Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, anything else I missed? This has been one craaazy month let me tell you! My last post nearly a month ago was right before the flu bug hit. Anyone who got sick over the holidays raise your hand! It was brutal indeed. Recovery was just in time for Christmas thank goodness and it was nice to spend time with family and relax a little.
After Christmas I packed all of my stuff up at the studio and moved it home. We are expanding and due to the sale of the building where my studio was located and thus with circumstances changing, we felt it was the perfect time to move it home. We are renovating the garage to give me about double the space than I currently have had and will have some great new things there. All in all I am quite excited about the move, although it will be a lot of work. We are starting from scratch with pouring cement and will be doing all the work ourselves. I am so lucky to have a hubby that is virtually indispensable when it comes to "skills". (A little napoleon dynamite for ya there.) He is handy to say the least. He and my brother just finished building mom and dad a gorgeous home, he just swapped out the transmission in my van and sews better than I do. Let's get back on track before I start sweating he he. Anyway we are going to be busy with the new studio, but it will be wonderful and I am stoked.
I have also just launched one of the two new websites, I am planning on the portrait site to be up by the end of the week. So if your pictures are not live from the wedding site, send me an email so I can get that ready for you to view. Portraits won't be viewable until next week, sorry. Both new sites feature shopping carts for you to now place online orders! Whoo hoo! This is going to be nice for everyone I am sure, however, in home consultations are available and very recommended.
New pricing is now effective regardless of when your shoot was. I am also offering a negative buyout from any shoot, something I have never done in the past so if that interests you please inquire.
I am booking into March, with only a few slots left. Please don't wait until March to book for March, booking ahead is the only way to save your spot. I am also requiring full payment at the time of booking for portrait sessions and deposits are still required for all weddings.
All in all I am very excited about the changes for 2009. After triplying business in 2008, I have had the chance to see exactly what works and what does not. I am so grateful for patient clients and wonderful friends who support me through my craziness and I am so glad to be moving forward. New policies, schedules, employee's and studio will prove to be a great blessing to Silverline I am sure. After going through last years booking schedule I am drastically changing how many clients I am taking at a time so that turnaround is better. I am only going to be shooting two days a week and taking very limited sessions to ensure the utmost in attention and quality. Therefore, booking ahead is essential.
Don't forget about the referral program. Referrals cash in for free prints or sessions and you can pick up referral cards from me for this. This program has proved to be very successful over the years something I am clients have really enjoyed.
And Last but not least, it is my Dads Birthday today! Happy Birthday Dad! Anyone who knows him knows what I am talking about when I say he is one of the greatest men. I look up to him and his strength and example and him and my mom have been wonderful parents to all 9 of us. We love you Dad, have a great day!!
Thanks again for a great year and here is to 2009!
After Christmas I packed all of my stuff up at the studio and moved it home. We are expanding and due to the sale of the building where my studio was located and thus with circumstances changing, we felt it was the perfect time to move it home. We are renovating the garage to give me about double the space than I currently have had and will have some great new things there. All in all I am quite excited about the move, although it will be a lot of work. We are starting from scratch with pouring cement and will be doing all the work ourselves. I am so lucky to have a hubby that is virtually indispensable when it comes to "skills". (A little napoleon dynamite for ya there.) He is handy to say the least. He and my brother just finished building mom and dad a gorgeous home, he just swapped out the transmission in my van and sews better than I do. Let's get back on track before I start sweating he he. Anyway we are going to be busy with the new studio, but it will be wonderful and I am stoked.
I have also just launched one of the two new websites, I am planning on the portrait site to be up by the end of the week. So if your pictures are not live from the wedding site, send me an email so I can get that ready for you to view. Portraits won't be viewable until next week, sorry. Both new sites feature shopping carts for you to now place online orders! Whoo hoo! This is going to be nice for everyone I am sure, however, in home consultations are available and very recommended.
New pricing is now effective regardless of when your shoot was. I am also offering a negative buyout from any shoot, something I have never done in the past so if that interests you please inquire.
I am booking into March, with only a few slots left. Please don't wait until March to book for March, booking ahead is the only way to save your spot. I am also requiring full payment at the time of booking for portrait sessions and deposits are still required for all weddings.
All in all I am very excited about the changes for 2009. After triplying business in 2008, I have had the chance to see exactly what works and what does not. I am so grateful for patient clients and wonderful friends who support me through my craziness and I am so glad to be moving forward. New policies, schedules, employee's and studio will prove to be a great blessing to Silverline I am sure. After going through last years booking schedule I am drastically changing how many clients I am taking at a time so that turnaround is better. I am only going to be shooting two days a week and taking very limited sessions to ensure the utmost in attention and quality. Therefore, booking ahead is essential.
Don't forget about the referral program. Referrals cash in for free prints or sessions and you can pick up referral cards from me for this. This program has proved to be very successful over the years something I am clients have really enjoyed.
And Last but not least, it is my Dads Birthday today! Happy Birthday Dad! Anyone who knows him knows what I am talking about when I say he is one of the greatest men. I look up to him and his strength and example and him and my mom have been wonderful parents to all 9 of us. We love you Dad, have a great day!!
Thanks again for a great year and here is to 2009!
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