Halloween Charity Food Drive!

Calling all Ghosts, Zombies, Princesses and Fairies!


Come by Simply Portraits
Saturday 11am-6pm
or Sunday 3pm-6pm
and get a FREE 4x6 PORTRAIT
with at least 2 cans of food per kiddo!

Moms, besides getting an adorable picture of your little pumpkin or cowboy what a better way to show your kids how to give back. Before you take the kids trick or treating this weekend bring them by the studio to get a free picture and drop off something to eat for someone less fortunate in our community.

These are just a few of our favorites from last year!

Every costume was so fun,

from the pea eating sweet pea,
to the oh so lovingly silly brothers.

We can't wait see you all back this year!

Bandula Family

Words can't describe how much we enjoyed this family.

They really truly love each other and enjoy being with each other.

It's rare to find a brother and sister that really love each other like this.

They invited us to their beautiful home and we could have spent all day there following them around taking pictures.

You can probably see why....

Thank you again for inviting us to your home and being a part of your family memories!

Family Love.

As any of you who have been by the studio lately know, we've been a wee bit busy. So the poor blog has been slightly neglected. But none of you have been neglected, just the blog.

So we're still good, right?!

I'll try to fill you in on what we've been up to, here's a family we have known for a very long time. Aren't they a beautiful family?

More pics coming soon.

Petite Session

We are proud to announce that we will now be offering our first....

(of many)

Valentine's Day is right around the corner!
And more than likely you're still trying to think of a wonderful gift. Well, we have perfect solution for you! Bring in your little one for our Valentine's Day Special.
(Dad's, you know this would make her cry. )

It's a one day event and we are only offering limited sessions!

Next Saturday, February 6th

$30 Petite Session Fee is due at the time you book your appointment.

Special session packages available. We're even offering Valentine's Day cards!

(A great thing to send out if you were too busy to do Christmas cards!)

Petite Sessions are mini sessions offered one day only that have special pricing and special packages. We will be offering these periodically throughout the year and each will have it's own theme.

Angels and Tutu's

I know, she's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen too....

Doesn't this just make you want to 'mooch those baby cheeks??

We are in the middle of planning a Valentine's Day Special so stay tuned for more info!

And a huge thank you to our beautiful model, sweet Raegan! She was such a good sport and just as beautiful as always!

The twins are one!

We love when we get to watch babies grow.

The twins just turned a year old and no we couldn't believe it either!

Can you believe how much these babies have grown?! I mean from their newborn pictures to their 6 month pictures.

It really has been so much fun to capture these two during their first year!

We haven't fallen off the face of the earth... I promise!

It's been brought to my attention that I have neglected our little blog. I'm sorry.

*hangs head in shame*

But we're back, and I won't let it happen again! December was crazy, and for any of you that came by the studio I know you can vouch for that! Here is a little tiny sliver of a glimpse of what's been going on here at Simply Portraits while the blog took a little vacation.

And of course, SANTA came!

For those of you that have asked, I've already talked to Santa and he said he would be able to come back the same weekend this year! So mark your calendars, he'll be here and he's bringing Mrs Clause too!

Yes, we dressed up like elves and helpers. (But clearly not everyone was as cool as Kara, Carlene and myself) And yes, I included my own "child" even though he didn't get to "see" Santa. He still needed his Christmas picture taken!

Overall 2009 was an AMAZING year! It would not have been the same without YOU! So thank you for being a part of our 2009 and we can't wait to see what 2010 has in store for us!

-Amanda & Tina

Santa Claus is coming to town......

Santa Claus will be here in TWO DAYS!!!!!!!

So I hope you've been good and have your list ready!!

We still have appointments available so give us a call to secure a time slot.

Or of course you can drop in Friday or Saturday from 1-5.

UPDATE: We just got off the phone with Santa and he is SOO excited! He's even bringing Mrs. Claus with him!

And don't forget, we're collecting toys for the Loomis Basin Toy Drive! So if you have time stop and get a new, unwrapped toy to bring with you!

Special Holiday Information!

HOLIDAY ORDERS

Don't wait until the last minute to order pictures for the Holidays!

(You know Grandma and Uncle Larry really want an updated picture!)

If you've taken pictures earlier this year, you can still place an order from a previous sitting.
Just make sure to get your order to us by Wednesday, December 16th.

That is the absolute last day we will be accepting orders.

(And if you really sweet talk me we might even place an order from even older sittings)

HOLIDAY CARDS
Our dear friends at our lab are running a special on Holiday Cards. You can view them on our website under Online Ordering and then under Simply Cards. You can use any picture from recent or previous sittings.
Questions? Call us at (916) 652-5600 or email us at info@simply-portraits.com

(More info below....)

SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN!

If you're like most people and have a crazy life and know you can't get a full sitting in before Christmas then make sure to check out our mini holiday sessions with Santa!!

Yes, you heard me right! The man himself will be here for TWO days!
So make sure to check out all the details here.

Just make sure you don't wait too late to call and set your appointment!

SPECIAL HOLIDAY HOURS
We will be closed Thursday, December 24-Monday, January 4
(And we are completely booked and will not be taking any more appointments. For those of you that have sittings during that time and just had a heart attack, don't worry that doesn't pertain to you. We just won't have our regular lobby hours or take any more sittings during that time.)
Also, we will be at a convention January 7-12.

Phew, did you get all of that?

If not, feel free to call or email.

Happy Holidays!!!

Amanda & Tina

We hope you've been good this year!

We know how much you want to avoid the mall this Holiday Season.

So we made things a little easier for you. We gave Santa a call and he kindly agreed to come by our studio!

He'll be here Friday, December 18th and Saturday, December 19th.

For those of you that want your own private session with Santa we'll be scheduling times just for you from 9am-Noon. And for those of you that want to drop by at your own convenience we'll have a set amount of time for you too! Drop by the studio any time between 1pm-5pm. The cost for your session with Santa is just $20 and includes 1-5x7!

(We will have other print sizes and packages available for purchase)

So come in your Christmas best with your list in hand!

We will also be collecting toys for the Loomis Basin Toy Drive and donating a portion of all proceeds to the Toy Drive.

Call now for an appointment and stay tuned to our blog for more information as Santa's visit gets closer!

Gaggero Family

This is such a beautiful family and they had the most beautiful home. They also had a great sense of style and looked perfect in their vineyard. We had so much fun photographing them and playing the leaves. Thank you for inviting us to your home and letting us capture your family memories!

A HUGE PUMPKIN SIZED THANK YOU!!!!

A HUGE

THANK YOU

to everyone who came out this weekend!

We had a great turn out, have a ton of canned goods
and of course LOVED seeing everyone in their costumes!
These are just a few of our favorites! Everyone was so perfect, from the pea eating sweet pea,
to the oh so lovingly silly brothers. We can't wait til next year!

And clearly we didn't have any fun ;)

Make sure to check back in December to see if Santa is going to visit the studio!

(more details to come soon once we hear from the big guy in red!)

Halloween Charity! FREE 4x6 PORTRAIT!!!

Don't forget to come by TOMORROW
FRIDAY between 11am-6pm
or SATURDAY between 11am-Dark
and get your FREE picture
with your can of food!!

Parents, that means you too!
So bring your own can of food and join in the fun!

Sweet or scary,
Soft or hairy,
Big or small,
We take them all! :)

Second Annual Halloween Food Drive!

Calling all Ghosts, Zombies, Princesses and Fairies!

Come by Simply Portraits

Friday 11am-6pm

or Saturday 11am-Dark

and get a FREE 4x6 PORTRAIT

with a can of food!

Moms, besides getting an adorable picture of your little pumpkin or cowboy what a better way to show your kids how to give back. Before you take the kids trick or treating this weekend bring them by the studio to get a free picture and drop of something to eat for someone less fortunate in our community.

Stay tuned this week for more info.

We look forward to seeing you this weekend!

(And here's a trick, the more treats you bring the more we may treat you to extra goodies!)

The oh so lovely Lizzie

We have an Aunt Becky who shares the same passion for antique shops as we do. She found this gem for us and clearly Lizzie LOVED it! She had such a great time playing with us! We even have some with her sweet baby sister Katie, but I'll have to show those to you later!

Have you laughed like this yet today? If you haven't you need to!

Have a great Wednesday! :)

Sweet girls

I don't know how I almost forgot to post these! I know you probably recognize sweet Lizzie from one of our favorite pictures on our couch. She's a big sister now! Lizzie is taking her new role very seriously and is just loving it. She's been back twice with her new baby sister and we've loved having her here.

Just wait until you see the baby announcements for this little pipsqueak!! I'll give her mama a chance to mail them out then I'll post them for you to see! She is just too precious for words!

McQuiddy

Here is a sneek peek at the McQuiddy family!

She is such a good big sister! You can tell how much she loves him!

I just love this

-Amanda

Brothers

Last week we had three brothers come in...

How much fun are these?

I just LOVE kids feet!

-Amanda

Lizzie

We had the pleasure of taking pictures of Lizzie. She is such a sweet girl with a lot of personality! And one of the best listeners I've ever seen! She is going to make such a great big sister!

I obviously had a hard time picking just a few favorites. They all turned out so great!

She looks like such a little angel!


Doesn't this just make you want to go dance with her?

We can't wait to take more pictures of Lizzie!

-Amanda