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We’ve been keeping busy this summer, as usual!  For those of you that don’t know, my husband is a teacher and has most of the summer off, so we are able to get out and do lots of fun stuff over the summer.  We spent a couple days at Sesame Place in June and the kids had a blast.

We’ve eaten a lot of Rita’s in the back of the pick-up truck.

CJ learned how to drink out of a big boy cup :)

We played outside a lot.  Molly is in a phase where she is just about impossible to take photos of.

We put a bid in on a new house early this summer and we’re expecting to move in July.  Unfortunately, God had other plans and now we’re not expecting to settle until mid-late August.  So it’s felt very much like we’ve put our lives on hold on summer, waiting to hear when the seller was going to get their act in gear.  We’re living among boxes and we we’ve been making due with a little blow-up swimming pool.  We did finally break down last week and bought a much bigger kiddie pool.

We took a trip up to Lancaster to go to Dutch Wonderland.  This shot makes me literally laugh out loud every single time I look at it.

We bought a surf tag this year and even though, so far, we’ve only gone once, it was a perfect day at the beach (taken with my cell phone)

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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!!

I will be gone all next week on vacation to the Poconos and I’m going to try to stay away from anything business related while I’m there.  I will return all emails and calls when I return.  I still have one space open for a portrait session while I’m up that way though, so if you’re in the area and interested in scheduling a session, email me by tomorrow erin@erinfarrellphotography.com

Just wanted to give a quick update on my availability for the rest of the year.  I am completely booked up for weddings and am booking 2012 weddings.  Remember, I am only taking ten weddings next year, so if you’re getting married in 2012 and want me to photograph your wedding, contact me soon! :)

For portrait sessions (newborns, children, engagements, families, seniors, etc), I am trying to limit it to 8-9 sessions per month.  And most of the coveted weekend dates are already booked.  Here are the few weekend dates I still have open.

  • Saturday, July 16th
  • Saturday, August 6th
  • Saturday, August 27th
  • Saturday, September 3rd
  • Saturday, September 24th
  • Saturday, October 1st
  • Saturday, October 22nd
  • Saturday, November 5th
  • Saturday, November 19th

You can also schedule your session during a weekday as well.

Have a wonderful week!

I am so excited to introduce a new line of frames I am now offering!  I am in love with all the colors and shapes they offer and cannot wait to fill my home with them!

Backside:

On the walls

Contact me for a price list!  erin@erinfarrellphotography.com

Congratulations Elisabeth!

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Contact Wendolene’s Wool to claim your prize!

Anyone ready for another giveaway?  Wendolene’s Wool is giving one lucky ready  their choice of newborn hat from her Etsy shop (up to a $20 value).

Here’s how to win

1.  Check our her etsy shop and leave a comment telling me what your favorite hat is.

You can earn extra entries for doing any (or all of the following):

1.  Share on your facebook status the following: Visit Erin Farrell Photography to win a free hat from Wendolenes Wools!

2. “Like” Wendolene’s Wool on facebook

3. “Like” Erin Farrell Photography on facebook

Make sure you come back and leave one comment on the blog for each entry you completed.  You may enter up to 4 times.

Winner will be announced on Friday!  Good luck :)

And if you love her stuff so much, you just can’t wait till Friday to see if you’ve won, she’s also giving all my readers 15% off any hat!  Just enter “contest” when you check out.

Thanks Wendy!

And the winner of an 11×14 gallery wrapped canvas is:


#22- Kristy

Congratulations!!  Contact me to claim your prize :)

Thank you to everyone who entered.  It brought me such joy to read all the wonderful things you said about me.  It really made me realize how much we tend to take people in our lives for granted and don’t take the time to say thank you for what they do for us.  I’ll admit, I’m always looking for validation . . . . when I send a gallery out to a client, I get worried when I don’t hear anything back.  When I post photos on facebook, I check back often for comments.  But it never really dawned on me that other people in my life would want/need that same validation.  It has made me stop and think about all the people in my life who don’t have a way of getting that positive feedback.

So, I’ve decided to make a better attempt at really letting the people in my life know that what they do is important and that I appreciate what they do.  My first step today is giving my UPS guy a thank you note with a Starbucks gift card.  :)

I want to encourage everyone out there to do something nice today.  Even if it as simple as telling someone you like their sweater.

Canvases are amazing.   They really are.  My clients always love them, but they are not cheap and not everyone can afford to purchase one.  So here’s your chance to WIN a free 11×14 gallery wrapped canvas!  You can either get an image from a previous session made into one or save it for an upcoming session.  Here are two canvases of my kids before they went up on the wall.  We get so many compliments on these!

 

Here are the details:

I want you to go out into the great world wide web and write some reviews about your experience with Erin Farrell Photography.  That means you must either be a current or a past client of mine.  Then come back and post the link where you wrote your review.  Pretty simple, huh?

You can enter up to 5 different times.  And don’t feel like you need to write a different review for each site – just copy & paste! :)

  1. Leave a review for me on www.weddingwire.com
  2. Leave a review for me on www.google.com
  3. Leave a review for me on www.yahoo.com
  4. Leave a review on my facebook fan page
  5. Write a review on your own personal/business blog with a link to my website

In order for me to count your entry, you must leave a SEPARATE comment on this blog post for each review you wrote.   I will then randomly draw a number to determine the winner.  The more reviews you leave, the better your chance to win!

Contest ends next Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011 at noon.

(oh, and for those of you who have previously left reviews on any of those sites — no need to write it again, just send me the link)

Happy Reviewing! :)

After many late nights, I’ve finally finished my new website(s). I’ve decided to separate my wedding and portrait work into two different sites. Be sure to check it out!
www.erinfarrellphotography.com

delaware wedding photographer, delaware portrait photographer

The blog will continue to showcase both wedding and portrait work. :)

Out of the Office

December 31, 2010

I will be away for the next week with limited access to phone and email. I will return all calls and emails when I return on the 9th.
Have a happy (and SAFE) New Years!

And the Winner is . . . .

December 25, 2010

The Curtis Family!



I have to say, it was incredibly hard to choose a winner this year.  I received so many letters that tugged at my heart and it’s taken me all day to figure out who to pick . . . because all the families are certainly deserving.  I appreciate all the entries and I truly hope everyone who entered shares their letter of nomination with the family they nominated because I think they would appreciate reading all your kind words even more than a portrait session.

April H.  sent in a letter about her neighbor, Michelle Curtis.  Here is an exert from her letter:

Michelle is the mother of 3 beautiful children: Kevin (8 yrs), Rileyanne (5), and Casey (2).  After Michelle gave birth to the youngest, Casey, she contracted a heart virus.  There really isn’t a name for this heart virus, but it causes Ventricular Tachycardia (which is a very fast, bad heart rhythm). This sometimes causes her to pass out and she fears that one day she will not wake up. Any type of exercise or stress will make her heart rate go up and becomes dangerous.  Walking up and down the steps causes her heart to skip beats and walking in stores or anywhere else is out of the question so she recently started using a wheelchair when out. . . . I admire Michelle tremendously because while struggling with this heart virus and the unknowns of this condition, she strives to ensure that her children are leading a normal life.  Michelle always puts her children before her own needs and is an AMAZING mother.  She tries to make sure that her children enjoy every day of their childhood and goes above and beyond to make this happen. . . .Michelle and John are the most sincere people that I have ever met and they would do anything to help others.  They give 100% to their friends and family and they truly deserve the opportunity to capture their beautiful family in your photography!  I know that they would be honored to be chosen and will cherish the opportunity forever. “

Congratulations Curtis Family!   I can’t wait to meet you guys! :)

Merry Christmas everyone!