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Drumroll Please!!!! {Baton Rouge Wedding Photographer}

Today is the day of LOVE and I’m sitting  on the couch watching love stories because I don’t have a Valentine.  Maybe next year.  Anyways, I have read some wonderful love stories the last few weeks.  I really appreciate all of you that entered.  I gave them all to nice friend of mine who was so kind to chose a Winner for me.  I numbered each story so that he would not know who wrote them and he said that there were some great stories, but one really stood out to him.  Here is their story below.  Congrats to Shelly Varnado.  I will be contacting you to set up your session.  Everyone please keep an eye out for our next give away soon.

My husband and I met in 1987 and became friends, actually best friends.  We met through a mutual friend, whom he was actually dating at the time.  He dated a lot of my friends.  I loved him as a best friend at first but not as a boyfriend…. little did i know that he was dating my friends so that he could always be with me.  We laughed together, cried together and even went places together.  I did not think that I would fall so in love with him.  Watching him date my friends had actually started killing me inside, but i never said anything to him.  One day as we were all out,  Jan 1989, and he took me aside and said ” I want you to be my girlfriend, not anyone else.  I love you and have loved you since the day we met.  If you turn me down now I will never bring it up again or ask you again, its now or never. “  Wow I thought to myself, I could not believe this was happening, I went completely weak in the knees, kissed him, and said yes.   Really to be honest with myself, deep down he was the one I wanted to be with.  I just was so afraid that if we dated it would ruin our friendship.  Well, on that day,  Jan 1989 2 years after we had met we started dating.  We married on August 26, 1989 and it has been a wonderful journey. We have 3 daughters, and we are more in love now than we were so many years ago.  Love is a wonderful gift from God that is not easily broken, if he remains the center of every marriage.

Thx for taking time to read our story,
Shelly

Congrats again Shelly

Senior 2011 Model Search Begins {Senior Portrait Photographer}

I am so excited about this years Senior Model search for 2011.

Are you friendly and outgoing?    Are you energetic and participate in extra-curricular activities?   Do you like meeting new people and trying new things?  Are you willing to promote Mandi Nikole Photography amongst your friends and classmates?  If you can answer yes to any of these questions you could be what we are looking for in a Senior Spokesmodel.  We will be choosing 5 Senior Models again this year.  Perks are a free mini session toward the end of your junior year with 3 wallet size accordion books to show your friends and family and business/representative cards for you to hand out to your classmates and friends.   We will schedule your free full Senior session at later date ($100-$125 Value).  Both sessions will be on location.  For each referral that books/completes their order/and pays you will receive a $25 print credit up to $150 towards your order.

You job is simple.  Promote Mandi Nikole Photography and bring in your classmates and friends as referrals.

If you are interested please email me with your Name, Email Address, Phone Number, and Photograph.  Then Tweet and Facebook about the model search.  Example; Mandi Nikole Photography searching for Senior Models @http://www.mandinikoleblog.com/?p=1542 or @http://www.mandinikoleblog.com.   In your email, let me know you have tweeted and posted on your FB.  I will contact you and email you an entry application with the information sheet.  I am really excited and hope to be working with you soon.

Please feel free to check out my portraits on my website at mandinikolephotorgraphy.com.  You just have to click on the portrait section when you arrive at the splash page.

I will also be available to shoot in the Monroe and Ruston area this year.

Thanks,

Mandi Nikole

Website;  mandinikolephotography.com

Email Address:  mandinikole.photography@gmail.com

My First Contest – Free Couples Session with Prints

I have been wanting to host a photo contest for quite a while now.  Well, Valentine’s Day and Love are great reasons to finally do it.  I am hosting a contest for a free couples session with prints valued at $220.  You can find the information for entry below.  I am so excited and really looking forward to reading all of your love stories.  Please don’t be afraid to enter even if you have been married for 50 years.  All couples are welcome.  Your parents may have a wonderful love story to tell.  You are welcome to enter them also, just remember to send a photograph.  Please start sending in those entries.  I’m ready to start reading.  Correction of entry below.  You will receive 20-30 images for online viewing.

Email entries to mandinikole.photography@gmail.com

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Portraits of Love and Solider’s Angels

During the month of September I have joined forces with over 275 other professional photographers, Fujifilm, and  Soldiers’ Angel to send a piece of home to our deployed troops.  Through this effort, dubbed as Portraits of Love,  overseas military will receive a portrait of their loved ones just in time for the winter holidays.  The mini session will be done at no charge and the photograph will be uploaded to Fujifilm for developing and shipping.

Volunteer photographers across the country are opening their studios this September to offer free portraits to military families who have a loved one deployed overseas. The portraits will be uploaded to pmdaportraitsoflove.com, and a free print will be sent to the soldier deployed anywhere around the world.    The ultimate goal is to send 10,000 free family portraits.

The project, headed by PMDA, was started so that the photography industry could give back to our soldiers and thank them for the sacrifices they have made for our country.  PMDA is hoping to send a little bit of home to each soldier fighting for their country.

IF YOU HAVE A LOVED ON DEPLOYED OVERSEAS PLEASE CONTACT ME AT mandinikole.photography@gmail.com OR CALL FOR APPOINTMENT AT 225-328-1042.  IN ORDER TO ATTEND THE PORTRAIT SESSION, FAMILIES WILL NEED A MILITARY ID.

Any photographer who would like to participate can register at pmdaportraitsoflove.com

If you are not a photographer and do not live in the Baton Rouge area you can find a participating photographer at the same web address as above.

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Seniors 2010

Have you taken your Senior Portraits?  Are you wanting something different and non – traditional?  Do you want to shoot on location and not in a studio?  Do you want to have fun and get fabulous photos?  All you have to do is contact Mandi Nikole Photography and become a Senior Model and Representative.    I STILL HAVE A FEW SPOTS OPEN!

You ask what does a Senior Model do.  You will be some the first Seniors to photograph with Mandi Nikole Photography.  We will waive your session fee of $75-$100.  Your images will then be posted to a password protected gallery for your viewing and ordering at Ala Carte pricing.  You will also receive your own website with your own domain that will host 10 of your favorite images.  Your friends and family can view your website and leave you comments.  You can post your favorite links to your FB and Myspace.  There are several different templets to choose from.  Also diffenent music choices.  Check out our sample version of the website at sample.mandinikolephotography.com.    You will also represent Mandi Nikole Photography on our blog and website.  You will also receive 3 internet prepared images tagged to your Facebook if you would like.

We are looking for fun and energetic gals/guys who want to be in the spotlight.  Does that sound like you?  If so please send email to us at mandinikole.photography@gmail.com .  Include your name, school you are attending, self description (personality, likes, dislikes, interest) and why you think you would be a good representative.  Also if you have a facebook join Mandi Nikole Photography and leave a comment below letting me know you joined.  We would also appreciate if you would send a photograph in your email.  Models will be chosen randomly for each schools.

We are very excited about shooting your Senior Portraits and are looking forward to working with you.  Please get your request in soon because our schedule is filling up.

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