hard cash? Oh yeah that part…  ;)  You pay $50 to reserve your session.  The remainder is due when the session takes place.  If for some reason you can’t make the time you signed up for you have the option of rescheduling and having the reservation fee transfer to that mini session.  If for some reason it totally doesn’t work out, the reservation fee is nonrefundable.

What is the ordering deadline to get my cards, books and prints back in time? Ok so here are the deadlines – PRINTS AND CARDS – DECEMBER 13th *but remember the later you wait the closer to the big day you are gonna be*  BOOKS – DECEMBER 8th  *no exceptions*

Can we order prints too or is it just the disc? You can absolutely order prints!  There will be special print pricing for the mini sessions that will be provided when you book your session.  :)

ONE last thing!!!  *A bit of a bonus for all of you FABULOUS OCCASIONS regulars!*  If you schedule a Mini session with me and convince 2 of your friends who have not ever used me to schedule their mini session with me – guess what!?!?!?!?  YOUR MINI SESSION IS HALF OFF!!!!!!  So yeah – that there is a pretty fabulous deal I would say!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok enough talk – check out some of my fave cards from last year!  :)

Oh yeah – and email me to reserve your spot!!!  LMoore@fabulousoccasions.com

First up – my own card ;) – this was a 5-fold card and here was the inside

and then the fabulous oustide all layed out.  :)

here is an example of the monkeys on the bed sessions :)

The inside of a folded 5×7 fave

the front of the card

the back of the card – I LOVE BACKS!!!!!  Very very important!!!

The front of a fabulous 5×7 folded card

The inside of a 5×7 folded card.  These were in Galveston and the Strand and I am considering this location for my December dates!  :)

The back – again – backs are VERY important!  And another example of the Monkeys!

The front of a 5×7 folded card – and yes it is fabulous!  :)

The inside – it is uber fab – do you see a trend going?!?!?

and the back – *insert what you know i was going to say here*

One of the Woodlands locations I am considering – and a flat 5×7 fab card

The back of the same card :)

So you saw the monkeys on a bed example – well this is the field half of that session!  :)

A most fabulous trifold

The inside of the trifold – a great example of using multiple sessions from the whole year to WOW your friends and family!

I can’t wait to see all the old faces and lots of new ones this year!!!

Peace, Love and Fabulous!

Lindsay ♥

I am still here and kickin!  I know the blog has been quite silent lately… this summer has been the whirlwind and it is not slowing down anytime soon.  I am hoping to get some time to share some of the whirlwind with you before Christmas is upon us.  ;)

So this morning, I am taking myself mentally to another place…  A calm place.  A place where absolutely nothing mattered except for who was beside me.  And that my friends, is a fabulous thing.

Peace, Love and Fabulous

Lindsay ♥

Then comes marriage….  Then comes a baby in the baby carriage!  ;)  Sorry, I couldn’t resist!!!!!

So here is one of my fabulous bride and grooms… who happened to then decide to have a fabulous little baby girl…  and I happened to have the absolute fabulous pleasure of being there for all of the fabulous occasions!

HUGE mammoth blog post…  :)  Thought I would make up for some of my days that I missed out on!  ;)

Peace, Love and Fabulous

Lindsay ♥

3 Facts

Fact 1.  There are no peacocks in these images.  However, peacocks and bridal portraits have quite a significance to me.  You see, during my own bridal portraits there were numerous peacocks around.  Oh what I would give to go get some peacocks in a picture with a bride.  And no, I have no images of said peacocks with me.  But they were there – oh yes – they were there.

Fact 2.  This bride is not only incredibly GORGEOUS but is also one of the sweetest most fun most brilliantly genuine individuals you will meet.

Fact 3.  The wedding was beyond fabulous.  Just you wait for THAT blog post!

Fact 3a.  ;) The first 3 in the series are like a Sesame Street matching game – you know they all kinda GO together – but seriously I love them all so much that I had to do it – so you can see the similarity between them but you have got to SEE the difference too – LUV them all!!!!!

Peace, Love and Fabulous

Lindsay ♥