Zonta

Hello everyone!

Today was one of those amazingly long days! I mean I got up at 5:30am went to the Business Networking Group I'm in and enjoyed some Chai Tea with the other great professionals in the group. By eight thirty I was back at the studio and setting up a slide show, photo displays and gathering products to take to the Zonta Expo. By ten I was loaded up and headed over to the Civic Center. We set up quickly and rushed back to the studio to work on some orders, e-mails, photo shoots! Then back to the expo at 3pm!!!

It was a wonderful experience if you have never been a part of any Zonta fundraising or event.

Zonta International is a global organization
of executives and professionals working together to advance the status of women worldwide through service and advocacy. Nearly 33,000 members belong to more than 1,200 Zonta Clubs in 67 countries and geographic areas.

The exhibitor's like myself were enthusiastic to work with and out to really enjoy the evening. The prices and drawings were unbelievable, to show the support for this group.

Check out Zonta's Website for more information and support!
www.zonta.org

Next time if you hear of Zonta... GO CHECK IT OUT!!! I would recommend it!

Well... it's almost 9 and I have some more work to do! Until next time... Take care :)

...to NE and Back...

Wow!!! It's been over a week since I have had a moment of time to actually set down and send out a message of what all I've been up to! It's great not having time to keep up with my blog cause that means I am really busy! Yippie!

The other good news with being busy are the portraits I will be sharing with you in a flood of images!!!

I will try to start from the last of it all.... Well maybe I will play a little catch up then get into more detail...

After Barry and Lacey's couples session for their one year I packed up the next day and watched as Trevin and Catrina exchanged wedding vows before their family and friends and then drove off in the coolest old car!  They topped off their night out at the Old Governor's Mansion with a great dance reception provided by Marek DJ Service's here in Rapid City. CONGRATS!  ... photos to come!

On Sunday the 30th of August I met Jay and Corinne at a beautiful flower garden for some time with the two of them before their amazing families showed up for photos. Yes, I do mean that your families were "amazing." It was a fun night with some dancing to top it all off! Corinne you were absolutely astonishing! 

Then....  I had a fun packed week that led up to Ken & Effie's wedding at the park on Friday morning at 10am. I was thrilled when Effie called me to see if I would be interested in a small wedding out at the park with just the two of them and a couple that stood beside them.  It was probably more romantic and personal then they even know!  What a group! I enjoyed our laughs and will have to find out what you were doing to keep the laughs coming!  I hope your weekend away was relaxing.

And finally it was... Nebraska HERE I COME!!!  

When I arrived in Chadron, I went to meet Catja and Senna for Catja's senior session. "Cat" as everyone calls her is the foreign exchange student from Denmark. She was an absolutely joy to work with! Thanks for calling Senna to set the session up!

It's always very special for me to go back "home" to NE and stop by and see my grandparents... so that's just exactly what I did!  I enjoyed a fresh dinner from my grandparents garden on Friday night and great conversation!  Love, LOVE, LoVe you two!  Thanks for always being so supportive and encouraging!  To finish off a very productive, exciting, two state day I went home to my dad's house and crashed.

Saturday, September 5th.... Wade and Megan were united in marriage with beautiful weather and amazing colors. I spent the entire day with Megan, as she finished up her hair, applied mascara, slipped into her dress and danced with her husband for the first time! Congrats and Cheers to the two of you! Thanks for having me be a part of your day!

.... yep... if you guessed...  I loaded up on Saturday night and went back to SD to get ready for the celebration of Bud and Irene's 60th Wedding Anniversary on Sunday! Their family and friends from all over came to celebrate the milestone Bud and Irene have reached.  I asked Irene how the last 60 years went and she said that, "Life isn't easy, and sometimes you have to fight for what you want, but it's wonderful in the end!"  Thanks for the privilege to document your milestone together!

I believe that is the best place for me to end.  The joy of photographing a couples announcement as husband and wife to the celebration of 60 years of marriage, I believe that is the specialist times in two peoples lives and I LOVE being there for that!

WEW....

That was an OUTSTANDING List of memorable events and celebrations. Thank you to all of you for your trust, joy and relationships as clients.  

Computer time!

Today and yesterday have been computer time! I believe that to some I may seem redundant... but I really have been blessed with some amazing clients to work with! Thank you! You all make my time behind the computer so much fun and make me smile still! I know the photographs that you see are documentations of your senior portraits at a time in your life when so many new things are on the horizon and the numerous things that you have out grown are starting to fade into the past that forms you, or for the weddings the glimpses at the moments that flew by on the day of the ceremony. If you are any bit like me I just want to relive everything again once I start thinking back and looking at the portraits! They show my the moments I may have over looked at the time or the ones I giggle at and wonder if I would have laughed then.

Either way....

Thank YOU!!! Thanks for being you and for trusting me to be a part of your very important memories!

-Jenni

The week after being gone!

I always prepare myself for the week after I get back from being gone that it will be kinda crazy!  I think I did a good job preparing myself for it this time except my computer is trying to make it a bit more interesting. Ha ha No worries though. I just turned it off and left for the night a bit earlier!!!  I play on a coed 6 on 6 sand volleyball league on Tuesday  nights and find that it is a relief to any technology stresses that creep into my days!  We had a tough time playing tonight because of all the moisture we've been getting the sand was soaked and didn't give to much when we went diving. I don't think I've had that much competition for over a year. It was a great night with two games back to back!  I know why I fell in love with this sport years ago!  On the photography side I have been working away on getting the wedding photos from the last two weddings ready for the couples to view.  I also got in a few more pieces of equipment for the studio which is super exciting. I think the term "multi-tasking" is merely a small indicator to what I've been doing the last two days. I mean I literally have two computers running with two to five programs on each, the new equipment laid out and ready for assembly, clients in and out, phone ringing, assembling equipment, orders to get ready for pick up.... it's awesome!!! I love it all!!!  Life is great and I think I just wanted to share the fact that everyday has something fun and exciting about it if you just take a step back and look. Today there were lots of great parts but if I didn't have photography to keep me busy I would have loved to be blessed with the talent to be a professional volleyball player!!!  Have a great one! Thanks for reading!

Studio Grand Opening Scheduled

It is official.... The studio Grand Opening will be on Saturday, May 23 from 2-5pm. The studio location is downtown on St Joseph Street across from the courthouse.  The exact address is 324 St. Joseph Street Suite 203.  There will be drinks, h'our dourves, products and portraits on display, friends and much, much more!  Anyone who comes to the opening and books their family, senior, child or engagement session receives 10% OFF.  If you are town or need a a weekend away come by I'd love to see you!