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So! Today….starts a new Manic Monday season

We know how much you all love what we do at Stylized Portraiture, and you have all LOVED our Manic Mondays…but really, sometimes you want to win something that isn’t photo related! Our Ike & Jane gift cards have been a big hit, as well as the Starbucks ones! So, today we are brining you something totally rad from a local mom/teacher/creative guru!

Up for grabs today we have TWO different items! One is a red/black/grey necklace, and the other is a black/grey necklace and earring set. Now, I am supposed to be able to show you photos of these two things, but I can’t. I suck, and haven’t actually taken product shots of the two she gave me. Because these are two new designs, she hadn’t taken any photographs of them prior to me snatching them from her stash

Angie Pendley is a mother to 3, Casey, Chandler, and Quinn and a wife to 1, Chris. You may have seen them on the blog a time or twoShe is also a pretty awesome librarian at an elementary school in Hall County. Now, on top of all of her talents as a mother and teacher, Angie is SUPER creative. She has just recently started beading as her creative outlet! Currently she is creating necklaces, earring, and lanyards (see, the teacher thing). I have purchased two sets from her and I cannot tell you how much I LOVE THEM! So, when I asked her if I could put her on the blog and do a give away for her products, she was all over itYou can view Angie’s etsy store at: http://www.etsy.com/shop/ang4332

HOW DO YOU WIN THEM???

Well, that’s easy enough! You all know how much I love to give things away. I am a big fan of thinking of others! Now, I am also a big fan of multi-tasking. So, today, in order to win a necklace for you, you have to write in and tell us why you think your friend, wife, mom, sister, daughter, etc. deserves one! You get to tell us about someone who means something dear to you, win a necklace for yourself, AND you’ll have one less Christmas present to buy!

SOOOOOOO, email your entry to info@stylizedportraiture.com by Tuesday evening for a chance to win!!!

Ok, we know we’ve missed several Manic Mondays! The holiday season has just been so busy! To make up for it, we’re giving you a fabulous deal for Cyber Monday!

Get ALL digital files for any session for $500.

That’s a $1000 savings!!!

YES, you read that right! Did you have a session with us in 2009? If so, all you have to do is call or email us that you would like the Cyber Monday special and receive ALL your files from ONE session for $500!!!

If you had more than one session with Stylized Portraiture in 2009, you can add additional sessions on for $200.

This offer is available to ALL Stylized Portraiture clients. Closed sessions, open sessions, ANY sessions

This deal is only good until Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 11:59pm

706.2247.5086 or info@stylizedportraiture.com

For those of you who aren’t on our Facebook page, we wanted to give you a Food Bank update! With the overwhelming amount of support we received from you, our fabulous friends and community, we were able to raise over $1,500!!! Not to mention the GENEROUS amount of FOOD we received.

I had to leave early Friday so I didn’t get to see all of you. But, I did return to the studio that evening to make sure we got everyone’s photos on FB before Halloween! When I arrived, I was taken aback by the amount of food. I could NOT believe it! It was so much more than I EVER expected! Then, I sat down to work on the photos and saw the donations that were made with checks and cash. REALLY!? SERIOUSLY!? Yup, it was at that point I LOST it. Cried like a baby dinosaur with a blue lollipopWhat a wonderful place we live in! I cannot tell you all enough how thankful Heather and I are. Not to mention the Northeast Georgia Food Bank! With the cash alone, that is over 6,000 meals!!!! A-mazing. You all are such an inspiration to me…I know that sounds corny, but really. I hear often how hard times are. We KNOW that….everyone we know has been affected by in some way, shape or form. But here, in a time when things are not as good as we would like them to be….you, a community that has suffered just like everyone else….furloughs, loss of jobs, helping out family, just suffering because of the chain effect. Yea, YOU all made this happen. It didn’t matter that you might not have that $5 to spare…you did it anyway….why? Because the people you are helping out are in more need than you, and you recognize that. Thank you Athens, Watkinsville, Jefferson, Comer, Colbert, Braselton, Bishop, Bogart, Hull, Winterville, and many other surrounding areas….YOU did this! And for what you have done, I am forever grateful.

I am hoping to put up some photos in a little bit! I have early morning sessions, but want you all to see the fabulous costumes we had come through the studio!

Thank you again!!!

Mondays suck. Period. Really people, there isn’t much other way to put it. We just spent 2 days lazing around with our peeps, hanging out, watching football, antiquing, whatever it is you do on a weekend. Then, we wake up and it’s Monday. Grrrr. Back to the daily grind. Now, sometimes, I like Mondays! You know, on those weekends where your kids did nothing but fight, there was a ton of running around and no relaxing at all, the only “me” time you got was when you pretended to be in the bathroom for 37 minutes and your children no longer bought it so barged in to whine and cry while you were sitting on the toilet. However, they all noticed the lid was closed and the laptop was in your lap. No, that one doesn’t happen to you?

Anyhow…..

My Manic Monday post has turned in to a big long ramble. Let me get it out….

I’ve had lots, I mean LOTS of emails from our lady friends who have become interested in giving their husbands a little more ummmm….intimate gift this year for Christmas. A gift that says, “Yea, we have all these kids (or just demanding jobs), we barely have a conversation without interruption, and we have little alone time, but dammit, I am STILL your wife, and I still LOVE you like no other woman can.” Yea boys, even your mama is out on the type of love these ladies are referring toI am glad that my recent Facebook album for Breast Cancer Awareness could inspire such a reaction. We often forget just how hot we really are to our men. We tend to get wrapped up in the day to day life as parents….and for those of you not parents, you know how the day to day life of just work can suddenly send your head spinning. And, if you are anything like me…you find yourself working a lot more and a whole lot harder these days!

Yes…more rambling, I apologize. I never was good about getting my point across quickly. Ok, that’s a lie

So, I have declared November 6, 7 and 8 LADIES WEEKEND at Stylized Portraiture!

What? Ladies weekend? YES! Sometimes we just need a little “me time” in our lives, and I am giving that to you. It’s a ladies only weekend where you and your girl friends can come hang out, have a few sips of your favorite beverage, perhaps eat a few things, and then….and THEN….take part in creating the most awesome, perfect gift for the man in your life….a portrait of YOU! Or, several portraits of you…I don’t care…you can create him his very own Little Black Book! The attire you choose to wear in your photos is entirely up to you. You can come in wearing a turtleneck and floor length skirt, you can wear your favorite little black dress, heck, you can wear your one bra that makes you feel your best! I don’t care. Whatever your outfit is, it needs to be about YOU. Who you are, who you want him to see you as. But, yes, clothing is required

How do you sign-up?

Email me! I might typically say call me, but I have absolutely NO VOICE right now. My throat is so swollen, the tonsils I don’t have are touching. So, yea, phone is not the best idea.

Next question, well, this should probably be the first question, is How Much!? I had a hard time deciding this. Really, I did. So, here is my plan…..

This Ladies Only time will take place in 2-hour blocks. It is $200 per block. Now, if you are super shy and don’t want any of your friends to come with you, it’s $200 (our normal boudoir rate). If you are super reserved and KNOW you need some friends to encourage you, and perhaps go first, then you all get to split the $200 amongst each otherReally, I encourage you to do this with your friends. Being surrounded by women who love you is empowering….it is comfortable, and let’s be honest, when you are down to your….well, whatever you’re going to wear, with a big camera in your face, you NEED comfort.

I can tell you that as soon as I hit “send” on this, three of these 2-hour blocks will be snatched up. So go ahead, and email to get your spot!

Happy Monday friends!

Ok, let me just say, I’m SO excited about our new Little Peeps line! I have had such a blast seeing and shooting all of these sessions!

Little Peeps is such an awesome way to capture those “in between” moments, you know the ones Those moments in between Christmas and Birthdays! Sometimes, you just want to capture your child as they are, RIGHT NOW, at this moment. No need for multiple outfit changes and a specific location, all you need is gorgeous light, a fabulous kid, and your favorite photographers to capture it all!

As an introductory offer to our Little Peeps line, we are offering our first two BRAND NEW clients who book Little Peeps HALF OFF! This is a $125 savings! I know, some of you are throwing your coffee mugs at the computer because you are an existing SP client, but we also have two half-off slots for existing clients as wellNo worries peeps, we’ve got your back!