Boudoir Contest!!

Happy Friday!! It's been a crazy 6 weeks or so, I hope everyone's summer is off to a fantastic start...hard to believe it's already mid-July!! And in exactly one month from today, I will be celebrating my BIG 4-0 birthday!! Hard to believe my mom has a 40-yr old child! But, in true Jackie style, I still put in my age as 39 on the elliptical machine at the gym! Not changing it until AFTER the official day!

So first things first....the blog looks different, huh? I basically just reversed the colors, and changed the font and logo slightly, not a huge difference, but I like the clean fresh look! Much thanks to Alex at Design & Illustration by Alex!

Now the big news....my first BOUDOIR CONTEST! The winner will receive a FREE 1/2 hour mini-boudoir session, including makeup by Tiffany from Make Up Your Event!

Here's what you need to do to enter:

• leave a comment below on this post, AND
  

• "like" jackie g. photography and Make Up Your Event on Facebook (must "like" both if you don't already!)

That's it! The lucky winner will be chosen on Monday July 25th, so you can enter anytime before then! Good luck!!

The Fine Print:

• winner chosen at random, must be available to shoot in Orange County, CA., and will be responsible for booking hotel room or providing other location
  
• session will be 30 min, 1 outfit
• makeup only by Tiffany, you may pay extra if you wish to have your hair done too!
• winner will receive 5 edited images via email
• BONUS: winner may also qualify to be upgraded to a full boudoir session, up to 2 hrs and 3 outfits when you refer a friend who books and pays in full for a full session too!

To get you "in the mood" so to speak, here are some of my favorite boudoir images!

Kate & Kyle :: Wedding

Who says social media is just for looking up old high school friends and playing Mafia Wars or Farmville? It was thru Facebook that I connected with Christine Bentley, probably 3 years ago or so, 2008, when I got my first camera and started following my own wedding photographer on Facebook. Christine was one of her friends, so I friended her too.

I feel honored to have this amazing opportunity to second shoot with Christine, and I know when my time comes, I will be paying it forward in a similar manner!

Now for the goods…as every post is better with pictures! This is from the first wedding I shot with Christine, at Miramonte Resort in Indian Wells. It was blazing hot, and my poor pinky toes paid the price with a total of 3 blisters, but here are a few images from Kate and Kyle’s big day!













(Click here to see Christine’s images and links to vendors)

Rachel G :: Boudoir

I met Rachel thru a mutual friend and make-up artist, Tiffany Georskey of Make Up Your Event. Rachel was vacationing here from Idaho with her long-time boyfriend, so we took advantage of her hotel for the shoot. Funny how you can hardly tell this was a "family-oriented" hotel in the Disney area! The pictures were supposed to be a surprise for Shane, but he found out! He was a good sport thou, and made himself scarce during the shoot, so the pictures will still be somewhat of a surprise for him! Hope he loves them!

Palos Studios Weddings :: My 2nd shooter images

A few months ago, I had the pleasure of meeting the fabulous and awesome Erin and Louis Palos, owners of Palos Studios in Claremont...and was honored to be asked to do some 2nd shooting for them! Erin was the main shooter at both of these weddings, she is truly a sweetheart and an amazing photographer as well! These are just a small handful of images, it was so hard to choose just a few!

Allison & Rick had their wedding ceremony and reception at the beautiful Padua Hills Theatre in Claremont.








Jennifer & Stanley were married in her beautiful back yard in Chino, followed by a traditional Chinese banquet at a seafood restaurant in Arcadia.

Kozak/Evans Family :: Family Portraits

I love it when I get the chance to work with clients more than once, it's like being able to document the different phases of their lives. I first met Lisa when I photographed the baby shower her friends threw for her and baby Dean, then I took baby and family photos of Lisa, her husband Chris, and baby Dean and big brother Dillon. I was honored when Chris' mother, Rosanne, contacted me to take some "extended" family portraits! She and her husband Don were in town from Oregon, and Chris' brother Jason and his wife Sarah and son Marek were visiting from St. Louis. They chose a great time for a visit to Orange County, the weather was extraordinarily warm, and we got some great shots!