Just a reminder--don't forget to nominate your friends and family who are in need for The Emily Project. We need nominations for August and September.

Those of you who haven't seen me in awhile may not know that since late April I have been in a splint for my ankle. Not exactly the most mobile device for someone who needs to get around quickly to chase her subjects. So I was very relieved to walk(limp) into this little guys' house and see that unlike my own baby, he sits exactly where you put him! Woo hoo! Not only was he easy, but his gorgeous family made the session easy as well.

Doesn't he have a great smile?

He and Daddy are big buddies:
The adoring parents:
Aren't they a beautiful family???!!

I'm still taking bookings for Fountain Sessions, call today if you are interested!

Deanna

Bartering

I am looking to possibly barter with professionals in the following fields:

Attorney--any type of attorney, just need to get our will in order

Interior Decorator--not only do I want to exchange services, but I am interested in working with an experienced interior decorator to help my clients decorate with their portraits. This would be an amazing referral source for you.

If you are interested in either of these opportunities or know someone who might be, please give me a buzz at 972-596-5500 or email at deanna@devine-memories.com

Photographer Dreams

If you've ever waited tables in your lifetime, then you know what I'm talking about when I mention "Waiter Dreams". I haven't waited tables in over 10 years, and yet, still to this day I will wake up in a cold sweat thinking that I never brought tea and water to my sections and I'm "in the weeds". I have never had a "Photographer Dream" until last night, when I dreamt that the calls and emails were coming in faster than I could handle with clients wanting to know why their pictures had not been previewed on the blog yet :) I'm still behind, what can I say, it's summer, I'm on crutches with three kids--thank God my clients are in actuality the BEST and extremely understanding. That's a great part of my job, all my clients are moms and dads too and can relate!!


And here's another sneak peek for the patient mom of one of the most beautiful babies I have ever photographed...another boy with the gorgeous eyelashes (c'mon you boys, share the wealth!). I'm in love with him and hoping he'll be my son in law someday!! :)

And as promised, Maddy's new bathing suit from Little Heiress (and a self indulgent shot of all three of my kids)

Conked out

Usually, this is what kids look like when I LEAVE their home...instead, this is what I found when I arrived:

But quickly she woke up and hit the ground RUN-ning...which is amazing to me considering that the last time I saw her, she was just 2 weeks old.
And before I knew it, we were dancing on our tippy toes around the house.

Father's Day Sessions at Little Heiress

We had such a great time last week with these little "mini" sessions for Father's Day! Thank you again to Little Heiress for hosting and organizing the sessions. To those who attended, you should have received your galleries by now...if not, please give me a call! 972-596-5500 The 4x6's will be available at Little Heiress tomorrow (Friday).

I had new faces and old friends come and see me that day. Some brought Daddy along with them: And some brought Mommy.Everyone knew just how much Daddy would love his Father's Day gift...

and gave us their best smiles and laughter.

Some just stuck their tongues out at me, LOL!!!

And others danced beautifully to the music at the Shops at Starwood.

All in all, big fun was had by all and these Daddy's are going to have really great Father's Days!!

Deanna

More Information on Fountain Sessions

A couple of questions being asked about Fountain Sessions:

What time? I spoke to the city today to make sure that the fountains would be on continuously, due to the watering restrictions, and was told they would be...so we will be starting at 4PM on 7/21.

How much? Fountain Sessions are Mini Sessions and the session fee is $125 ($100 for returning clients) and packages will begin at around $400.

What is the availability? I have already started to fill up so if you are interested please let me know ASAP.

Should I sign up for these or wait for Holiday Mini Sessions? Lots of people in years past have used their Fountain Session pictures for Christmas Cards later in the year--won't it be nice to have that done in JULY?! And also to be different from everyone else sending out cards!

Deanna :)

Fountain Sessions!

It's that time of year again! It's getting super hot outside, and most of my sessions are moving indoors...except our favorite one of all year...

Fountain Sessions! Saturday, July 21st (in the evening)

Fountain Sessions are 30 minute "mini" sessions where we let your kids run and play in the fountains while I catch them giggling, squealing, laughing, and splashing. This is the most fun session we have all year so don't miss it as spots are limited and will go quickly!

Here are some samples of fountain sessions from years past...as soon as I get my Little Heiress bathing suit, I'll take some pictures of Maddy there to share with you guys :)








Little Heiress has their ADORABLE bathing suits on sale for 35% off right now, and if you mention our Fountain Sessions, she will give you an additional 10% off. (Just leave a size 12 months for me!!!). AND if you buy your bathing suit for the sessions from them, I'll give you guys 10% off your session fee! Trust me, when you see their suits, you will want to have a picture of it!

PS-A note to local photographers...I will gladly give you the location of these fountains if you will just please be upfront and ask me. Thank you in advance for your honesty and cooperation.

Website is up

Hi everyone,
The website issue has been resolved and the email is working again. It looks like I have received most of the emails that I missed so please bear with me as it looks like I have about 50-60 to answer. If you do not hear back from me I did not receive your email, so please send it again or call my office. Thank you all so much for your patience!!

Deanna

Website and email still down

11AM on Monday and I still have no website or email. We're working on it!!!

In the meantime please call 972-596-5500 if you need me!

Deanna

Problems with Website and Email

Sunday night, 10PM:

We are experiencing a problem with our domain/website that has not been cleared up at this time. I have no idea how many emails I may have missed since this occurred. If you emailed me this weekend and did not hear back, please call the office on Monday at 972-596-5500. Please call us in the meantime until we get this issue resolved. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused!

I have such a love/hate relationship with technology!!!

Snips and Snails and puppy dog tails

That's what this little boy is made of!

Driving his Ford Mustang Convertible out of the garage (I was sooo jealous!): Blowing bubbles...check out those to die for eyelashes
playing dinosaurs and trains
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Saturday, July 21st in the early evening- Fountain Sessions!!!!

Father's Day Shoots-Update

Last I checked, we still had 1 or 2 spots available for Monday's Father's Day Mini Sessions at Little Heiress. If anyone is interested in signing up for these complimentary sessions, please call Little Heiress at 214-432-1612. You receive a free 4x6 of the best image from your session and packages are also available. Take advantage too of the 20% discount that Little Heiress is offering for clothes purchased for these sessions!

See you guys on Monday!
Deanna

Your Own Personal Paparrazzi

Wanted to tell everyone about a new package I am offering. I was inspired by Celebrity Baby Blog, one of my favorite blogs to check out in between proofing sessions. I was checking out some photos of Jennifer Garner and her daughter playing at the park, and I was thinking, what a cool plus side to being famous and having the paparazzi on you-she has these great pictures of herself and her daughter, just a day in their life. That sparked this idea:


Personal Paparazzi *new!*
Hire Deanna to be your own personal paparazzi! She will document children’s birthday parties, sports games, school plays, dance recitals, or just an ordinary day in your life with her famous photojournalistic flair! (does not include births) Available 2 ways:

-By the hour: $200/hour, 2 hour minimum. Prints and albums extra.
-As a package: $1050 Includes up to 4 hours of coverage, a Storybook Album, and a DVD slideshow of all the images. (a $1500 value) Additional prints will be discounted 15% off a la carte pricing.



Lots of interest on this package already so be sure and call as far in advance as possible to reserve your event date and time.

Hope everyone's staying dry out there! My son has had 6 baseball games scheduled so far and only played two!

Another baby plan completed!

I'm so sad that this one is coming to an end...you may recognize this beauty from my splash page of my website with her gorgeous Mommy. We started our Baby Plan when Bella was only 4 months old, and now she is a year and a half and such a cutie! She is actually quite an amazing child and I told Mom over and over that I think she is a genius...she speaks with the clarity of a 3 year old (actually, I could understand her a little better than my own 4 year old!) and loves to sing.

This family gets an extra big sneak peek for being so patient with me!
Here she is as a baby:

And now, more than a year later:

Thank you guys for letting me be a part of your lives for the past year, I will miss seeing Bella every few months!!

Birth Sneak Peek, Closed for Memorial Day

Just a reminder that we will be closed this weekend and Monday for Memorial Day (I'll actually be relaxing on a girls' weekend with my friends, wooo hooo!)

And for my clients who I believe are still in the hospital with their sweeties, a sneak peek before I take off! Thank you guys for honoring me with the priveledge of being here for such an amazing, momentous occasion. It was truly my pleasure!!!

Mom in labor, explaining one more time to oldest sis when she can hold her babies:

After the emergency c-section, baby Lucy is here, safe and sound
Dad comforts Mom while Baby Mac is being cleaned up and cared for
Their first ever photo together:
Dad tells Big Sis that her babies are FINALLY here!

Baby Mac hangs on to Dad's finger in the NICU:

Mom sees Mac for the first time since delievery and soaks up every second
Mom gets to touch Baby Lucy's sweet little fingers before she is wheeled out of the NICU for the night.

Welcome Lucy and Mac

It was an incredible day!! I am just back from the hospital, where I was supposed to photograph the birth of twins for my client. After some very scary moments, and an emergency c-section that happened 6 minutes after a routine exam, baby Lucy and baby Mac came into this world screaming mad at around 4-5 pounds each. I wasn't expecting to photograph this birth until mid-June, so they were a tad early...but both are so healthy, not on ventilators, and mom even gets to hold and try to feed tomorrow. Because of the circumstances I wasn't able to photograph the exact moments of their birth, but did get the moments right after. I can't wait to begin working on these pictures and will share some very soon. I just wanted to congratulate Mom and Dad --they were amazing!!

Can you imagine doubling the amount of children you have in one day???

Time flies

I first met this family back in 2004 when their sweet little baby girl was about 7 weeks old. Now here I sit shaking my head yet again at how fast time has gone by, and here she is, a little 2 year old lady! And now she has a baby brother who looks almost exactly like her when she was a baby.

Here is big sister from her baby pictures:

And here she is now, still cuddling with Daddy-not much has changed:
And here is sweet baby brother! He slept through most of our session, which was perfect because it made cuddling so much easier!!

Big sister looks on lovingly as lil' one snoozes: