We have a lot of fun with our Facebook fan page! If you are not already a fan -go to our Facebook page and join! We do a lot of fun giveaways and post photos, have special Facebook specials and promotions. And today’s fun giveaway is a free avatar session (you know, the profile picture you have on Facebook). We’re giving away the session and three images for your facebook profile/avatar image.
How to win: We are asking you to look at the image below (there’s a lot going on!) and by using this blog’s comment section, give it a caption. You can give up to 3 captions for this image. The bride and groom from this wedding will pick their favorite caption and the winner receives the session and images from it, as explained above. But to win you must be a fan of our Facebook fan page (please use your name on your comment so we can verify you are a facebook fan of ours) and available to come in to our studio for your session. We will give you all until Friday at noon to post on our blog (not on our fan page) the captions. Please note: we moderate comments -so don’t worry if you don’t see your comment right away. And we kindly ask that you keep your captions family friendly!
Did you know that ALL couples who book their wedding with Solorzano Photography receive a complimentary (FREE!) engagement session?! And when you book with an album package you get a complimentary matted and framed print (of your choice) from the engagement session?
Why do we do it? In short we do this because when we first started our business in 2005 we found that there was a difference between the couples we did an engagement session with and those we did not. When we did an engagement session with a couple, the wedding day -photographically- was all the better! We knew the couples, we had worked with them professionally, we knew what they liked the most from the engagement session (from style to angles and what expressions they most cherished, etc.) and the couples learned to relax with us behind the camera pointed at them! (Most couples have never worked with professional photographers so just getting over the “unknown” of it before the “big day” is a blessing!) Also, couples who had their engagement session with us had 100% confidence in us and the images we were producing every time we set up a shot or walked away to just document! So we decided we would ALWAYS offer a complimentary engagement session to every couple! And it has truly been one of the best decisions we have ever made for our business -and our couples!
Take a look at this video featuring an urban engagement session we did in Downtown Bakersfield last summer. We can do engagement sessions anywhere -the beach, the mountains, we’ve even shot one at Disneyland! And we are always looking for fun and creative ideas that our couples will cherish -like this video’s urban chic look. We can’t wait to work with you on your engagement session! Contact us today!
Alex and I have been so busy -in every way! It’s full swing wedding season again so we haven’t given much attention to our blog. But here’s one picture from each of a few weddings we’re over-due on posting!
Look for full entries from these weddings -and many more- soon!
Enjoy!
We always do a few traditonal wedding party shots -but we really love doing fun and contemporary shots like this the most!
We love to do night shots -especially in such gorgeous settings like this one at the Mission Inn.
First admire the beautiful moment as Mike & Heather almost have their first kiss. Then look to the right -notice the expression on the young boy's face! It's just great!!!
This one is "Portrait Journalism" at it's finest! We love doing fun shots like this -they're fun to do at the time and they are forever fun to look at. Everyone's personality is captured and I can't look at this one without a chuckle.
Like what you see? Want to learn more about our services for your wedding? Contact us today! We are available for world-wide travel, so if you are planning a wedding out of California -no worries -we love to travel almost as much as we’d love to be your wedding photographer.
Yesterday was our “got engaged” anniversary! On April 5, 2001 Alex surprised me with a very sweet and fun proposal. It was our Jr. year at UCSD and we were out with a big group of friends celebrating Alex’s birthday at one of his favorite restaurants, Claim Jumpers. It was a fun night that turned into one of the greatest nights of our life!!! Towards the end of our meal he stood up and made a little toast. He talked about his life and his goals, ambitions, etc. He then said his best friend had asked him what he wanted for his birthday and then he turned to me with a ring and said that he just wanted me to say “yes.” We had a fantastic wedding on October 5, 2002. We now have two beautiful daughters and we have a blast with our photography business that we started together in 2005! The past nine years have been wonderful and I cannot wait to see what great things the next nine will have in store for us!
One of the best things about wedding photography is getting to relive the excitement of this time in a couple’s life and knowing that you are documenting it for the generations to come is an honor we are so blessed to have. And often we are there for our wedding couples as they grow their families and welcome the sweet new additions with maternity, newborn and family photography.
Okay on with the giveaway info!!! From today through Wednesday, September 1, 2010 we will be taking applications from couples who are getting married some time next year (from 1/1/11-12/31/11). On September 5, 2010 we will post our 3 finalists on our blog. We will do an engagement session with all 3 couples (each couple will have a private engagement session) and we will select images from each session to post on our blog. On our wedding anniversary, October 5, 2010 we will announce the winner on our blog!!!
Our winning couple will receive 6 hours of coverage on their wedding day; a custom designed album; one enlargement from their engagement session to be displayed at the wedding reception; images on a disc to print from and a few fun extras!!!
A few more details, the winning couple is not required to pay us one cent for their FREE package, but most certainly can purchase additional hours, products and prints. If the wedding is outside of Bakersfield, Ca we will work out reasonable travel expenses for the winning couple to pay. If a couple who enters the giveaway chooses to book with us before the winning couple is announced their package will be upgraded to reflect a similar value in the upgrades.
For complete rules, requirements and to get an application form please contact us today! We are so excited to hear from you!!!
