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Top Images of Babies Under 1. Fairy Tale Photography Studios
2009 was an amazing year for Fairy Tale Photography Studios! We met some great families and had the pleasure of photographing some of the most memorable moments in their lives. These next few blog posts are our favorite images from our 2009 sessions. We had the hardest time picking out the top images! There were just SO many to choose from! I hope you all enjoy our favorite images from this past year! We can't wait to work with you all again in 2010!
Top images of 2009!
We had SUCH a great year in 2009! Looking back on all of our sessions, there were a few that definitely stood out. I had a hard time keeping it to a specific number of images per session type so there are more favorites for some sessions than others. Without further ado, here are our top images of 2009!!
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
2009 has been a very successful year for Fairy Tale Photography! We have met a ton of new people and had the pleasure of photographing some of the happiest moments of their lives! From a couple’s wedding day to the birth of a beautiful baby, we are all about celebrating and remembering the moments and feelings of those days. We are definitely looking forward to more of the same in 2010! We just wanted to update all of you on some of the new products, new services and new policies.
We already have a very busy 2010 wedding season of approximately 9 weddings. A lot of our weddings are scrunched at the beginning of the summer (May and June) and we have 2 in October. Because of this, expect delays in any portrait sessions that may happen during this time. I will be doing my best to try to keep up but working full time, taking care of a toddler and trying to get editing done doesn’t always go so smoothly.
We are also starting to offer some brand spankin’ new products that I think you will all REALLY love! Our newest product is Custom Photo Jewelry. This is SO cool! Waterproof pendants, earrings and bracelets with YOUR favorite pictures on them! We have pendants that start at $50 and go up to $150. The bracelets are a bit more spendy but just ADORABLE! I am getting one of the pendants for myself for Christmas! So excited about these!
On top of the custom photo jewelry, we will now be offering some awesome custom photo leather products including purses, men’s & women’s wallets, & clutches. These are absolutely gorgeous! We will soon have some sample products in studio. Prices start at $30 and go up to $300. We are so excited to start offering these products. I mean, who wouldn’t want an adorable picture of their son or daughter or even a wedding picture on your wallet, purse or on a leather key fob? I feel the same way about the jewelry. I wanted to start offering these products because as a mom, they are things that I want of my own kid.
Some of our other new offerings include 4x4 Brag books of 20-30 of your favorite session images in a leather bound book! They even have funky leather colors including Hot Pink, Lime Green, Red & Navy Blue. We also have traditional leathers including Black, White & Brown. This would be perfect gift for both Mom and Grandma! It’s the perfect size to pop in your purse so you always have it with you. Other new products include a custom calendar with 20-30 of your session images spread throughout your entire year! It is a 5x7 hardcover book with lay-flat pages. We also offer it in a 5x5 size. One more product isn’t really a ‘new’ product, just a grouping of current items. We are offering canvas groupings! Do you have an empty wall that you need to fill? The canvas groupings would be perfect! They are groups of 3-4 canvases that go together in a nice grouping on your wall. You pick the sizes, you pick the pictures!
One more ‘new’ thing we are doing is called a Bonus Schedule. A bonus schedule is an incentive program that offers a percentage off certain products when you hit specified price points. Our bonus schedule starts at $250. If you spend $250 or more, you get 10% off a whole host of items including our new Jewelry line and our Custom Leather products! Here is a list of our Bonus Items: Canvas Groupings, Gallery Wraps, Calendar Products, Custom Leather Products, Gift Prints (prints 8x10 and smaller), Brag Books, Photo Jewelry, Framed Prints and Digital Images. As you hit higher price points ($500, $750 and $1000) you get more percentage off! The more you spend, the more you save! For example, if you spend $1000 or over, you get 50% off ANY of our bonus items!
Our new policies will go into effect as of January 1, 2010. Some of them are for weddings only and some for portrait sessions only.
Wedding only NEW policies are as follows:
•Galleries will be up for 90 days after image edits are complete for you and your family to order from. After the gallery has expired, there will be a $100 re-upload fee.
•Booking fees for weddings will now be $500. This must be paid in order to hold your wedding date and will go towards the final total of your wedding collection.
•If you do not sign a contract at your initial consult, your wedding day will be held for 10 days. If a contract is not received within those 10 days, your date will be released.
Portrait only NEW policies are as follows:
•Galleries will be up for 14 days after image edits are complete for you and your family to order from. After the gallery has expired, there will be a $50 re-upload fee.
•All portrait sessions will be signing a contract describing our policies and the services you will be receiving. You will receive a copy of this contract either by mail or email. You may request the contract ahead of time or they may be downloaded from our website.
•If you are a repeat client, you will sign for each session, but only retain a copy of the original contract, unless there are changes made.
There will be 5 mini-session dates per year. One or two ‘sets’ for each day. (March 6th for Easter, May 8th for 4th of July, September 25th for Fall/Halloween, October 23rd for Christmas, November 6th for Christmas.) Location of sessions will depend on first session booked and/or our scheduling. If there is a demand for both Dubuque and Des Moines sessions, we will open up a 2nd day/location for any of our mini-sessions. Mini Sessions will not be offered at any other time.
We will not be actively seeking seniors for our Senior Rep Program this year. However, we will take senior appointments if we are contacted about doing them. We may start this program again in the future.
As an FYI, the studio will be closed for almost two weeks in July as we are finally going on a vacation! We will be gone July 8-13th. During this time I will be monitoring emails, but will probably not be responding. If it is an emergency, my phone will be on and unless I’m busy, I will be answering it. I’m hoping to be spending a ton of time by the ocean, shopping with my family and eating at my favorite restaurants!
I am also looking for any Des Moines brides of ours who are looking to earn some of their wedding package, or earning print credit, by watching my kiddo at my house one or two nights a week for about 3 hours/night. This would also be available for regular clients looking to earn print or session credit. (Terms and amounts have not been set, just throwing it out there as a possibility) Until I can go full time, this will be an option. And if you have kids, you are definitely welcome to bring them with! Parker loves playmates! (Young and old! He’s not too picky)
DON’T FORGET!! We are still running our Boudoir Special!! Prices range from $225-$525 and include an album & professional hair and makeup!! It would be the perfect Valentine’s day gift or an even better gift to give your husband-to-be on your wedding day!
We are REALLY looking forward to what 2010 will bring! We truly hope everyone has a safe & happy holiday season!
~Ben & Melissa Rezab
Fairy Tale Photography
We already have a very busy 2010 wedding season of approximately 9 weddings. A lot of our weddings are scrunched at the beginning of the summer (May and June) and we have 2 in October. Because of this, expect delays in any portrait sessions that may happen during this time. I will be doing my best to try to keep up but working full time, taking care of a toddler and trying to get editing done doesn’t always go so smoothly.
We are also starting to offer some brand spankin’ new products that I think you will all REALLY love! Our newest product is Custom Photo Jewelry. This is SO cool! Waterproof pendants, earrings and bracelets with YOUR favorite pictures on them! We have pendants that start at $50 and go up to $150. The bracelets are a bit more spendy but just ADORABLE! I am getting one of the pendants for myself for Christmas! So excited about these!
On top of the custom photo jewelry, we will now be offering some awesome custom photo leather products including purses, men’s & women’s wallets, & clutches. These are absolutely gorgeous! We will soon have some sample products in studio. Prices start at $30 and go up to $300. We are so excited to start offering these products. I mean, who wouldn’t want an adorable picture of their son or daughter or even a wedding picture on your wallet, purse or on a leather key fob? I feel the same way about the jewelry. I wanted to start offering these products because as a mom, they are things that I want of my own kid.
Some of our other new offerings include 4x4 Brag books of 20-30 of your favorite session images in a leather bound book! They even have funky leather colors including Hot Pink, Lime Green, Red & Navy Blue. We also have traditional leathers including Black, White & Brown. This would be perfect gift for both Mom and Grandma! It’s the perfect size to pop in your purse so you always have it with you. Other new products include a custom calendar with 20-30 of your session images spread throughout your entire year! It is a 5x7 hardcover book with lay-flat pages. We also offer it in a 5x5 size. One more product isn’t really a ‘new’ product, just a grouping of current items. We are offering canvas groupings! Do you have an empty wall that you need to fill? The canvas groupings would be perfect! They are groups of 3-4 canvases that go together in a nice grouping on your wall. You pick the sizes, you pick the pictures!
One more ‘new’ thing we are doing is called a Bonus Schedule. A bonus schedule is an incentive program that offers a percentage off certain products when you hit specified price points. Our bonus schedule starts at $250. If you spend $250 or more, you get 10% off a whole host of items including our new Jewelry line and our Custom Leather products! Here is a list of our Bonus Items: Canvas Groupings, Gallery Wraps, Calendar Products, Custom Leather Products, Gift Prints (prints 8x10 and smaller), Brag Books, Photo Jewelry, Framed Prints and Digital Images. As you hit higher price points ($500, $750 and $1000) you get more percentage off! The more you spend, the more you save! For example, if you spend $1000 or over, you get 50% off ANY of our bonus items!
Our new policies will go into effect as of January 1, 2010. Some of them are for weddings only and some for portrait sessions only.
Wedding only NEW policies are as follows:
•Galleries will be up for 90 days after image edits are complete for you and your family to order from. After the gallery has expired, there will be a $100 re-upload fee.
•Booking fees for weddings will now be $500. This must be paid in order to hold your wedding date and will go towards the final total of your wedding collection.
•If you do not sign a contract at your initial consult, your wedding day will be held for 10 days. If a contract is not received within those 10 days, your date will be released.
Portrait only NEW policies are as follows:
•Galleries will be up for 14 days after image edits are complete for you and your family to order from. After the gallery has expired, there will be a $50 re-upload fee.
•All portrait sessions will be signing a contract describing our policies and the services you will be receiving. You will receive a copy of this contract either by mail or email. You may request the contract ahead of time or they may be downloaded from our website.
•If you are a repeat client, you will sign for each session, but only retain a copy of the original contract, unless there are changes made.
There will be 5 mini-session dates per year. One or two ‘sets’ for each day. (March 6th for Easter, May 8th for 4th of July, September 25th for Fall/Halloween, October 23rd for Christmas, November 6th for Christmas.) Location of sessions will depend on first session booked and/or our scheduling. If there is a demand for both Dubuque and Des Moines sessions, we will open up a 2nd day/location for any of our mini-sessions. Mini Sessions will not be offered at any other time.
We will not be actively seeking seniors for our Senior Rep Program this year. However, we will take senior appointments if we are contacted about doing them. We may start this program again in the future.
As an FYI, the studio will be closed for almost two weeks in July as we are finally going on a vacation! We will be gone July 8-13th. During this time I will be monitoring emails, but will probably not be responding. If it is an emergency, my phone will be on and unless I’m busy, I will be answering it. I’m hoping to be spending a ton of time by the ocean, shopping with my family and eating at my favorite restaurants!
I am also looking for any Des Moines brides of ours who are looking to earn some of their wedding package, or earning print credit, by watching my kiddo at my house one or two nights a week for about 3 hours/night. This would also be available for regular clients looking to earn print or session credit. (Terms and amounts have not been set, just throwing it out there as a possibility) Until I can go full time, this will be an option. And if you have kids, you are definitely welcome to bring them with! Parker loves playmates! (Young and old! He’s not too picky)
DON’T FORGET!! We are still running our Boudoir Special!! Prices range from $225-$525 and include an album & professional hair and makeup!! It would be the perfect Valentine’s day gift or an even better gift to give your husband-to-be on your wedding day!
We are REALLY looking forward to what 2010 will bring! We truly hope everyone has a safe & happy holiday season!
~Ben & Melissa Rezab
Fairy Tale Photography
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