Bridal Extravaganza – Engagement Session Winner March 3, 2010

This past Saturday, I had the chance to attend my first very first Bridal Fair – the 2010 KHQA Bridal Extravaganza in Quincy! My husband was an absolute lifesaver through this entire experience. The further I got into to my preparation, the less prepared I felt. However, everything came together Friday night as we spent a few hours setting up a practice booth on our dining room floor – you know you love it. Wade traveled to Quincy with me on the day of the fair to help set up and admire many of the other booths. Once it was all said and done, Wade said he really enjoyed the experience too. My friends, I feel a full-time assistant coming on!

 

 

I had the opportunity to meet tons of great brides, and even a couple of grooms during the bridal fair. I am so grateful to every bride, groom, mom, grandma, friend, cousin, and aunt who stopped by my booth and took the time to say hi. At the show, I gave couples the chance to register for a complimentary engagement session. I had such a good response that I decided to give away two sessions instead of the original one. Thank you to everyone who registerd, and be sure to contact me as soon as possible to book your wedding!

 

The winners of the FREE engagement sessions are:

JENNY CROOK and MICHELLE GALLAHER

 

 

 

I will be in touch with the winners over the next couple of weeks to discuss further details. Again, thank you so much to everyone who stopped by my booth. I was blessed by your kindness and interest.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Favorite Engagement Photo – {Macon, MO Engagement Photographer} February 22, 2010

Hey friends! I’m trying to decide which of the following images is my absolute favorite. I can only order one in a large print, and I want your input! This will be a very short poll as voting will end at midnight tonight. Get your votes in quick, and let me know…

 

 

Which engagement photo is YOUR favorite (vote on both creativity and execution)?! Click on the link BELOW to vote!

 

Which image is your favorite?!(answers)

 

 

 

 

 

Image #1

 

 

 

 

Image #2

 

 

 

 

 

Image #3

 

 

 

Image #4

 

 

 

Image #5

Wedding Photography Packages – Custom Designed Wedding Album February 12, 2010

When creating Wedding Packages for prospective clients, I created, erased, recreated, adjusted, erased, and recreated some more. I’d done research and looked in to what other photographers offered, but the one thing most had in common was complexity. Every time I developed a package I liked, I’d look away, then look back and think “It looks so confusing!” I wanted to offer my brides something simple, but full of quality.

 

 

When designing my wedding packages, I knew one thing for sure: custom designed wedding albums would be included. I love the high-end quality of a professionally designed and printed wedding album. As a former bride, I also love knowing that my personal wedding photos are safe in a timeless album – an album I can look through whenever I want, and someday share with my kids and grandkids. The timeless aspect of a wedding album is exactly what I want my brides to have. Most girls dream of their wedding day for years (or was that just me?)! But after all of the planning is complete and the wedding day is over, I want couples to be able to cherish their memories and remember the details for years and years to come.

 

 

Over the past couple of weeks, I found some time to custom design a wedding album for Brad and Cari Gaunt. I chose Forbeyon as my album printing company, and let me just say, that decision was a seriously good decision. I love it! Below you will find a few snapshots of the finished prodcut: a 12×12 leather cover, flush mount album with linen pages that have been uv coated for added protection.  Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

www.emilydobsonphotography.com

 

Snow Day – {Macon, Missouri Wedding Photographer} February 8, 2010

With the exception of the good ole college days, this is the first school year I’ve truly been able to enjoy snow days. As a student I typically always enjoyed a break, but in the back of my mind I knew I had to make those days up. We rarely had more than a three day weekend for Easter, and most of the time we added a day or two on to the end of the year too. Last year, in Memphis we only had one…maaaaybe two snow days – nothing much. Now that I’m back in MO, the snow days are quickly adding up. Fortunately, Baby Dobson is due May 22nd, and since all of Macon’s holidays are guaranteed, I won’t be making up any at the end of this year! My apologies to the lucky ones who do get to make them up…

 

 

The Caramel-Pecan Cheesecake Pie turned out to be quite spectacular! I tried a small piece last night, and gave Wade a bite that turned into another small piece. Oops! Looks like we’ll be taking a chocolate pie to the staff luncheon today. By special request, here is the Cheesecake Pie recipe compliments of Michele Sadler.

 

 

Caramel-Pecan Cheesecake Pie

1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup sugar

4 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 9″ unbaked pastry shell

1-1/4 cup chopped pecans

1 cup caramel ice cream topping

 

-In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar, 1 egg, and vanilla until smooth. Spread into unbaked pastry shell. Sprinkle with pecans.

 

-In a separate small bowl, whisk remaining eggs. Then, gradually whisk in caramel topping until blended. Pour over pecans. Bake at 375 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until lighty browned. Loosely cover with foil after 20 minutes IF pie browns too quickly. Cool for one hour. Refrigerate for at least four hours before slicing.

 

-Wade and I thought adding chocolate to the mix would be splendiferous! Next time, I think we’ll try to pour hot fudge over the pecans before the caramel topping. Let me know if you try it out!

 

 

Recently, I’ve been prepping several wedding photos. I came across these two beauties over the weekend. What do you think?!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday Morning Blues January 25, 2010

Okay okay, it’s not Monday morning anymore, but it’s still a bluesy Monday.

 

 

Today, I sit at home sick. For the third time in three months, I have a nasty sinus infection – yuck. And I tell you what, it’s kickin’ my butt this time! If last night was any indication of what a sleepless night will be like once our new baby arrives, I am in for a huge rude awakening. I’ve been sipping on orange juice and taking Tylenol Sinus and Sudafed to hopefully knock it out without a third Z-pack. I feel like such a druggy.

 

 

The good news is I’ve had some time to design a wedding album. With only a couple more spreads left to create, I thought I would share two of my favorites with you. My design style is simple, clean, and elegant. I want to avoid getting too trendy as wedding albums MUST stand the test of time. I can’t wait to place the order, and blog pictures of the real product as it’s going to be beautiful!

 

 

In the meantime, if anyone feels like buying me a present, I’ve recently decided I want Rachael Ray cookware – ALL of it. I mean, I’m about to be a mom and I must provide a good meal for the family, right? How can a good meal go bad with part of Rachael Ray in the house?!