I had the pleasure of photographing Jack and Kelly's engagement photo session today! They chose the always stunning Yaddo Gardens in Saratoga as their location and it was perfect; with the flowers still in bloom and all! We got their handsome son, Donovan, in a few photos during their session as well! I personalized their photo session with a new prop in my arsenal: chalkboards! Using the chalkboards for one of the photos, I asked them to write a message to each other, but not to look at what the other person wrote so it will be a cute little surprise when they see their edited photos!

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Hi there! This blog post is an outreach to Brooke W. You tried to contact me through my website on July 24th in regards to your December 4th wedding! I have been trying to reply to you since then via the email address and phone number you provided, but the emails will not go through and the phone number rings and rings with no answer or answering machine pick-up! I feel badly that I have not been able to reach you and fear I have your contact information incorrect! I apologize for this inconvenience and would love to set a consult with you to discuss your wedding photography!

The 2nd annual Wags and Whiskers Funfair was so wonderful yesterday! I got to meet so many happy pets and their awesome pet parents who brought them out for a good time! I was also so thrilled to see familiar faces from last year; I am hoping to become a tradition for people to get their $5 SPCA donation prints with me every year! I had the pleasure of meeting famous doggie, Bocker, who was giving kisses, pawtographs, and plush Bocker toys! Follow Bocker on FB here:http://www.facebook.com/bockerfans?

Today is off to a great start already! It's my boyfriend's (of almost 4 years now) birthday! Happy birthday, Jason! Also, I got a message this morning from a friend and photo client of a few years saying, "You are an amazing photographer!!! You have saved so many memories for us!!! Thank you and we love you !!" Love you, too Joeann and Paige! Now it's time for me to get ready for the Wags and Whiskers Funfair! Here is

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Presented by the Schenectady, Schoharie and Saratoga County SPCA

June 11th I was a proud vendor at Pink Day! Despite the rain, people still came out to support the cause! Lisa's table with her Fabri-Fleurs was an absolutely gorgeous set-up! (I sent her photos I took of her booth at the event, so check out her site soon to seem them ;-D) I was selling pre-made photo products and taking photos of people at the event that they could have printed on-site as key chains or as 4x6's! I still have 9 posters left (shown in the photo with this blog post) and I still want a portion of the proceeds to go to the breast cancer research charithy we were raising money for that day! So, contact me if you want one of the remaining posters! They are 11x14 and say, "Live, Laugh, Love and Think Pink!" I am only charging $29.99 per poster (that price includes shipping and the charity donation)! Also, a photo client I met with on Friday this week for a consult told me about a project he is doing with turning old broken guitars into art projects for children he works with! The kids are already thinking about what they want to paint on their guitars, but they still need 7-10 more guitar donations to have enough for the children! So if any of you have a guitar that is broken or warped-beyond-repair, and want to donate it for this cause, let me know! Thank you everone! I hope to find some time to blog more again soon! This has been a busy week for Heather Madeline photography! I had 4 very exciting photo sessions this past week that I can't wait to show more of and tell you all about! Collette & The Mudcats at Alive @ 5 and photos for the new local pet sitting business called Running Paws were awesome! More photos and details from those sessions coming soon! I have lots of photo retouching left to do from them 1st and prom photo orders to send out to my lab! Busy,busy! Have a great week, everyone! ;-D

This photo is from Paige's prom yesterday! I have had the honor of photographing her prom experience for the past three years in a row! This year was her final prom; senior prom and we went out with a bang! Stunning makeup by Sabeen, elegant hair style by Joeann Carman, and a beautifully crafted Fabri-Fleur hair clip by Lisa Schroeder! Paige was so excited and it was so fun capturing those candid moments! I also mixed in a fun and new posed portrait experience with her that included balloons, a rustic barn location, and a story theme to guide the session!