Senior Special!!!

Hey there Seniors!!  You still have time to do your senior pictures!!!!  Why not take advantage of two for one!!  Book your session and bring a friend and you can split the session!!  Also, tag 10 of your friends who have not had their pictures taken on facebook and you get 16 free wallets with your paid session fee!  You can't go wrong with that!!  Email nicole@nicolereneephotography to book your session today!

Happy Birthday My Love

Dear Michael ~

Today, as we are in our life, in our marriage, in our existence together, I thought would be a good day to write you a thank you love note.  I mean, it is your birthday and I thought I would celebrate it by celebrating you.  

I celebrate and thank you ........

......... for being the father you are.  

......... for being my friend.

......... for all the roses you buy just because.

......... for allowing my wings to fly this year in my business.

......... for compromising even when you don't want to.

......... for washing the dishes without a word being said.

......... for going to work every single day because you want the best for us.

......... for building my firepit 30 minutes after suggesting we have one.

......... for talking to me not at me.

......... for loving God like you do.

......... for being as onery as you are even when it makes me crazy.

......... for loving me for all my me.

......... for always letting me know your love for me.

......... for your joy of other children besides ours.

I love you and I hope your birthday is filled with many blessings.

Happy New Year 2011!!!!!

Well It has been awhile since I have blogged.  But I really do have good reason this time.  2010 has been one heck of a year.  I am not sure if any of you read my New Year's resolutions but if you have been waiting a year now to see how I did (I know you have been checking on me day and night since January 1- LOL!) but drumroll please........ I am happy to say I am 6/12s a better person!  I am sure you are like What?  What is that exclamation point for.  That girl is craaazy.  She only made half her goals.  Well I am here to tell you that 12 goals are really hard!  I mean, in reality to think that only one month to become a gourmet chef was going to fly and then start working on another goal was JUST RIDICULOUS!!  But I am proud of the goals I did accomplish.  I set 12 goals and at least worked on half of them!  That is a win to me! I am closer to Michael.  Maybe not because we made it on so many dates, but because I listened more and the times we did make time for ourselves we made sure it was about us.  That's all I'll say about that.  I am 15 pounds lighter.  Woo hoo!  I won't discuss the muscle mass I lost once winter came but am slowly working on it ;)  I learned how to play Farkle, joined a Bunco group, play Apples to Apples and am pretty mean on the Wii.  I am often also a student in Bella and Ellie's Gravatt Elementary School.  And Sometimes I have to even be the principal.  Ellie always has to be the student yadi yada yada!  I attended a couple basketball games with my older girls (that's play to me ;)  And this year, in honor of my studio mates, The Solars, we are going to have some fun fests.  What is fun fest you say?  Well, it is just awesome fun with your kids.  Take a gander if you would like to, but I warn you, I cried.  Solar Family Fun Fest
I also took a big step on the business side........which can I say incorporated March goals and organization goals ;)

For those of you who don't know, I am co-studio mates with 4 other fabulous photographers.  The are awesome people and this has truly been a life changing decision.  I can't say enough about each and every single one of them .  Josh, Jenny, Kelley and Ali are four photographers who are friends, mentors, rockstars of photography, and I am blessed to have had them walk in my life when they did.  Each came in at different times, but I am a better person for it.

Since the start of the my joining the studio, all I can say is wow!  I hung on tight and enjoyed the ride.  I empoyed a Studio Manager/Assistant, Jacob Tarwater, who I can't say enough about and what he has brought to Nicole Renee.  Thank you.

2011 is going to be a great year at Nicole Renee.  I already am in the throws of a special promotion Burlesque that is quite the hit and in February am heading the Vegas with thousands of other photographers for WPPI.  It is going to be a blast.  All of us at The Studio are going with the exception of Kelley, because she is working on bringing a little baby dino into the world.  :)  Soon I will be working on a new website and fun stuff like that.  It is maddening to think of all that needs to be done!!

I hope that 2011 brings to everyone what they want out of it.  Set some goals.  They can't be reached if you don't set them!  Dream a little.  Play a little.  Laugh a lot!  I know I am going to!

Peace and Blessings!

Nikki

Living Room Mini Session Series

After taking pictures last week of the Feden Family, I had so many comments, emails and calls that I thought I would offer something similar for everyone to take advantage of. This is a great deal and here are the details! The sessions are 30 minutes long, they will be in a rural setting set up similar to the Feden portraits, you will get an 8x10 digital collage, your proofs will be in an online gallery if you would like to order more, and there will be several specially priced items and products for you to buy if you would like!! The session is Saturday, October 2, 2010 and there are several time slots available. Email soon though if you would like the sunset slots!!  All this is $50!!

Halloween Mini Sessions!

Halloween mini sessions have arrived at Nicole Renee!!  Email to book your appointment : nicole@nicolereneephotography.com.  This is a great way to get professional pictures taken of your little ones in their costumes!  This fabulous opportunity will be Saturday, October 16, 2010.  A rain date will be scheduled if needed.  The shoots are 15 minutes long, you get an 8x10 digital collage that you can have printed anywhere you like and there will be an online proofing gallery if you would like to order more pictures!!  All this is $35!!

The Fedens {Family}

I can't say how much fun it is when everything comes together in your mind and a family shows up that is as beautiful as the Feden Family.  Hillary {Bug} went to school with my Haley.  She is sweet and beautiful and ran her first half marathon to raise money for a disease she has been living with, colitis.  You can read her story here http://www.active.com/donate/napa09midamerica/napa09HFeden .  Over the past few years Julie and I have become friends and even got to experience "The Senior Cruise" together.  She also, as the activities director,  endures my Grandma Faye at her assisted living home, even when my grandma is stealing other residents wreaths off their doors and moving chairs to her liking.  Their oldest Heather is stunning and sweet and has a wild side I wish I had some days!  What can I say about Bill {Ferrett} Feden, well with a name like that what can you say. ;)

It was a pleasure photographing your family, Bill and Julie.  You make my job so fantabulously easy!!

Allison {Senior}

So if you haven't noticed, I have a new blog design!! Thank you to Cinnamon Girl Designs for making this so effortless. I love it! There are some little elements that still have to be worked on, like my logo, but over all I am in love! What do you think of the new slideshow element at the top!!


Meet Allison. Allison is from St. James Academy. She loves biking and she is on the swim team. She hearts Jack Johnson. I can say from experience she really doesn't like picking out clothes. She is fabulous and she is one of my seniors. Show her some love!