Family Night, Date Night or Girls' Night Out...Don't Miss This One!

Did you ever wish you could see the Andrews Sisters, Neil Diamond, Carol King, Patsy Cline and Elvis in concert all in the same night? 
This is your chance to fulfill that wish... and the wishes of many NC children who have been diagnosed with life threatening illnesses.

Join us at the Eleventh Annual Benefit Festival and Concert for Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Central and Western North Carolina this Saturday, July 31. It will be held at Shallowford Square in Lewisville and run from 5:00pm till 9:00pm.

For a $10 donation you will receive dinner from the Golden Corral and a festival tee shirt (both while quantities last).  It is a family friendly event including a very special live music program with a cast of "tribute performers", a magic show, games, an Arts Expo for the kids and a great silent auction and lots more. Even Cinderella will be making a special appearance at 6 PM (bring your cameras for this "photo op").

Please share it with anyone you think might be interested in attending the event so more dreams can come true and lives enriched.  For entertainment and silent auction details and updated festival information, visit the Make-A-Wish Festival web page.

As the official photographer for the event, we expect to make new friends, but we want to see ALL of our friends "through the lens"!

Would You Like To Be One Of Our "Test Models"?

We heard you!

If you saw our recent survey, you know we are considering offering quick, simple portrait sessions and...Wow... did you have a lot to say!  In the survey, you told us you were busy and sometimes don't need all that we typically offer to have portraits made, so you have gone to the photo chains and have been pretty disappointed overall. Of the respondents, 91.8% said they were interested in seeing us offer a "Quick Takes" style of photography.

 
Now it's time for the next step!

We would like to to hear more of your opinions as we take the next step - conducting a test of this new product. You can be a part of our R and D (research and development) Team!

There will be an opportunity for you to be one of the first to try it out as one of our "Test Models" on  Saturday, July 24, Monday, July 26 (with after work hours), and Tuesday, July 27.

The Portrait Packages start at $129 and we will have Portrait Sheets for as little as $24 each. This style of photography will give you a chance to have quality photography as often as you like...at affordable prices! In addition, you will have the opportunity to purchase low resolution digital files with a purchase of $259 or more. (This is great for scrapbookers, Facebookers or even your digital frame.)

 All you have to do is go to our online scheduling site (See? it's already easier..you can do this at midnight in your PJ's!)

After you schedule your Portrait and Ordering session, we will send an email to let you know what to expect. We'll take care of the rest..you could even come on your lunch hour!

 

Our studio is known for the attention to detail, and all that goes with it, when we create your portraits. For those who have had the Anne Grant Photography experience, the best results come when we spend time planning your perfect portrait before the session. Then there's the session, with unlimited time followed up a week later with all the time you need for making your selections with our portrait design specialist. Our clients appreciate all the time we spend with them when they have made the decision to invest in a custom designed, beautiful wall portrait collection.

But what about the times when you really want something quick and easy?
It may be just a fun idea or only have one purpose, such as:

• Your child in their "First Day Of School" outfit  
• A nice image for your Christmas Card (every mom I know dreads taking their own family pictures for their annual Christmas Card, but it makes for funny stories!) 
• An updated image for your business card
• Something really cool for your Senior page in the yearbook
• A few great images to use on the "important" pages as you are scrapbooking 

        ...And all of the other simple moments in your life!
 
Your response to this initial offering will determine if we will be able to add this type of photography to our current style of customized designer wall portrait sessions, so we look forward to a great turnout!

 

My Daddy, My Hero

About a year ago a cute couple that had just gotten married came to our studio wanting some portraits of the two of them to commemorate their wedding. Matt "Tucker" is in the Army and both him and his wife Kayla were ready for any creative ideas we had for them. Of course during their session and throughout the last year we have grown pretty close to the whole family. Kayla's mother would call us throughout the year to let us know where Tucker was stationed and how things were going, we were so excited to get the phone call last fall that they would be expecting their first baby in June!

Tucker is now stationed in Afghanistan and has been home on R&R for the last two weeks. While he was home he was fortunate to be here for the big day! Summer arrived on June 28, 2010. They have been trying to put as many things into 2 weeks (336 hours) as they can and we were blessed to be able to spend three hours of that time with them today. We would like to show you a few of our favorite portraits from Kayla and Tucker's wedding session and also a few from today's session. Tucker sadly has to leave this Sunday morning and head back to Afghanistan until December. What a wonderful husband, daddy, and soldier he is to make this big of a sacrifice for our freedom. Thank you Tucker and family! We are thankful to have you all in the Anne Grant Photography family.