Yearly Archives: 2008

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garlands

so simple and sweet.

 

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snippet & ink

i was so thrilled to see a photo of mine recently used by snippet & ink (a beyond wonderful wedding blog).  she builds ultra dreamy vision boards to articulate the mood for a wedding and the one i’m featured in has the loveliest browns and yellows.  i love these boards as a way to express...

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mittens with a message

so fun!  stay warm, -melanie- by kate spade via oh joy!

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the haye family

one of my favorite images of the season…i think because it represents something every child this age seems fascinated with…bouncing on dad's tummy :)  oh, and because i'm hopelessly smitten with how this beautiful family has grown…i was there to see mom and dad wed, and some of you may recognize katrina from your wedding...

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and the winner is…

…lisa, who posted the following:
In the last hour I've learned a
friend's dad is very ill and does not expect to live long. In fact, he
hopes to live until his next grandchild is born (around Dec 23). This
will be grandchild #7. He is anticipating the baby's arrival!
These seven grandchildren belong to his three kids. This...

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jaxson

in a moment, they'll have a small crowd of adults giggling with their flirty looks, those cheeks that just draw kisses to them…ahh, babies :) enter jaxson – who is SO adored and loved!  donna & jerry – you guys are great!  there's so much more from this session (you should have seen his cute...

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what every aspiring photographer should know

I came across the following whilst reading blogs and thought it might be helpful to anyone contemplating photography as a profession…it's one of the most effective messages on the subject i've seen.
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I get asked all the time, during...

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a giveaway!

just a heads up that we'll be out of the office Dec 20 – Jan 2, busy spreading cheer and sipping hot cocoa.  here's wishing you visions of sugar plums!!
but before we head out, we'd like to have some BIG fun!  that's right!  leave a comment on *this* post and let us know of a...

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music of the month – winter songs

before you do another thing today (well, perhaps *after* you trim the tree!), jump on
itunes and get this wonderful album…imagine a happy photographer hopping in her office to
*great* holiday tunes…had to wait till after thanksgiving to share, but i've
been listening to it for a week. warmly, -melanie-   via A
Little Sussy  

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pretty paper…from melanie mauer photography

one of the things that has me most excited this week is holiday cards…if you'd like to do a new years card, just get in touch with us this week via email (melanie@melaniemauer.com)!  i think it's so sweet to put something dear in all the mailboxes of people you adore :)  doesn't that little parade...

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favorite things [ winter edition ] from laura

two favorite things to keep me warm and toasty in the wintertime:
a tall, nonfat peppermint mocha and ugg boots!
we'll be out of the office Nov 24-28, melanie will be working on proofs but we'll both be enjoying some extra family time!
happy holidays!warmly, laura

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an autumn treat – pumpkin and gingerbread ice cream sandwiches

these look like such a lovely treat…it's being filed in my 'sweets to try' folder (although i'm sure i'll simplify with pumpkin ice cream from the grocer) :) 
we're having such a great time working on your holiday orders…and remembering great sessions from this past year…if you'd like to sneak in an order for a...

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megan + luke

an incredible couple – so in love but also so steady…love can be so intoxicating, it can blur our view of everything except the one we're focused on and yet the sense i got from these two was that it helps sharpen their vision, provides clarity and they walk into this marriage without the feeling...

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heather + pat: an anniversary

how lovely to gather together your friends oft for celebrating!  heather and pat are a couple who inform and change me each time i meet them because of their passion for living and sharing what's great with those close to them.  they remind me to celebrate.   when you step into one of their gatherings, it's...

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holly day market

 
an item to add to your weekend social calendar ;)  
preview party, thursday 7pm (silent auction featuring a session with me!)fri & sat 9-6ky horse park
i've been looking forward to this for weeks – so glad it's almost here!

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emily, chad + benjamin

one of the happiest things happening in my life is getting to see clients again and again…i love the thought of creating a "collection" of images that will help them remember their life.  i appreciate that they pause from their busy lives to live in front of the camera for an hour or so. 
emily...

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happy halloween!

a peek at halloween around casa mauer…oh, and of course there was the annual viewing of 'It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown".   dear halloween, next year – please don't go so fast! 
hope you're off to the best week!  -m-

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