Christmas Ornaments

This post is inspired by my new favorite Obsessions - Justin & Mary. They just posted a contest about favorite ornaments for Christmas. In keeping with that theme, I wanted to share with everyone MY favorite ornaments.

If you follow the blog - it should be no surprise that my ornaments are from the University of Maine - Brandi and my Alma Mata.

Also check out my obsession with UMO with the rocking engagement session we did a few months back!

They started releasing them every year. And of course I couldn't resist collecting them.


These are really the only "different" ornaments we have on our tree. When Brand and I first started dating, and we had our first Christmas together --- we didn't have anything for ornaments. So we had to start from scratch. Our first Christmas tree was very "hotel lobby" with the perfect glass balls and everything matching. Well we needed to add in something that was a little more personal. So that's where the ornaments came in!

Every year they donate some of the proceeds from the sale to a UMO organization - usually to help fund raise for an event! All of them are worthy causes.

LOVE this one - I think its my favorite.

The arena has a special place for me too - Growing up, my brother was on the local high school hockey team, and since we didn't have an arena in Millinocket we always had to travel. I had some good time watching games and traveling all over the state with my family and my favorite arena was Alfond. That's also how I got into photography --- photographing hockey games at that very arena.

What ornaments are special to you?

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Christmas Cards!

It's never too late for a Christmas Blog.

I wanted to share with everyone our Christmas Cards this year. We had the wonderful and talented Kari Cross take our photos this year and we couldn't have been happier!!

We paired them with a snappy card template and we were in business.

Take a look - hopefully they inspire you to visit us in the studio next fall!

Absolutely in love with the tri-fold design - Love Love Love it.

It was so versatile to work with, we could use a lot of great picture, and with the tri-fold there was the potential to add more pictures. I love the spread on the inside. It reminds me of designing a wedding album!

Pretty cool huh? (this also gave me the opportunity to practice my product photography)

Finally a shameless plug for the studio!

Hope you enjoyed out Christmas Cards this year. We are finally wrapping up everything - literally and figuratively. We finished all our holiday shopping today and we are wrapping presents and getting ready to wrap up the year and welcome in 2010. Looking forward to all the weddings we have booked already for 2010 and all the new clients we will meet!!

Hope everyone has a happy and healthy holiday season - be safe and come see us soon!!

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Getting into the Holiday Spirit

I love this commercial --- all versions of it. I wish they still played it!

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