Summer Mini Sessions {Midlothian Child Photographer, Richmond Children's Photographer}

Hello!

It's {Life Love Lens} Wednesday......and I have a few announcements. :)

First of all, if you follow my facebook page, you may have noticed that I announced my summer {kids only} mini sessions last week. They are just for the kiddos and are priced at $65 for the first child, then $50 for each additional child that is booked back to back. So, call your sister-in-law and your BFF and get those mini sessions scheduled! I will be doing them at my home studio (indoor OR outdoor) and at the lake around the corner from my house. If you are in Williamsburg and would like to do mini sessions there, just get some friends together. If you have at least 5 kids to book back to back, I will make the trip over! :) 

Can you believe that summer is almost here??!!

I know you are booking your summer travel.......do our vacay's overlap?? If they do, call me, we can set up a session on the BEACH!!

Last opportunity for fun this summer with me.... ;)

Host a Portrait Party!

I am still looking for my FIRST official booking. 

You will get a FREE 16x20 gallery wrapped canvas!

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great day!

~Kerry

A Lego Star Wars Birthday Party {Richmond Family Photographer}

Last week my baby turned 6 (sniffle, sniffle.) He requested a Lego Star Wars the Clone Wars party.....yes, he was THAT specific about the theme. I tried to talk him into doing something easy at Pump It Up, but unfortunately that was not good enough for him.

So, I totally put it off to the last minute, then went Pinterest CRAZY!!

We had:

Vader-ade (gatorade) 

Yoda Soda (Sprite)

Wookie Cookies (assorted cookies)

Hans Rolos (rolos, obviously!)

Ewok Treats (Teddy Grahams)

Galactic Grapes (green grapes)

Popped Clones (popped corn)

I also made the kids these tee shirts (cell phone pic), thanks to this Pin here. :) I imported the file into Photoshop and changed the colors, then printed them out on iron-on transfer paper and just ironed them on to the shirt. That seemed much easier than the stencil and paint method!

See it on instagram here.

Matt and I made the lego light saber's out of pool noodles, duct tape and electrical tape. They were super easy and provided a take-home gift and a great way for them to run off the mounds of sugar that they consumed while at my house! ;)

Insta is here.

I didn't end up planning too much, because I knew they would have their own ideas of what was fun.... They played wii, ping-pong, football, light sabers, legos and anything else they could get their hands on. Overall, it was a fun day! ;)

Thanks for helping us celebrate Cal's 6th birthday!!

And,

Thanks for stopping by. If you are interested in the pdf files of the party signage, shoot me an email, I'm happy to share!!

~Kerry

A New Adventure: Portrait Parties! {Life Love Lens Wednesdays, Midlothian Family Photographer}

So, why am I doing this? Well, first of all, I think it’ll be fun for everyone!! But truthfully, here’s how it started.....It is basically IMPOSSIBLE for me to get my husband to be in family portraits. Yes, as embarrassing as that statement is as a photographer, it’s the truth. I know I’m not alone in this, right?! So, I am constantly trying to come up with ideas that will make it less “painful” for those of us with stubborn husbands, and BOOM, my best idea.....get him “loose” (tipsy, sauced, or er..... sort of, almost, drunk?) Terrible, I know!! But really, I’m out of ideas!! So, I thought a PARTY would be awesome!I started researching some ideas and realized that I am not as innovative as I thought....turns out Portrait Parties are already a “thing” ;). 

Don't you want to HOST a Portrait Party?!
Here's what's involved:

First, you need to invite your friends. (At least 4 families in addition to yours.)

Then coordinate with me on choosing a date and a location. Parties can be at your house, country club, boat club, favorite park, etc.

Collect session fees and coordinate session times. (Session fees are due to me at least 2 weeks prior to your party date.) Scheduling example; Smith Family 5-5:20, Jones Family 5:20-5:40, etc. Your guests do NOT need to stay for the entire party, but they must be there for their scheduled mini session time slot.

On the day of your party, you will provide food and drinks for your guests and help me keep things moving along according to the schedule. Your guests will also need to fill out a short info questionnaire and copyright notice. Please make sure that guests are not using their own cameras/phone cameras during the party.

Most of all Have Fun!

About 1-2 weeks after the party all guests will receive an email with directions to viewing  your online gallery. All print orders can be placed directly through the website - you do NOT need to collect orders! :)


Any questions? Feel free to call or email me! 

I’m excited about this new adventure, so here’s the fun extra.....the first person to book a Portrait Party will receive a FREE 16x20 gallery wrapped canvas! AND a SECOND one if your party orders total $500 or more!!

What are you waiting for? ;) Contact me today!

xoxo,

Kerry