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.

If for some reason clicking on the logo doesn’t work here’s the link:

http://www.triedandtrueweddings.com/2010/11/real-wedding-ashley-matt.html

Thanks Amber for featuring me on your blog! It means a lot to me!! I LOVE your blog, so informative and creative!!

Moulin Rouge & Boutique

The Moulin Rouge is the full pampering experience which includes full hair/makeup, upscale hotel, several outfit changes and much more! The Boutique is the scaled down version.

These images are great for capturing your beauty and they make awesome gifts for your significant other or for yourself! The images taken stand for: Beauty, Empowerment, Femininity, and Class. This line of photography is for women of all ages! We just did a Vixen marathon shoot on Saturday and below is a testimony from one of our Vixen clients:

Sara: I just wanted to say thank you again to you and Holli. Yesterday was amazing and I had so much fun doing it!! Looking at a couple of the pictures, they turned out better than I ever thought they could. I do not mind if you want to use any of them on your website. The few I saw really turned out amazing and I am proud of them. I can’t wait to see all of the final pictures. I will definitely spread the word about you guys. Thank you again! –Amber

An image from her session:

The products we are offer are albums, wall art, and prints with various finishes including luster, metallic, and canvas. If you want all the details email me and I’ll send you our brochure.

info@saralilphoto.com

xoxo -Sara

Thank YOU Vada! It was so fun working with you and I love your drawing of me!!! Hugs, Sara

Read the interview :: here ::

Thanks Amber!!

http://www.pboregon.com/featuredwedding.php?idf=2

I love the detailing on the card, the front:

Inside card:

“I photographed a friends wedding earlier this summer and let me tell you, I have a much better appreciation for what wedding photographers do!! After I did it I was even going to email you just to say thanks again for all your work at our wedding and all your beautiful photos. I now know how much goes into it and it’s nice to be appreciated for it. Anyway, I just wanted to let you know what a wonderful job you did and how much I appreciate all the memories you photographed.”

People think it’s a dream job. Don’t get me wrong it is a lot of fun but the reality of it is that its high stress, you’re under a lot of pressure, you have ten pounds of equipment attached to you, and your working with a very restricted time line. Also, the job isn’t done once you leave the wedding — there are many hours of work ahead once you get home. Despite all that, I still love it!!

Thanks Kiva for your kind and thoughtful email. I wish you the best of luck doing photography. I hope that married life is treating your wonderfully!

The card reads:

“Sara, Thank you so much for the amazing engagement pictures! We can’t wait for the wedding pictures, we love your style! See you soon! Thanks again, Libby & Brian”

My friend and fellow photographer Cory Ann Ellis of AC Ellis Photography gave me the idea of photographing thank you cards for my blog. Thanks CA! The one blog I am sure to read regularly is hers, it’s fun and educational. Check it out: Cory Ann’s BLOG

“Did you actually have any time to have some fun at our wedding? I hope so! You were VERY busy! We LOVE our photos! Thank you SO much for all of the hard work, the trip down, putting up with me, etc.! Thanks for the wonderful job!!!!!!! I really love our pictures!!”

It was such a tastefully done event on the beach and I had a lot of fun! She asked if I had any fun because I worked nine hours without sitting down and took a ton of photos!

She even gave me a toasting glass to have a mimosa with her and the girls (I had a virgin one!). She added a little detail to the glass to fit her beach wedding theme. I think it’s really cute and it was nice of her to include me.

By the way, my clients always have the option of opting out of having their names and photos on my blog. All of my clients receive a password protected slideshow so that family and friends can view their wedding day. If they choose not have images blogged because they don’t want the public viewing it that’s their choice and I respect it completely.