Remember last year when I asked you all to find any friends or family that might be looking to adopt a new puppy to their family?  Well, I am going to do it again!  You just wont believe how cute these little pups are!  It’s taking every bit of self control that Justin and I have to not take one in (I’ve already picked one out…uh oh!)

My good friends & neighbors have rescued these little guys and have been taking care of them.  I just can’t get over how adorable they all are.  I think they look like little black bear cubs…soo cute!

It takes a lot to take care of puppies…trust me, we know.  We don’t know anything about these little guys except that they are cute :)  My neighbors have been taking such good care of them, and I just want to help them find good homes.  I remember how important it was for us to find great homes for our little labs, and we want these pups to find great homes too.  There is a slideshow below that shows some more photos, the second photo is a photo of the mother (a guess as to how big they may get), but they don’t know who the dad might be. We think there are 3 girls & 5 boys and we know that 4 love to play.  The others are a little shy, but I am sure they will warm up in no time.  The one I picked out is a little shy girl…so precious!

Watch this slideshow to see more cuteness… (the second photo is of the mother, just to see what size they may be)

If you know of a great home for any of these puppies, please email me at cassidy {at} cassidydawn {dot} com, and I will put you in contact with the great people that have rescued these angels.  Please, please help if you can!

Thank you!!!!

Ok, I’m going to interup my consistant posting of shoots to confirm a thought you may have had.  A few of you out there might have thought (in all this wintry bliss), wow, I bet this would be beautiful in photos.  Answer = you are right.

Here are two sneak peaks to show how great this time of year is to schedule your shoots.  Everyone loves the fall leaves, and don’t get my wrong, they are beautiful, I love them too…but honestly, this snow is so amazing!  On, that note, it is metling today.  So if you would like to set up a session to play in the snow for an hour or two, email me and I’ll get you on the list for when the next round comes in!

*Yes, I am secretly hoping we are done…I am completely ready for spring.  It’s beautiful, but it sure is cold.

More of these shoots coming soon ;)

First off I want to say, Happy 2010!!!  It’s gonna be an amazing year for Cassidy Dawn Photography and we are soo happy it’s here!  We’ve are currently halfway booked for weddings for the year, and lots & lots of inquires rolling in from the holidays, so be sure to email soon about your date before it’s gone!  We also have quite a few requests for fall photos…so if you were hoping to have a fall session, please let me know so I can get you on the list…if this year is anything like last year, the dates will go fast!

I’ve been missing on here lately (I warned you ;), but that’s only because of everything we have going on!  Not only was Christmas perfect (like always), I had the best New Year yet!  Actually, I kept forgetting that it was New Year’s Eve & Day…to me, it was moving day :)  We are thrilled to finally be living in our too cute little house and happy to be homeowners. Not to mention we finally have both pets under our roof…it’s too cold for my baby to be living outside ;) Thomas & Sayid are…um, co-existing…but I am sure they will soon become great friends…or at least acquaintances ;)  Oh, and thanks to all our family & friends that helped us move.  I was in awe all day at the love that was shown by them.  Not only did we have people helping us move everything we own (which is too much ;), but we had neighbors stopping by to welcome us (we go to church with most of our neighbors!), our friends/neighbors even fixed lunch for all our helpers (a yummy fish fry!).  I am telling you, I don’t think we could be in a better place.  Loving every minute of it :)

Okay, now onto what you really want to see…pictures! Right in the middle of fall this year I got to photograph Joe.  I’ve known Joe for a couple years now, and knew we would have a great time.  He’s crazy talented and he picked some amazing spots for our shoot.  Joe, you’re pretty great.  That’s all I have to say :)

My favorite!!  I’ve actually been wanting to shoot in a field like this for a while…thanks Joe :)

We had to sneak in a few of Cydney…she’s actually gone on a few shoots with me to help with the reflector.  She’s pretty great too.

Don’t forget, I’m leaving on Thursday for Nashville for a photo conference…so it will be boring on here again, but I am sure I’ll sneak on a time or two with updates.  I’m still posting shoots from October, so you can imagine how much I still have to show you!

Christmas Adam* is a tradition in my family.  Since we have all gone off and got married, Christmas Adam is when all eight of us get together.  This year it’s been postponed since Whitney & Damon can’t come until tomorrow, but we’ll all get together at one point!  I won’t be blogging for a few days, so Merry Christmas, too! :)

*Adam comes before Eve…get it? ;)

As you can probably tell, the business is booming, actually it’s booming a lot more than I expected.  The year has been filled with the most amazing weddings, cutest kids, talented seniors and some of the sweetest families I know.  To everyone, thank you so much for supporting & believing in me this year.  Whether you asked me to photograph your wedding, or had me document your family, sent me encouraging emails, or simply read my blog, thank you.  Without you I wouldn’t be able to march into 2010 with the dreamiest life I could imagine.  Thank you for allowing me to live this amazing life.

I’ve been playing a bit of catch up the last month or so, and our Christmas cards did happen to get put on the back burner.  I intended to send out sweet little new year cards…well, we are moving on the 31st, so needless to say, that’s not going to happen.  Please consider this your Christmas card for 2009…I know you can’t hang it on the door, but I hope it still puts a smile on your face.

We love you all, thank you for being our friends.

Love, Cassidy, Justin, Thomas & Sayid

*note: Cassidy Dawn Photography will be on a little break from December 24 to January 14.  I do have a couple days to check in and return emails during that time, however, I will not have internet during most of this time.  We will be moving on the 31st (and won’t have internet hooked up for a few days), then Jan 7-13 I will be in Nashville, Tennessee for a Photography Conference.  I promise to return emails & phone calls whenever possible.  Please be patient :)

*inquring brides, you will have first priority. 2010 is booking fast (we are over halfway booked for the year), so if you are hoping to have us photograph your wedding…please email soon!

I know, I know. It’s been a little quite on this blog…so you can only imagine how busy it’s been around here! I’m hanging on though, I promise!  I actually have so much to show you I don’t even know where to start.  From sessions, to weddings, to albums to new products…we’ll have lots of posts to bring us into the holiday season.

Very Important!  All orders that you would like before Christmas must be ordered by December 1st.  No exceptions.  (sorry, I know that sounds harsh, but if I let you, then what about the others…).  So please, if you are planning on giving any photos for Christmas, or would just like them on your walls before the holiday, it must be ordered by tomorrow!!!  I can’t guarantee anything after that.

**Keep in mind that print orders are taking longer at this time.  If you have placed your order or are planning to, please know, I have seen it…there are just a lot of them…I promise to get them to you as soon as I can :)

And to lighten this post, here is a little sneak peak of what’s coming to the blog tomorrow!  Not all weddings are sunny & 70 degrees…but that doesn’t mean they aren’t perfect…

Have a wonderful Monday, and I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!!!

Just wanted to post a little note to let you know that we are back and we had the *best* time!  We spent our time exploring the city, eating yummy food and photographing the cutest couple in Washington DC…really, you’ll see.

I’m working super hard to catch up on emails & proofing, so if you are waiting, don’t worry, I haven’t fogotten!

er, are….

Audrey Haydon & Whitney Scully!!!

Congrats ladies!  Contact me soon and let me know which photo you’d like…however in this case, I haven’t posted Whitney’s session & I haven’t photographed Audrey yet (this weekend in DC), so you can hold off till they are posted.

I decided to draw 2 names for 2 reasons.

1. I avoided the drawing because I didn’t feel like making a video (then didn’t)…

2. I was overwhelmed by the amount of entries…you all know how to make a girl feel special :)

Sorry for the short post, I have more to do in the next 2 weeks than I can even describe…got to get back to work.

Here are a few of my favorite Polaroids from the weekend!

*for those that asked, my new camera is a Polaroid 600se (the only professional Polaroid ever made…it’s fabulous and I love it so much!).  I bought it more for personal projects & photos, however, I don’t know how I will resist bringing it to a shoot or two ;)

I love this photo more than you could ever know. I love my boys :)

Chelsea & Matt (and a sneak peak of sayid…)

My office view…

Have a great start to your week!

First off CONGRATULATIONS to the Sharp & Allsop families! Nathan & Heidi Sharp had their little baby girl, Emmalyn Georgia, at 10:47pm on November 3rd!  Then our good friends Erin & Erik (& Malachi) had their newest addition arrive soon after at 3:37 am on November 4th!  Welcome, Elliott Bruce, we can’t wait to meet you too!  And yes, I am already planning on photographing their wedding ;)

Up next, Holiday Deadlines!  This year our Holiday Deadlines will be December 4th.  Any and all prints must be ordered by December 4th in order to receive them in time for Christmas…so start thinking about your orders now!

Travel!  Lots of travel is coming up for us, so please be patient with us…I promise I am not ignoring your emails or not proofing your photos on purpose ;) All sessions will be proofed within the time on the contract…and yes, if you have had a session with us, it will be up before the Holiday deadline…I’m proofing like a crazy lady, I promise :)

Lastly…don’t forget about the contest!!! The drawing will be tomorrow at 10pm…so don’t forget to enter! 

Oh, and because I have to post a photo, here is a recent favorite of our cute little cottage…

A little note: I recently purchased my dream camera, and frankly, I’ve become a bit obsessed with it…so be prepared to see many more of these fantastic old Polaroids in the future :)

Thank you to all of you that have entered the contest…I am so honored!  We had more entries in one day that we had in the entire contest week last year…and that makes me smile!  However, I also know how many of you read the blog daily (it’s call sitemeter folks!)…so to the rest of you all – enter already!  Don’t forget, your comment must be on that post, so here it is: Contest Time!

Lots of exciting travel is in the future for Cassidy Dawn Photography!  Coming soon we will be heading to Washington DC, Kentucky & Northern Ohio (and that’s in just the next 3 weeks!), so if I fall a little behind in updating it’s not for lack of content, there is still lots to share and I promise to share it all!

Speaking of sharing, here is a little sneak peak of my first ever maternity shoot!

Have a great weekend, I am signing off today because tomorrow we head to Newark, Ohio to photograph sweet Emily & Brandon’s wedding!  (scroll to the bottom of the post)

Oh, and if you happen to be near Wilmore, Kentucky tonight, head to Asbury College and say hi :) I am heading down with Justin & my dad to watch our good friend Ely Cartwright (and his band) open for Phil Keaggy & Shake Anderson!  Ely was one of the groomsmen in our wedding, and played as I walked down the aisle.  We are so proud of him and wouldn’t miss this for the world…even if it means a 6 hour trip in one evening!

Thank you for giving me a reason to post 400 times. It means the world to me to have people coming back, reading, looking at my pictures and supporting me.

(the view from my office window…)

Didn’t your mother teach you to ask?  Well, someone did…so it’s time for another contest!  Last November we had a contest on the blog and it seemed to be a big hit.  So in honor of my 400 post I thought we could do it again.  Just think…this could be one less Christmas present you have to buy (yes, that’s right around the corner!)

Here is how you play:
Leave a comment on this blog post. It must be this particular post. It doesn’t have to be profound, witty, or creative – just at least tell me who you are and where you what city you are from!

The drawing will be on NOVEMBER 6 – 10pm EST! Be sure to leave a comment by then.

Prize: An 11×14 mounted print (feel free to ooh) of any photo I have ever posted on this blog (that I photographed). Yep, that’s right, any photo. Take your pick! Could be a portrait, landscape, random photo…anything! (*if I’ve photographed you before, feel free to pick any photo from your session)
I have been blogging since November 2006 – so you may have a few pages to go through :)

*Anyone can win, and I mean anyone – however, you must be a human :), as much as I love pets, they are disqualified. Only one comment by each person will be put into the drawing, so unfortunately the more times you comment – well, it doesn’t matter. However, I do love your comments, so just leave them on other posts :)

Contest begins…NOW!

Oh, and here’s a shot of my little heart breaker that I took yesterday…he’s too cute!