BLACK FRIDAY SALE

I participated in Black Friday for the first (and last) time 6 years ago.  Gary and I waited outside the Target in Daytona at 4am, got our goods then huffed over to Wal Mart for their 5am "unveilings".  (Yes, this was before stores opened at midnight)  Why was that our last time you ask?  Because we almost lost our lives when Wal Mart unveiled their turkey fryers.  Stampedes of women raced through the aisles and as Gary grabbed my arm and yanked me out of their path, I looked into the distance to see bits of the brown paper that had covered the fryers, flying through the air.  If it weren't for Gary's awesome ninja skills, you wouldn't be reading this.  Either because I'd have no limbs or because I flat out wouldn't be here.

But this year, I decided I couldn't let Target and Wal Mart have all of the fun :)  That brings us to the BLACK FRIDAY 1/2 PRICED SESSION SALE!!  For the next 24 hours, sessions will be priced at $75!!!  Get excited folks, seriously.

Let me go over some fine print before I tell you how to purchase:

- These are for 2012 sessions only.  Your HJP gift card will be good from 1/1/12 until 11/18/12.
- Pleeeeaase schedule as far in advance as possible!  I will not be held liable if you call me one week before it expires and I can't fit you in.
- Sessions may include: couples, newborns, maternity, high school seniors, children or families (up to 4 people, $25 per person after 4).
- Gift card is ONLY good for the session fee.  This does not include any prints or digitial files.
- I will be in Jacksonville, FL and East Hampton, NY in 2012.  I will offer 5 sessions for each of these locations.

This is how you purchase:

You must email hartleighjane@gmail.com with your name, home address and phone number.  I will reply to your email with a link for payment.  I am only taking the FIRST 25 EMAILS.  That's right, just like you have to scramble for your turkey fryer and put people's lives at risk because there's only 10, I am only offering 25 half priced sessions.  Your payment is due within 24 HOURS, NO exceptions.

I will also be offering 10% off of wedding packages from now until Monday 11/28/11.  Please email me for details!

HAPPY SHOPPING!!

baby love

You may remember these lovelies from Mom's maternity session.  We had to reschedule a couple of times because they got strep.....and then I got strep.  When we finally got together this little girl was almost 3 weeks old already!  She was an angel during her session, sleeping quietly and silently taking in the world when she was awake.  Loved her :)

Enjoy!

Red

This is such a hard time of year for me because I want to share so many cute family pictures but have to keep in mind that they'll most likely be used for Christmas cards and I don't want to ruin the surprise!!

That being said, this is a super short post because I'm not sure which ones Mom will use but had to share a few of these two little beauties!  It just so happened that the brightest room in the house turned out to have red walls....perfect for our little Christmas shoot!!

Andrew & Alyssa: Stonewall Golf Club Wedding

The sheer length of this post is ridiculous......to the point of embarassment.  But some time around 3am this morning I finally decided that it's my blog and if I want to show 500 photos in one post, then that's exactly what I'm going to do.  When you see these pictures, you'll understand my dilemma. 

It was near impossible to choose what should make this post.  A gorgeous bride + insane attention to details + crazy fun family and friends + peak fall colors + one madly in love couple = one gorgeous wedding (and one really, really happy photographer).

You may remember Andrew and Alyssa and their crazy "how we met" story from their Capitol engagement session in Washington DC.  If you liked their engagement session, you're going to love their Stonewall Golf Club Wedding.  So, grab a cup of coffee and sit back because you're going to be here for a while......

The cake topper was Alyssa's Grandparents' cake topper at their wedding - how great is that??





Alyssa's bridesmaids hadn't seen her dress yet so she asked them to step out while her Mom and sister helped her dress.  We then ushered them back in with their eyes closed and got this shot when they opened their eyes and saw Alyssa for the first time.  I may start doing this at every wedding, loved it!

As always, thanks to Becca Watkins for her lighting know how, detail shots and golf cart driving skills.....if you want to call them that....

Katie & Zach (+ bump): Manassas Maternity

I was living in FL when she was pregnant with my Bug so when my brother and sister in law told me they were pregnant again, I immediately started mapping out her maternity and newborn sessions :)  Just a couple more weeks and I get to meet my new niece!!!!

Do I have the cutest niece in the world or WHAT?!?