Benefit........

This post really has nothing to do with wedding photography. Portrait photography, maybe, but it really is not about that either. It really has more to do with a topic I would like to share with my friends and clients.

Each year around the holidays many of us start thinking of all the parties, gatherings, good food and wonderful times that can be had. I too think about these things as I really do love spending time with friends and family. I also think about people who are less fortunate than myself. This year I have been approached by the American Cancer Society to donate my time for a large benefit called The Henderson County Cattle Baron`s Charity Gala. The black tie event is in its 8 year and attracts over 600 attendees. This year`s event will be held at The Cain Center in Athens, Texas on Nov. 5th starting at 7pm. I will be providing a portrait station on the night of the event as well as two roving photographers to capture candids of the crowd. The images will be for sell and all of he proceeds from the portraits and candids will be donated to the American Cancer Society.

I am excited about this event and the opportunity to donate some time and money to a very worthy cause. So many of us have been affected by cancer. I personally have had family members and friends who have past away due to some form of cancer as I am sure most of you have too. If you live in Henderson or the ajoining counties please consider attending this very special event. There will be live music (a 17 piece band) playing swing music, dancing , great food, live and silent auctions and much more. Plus my wonderful husband, Dino, has donated his time to be the MC for the event. Email me if you want to learn how to get tickets.

If you can not attend this event I encourage each one of you to get involved in some kind of charity or special cause before this year is done. But don`t stop there.........carry it over into 2006. Not only will you be helping others in the long run you will be helping yourself as well!!

Blast from the past....

Well, I have not been as good at posting to my Blog as I should be but today I got a nice email from a past client and thought I would post it here. Now mind you this is a client from over 5 years ago and she had to hunt me down because I have since sold the studio I owned in Las Vegas and moved over a thousand miles away.

To hear her say that she is still impressed every time she views her images and that she still appreciates my relaxed nature and personality really makes me love my job!! Of course, I enjoy the money but the real reward in this business is the gratitude I receive from my clients. Thank You So Much Guys!! Make sure you check out the updates at www.txweddingphotography.com

P.S. And to Jennifer I wish you much luck in your pursuit of photography!!!

Below is what she wrote:

Hello Jamye,
My name is Jennifer Price and you photographed our wedding about 5 years ago in Las Vegas. The reason I'm writing you is two-fold. One would be to just say thank you for the wonderful photos you produced for us. I'm always impressed every time I look at them. Your relaxed, easy-going style really made it a wonderful experience. And secondly, I'm a member of a digital photography website and they started a forum thread asking to post our favorite wedding photos. I posted one that you took that is very special to us and credited you and linked to your new website (I see you're in Texas now). Here is the link to the website if you'd like to check it out:http://www.dpchallenge.com/forum.php?action=read&FORUM_THREAD_ID=298235 . After posting it, I thought that maybe I should check with you to make surethat this was okay. If it is not, I'll be happy to delete the post. I hope your business is booming and that life is finding you well. :-)
Warm regards,
Jennifer Price