Kelly & Larry, October 27, 2007!

I'm late in posing this, so let me just get this out there... ...after much sorting, reading, deliberating and an unforeseen and untimely delay, the lucky couple who gets to have me photograph their wedding free of charge as a result of the Knot Special Offer is Kelly and Larry who are getting married on October 27, 2007! I am thrilled to be able to do this for you! The hard part...not choosing all of you that participated. Gosh, it really was the hardest decision I've had to make, maybe ever! The couples that participated; the love stories you told; it all was so beautiful that you shared your stories and love with me! All that love is exactly what we should focus on every day. Forget about all that other "bad news" out there. Surround yourself with love and all the special people in your life every day. THAT is what truly is important. Thank you everyone for participating, for sharing your love and your stories, for your interest in my photography and for making the world a better place through your loving ways. It is an honor to have had you participate and to have gotten to know a little bit about you through your stories. For those of you were not the final choice if you'd still like the opportunity to work with me I will be happy to discount my services simply for your participation in this event. Call or email me for further information. I wish all of you the best that life has to offer, now and always. Fondly, Joanne

Down for the Count... :-(

Just a quick FYI... I had a little accident that left me out of commission over the holidays and consequently have returned to a mountain of work that I am slowly chipping away at! I'm all better now, so please bear with me as I move through the process of answering emails and phone calls; I'm going as fast as I can! The Knot Special Update will occur on Friday when the lucky couple will find out who they are!! Thanks for your unwavering devotion! Joanne

ELEMENT OF LOVE !

I am thrilled to announce a new venture with my colleague and close friend, Heather Lahtinen called Element of Love!

CLICK HERE to experience this wonderful opportunity we've created! We couldn't be more excited about sharing this with all of you!

For discerning couples seeking outstanding wedding photographers, Element of Love offers a uniquely special wedding photography experience. You now have the opportunity of having two professional, highly experienced, passionately creative, caring and personable photographers available to photograph your wedding, and Fine Art products you will receive with your experience. You will not find a wedding photography experience quite like ours!

For our fellow photographers, Element of Love is an opportunity where you can tap into our experience and success. Through private consultations, photography seminars and hands-on workshops, we will be offering you an opportunity to draw off of mine and Heather's professional experience where we will assist and guide you into developing your creative, technical and business skills. We believe very strongly in what we have to offer and look forward to helping others develop and achieve their own formula for success! Heather and I have very successful independent photography businesses that have brought us together as supportive colleagues and close friends. We share a passion for photography and when we are together talking about it, it's hard to get a word in edge-wise! Our shooting together started out as supportive and fun but then we quickly recognized that we had this tremendous "chemistry" while we were photographing a wedding - we knew exactly where to be and when to be there while shooting. It was like doing a dance that we both knew the steps to! As our professional relationship grew while photographing together on weddings, it naturally developed into a wonderful friendship. Upon recognizing that we had this great passion for photography/photographing weddings, this knowledge, experience and success, and this wonderful chemistry between us, we decided to combine our efforts to form Element of Love. We hope you will enjoy our new venture and that you will stay tuned for more exciting information on Element of Love in both of our blogs. Please feel free to contact us for further information!

Ciao!

NOTICE on the Knot Special Offer...

I've had some questions come up regarding the Knot Special offer, and also think there may have been a glitch in the emails that are being sent for consideration, so I'm indicating the most current information on the Knot Special below: For INITIAL information on theKnot Special offer feel free to email: theKnotspecial@joannebartone.com If you would like to be considered for the special offer, please send your photos and information for consideration as instructed in the previous blog entry to me at: joanne@joannebartone.com NOTE: The Knot Special offer is a Holiday offer for couples who recently became engaged or have yet to book their wedding photographer. If you are a current client of another photographer's, or a current client of mine and you have already paid either in full or have paid deposits towards your wedding photography, unfortunately you cannot be considered for the offer. If you have previously sent information for consideration to me at theknotspecial@joannebartone.com, PLEASE RESEND IT TO ME AT joanne@joannebartone.com THERE IS NOT MUCH TIME LEFT, SO LET'S GET YOUR INFORMATION IN TO ME ASAP! LOVE, Joanne