Photographers wanted...

Steppin' up my game! Warning...long post. I got creative and decided to invite area photographers to do a combined event. We would invite people to come use my MVB samples and the photographers would take pictures! Win, Win! I have a sea of photographers here in the metroplex, but I didn't want just any photographer...I wanted amazing, gifted and unique photographers. I have a passion for pictures. Although I do not have an intrest in taking the pictures, I LOVE to look at professional photography. Some people just have a gift and it translates through pictures! So...I went surfin'. Invited some of my favorites to humor me and try this event. Someone would have to be a guinea pig...someone I don't even know. It's a shot in the dark...but I thought it could be so successful. Enter...Melissa Darst.
You may have noticed there was no post of my precious babies modeling in the Spring 2010 catalog. We missed out...I decided I wasn't willing to take Addison out of Kindergarten for a photoshoot. :( BUT, I got some of the most fabulous pictures of my girls in the spring/summer collections! Wait till you see!
How I met Melissa...I went on a mommy, networking website. I reached out to her saying, I LOVE your work and I would LOVE to work with you. Well, a few weeks later she contacted me! She LOVED the clothing line and she was all about this idea. Her and I hammered out details over several weeks. We decided to promote the event on her blog and she needed to take pics for our promotion. We would need to meet. I give her clothing and she photographers her kids for promotion...and mine too!
Our first meeting...We meet at a local shopping center. She is adorable...cute green flower in her hair, so put together even with her kiddos in tow. I give her the clothes and ask about the location. Well...she was in love with this old house...just up the street. I jumped in her car and off we went to see the possible location. Only one problem...there were no trespassing signs all over it! No trespassing? No problem! I get on the phone, start workin' some serious magic, and voila! Approved!! OUR FIRST HOUSE! ;) When we turn around to head back to the shopping center...Melissa's breaks went out! AHHHH! Keeping in mind, this is our first time to actually meet. I ride with her, white-knuckled the whole way, back to her house to switch cars. On the way there she says, "we are going to look back at this and laugh about the day our friendship started!" Memories.
The house was booked and we took the pics for promotion...you can follow this link to see how our marketing for the event. The pics below are my girls Addison and Ava and Melissa's little cuties...Dylan and Maren!