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Albany Bridal Show: Sunday, October 23rd

Sara Lil Photography — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:15:17 +0000

Brides & Grooms:

Don’t miss this years bridal show in Albany. It’s the best LOCAL bridal show out there and it’s important to support our local vendors :

♥ Maternity Photo Shoot ♥

Sara Lil Photography — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:58:37 +0000

If your pregnant you should consider a maternity session. It’s a great way to remember this special time in your life, and it’s documentation will end up being a family heirloom someday. My special ends February 28th:

Press Release: Bride’s Choice Awards 2011 for Sara Lil Photography

Sara Lil Photography — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:44:34 +0000

This award recognizes the top five percent of local wedding professionals and I’ve been chosen for my photography! It goes to vendors that demonstrate quality and service excellence in the wedding industry. I’ve been nominated through Bride’s Choice Awards 2011 from WeddingWire!

I’m so very honored!! Thank you to all my wonderful clients!!

The press release is below:

Corvallis, Oregon — January 25, 2011

WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, is thrilled to announce Sara Lil Photography has been selected to receive the prestigious annual WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 for Photography.

Recognition for the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 is determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 750,000 WeddingWire newlyweds. Our past clients are among those that shared their experiences on WeddingWire, the largest wedding review site in the nation.

Sara Lil Photography stands among the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire community, representing quality and service excellence within the wedding industry. Awards were given to the top wedding professionals across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, and were based on the overall professional achievements throughout the past year.

“WeddingWire is honored to celebrate the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire community,” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “With the annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ program, WeddingWire has the unique opportunity to recognize the best wedding professionals across the US and Canada. We applaud Sara Lil Photography for their professionalism and dedication to enhancing the wedding planning experience last year.”

We are happy to announce that Sara Lil Photography is among the very best Photographers within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Martha Stewart Weddings, Project Wedding and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for nominating us to receive the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011.

For more information, please visit our WeddingWire Storefront today at www.weddingwire.com/SaraLilPhotography

For more information on the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011, please visit www.WeddingWire.com.

Sara Lil Photography Happenings…

Sara Lil Photography — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 19:15:19 +0000

I have some things happening that I would like to share with all you dedicated blog readers:

I currently have an Art Show on display at New Morning Bakery in downtown Corvallis. It will show through the months of October & November. If you would like to meet me, an Artist’s Reception will be held on Nov. 6th from 5-7 p.m. at New Morning Bakery, 219 SW 2nd Street in Corvallis – please come by for some refreshments and to say hi!

The Albany Bridal Show is Sunday, October 24th from 11-5pm! Brides be sure not to miss this one. Adrienne Kume is the new coordinator of it and it’s going to be a fabulous event! I will not be there as my husband surprised me with a last minute vacation, but I will have two of my dear friends Amber and Sally there representing my business and they will be able to answer any questions you might have. There will be prints on display and plenty of albums to look through! The website for the bridal show is www.albanybridalshow.com

Madison Plaza Studio – Sadly, I decided to close the doors to my studio. Being that I am an on location photographer it just wasn’t serving me. It was a great experience and I’m glad I did it. I am NOT going out of business as some people might assume since the studio is gone… no worries my business is here to stay!!

I will be on vacation this month from October 15-25th with no access to technology. Feel free to leave messages with my house sitter if you wish, as I will be checking in with her every few days and she can let me know if there is anything urgent to attend to.

Happy Fall everyone!! I hope you are enjoying this beautiful weather we are having!! -Sara

2010 Albany Bridal Show

Sara Lil Photography — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:34:08 +0000

The Albany Bridal Show is coming up so if you are a 2011 bride be sure to mark your calendars! It’s Sunday, October 24th from 11-5pm and it’s going to be a fabulous event – please stop by my booth to view my albums and images!

More info on the website (click the image):

My 2011 schedule is starting to fill up so if you are interested in me as your photographer stop by my booth at the show to talk details or contact me to set up a consultation.

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Sara Lil Photography — Wed, 12 May 2010 01:33:09 +0000

Today the Chamber came to my studio to give me a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. My husband took this photo:

I’m now an “official” business in Corvallis. Yippee!

Relay For Life at OSU: May 14th & 15th

Sara Lil Photography — Mon, 10 May 2010 15:41:21 +0000

This year I am sponsoring an event close to my heart: Relay for Life at Oregon State University. This event is the largest fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. The reason it is close to my heart is because when I was in college my Mom, Dad, and cat all had Cancer in the same year. It was absolutely devastating. Luckily, my parents survived the Cancer.

We need all the support we can get at this event! The event is this weekend May 14th & 15th in the Memorial Union Quad. I donated a gift certificate for the silent auction as well as provided a special discount to the participants . For more information go to the website:

www.OSURelay.Com

Luminaries are written in memory or in honor of somebody’s battle against cancer. Below is a beautiful photo taken of the luminaries by Michael Lee:

Mother’s Day THIS Sunday! A Great Gift Idea…

Sara Lil Photography — Mon, 03 May 2010 15:26:00 +0000

I posted about this a month ago, but decided to post again because people have been so happy with this suggestion and Mother’s Day is this Sunday! When was the last time your parents had their portrait taken together? Or the whole family?!? It’s the perfect gift…

A great gift idea for a mom that has everything is a portrait session for her and her family. All the Mom’s I know would love this gift! I offer beautiful gift certificates that make a great present:

If you are interested in purchasing one please contact me or come by my studio. My schedule has changed and I am at the studio now on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday’s (unless I’m out shooting)!

These gift certificates were made by my very talented friend Ashley of AEL Designs.

Atavista Farm Event Friday: OSU Mom’s Weekend!

Sara Lil Photography — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:51:51 +0000

When was the last time you had your portrait taken? Grab your mom, girlfriends, kids, whomever and come to the Garden event this Friday at Atavista Farm in Brownsville! There will be all kinds of fun stuff going on!! Here’s the info:

I hope to see you there!! ♥ Sara

Thanks!

Sara Lil Photography — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 16:03:28 +0000

The Open House turned out fabulous! There was a steady flow of people the whole time and it was great to see everyone. Thanks so much for stopping by!! Unfortunately I did NOT appoint anyone to take photos so I don’t have much to show. I took a few photos before the event started:

Mom & Grandma prepping food:

The little girls in my life:

Yesterday in my dining room I took a photo of the flowers Celebration Florals provided for the open house:

A special thanks to (in no particular order):

LaRae Ash for catering the event. Thanks Mom – I love you!!
Carol and Peggy from Celebration Florals for the beautiful flower arrangement.
My friend Libby McCormick for the beautiful lilac’s.
Sally Yaich for hemming my curtains for the studio windows.
John Doll for making me my sandwich board.
Arthur Meeker for printing my signs.
Caitlin Moriarty, my intern, for being a great hostess.
My sister, Onna, for always having encouraging words for me regarding my photography career (it means a lot to me!)
And of course my husband Joe for all his help with fixing and hanging things and running errands! And my daughter Lily for all her love and support and for making me smile daily!

I am truly blessed to have such loving friends, family and clients. I have a wonderful life and thank you all for being a part of it!!