Archive for February, 2010

Do you love 222 as much as we do? Well you can’t get more 222 than today, February 22. And to celebrate, we’ve giving away a Mini Wedding Swag Bag! If you’ve ever wanted one of our coveted creative ring shots. If you’ve ever thought that partying at your wedding with Nate and I sounds like fun. If you’ve ever thought that getting SWAG just for the sake of swag sounds lovely, then we’ve got a contest for you!

The winning couple will win a pretty sweet collection of goodies from us and some of our lovely friends!

The winning couple will receive:
-5 hours a la carte wedding coverage by Becka & Nate at Studio222 Photography
-Private online proofing gallery of their wedding images
-A concept Engagement session with Becka & Nate
-High resolution digital files on DVD from the wedding and engagement session
-A 1 hour design consultation from wedding coordinator extraordinaire, Brandee at Blush by Brandee Gaar
-A super chic bridal tank top and tote from The Wedding Chicks
-Custom designed Save the Date cards + 22% off (how cute are they?) invitations or other stationery from Orange Blossom Ink

That’s a wedding SWAG bag worth over $3600!

To Enter:
Get out whatever camera you have and get creative! We want you to send us an image that you and your better half create incorporating the numbers 222 as well as your personal style. Show us who you are! Easy enough right? That’s all the direction we’re giving you. We want to see what you’re beautiful imaginations dream up!

Details: We (along with a panel of super cool judges) will be selecting images that make us feel something, that catch our eye, that really tell us something about the couple and will be posting them on the blog for all to see along with a little info on each selected couple. Then it’s your turn to get the word out. Votes are cast by comments. The couples with the most votes will become our finalists and our panel of expert judges will pick a winner!

Rules:
-submissions must be made via email to info@studio222photography.com by 11:59 EST on Feb 27, 2010.
-emails must include: “222″ image, a photo of the couple, wedding location and date, and a short paragraph about the couple
-the couple must be a fan of our work and willing to give us full creative control
-open to couples getting married in 2010 only

And some fine print:
-the couple must have their wedding date and venue set in stone (elopements are okay too!)
-couples contracted with another photographer are excluded from entry in this contest
-couples already booked with Studio222 Photography are excluded from this contest
-open to new inquiring couples only
-out of area submissions will be accepted but if chosen, the couple will be responsible for any and all travel fees
-winners will be notified via email as well as announced on this blog.
-If winners fail to claim their prize within one week they forfeit the prize.
-Studio222 Photography reserves the right to use personal discretion to select images for blog and final winner.
-Obviously, only entries for dates we are currently available will be eligible (We are currently 100% booked for October, FYI)

PS. Photographers, check the blog post from earlier today to find out how you can win an amazing canvas from our favorite supplier!

Happy 2/22 everyone! To celebrate, we’ve got two big giveaways planned for today. This is the first, and it’s for our beloved photographer friends.

Roxanne Benton, canvas-goddess and kick ass company owner, has been gracious enough to allow us to give away a certificate for one 20×24 canvas from Pixel 2 Canvas. I don’t know if you’ve ever seen a canvas from Pixel 2 Canvas, but let us tell you… they are the best of the best. Their mission is to partner with photographers to create the finest quality artwork for their customers. Pixel 2 Canvas is also proud to be OBA free which allows their canvases to be of an unparalleled quality. (You can read more about why that matters here.) Our client’s adore theirs, we adore ours, and we always get “oooohs” and “ahhhhs” from everyone who steps foot in our house and sees the one we have hanging over our TV.

So, here’s what we want from you photographers… we want you to send us your best, most creative, most awe-inspiring, most hilarious long exposure spelling out “222″ in light. Send images sized no larger than 800 wide to us at info@studio222photography.com/blog by this Thursday at 11:50pm EST.

We’ll be posting the winning image on the blog on Friday so don’t forget to check back in. We’ll also notify the winner by email because we will need to mail you the certificate. That also gives you a few days to get your creative juices flowing. We can’t wait to see what you come up with! In the mean time, check out Pixel 2 Canvas website to see even more about what they’re about.

And, if you’re a bride-to-be or you know a bride-to-be, check back in at 2:22pm EST for a huge giveaway from us and some pretty cool friends!

Cypress Grove Estate House | Orlando, Florida

Erica and Brent. I don’t even really know what to say about them except that our lives are more exciting, fun, and lovely because of knowing them. We were absolutely thrilled to get to capture their wedding at the Estate House at Cypress Grove Park here in Orlando. Erica planned a gorgeous blue and red colored day and everyone partied into the night. Brent owns the local bar, Redlight Redlight, so he was able to incorporate some pretty cool brews into the day. The two of them even had a wine ceremony during which they poured red and white wine together into a single cup. I’ll save the rest for their big post later on but I wanted to get this sneak peek up for everyone because I know Erica’s been checking in for it. ;)

I don’t usually post the family portraits but I had to this time. This is the biggest family portrait we’ve ever taken. And this is just Erica’s side.

This mouthwatering delight is by the talented Anna Cakes. You can smell her cakes from a mile away! Mmmmm….

Don’t forget! Tomorrow we have 2 BIG GIVEAWAYS planned for the blog. One is for photographers and one is for brides-to-be.
You aren’t going to want to miss it so keep checking in and spread the word!

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