And the wedding season has started and so have the engagament..

We shot these two couples actually several weeks ago...but we have been so busy I have not had a chance to put them up so here they are. And we are soooo excited to be doing there weddings this summer.

And we have had a blast with custom Save the Date cards, Thank You cards, Birthday Invites and Graduation Announcements. We really do customize each clients pictures. Each one we do is designed just for you and from scratch. Don't worry about someone else in the area having one just like yours because at Creative Candid's each piece is uniquely made and designed by us. So unless someone is copying the idea you won't find another like it. We have many examples in studio for you to view to help keep our designs truly original. You won't find our creations in any pre-designed "customized" book. Although we have carried a selection of various vendors such as Style-Art and Carlson Craft for Wedding Invitations for about 3 years now. But we prefer the actual personalized-customized product. Call for more details and to see more of our example selection.



More to come tomorrow

Celebrating With the Matthews Family

I am honored to be apart of an Organization that Celebrates with Families that adopt a child. It is such a blessing to meet parents who are willing to love on these children that would other wise be possibly neglected. This week I was able to meet the Matthew's Family and what an honor it was. Janelle, Andrew and of course Isiah were wonderful. This little guys has to be the cutest thing ever. He was full of beautiful smiles and contagious laughs. Thank you guys for letting me capture your first family pictures and allowing me to meet you guys.

They are soo cute!

Seniors 2009

We have already started Senior sessions for the Graduating Class of 2009! This fantastic senior is just the first of some amazing sessions we have for this year! Absolutely amazing! We had so much fun with her. We used new locations and made an incredible start to this season!

Gas prices and then some

Ok, so I usually don't post things like this but I decided that everyone needed to be aware of this. Yesterday I had to fill up our truck with gas and I stopped into a gas station I have never used before.. Super Pantry on Stevenson due to the extreme hike in prices yesterday I decided to only put in $21.00..hoping it will go down again (even a little) in the next day or two. Anyways, when I got home I was checking my account and saw that this gas station not only debited my account for the $21.00 I bought (that's fine), they also debited out $76.00!!! as a "drive off insurance" so that if I would not have paid for my gas..(mind you I put in my debit card and pin before pumping) then they could get 76.00 from me. It will take 3-5 days for that debit to come off my account and for me to be refunded my 76.00 that I never authorized in the first place. I have never heard of a gas station doing this. And the employees, and the manager of this station were un-helpful and very rude. I finally had to call Springfield Police to ask for this help in the matter because I was getting no answers or help from the gas station it-self.

So to make it worse not only are gas stations killing our check books with the price of gas, now there taking more money out of our accounts "just in case". So watch your accounts and what gas stations you go to...they do not post that they do this!

Weddings

Seniors

Yes I know its been a while since the last blog. We have started alot of new things this year and we hope that everyone is as excited as we are.

Baby Days at St. Johns

Don't forget to come check out Baby Day at St. Johns on Sunday. It will be alot of fun and educational. I have gotten to know Shannon Mathis and I am soo excited to be working with her. She is an amazing person and has a wonderful spirit! I look very forward to working with her in the future on other events and hopefully with March of Dimes!

Come check out our booth, We have a some really cool new package options that you MUST SEE! Wait till you see what we have come up with. If you have a children between new-born and well pre-teens you must see what we have up our sleeves.

Thank you to Jenna

Ok....so I have to take a moment and give a huge PRAISE to our Best Employee EVER!! You have all talked to her or meet her. She is my brain, my calendar, my sound off, my D.Q (Drama Queen)..she is the glue that holds our office work together. She is the girl behind the scenes with me that sometimes does not get noticed,

She is JENNA Kirk.....

Jenna has been with us for what seems like forever and she is not only a huge key in the flow of Creative Candids she is a huge piece of our family. I usually do not mix engagement pictures with such child like designs but Cars is Jenna's All time favorite and sooo I thought I would surprise her with this. Her whole bathroom is decorated with Cars.

Jenna...Thank you soooo much for all you do. We appreciate everything you do for us as a business and as a family. Life would not be the same with out you apart of it! You are by far the best employee we have had, you are LOYAL, TRUSTWORTHY, Creative, energetic, compassionate, and you love your job..it is a passion and that what makes you so good. You love people, You love Madi ;-) and you are an amazing person. Your creativity and your goals have strengthened and expanded while you have been with us and we can not express enough to you...how thankful we are.

If you would like to join me in thanking Jenna....leave your comments below!

Baby Days at St. Johns

For all you new parents, parents-to-be and even those of you who have been parents for awhile..come check out Baby Day on March 2nd, from 12:30-4. We are honored to have been asked to be there for this fun event. There is soo much that will be going on we all hope that you do not miss out. Hope to see you all there. Stop by our booth and check out the cool baby announcements, Birthday Invitaions, Hospital Picture Packages, Baby,Toddler and Family Portraits and our Specials going on through March To Celebrate...MARCH OF DIMES!

We are also excited to be joining March for Dimes as the area photographers to help support this wonderful organization. More info on that to come soon!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Just wanted to wish everyone out there some XOXOXOXOXOXOXO!!!!!!!

And yes we will be posting again. We have been sooo busy, how other photographers can post daily is beyond me. I am way to busy but I will do my best to keep up.

In Memory of Ella

Some of you know about Ella Parnell- Peters....she was an amazing little girl. Ella was two years old and had many health issues, and we were able to meet her and capture her beautiful smile and personality late last year. We were very saddened to get the call from her mom that on Monday evening Ella went to be with our heavenly father. Ella blessed many people who she meet, she touched the heart of those around her and she has forever made an impact on our heart here at Creative Candids. We mourn with the family yet praise the name of our heavenly father whos arms are caring little ella around. She is free now, free from pain and able to live like a two your old should. Ella we will miss you and we are soooo greatful that God allowed your little heart to mark a spot on ours.

NILMDTS- Article!

Thanks to those who have commented on the article ran in yesterdays paper. I totally forgot that is was going to be ran. LOL Anyways for those of you who missed it or don't get the paper go to

http://www.sj-r.com/SundayAM/stories/21899.asp