Masquerade Birthday Photobooth

To end March I had the awesome privilege of photographing a wonderful woman's milestone Birthday. The theme was masquerade and the more we chatted about the big celebration the more Susan fell in love with the thought of Damask accents. By the time I got there to set up on the day of, the house was filled with damask in every room and it reminded me of home (but of course more beautiful)
Here were a couple favourites from her Birthday PhotoBooth

If you have been photographed in our choice of 2 walls or countless customizable photobooths and loved the service, please take 2 seconds to vote for a new award we were nominated for at the Wedding Industry Experts Awards.

http://www.weddingindustryexperts.com/votes/izZ1xy208.html

Thanks for your support!


Special thanks to Dahlia Event Productions.
The delicious cake and cookies were by the Natural Food Pantry's gluten and nut free bakery.

"Hi Melanie, Thanks sooo much for a great Photobooth. We had a venetian ball of fun with your props.
Love the sneak peak….all the photos are awesome! Especially the one of you and I.
Thanks again for making a special birthday magical." - Susan

Wedding Industry Awards are Back!

The Wedding Industry Experts Awards are back and I'm thrilled to be nominated for not 1, but 3 categories this year: Best Photographer Ottawa, Best Studio Ottawa and Best Photobooth!

If you love my work and want to let me know it, please visit one or all of the links below. It takes just 2 seconds to click "vote" and you can do it every 24 hours.

Best Photography Studio, Ottawa
 

Best Photobooths, Ottawa

                            Best Photographer, Ottawa 

Contest begins April 16th in the morning and closes one week later on the 23rd. 

Now some people are saying that viewer's choice awards aren't really awards because a panel  of your talented fellow industry professionals don't award you but honestly I think it's even better that my clients actively go out of their way to vote for me each day to tell me how much my service meant to them.

And I couldn't be more flattered by being nominated and last year, winning 4 awards. Being a small business owner, a 1 person studio, your own marketer, business consultant, media spokesperson, photographer,  editor, etc. is draining and it's these small rewards that make it all worth doing each and everyday until I'm about 79, then I'm quitting because that is too old for this young (wo)man's game.

 

Girls Night Out: May 31st, 2013 Algonquin College

Last year I had the pleasure of photographing all the wild and crazy, amazing women in my Photobooth at the 2nd Annual Spring Bling Fashion Fling hosted by the Queensway Carleton Hospital Foundation. This year unfortunately that event isn't happening but the bigger and even better 'Girls Night Out' event will be a huge success and I'm thrilled to be a part of it by participating in the silent auction and lootbags! 

7th Annual Girls Night Out

Friday, May 31, 2013
Algonquin College, 1385 Woodroffe Avenue
Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
Fabulous dinner, drinks, music, dancing, firefighters, entertainer extraordinaire George Thomas, great live and silent auction items & many more surprises. Gather your BFF’s and get your tickets now. This event always sells out!
Tickets: $70Proceeds will benefit the programs and services that Friends of Hospice provide without charge Girls just wanna have fun! You can purchase tickets by calling: 613-591-6002 ext. 27 Or By visiting one of our ticket outlets:
Act II, 417 Hazeldean Rd, Kanata, 613-831-8386
Scotiabank-Bridlewood, 701 Eagleson Rd., Kanata 613-591-7545
Scotiabank-Centrum, 800 Campeau Dr., Kanata, 613-590-2020
Scotiabank-Stittsville, 1271 Stittsville Main St., 613-831-3115
Scotiabank-Richmond, 3438 McBean St., Richmond, 613-838-2410
Three Wild Women, 263 Richmond Rd., Westboro, 613-728-1400

Buy tickets online at: http://www.friendsofhospiceottawa.ca/gno2013.html

Look for my awesome canvas and photoshoot package in the silent auction, all for a wonderful cause!