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studio open house – may 5

May 4, 2012 Posted in local, my favorite things, news, shopping, studio
on saturday, may 5 we will be hosting an open house from 10-2 to celebrate the grand opening of our new studio! it will be a fun, family friendly event for both our current clients and potential new clients. we can’t wait for the opportunity to thank everyone for their support through the years and to welcome them to our new space. we’ll have drinks, light bites and sister act will be offering complimentary face painting for kiddos from 10-1.
we will be offering exclusive discounts on portrait sessions and additional referral bonuses so don’t forget to share this invitation with your friends and family! open house attendees will have the opportunity to sign up for our popular mini sessions and get the scoop on all the perks of hosting a portrait party. we are also going to raffle off a portrait session and $200 print credit with the proceeds benefitting the kelsey smith foundation.
and if that’s not enough, we’ve scored lots of amazing giveaways from some of our favorite kansas city businesses including:
raphael hotel – one night stay in a king room
chaz on the plaza – $50 gift certificate
stem hair and body – one hour massage with kc magazine city’s best winner debby snow
maddy nash – custom, handmade clutch purse
happy habitat by karrie kaneda – custom iphone case
good juju – two $25 gift certificates
la bodega spanish tapas – two $25 gift certificates
artist claudia true – painting on canvas and set of matching note cards
art spot by sydney courville – registration for a one day art workshop for kids
clique boutique – collection of tocca skin care and candle
funky mama  - cd’s
mix 93.3 – cd’s and movies
q104 – cd’s
melissa evans – one look hair and makeup for a hocus focus portrait session
our event happens to fall on the same weekend as the infamous kansas city first fridays. with our studio being just 5 minutes from the west bottoms you’ll be able to enjoy a little… or if you’re like me… a lot of vintage shopping after you come see us. we’re proud to say that most everything in our studio has been re-purposed and/or purchased locally from kansas city vintage shops like good juju, good company, liberty belle and bella patina.
the studio is located in historic strawberry hill at 612 north 5th street, kansas city, ks 66101 and we hope to see you and your friends there!
(and there just might be a prize for the person who shows up with the biggest entourage!)

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this one’s for the boys…

April 18, 2012 Posted in shopping

as the mom of girls i never have a problem finding cute clothes and accessories for them, but i have lots of friends and clients who have boys and i’m always hearing about their struggle to find fashion forward clothing for their boys. you know…stuff without trucks and dinosaurs and power rangers all over it.

my friend and fellow photographer angie monson, who recently took our family photos in salt lake city, has answered your prayers. she just launched aven clothing. angie and her business partner mitch have knocked it out of the park with their edgy, street style for little boys. it’s almost enough to make me want a boy. or at least shop for the ones i know.

photo by angie monson via avenclothing.com

visit the aven clothing website and facebook page for more details. and as soon as you’re done shopping call me so we can schedule your shoot!

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will work for handbags

April 12, 2012 Posted in local, my favorite things, shopping

it’s been a couple of months since i stumbled upon maddy nash and i’ve been crushing on these bags ever since so you can imagine my delight when designer charity ohlund called and asked me to photograph them. my answer? that’s easy. will work for handbags!

everyone knows i love to shop local. maddy nash bags are handmade (another bonus) right here in kansas city. during the 2011 holiday season charity wanted to create a special gift for all of the amazing women in her life. she picked up some trendy, graphic fabrics, borrowed a sewing machine and created a dozen clutch purses and placed a custom label inside of each one. some were sentimental, some were inside jokes but they were all personalized. once a few pictures hit facebook, she began to receive requests from friends, friends of friends, co-workers of friends of friends and so on and in january 2012 she founded maddy nash.

love the yellow!

and of course, the orange, too.

and just when i thought i couldn’t love the orange one any more… i opened it and saw the turquoise interior. my very first website was orange and turquoise. anyone remember that? seems so long ago.

how adorable is this black and white bag paired with bright green interior? as if the green weren’t enough to make me happy…there’s that fantastic quote.

and the chevron….don’t even get my started on the chevron. be still my heart!

not only do you get to customize your interior/exterior fabrics and your label, but you can also choose a silver or gold frame for your clutch. how fun is this pink?

i loved this shot of all the bags lined up. such a beautiful rainbow of colors. and on the right are swatches of all the different fabrics available.

after we finished shooting the bags i was happy to turn the camera on charity.

she’s creative, talented and she’s beautiful. and her custom clutches are quickly becoming the talk of the town. they’re available online, at clique boutique in the village, at tallulahbelle’s in park place and will soon be featured in one of kansas city’s hottest magazines so i suggest you scoop up a few of them while you can.

now, if only i could decide which ones i want for myself and what i want on my labels! which one is your favorite and what will your label say?

check out the maddy nash website and be sure to visit their facebook page, too. happy shopping!

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sydney - April 13, 2012 - 8:26 am

Heather!

Shut the ‘clutch’ up…flippin’ adorable! Thanks for sharing. Let’s meet for coffee, miss you!

Hugs.
Syd

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proof that life is not fair

April 11, 2012 Posted in maternity, studio

i have no idea how one manages to look this good over half way through their third pregnancy, but if we ever needed proof that life is not fair, we finally have it. this beautiful mama to be traveled from dallas to kansas city for her maternity photos. she’s expecting her third baby. i’ve been lucky enough to photograph all three of her maternity sessions and both of her boys since they were just days old. but this pregnancy is different – this time she’s having a girl. i’m already dreaming of our fabulous newborn session that will take place next month. so many ideas swirling in my head, but first…here are her maternity portraits that were all shot in the studio.

is she not rockin’ the hell outta those leather pants?

and this? definitely another favorite.

i loved the all white – only she could pull that off in her third trimester. and of course, since she’s having a girl we had to throw in a little pop of pink. she’s absolutely glowing!

so many favorites from this session, including this last shot. thank you, mel, for always rolling with my wild ideas and for trusting me with so many of your family’s special moments. i’ll see you in dallas next month when you’ve got that precious baby girl in your arms! i can’t wait to meet her.

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announcing a wallet sale

April 4, 2012 Posted in news, seniors

with graduation right around the corner, i know many of our seniors are in need of more wallets. for a limited time, order four sheets of wallets and receive a fifth sheet for free!

sale ends april 11, 2012. email or call us to place your order. need an online gallery reactivated? no problem, just let us know.

and don’t forget we’re still taking applications for our 2013 senior spokesmodel program. we’re looking for 1-2 girls from each of the kansas city area high schools. earn discounts and free products and get great perks for your friends, too!

apply today and share with your friends in the class of 2013.

are we facebook friends? check out our fan page for the latest news and a peek at what’s going on behind the scenes.

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