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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!

I’m back!  Then again, I am not sure if I announced that I was going to be gone.  I’ve been visiting beautiful Lexington & Wilmore, Kentucky since Sunday…and it was a wonderful trip! I was photographing an engagement shoot & a senior, and had a great time at both.  It was the perfect fall days, I couldn’t have asked for better weather!

Anyway, I am back in Bainbridge, and back to work! Not only that, but I realized somehow I forgot to blog an entire session…I had shown a sneak peak…but no actual post!  So, to make up for that, I am posting them now!

Meet with Watson Family (and the Ray family)…these are some of my very favorite people and it meant so much to me that they asked me to do their family pictures.  I actually consider them family myself.  Here a just a few of my favorites:

Too sweet.

And my favorite of the day, again.

Dear Watson Family, you are one of a kind (in the best possible way that can mean). I am a better person for knowing you, thank you for blessing me with your friendship. Love you all!

It’s that time of year again!  Christmas cards are ready!

I am really excited for this years options…I hope you all like them too :)

All cards are 5×7 flat cards with a linen texture, and they come with envelopes!  They are also completely customizable…so if you’d like to change a color or two, or maybe the wording, just let me know!  The back also will have room for a message if that’s something you are interested in!

To order yours, just use the online ordering site…or if your gallery has expired, send me an email!  The deadline for ordering is November 16th (this will ensure you will have them in time to send by December 1st…if that’s a goal ;)

*if you are a client on the cards templates, thanks for being so cute…

…but this time I wont have email…sorry!

I know, I know…I keep leaving.  I promise, it’s another great reason though!  I have the honor of helping with a very large commercial photo shoot (well-known brand…can’t disclose, sorry), Wednesday through Friday.  I will have my phone, but I expect to be tied up most of the time.  I am trying to return all emails tonight before I leave, but feel free to call today if you want to set up a shoot…just one left for October!

And because you know how I am about posts with no images, here’s one of my new favorite images of me.  Thanks Justin for grabbing this shot of me at the wedding last weekend…it makes me smile :)

*My best buddy Sophie snuck over by me during the outdoor ceremony last Saturday.  She’s the best, and I just love this picture!  (notice our matching headbands!)

I just wanted to post a quick update to let you wonderful folks know that I will be out of the office until Thursday!  I am off to beautiful Kentucky for a few non stop days of photographing some of the sweetest families & kiddos in the Bluegrass state :)

I will have email access…so don’t hesitate to contact me.  On that note, for anyone hoping to schedule a fall shoot….contact me as soon as possible! As you know, September is booked, and October is just about there.  Available evenings for October shoots are: October 5, 15, 22, 27 & 29…and that’s it!

*All weekends in November are booked, but weekdays are still open.

And, just because posts are easier to ignore with no photos…here’s a little sneak peak of a recent session.  Oh, and it just so happens that this is one of my favorite families. Ever.

I’ll be back Thursday – with lots to blog…so many sessions & weddings to share.  Take care, and cross those fingers this rainy weather clears long enough for my photo shoots ;)

Attn: Brides & Homecoming/Prom goers…She Said Yes! in Chillicothe is having a b-i-g anniversary sale this Saturday!

From the website:
“THIS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH WILL KICK OFF OUR WEEK LONG 40% OFF ANNIVERSARY SALE ON ALL IN STOCK PROM, BRIDAL, MOB AND CHILDREN’S DRESSES (excludes special orders and fall 09 styles)! Join us Saturday for the “MAIN EVENT” FROM 10 TO 2! Special occasion vendors will be right in the shop to help you plan your big event!
Saturday’s “Main Event” vendors include; Cassidy Dawn Photography, The Cake Kitchen, Chillicothe Floral, Custom Limousine, Peg Beekman/Beauticontrol, Celebrations Etc., The FudgeCake Company, Cindy Cox/Mary Kay, The Party Place and EM Smith Jewelers
Oh, don’t worry, if you can’t make it Saturday for the “Main Event” you can still save big all week long!”

She Said Yes!

The shop in located at 91 N Paint Street…just a few doors down from Ivy’s.

Be sure to stop in and tell Cyndi I sent you :)

Oh, and I am a vendor listed, but I’ll be photographing a beautiful wedding that day…so just look for my work on the walls, we just hung lots of pretty pictures yesterday!

Have fun!

If you’ve been thinking about getting a gallery wrapped canvas…this is the week!  Whenever our canvas suppliers give discounts, we pass them on to you (it’s only fair)!  So from August 31 to September 7 any gallery wrap 24×24 and larger (you can pretty much get any size you can think of!) is 30% off! Contact me asap to get your order in, it’s just one week!

I’m planning on ordering a B-I-G one for my office…now I need to make some space on the walls ;)