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YIPEEEEE!!!!!!!
Imagine me doing a little jig in my office right now. Because I AM. Today my new website/blog has launched. SO much work has gone into this thing and I have a gazillion people to thank. But first -- let me share with you some of the fun new features you will want to know about as you explore:
My blog now resides IN my website. They share a navigation. And they like each other a whole lot more. You'll find that they constantly encourage you to click back and forth between them. But you can also link directly to my blog and your RSS feed should still work without having to change anything.
My home page is a fun slideshow in a grid format and each time you visit it, the photos are different and load in a different manner. The song is I Will Always Love You by Don Hejny, a talented musician out of Nashville who gave me permission to use it on my site. I'm in love with this song. Thanks Don!
My favorite, favorite thing about my new site is the goodness you get to view by clicking on "MJ in Action." I'm absolutely blown away and humbled by how great my clients are. A huge thank you goes to Michael & Kindra and David & Ashley for looking like celebrities, being so stinking articulate and loving me so much. What a killer combo! Thanks for making me sound so cool. I must have watched what you say in this video about a gazillion times in the course of editing it and I STILL get goosebumps and laugh out loud. Also, I want to thank Jeff & Taryn from Serendipity Videography for putting endless hours into the filming and editing of this video and for their committment to making it perfect for me. You guys rock!!
If you click on my bio page under "melissa jill" you will see some new photos of me courtesy of Jamie Delaine. This girl is seriously talented because I'm pretty picky about photos of me and she took a whole bunch that I like. Thanks friend!
And one more feature that I love is the voting feature on my blog. If you scroll down to a wedding or portrait post, or better yet, click on the "weddings" category under the "blog" button on the above navigation you will see there is a way to vote for your favorite images in each post. Just click on the star under the image you like and your vote will be tallied by the mysterious brilliance built into my website and then the gallery called "blog favorites" under the "portfolio" button in the navigation above will be automatically updated. So any time you want to know which images are favored by my blog readers, you can visit that portfolio to see the latest line-up. The images appear in order of highest to lowest votes and the gallery will display the top 50 images. SO FUN!!!
A HUGE thanks goes to Brock from Infinet Design for putting this website together for me. Brock has the patience of a saint and his customer service is unmatched. He was just a joy to work with and I would definitely recommend him to anyone who is looking for a web designer!
So enough with the words -- go explore and let me know what you think! And if you have the time, definitely click on the "weddings" category on my blog and vote for some of your favorite images from past weddings. I would love to know what your favorites are!! |
I know I've given teasers on twitter & facebook for awhile now, but the day has finally arrived -- my new website/blog is launching tomorrow!! As many of you know websites are a HUGE labor of love and this new one has been in the works since June. So needless to say, I'm SUPER stoked that it's going live tomorrow.
Just wanted to give my current site a little farewell blog post and tell it that I've loved it and it has served me well. It has been a great little site and will always hold a place in my heart. *tear*. You may want to look at it one last time. Tomorrow you will be given the illusion that I am cooler than I really am. Don't believe it. It's just the magic of a sparkly new website. |
We're working hard to get our albums to our clients even faster. Faster is nearly always better, right? Matthew and Jamie were just married on Saturday and ta-da! -- here is there sparkly new album design. Matthew and Jamie were married at the Fairmont Princess in Scottsdale and their wedding was out of a dream. Click here to see the full album design and keep in mind that the finished album is much larger -- 10x14 inches in size.
Note to photographers: If you need help with your album designs, click here to find out how you can purchase my templates! |
| Jamie's gorgeous bouquet: |
| One of the bridesmaids helping with the dress: |
| I love this moment with Jamie and her mom: |
| Jamie & Matthew saw each other before the ceremony so we had a chance to walk the beautiful grounds to get some portraits: |
| They had a large bridal party: |
| The ceremony site was draped which gave it a beautiful, cozy feel: |
| Jamie's dad was all smiles as he proudly walked her down the aisle: |
| The reception details were unbelievable. The entire ballroom was draped in red velvet. |
| I had so much fun playing with the off-camera flash at this reception. I love the effects of putting the flash behind them and then using my on-camera flash for fill: |
| And this sweet one from the mother/son dance: |
| And one final shot of the guests after the cake cutting: |
What a great wedding! Thanks so much Matthew & Jamie for including me! I really enjoyed getting to know you!
To see even more photos from this amazing day, click here to watch the slideshow! |
This little cutesy-patootsey is Kailey. And she's clearly 4 years old. I've been photographing this adorable family for years -- they are dear friends of mine. Teri, Ryan and I all grew up in the church youth group together and I was in their wedding. I could foresee that they would have the cutest little girl someday so that's why I decided to be their friends -- so I could one day photograph her :).
I showed up to the shoot and Teri informed me that Ryan couldn't get away from work. But her and Kailey were ready for photos so we decided to do some without dad. Ryan really missed out but maybe he could put this one on his desk: |
| I might set a record for the number of times I use some derivative of the word "cute" in a post. Oh my cuteness! |
| Kailey was the most cooperative and fun to photograph that she's ever been and she even came up with a few poses for us: |
| Teri thinks Kailey gets all her looks from Ryan but I'd have to say she's a good combo: |
| I just love when parents have fun and interact with their kids during shoots. We get the best stuff! |
| Kailey looks like she's 4 going on 10 in this shot: |
| After shooting around Old Town Gilbert for a bit with the girls we decided to surprise Ryan at work and see if he could step outside for a few quick shots. You know -- just to make sure everyone knows he's still a part of the fam. |
| Kailey was really into the shoot. I might need to hire her to be my art director :). |
| And the photo that might take the all-time cuteness award: |
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