Tonight we had a great time hanging out with some local photographers at a Mexican restaurant in Ellicott City! I was so excited to eat the tacos, I didn’t take a picture!
So here’s an old picture….from another restaurant….*ahem* forgive me! I’m tired! 😉
I had the pleasure of participating in a head shot swap with a few photographers a few days back.
These were taken by Kat Forder. She has such a talent!
I guess I have to take another set since I got my haircut and look a little different now….oh well!
This morning, I had the joy of having coffee with a photographer I never get to hang out with! She lives in the Eastern Shore area, so isn’t up in my neck of the woods too often. We bonded over coffee and chai tea, our love of books and all things business and photographer. If you’re planning a wedding down that way, check out this awesome Delmarva photographer!
Had to get a ring shot too!!
Today I attended a networking group (The Executives Association of Baltimore) where I met a TON of really awesome executives and business owners. But the one that stuck out the most was the one who knows the way to my networking heart.
Barry Hebb at Tidewater. He gave me a pen….he said he was out of business cards…but that “outage” was a win for him! So when you’re marketing yourself, dear readers, give out something your target will LOVE! As you may remember, I LOVE pens! (Noted here.)
Thanks Barry!
If you’ve been keeping up with my FB posts or blog posts…(And it’s a little scary how many of you do!)…you know it’s been a SUPER crazy busy few weeks.
Between shooting a wedding, attending Wedding Wire World, attending The Next Big Buzz AND going on vacation. I cannot put into words how full my brain has been!
When I got home from vacation, I was all ready to jump in and implement everything I learned. Well, that didn’t happen. It’s been a tough week so far! Between feeling a little under the weather…or under the pollen?…and just feeling completely run down (what is that with vacation by the way?)….I haven’t been as productive as I KNOW I can be.
Today, I was still a little slower getting started and really just dragging my feet….again.
So, this morning in my devos, I prayed “Give me the fire back. Help me to glorify You today.”
My day was still dragging a little bit after that, so I sat down to watch a video from the good folks at Book More Brides. They are running a summit this week to help wedding vendors take their businesses to the next level. I was doing some admin work, time draining work and figured I might as well listen to something productive. I ended up listening to “The Niche Profit Formula: How to Double Your Price and Still Book Solid” by Mike Allebach of Allebach Photography, aka The Original Tattooed Bride Photographer. I’ve followed him on Facebook for a while and am on a few of his email lists. It was an AMAZING presentation and really helped me to connect a few dots that came up at Mara’s event last week.
That was first….after the presentation, through a series of events, he featured me on his page and friended me on Facebook!
AND DURING the presentation, I got an inquiry for next year!
What a way for God to answer my prayer! And so quickly too!
I also want to just say how proud I am of my husband! He is starting his LAST semester in college on Friday! I can’t believe he’s already at this point! In a lot of ways the last 4 years flew by, but they were also tough. I am amazed at how hard Bret has worked. Love ya darlin’
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