We have a new blog!

We are really excited this morning because we have a brand spankin' new blog.  Our new blog address is www.bluemtnphoto.net/blog.  Don't worry, all the old posts from this blog have already been copied over to the new blog.  

I have tried and tried to get this blogger blog to look the way I wanted, and I've just never been happy with what I've come up with.  I am absolutely in love this our new blog.  It is pretty much exactly what I've been looking for.

I want to thank my friends that helped me put this new blog together.  Thank you so much.  I'm not very big on writing code and such, and I had a couple of friends that helped me to get the blog exactly how I wanted.  So thank you so much guys!

So this will be my last post on this blogger blog.  If you read this in a blog reader please redirect our link to our new blog.  

Thanks!  :)

Jason

Sale ends tomorrow! Christmas deadline coming.

Our annual week long Black Friday sale ends tomorrow.  If you need to order prints at half price, or know someone who does.  Make sure you order by 11:59 PM EST tomorrow night.  At Midnight Saturday morning the sale will be over.  We only do this sale once a year.  

This is the absolute last chance to get in on our annual print sale.  

Also, the deadline to order prints to get them before Christmas is December 10.  We will continue to take orders after that, but we cannot guarantee them before Christmas.  The labs get really, really busy this time of year, as do the mail carriers.  So they must be ordered before December 10 to get them on time.  

Jason

2009 Weddings

As our 2008 Wedding season comes to an end, we are really excited about 2009.  2009 is going to be a record year for us!  

We are already about 50% booked for next year.  Very few dates in the Spring are left.  We are really focused right now on going ahead and filling up the end of the Summer and the Fall.  

If you are interested in booking us for a 2009 wedding, go ahead and contact us as soon as possible.  If you know someone that is interested, have them go ahead and contact us.  Christmas and New Year's is the most popular time of the year for couples to get engaged, and we will be bombarded with bookings and inquiries in January.  So now is the time to book!  

Jason

Congrats Coach Dabo Swinney

I am so excited!  Congrats Dabo, I can't wait to watch our football team over the next few years.  Exciting things are coming!

Here's a link to the story.  ESPN broke it about 10 minutes ago. 

Jason

Way to go Tigers!

Image from www.greenvilleonline.com

I am so excited that our Clemson Tigers pulled out a big win yesterday against the South Carolina Gamecocks.  

I'm really proud how these players really rallied around an interim head coach to win 4 out of their last 5 games after Coach Bowden resigned.  They could have chosen to fold, and give up.  Instead they chose to fight, work as hard as they could, and win.  

Thank you Coach Dabo Swinney for taking over a job you didn't ask for.  Not only did you pull a group of kids together that were hurt emotionally and physically halfway into the season, you also led these guys to victory 4 out of 6 times against some very tough teams, including our arch rival.  

I don't give my opinion very often on this blog, but this time I will.  Dabo Swinney has earned the job as head football coach of the Clemson Tigers.  Over the 6 games as a head coach, he has demonstrated his ability to motivate the players (our last coach didn't), he garners respect from the players, and he is a winner.  There are many other reasons why I think Dabo is the right man for the job, but I'm going to leave it at that for now.  

I hope Clemson makes the correct decision to retain Coach Swinney as head coach.  

Jason

Gratitude

The definition of "Gratitude" according to Merriam-Webster's dictionary: the state is being grate: or thankfulness.  

Today is Thanksgiving in the United States.  Thanksgiving means lots of turkey, dressing, and all kinds of other really tasty food.  It also is a time that we give thanks for all of our blessings.  I want to take the opportunity today to talk about the things I am grateful for.

First off, I'm thankful to God for everything.  Without God nothing else would matter. I want to thank my parents.  Obviously, without them I would not exist.  HAHA! Thank you to my wonderful wife Stacy. We have now known each other for 10.5 years, and have been married for 9.5.  I love you so much and I am very thankful for you.  I am thankful for my children, Ethan and Hannah Grace.  Children really do change everything.  

I am very thankful to all of our wonderful clients.  Every single one of you.  If it wasn't for our clients, I would be unable to be in business as a professional photographer.  You guys allow me to be able to work in a profession that I love, and I totally realize it wouldn't be possible if it wasn't for you.  

I am thankful for so many other things, but if I wrote everything out I would still be writing at Christmas.  So I'm gonna stop at that.

I hope everyone today takes a moment to talk about gratitude with your family while you enjoy your turkey.  Don't forget what today is really all about.

Jason

Family portraits and Christmas cards!

I just want everyone to know that we do have a few slots open this week for family portrait sessions. It's not too late to have family portraits made, or to order Christmas cards from us.

If you would like to book a family session this week, call or email us. We don't expect for these slots to stay open long!

Jason