North America's Cutest Family

Appleby Photography is participating in the International Charity Event to select North America's Cutest Family and to raise funds for the non-profit Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Foundation. Are your loved ones North America's Cutest Family? We'll give you the opportunity to prove it! Many exciting prizes will be awarded, and the grand prize winner receives a new car! Cutest Family Special: $75 entrance fee includes a 30-minute mini session and one image submitted to the national gallery. ***Bonus*** Book your 2010 session, January through March, now and pay only $29 entrance fee and receive a $25 print credit to use on your order! Sessions must be booked by Nov. 30th to qualify. Sessions must take place between November 1, 2009 and April 1, 2010. This is a perfect time for Easter portraits, too! Finalists will be determined by online votes. Each vote is $1 (no limit on the amount of votes you can cast), and all proceeds from votes benefit Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep. Voting closes April 8, 2010. Grand prize international winner will be determined from the 52 city finalists. The winners will be selected from the finalist gallery by photography and modeling industry experts. The winning family also receives a session with the renowned portrait artist Sandy Puc' and international recognition. Call 608-280-8845 now to enter your family in this exciting contest. *Contest open to residents of the US and Canada. For more information, visit http://sandypucmodels.com/.

HOLIDAY IDEAS: We Sell Pettiskirts, Photo Jewelry, Purses and Bags

We sell Belle Ame pettiskirts! These are the adorable fluffy, fluffy skirts that little girls LOVE! We also offer matching tees and tanks, as well as bloomers and dresses. The bloomers (ruffled shorts) are super cute for toddlers! These are custom-made with super-soft chiffon in fun colors. Please feel free to e-mail for photos and pricing. belleamepettiskirts also offers more info.

For the grown-ups, we offer fun photo purses, bags and jewelry. These all make great holiday gifts, but remember they are custom, so order early!

Important Dates:

We have a lot going on in the next few months. We want to take a moment to remind you of important dates and events so they won't sneak up on you. The sooner you schedule your sessions and appointments, the better!

September/October- peak times for outdoor family sessions with fall leaves

October 10- Last chance to order most Wedding albums with arrival times before the holidays (some album styles will need to wait until January)

November 1- April 1 America's Cutest Family international contest
November 8- Last day for all 2009 sessions (except Baby Plan families- call if you have questions or think you will be affected)

November 18- Last day for ordering Portrait and Wedding portraits to guarantee delivery for the holidays

December 1- Last day for Holiday Cards-only orders to guarantee delivery before the holidays

Early December- Arrival of our new baby, limited hours and availability throughout the month- E-mail will work best at this time.

January 16 & 17- Wedding Planner & Guide Bridal Show- stop by our booth to see us that weekend!
Winter 2010- Introducing special program for all past wedding clients- more info will be coming!

Urban Kids

Have you seen the new window display and website gallery? If not, walk by our windows and go to Appleby Photography's website to check out the images! Our newest project is Urban Kids, a fun display of children highlighted by the urban setting of downtown Madison. The children had a blast and were so much fun to work with for these sessions. Request your Urban Kids session the next time you schedule your child's appointment!

So Excited!

I just love getting "fun" mail and packages! I just received the package with all of our new window display photographs and couldn't wait to rip it open to see them. The kids all look great! :) There were so many cute kids that it was hard to narrow down the choices. I wish we had more room to display even more! Luckily, the website display has enough space and we can showcase more of the kids. I can't wait to redo the windows! Hopefully we will have a very busy weekend and can get it all done! 

Almost Time to Say Good-bye to the Baby Window Display

I can't believe how fast the summer is flying by. With hot air balloon and Persian wedding ceremonies, a falling bride and groom (there were rumors of a YouTube video in the works) and lots of children's portraits, July is a blur. Now we have August here and school starting within a few weeks- our oldest starts back in only two!

We are very excited to create our new window display, but that also means that we have to say good-bye to all the adorable babies that are in the current window display. We have enjoyed this display so much and have heard so many nice comments about the cute newborns. If you haven't seen it yet, please come by soon, before it's gone!

We will keep you posted as to when the new one goes up- there will be some excited children to see themselves highlighted in the windows!

New Fall Studio Window Display

WANTED: 6 models for fall studio window and website display
Must be between ages of 3 and 8 years old
Must be photographed on July 13 or July 14 between the hours of 9am and 2pm

Participants will be photographed at the studio for no charge. You will receive a free gift portrait as your Thank You. Your child's image will be used for studio samples and marketing material. (If you are interested in being contacted for the later dates of phase two for this model search, please let me know!)

Please pass the word if you know someone with children in these age ranges! Call the studio to schedule your time, 608-280-8845.
Thank you!

Dates for Limited Edition Children's Sessions

As earlier posted, we have our dates for our upcoming Limited Edition Urban Boys and Sassy Girls Children's Sessions in July. These are the cute, fun sessions that will show off boys looking cool and girls being sweet or sassy in pettiskirts, great for all ages of kids- babies to pre-teens.

We are now accepting reservations for these sessions.

Mark you calendar for the July Dates and call the studio today at 280-8845! Prime dates and times will fill fast!

Remember, there is NO SESSION FEE for these special sessions. We will not be having pre-planning sessions beforehand, as all important information will be covered by phone and e-mail. Please call to chat more about clothing- both the pettiskirts that we have on hand as well as what you should bring, and studio info and details.

I am very excited about this and am looking forward to seeing all the adorable kids!

Photo Restoration Sale

Do you have priceless heirloom portraits that are damaged by time? Do you have photographs that are older than you or your parents are and that are showing their age?

We can help!

We would love to help you preserve those old photographs and restore them to their former beauty. Now through the end of June, just bring us your old photograph, and for $50, we will restore it and give you an 8x10 portrait of the enhanced image. Need more photographs or a digital file of the enhanced photograph? We can do that, too. Additional 8x10's are only $15 and a digital file is only $50.

4 Free Tickets

I have 4 free tickets up for grabs for tomorrow's bridal show! If you can stop in at the studio to pick them up today, they are yours! Call me at the studio to confirm they are still available.

Wedding Planner and Guide Bridal Show

We are excited about the annual Madison Summer Bridal Show, presented by the Wedding Planner & Guide (the ones that do that big show in January), that takes place tomorrow! The show is from 4pm to 9pm on Wednesday, June 17th at the Marriott Madison West. Ticket information is available at the Wedding Planner & Guide website, and tickets are also available at the door. We have included an engagement session package in the Bridal Show Giveaway, so sign up for your chance to win! We will be sharing our wedding photography at two booths, so stop by either one to say "hi"! You can find us by the front door, at booth 202, and near the cocktail area, at booth 707.