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This was taken in our backyard believe it or not, and I loved it so much I had some Canvas Gallery Wraps printed. If your interested in purchasing one please email me and I can give you a custom quote!

A couple more from around our property.

I had a fantastic maternity session scheduled for the very weekend the snow decided to make it’s appearance, and LUCKILY my amazing client was just as excited as I was to take pictures in it. So we got the most gorgeous backdrop possible for her maternity story, and it truly was a magical experience!

I’m so glad we did capture her maternity session when we did, because as it turns out 10 days later she had her precious little man! Today, 10 days after his birth I got to capture his story. Enjoy! And hope everyone has a very HAPPY NEW YEAR! Looking forward to seeing you all in 2014!

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The first option a Full Family Story Session! We’ll work together to plan the perfect photo shoot to capture your Family Story! So many options here in this beautiful town we live in. This fabulous package also comes with 20 Enhanced Images, 25 BEAUTIFUL Boutique Christmas Cards, and your beautiful story session!

The next option is an INCREDIBLE deal! Perfect if you just want updated family pictures, and don’t need the full Story Session! A Mini Session includes a 20-30 minute session, and you choose what you want to add on. There’s no minimum purchase and images are an incredible deal. Add on 10 Enhanced Images for only $75, or 25 Boutique Christmas cards for only $50! Call to book your Mini Now!

I’ve loved capturing your Family Stories! Here are a few little previews from some of the stories I recently had the honor of photographing! Thank you so much for supporting Essence Photography! For driving from Sacramento,CA, Redding, CA and surrounding area’s so I can tell your story!

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I had the honor of working with my friend Anna, who runs the most incredible Home Organizing and Cleaning Blog called “Ask Anna”. If you haven’t checked it out you really should, you’ll be inspired to organize your home and life! Thank you so much Anna for having such an incredible resource, and for being such an incredible person.

I met Anna last year, our two precious girls go to school together, and we started car pooling. Little did I know then what an incredible inspiration Anna would be in my life, and what an incredible ENCOURAGER should would be. I knew her blog inspired me, but Anna as a person really does bring life everywhere she goes. She’s full of love, encouragement, and she just shines in her Identity. She’s a woman that will call out the best in you, without you even knowing that’s what she’s doing!

Whenever I get to spend time with Anna I feel uplifted, completely full to the brim with Joy, and like I could take on the world. {When you go on her blog you get a glimpse of that, I know I always feel like I can take on my house, which is usually pretty daunting}

Anna contacted me a month or so ago about doing this photo shoot for her daughter. She’d has some special things planned for a while, and I was excited as her vision began to unfold. I also happen to know that her daughter is AMAZING much like her mom, and that she would tell a beautiful story! Below are some of my favorites from our shoot. Thank you Anna for the opportunity to capture her story, and THANK YOU for being YOU, your changing the world, and I’m grateful to be your friend. If you want to check out her Blog she blogged a few of her favorites from this shoot and you can see them HERE

P.S. I was so inspired by the idea to capture her daughter in her wedding dress that I am going to run a “Wedding Dress Mini” Special in SPRING 2014. So get ready to dust off those wedding dresses ladies!

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Thank you for allowing Essence Photography to capture YOUR story!

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SO we’re introducing “the Story Club” a new fantastic way to get amazing images to tell the Story of your life! Whatever chapter your in, we want to help tell your story. We know sometime’s budgeting for pictures can be a bit overwhelming. I myself often forget to budget for things like this, before you know it the fall is here and we want christmas pictures. SO we designed the Story Club as a simple easy way to get amazing pictures done, either once a year, or throughout the year, without worrying about paying a large amount all at once! Since this is a NEW option for Essence Photography to offer, we’d really love to hear from you! So PLEASE feel free to email us with ways we can improve, or feedback if you love the idea!

TO CELEBRATE launching “the Story Club” We’re giving away a FREE Story Club Membership to 1 lucky WINNER! VALUED at $420!! The $35 a month package will be the prize of this blog giveaway!

FOR A CHANCE TO WIN THIS FABULOUS PRIZE that includes 2- Outdoor Mini Sessions, 25 Enhanced Digital Images, 4-8×10 Prints, 16 wallets, AND 15% off additional PRINT orders ENTER yourself using the rafflecopter widget BELOW! GOOD LUCK!

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Incase you need a break down these are the differences between the 2 sessions, both get you incredible images to tell your Story!

Mini Sessions = 20-30 Minute Sessions at a location of my choice.

Family Story Session = 1-1&1/2 hour session, at more then one location, that we pick together based on the style and vision for your story session! {You can use this towards any other similar session, senior portrait or couples sessions are acceptable in place of the Family Story}

{New clients signing up for the Story Club will have to wait 3 months to use their service or pay a deposit to insure services are covered, returning clients will have the waiting period and deposit waived}

The next big deal! A SUPER STEAL of a DEAL! The dates and times for these fabulous mini session’s will be limited so call to book yours now!

I’m so excited for this upcoming christmas portrait season! I look forward to it every year! An opportunity to catch up with the many families who I love so dearly and capture your ever changing family story!

Story Club Fine Print:
No refunds or exchanges
Clients who sign up for The Story Club are obligated to all 12 month payments
A Contract agreeing to these terms will be signed before redeeming their club membership for any benefits.

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Hope you’re enjoying the new website. There were many countless hours put into this beautiful new design, as well as the function.Chris Molitor did a great job with the overall “Design” while Kyler Burke from GRAPHICpilot.com worked super hard making sure this site didn’t “just” look beautiful but functioned well. Hopefully it’s loading quickly and easy for you to find your way around! 

To celebrate the Launch of “CaptureTheStory.com” we’re going to be doing a BUNCH of Giveaways! That’s right more then one! You’ll just have to keep coming back if you want to find out what they all are! Make it easy and sign up for our Email List, that way you’ll be notified every time I’m blogging a new giveaway, or telling someone’s story! 

{Our First 2 Give Aways}

Are you Ready???

This is a FABULOUS $350 Gift Certificate! Oh There are so many ways to ENJOY THIS BABY! *haha no pun intended* 

Family Portraits for your Christmas Card? A Love Story Engagement Session? Senior Portraits? Towards a Love Story Wedding Package? OH THE Possibilities are ENDLESS!  TO Enter to Win This Fabulous Prize I need you to SPREAD THE LOVE! Here’s How To Enter Below

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And Here’s Another Giveaway! This BEAUTIFUL Brand New Pearl Necklace & Earring Set from Harry Ritchie’s Jewelers! Win this for the lovely lady in your life? Win this for yourself?! It’s gorgeous and it will look gorgeous on you. Every lady deserves something fancy like this! 

 


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Our fabulous house covered in christmas lights

My amazing husband who did the work to make our fabulous house look…. FABULOUS

I am so blessed to have 3 “winter weddings” this year! Here is a preview from my first of these 3!

There are so many exciting things on the horizon, this year 2011 has just been amazing! I had the pleasure of working with “Enjoy magazine” for the first time! I feel so blessed and so honored to be working with such a beautiful publication! You can view this beautiful magazine online for free, pick one up locally in the area, or subscribe. http://www.enjoymagazine.net

Here are some images from the photoshoot I did recently with miss “Stephanie Foos” read all about it in the December issue of Enjoy.. there pictures weren’t picked for the article but are still some of my favorites

Stephanie is a beautiful person, and a very talented singer! It was a pleasure to photograph her for this article! And her music is availabe on iTunes!

That’s all I have for now, back to wrapping presents with my husband! That’s all I have for tonight! Merry CHRISTMAS!

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