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The five with the most votes gets moved up here!
The five with the most votes gets moved up here!
I met this family in between rainstorms a few weeks back. I always suggest to my families that we shoot at a place that has meaning to them and when they actually take my advice I'm a happy girl because I know the photos will have even more meaning to them. (That goes for all of you out there reading this!)
The Keith's have been going to this park every summer since the kids were little to listen to the summer concerts here. Now, here we were with two grown sons and I could just feel from mom how much this photo shoot meant to her. I believe this is what she asked for for Christmas and her men were sweet enough to oblige.
http://karenard.com/blog/2011/01/woodland-hills-family-portrait.html
I just wanted to share this stunning sunrise I saw from my bedroom window this morning. I hope your day is filled with beauty.
I'm trying to catch up on blogging some great events, and I loved this Temecula wedding of Cynthia and TIm. When I met with them and Cynthia told me their dogs would be included in the ceremony, I said sign me up!!! I love clients that think outside of the box and have weddings that are true to themselves, no matter what.
The wedding was held at the beautiful Lake Oak Meadows property in Temecula with Layne' Powell coordinating. The weather was absolutely perfect (okay, a little cold when the sun went down but the fire pits were perfect!). Cynthia customized the Kirstie Kelly dress with black panels and designed the centerpieces (gorgeous orchids from Zuma Canyon Orchids in Malibu). Meanwhile, her mom made the bouquets, obviously Cynthia's favorites.
One of the great things that Oak Meadows offers is the horse and carriage entrance for the bride, this one provided by Tucker Carriages.
Cakes to Celebrate made this stunning wedding cake... and there was one for the dogs too, created by Three Dog Bakery!
To see more of the wedding, check out the slideshow below...
http://karenard.com/blog/2011/01/cynthia-tim---temecula-wedding.html
Vote now for your favorite image of the year!
I've had so many amazing shoots this year. I thought I'd share my personal favorites of 2010, in no particular order. And how about starting off the year off with a little contest? There are two categories, events and portraits, so make sure to click on both links. Full details below...
2010 Image of the Year - Events... click here to vote
2010 Image of the Year - Portraits... click here to vote
I've been playing around in my head for a fun way to do a recap of the year combined with a contest. So it looks like I'm starting the 1st Annual Karen Ard Photography Image of the Year Contest!
The winner in each category will receive an 11x14 canvas wrap! Two runners up will both receive a $50 gift credit toward a 2011 session!
The details...
- Voting runs through January 31 at midnight, Pacific time
- No multiple voting! Your IP is captured and only unique votes will count
- Send the link to your friends and family so they can vote for you
- Winners will be announced on February 1
- I reserve the right to cancel the contest or disqualify an entry if necessary
- All prizes are final and can't be changed
I'm excited to see who will win! I know I'll be checking everyday to see how this goes. Good luck everyone.
Here are the links one more time:
2010 Image of the Year - Events... click here to vote
2010 Image of the Year - Portraits... click here to vote
http://karenard.com/blog/2011/01/1st-annual-image-of-the-year-contest.html
I realized this morning that my pups don't make it on my blog, ummmm, maybe ever? So I thought I'd have Zoe and Karma wish you all a fabulous 2011!
Okay, so my dogs aren't technically pups, but they still are to me. Zoe is eight and Karma is nine. We tried to get Karma in reindeer ears but he got so excited his tail kept knocking the tree around and he was stepping on the presents... it got ugly. Oh well. Karma prefers to hang out in the kitchen in case you drop something. They've been part of our lives for almost eight years and we love these guys.