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Simply Love Studio!

I am so excited about this endeavor David and I have happened upon... Robin Allen Photography is now a preferred vendor at the new Simply Love Studio opening later this month!

Simply Love is best described as a "bridal fair slowed waaaay down." I'm sure every bride out there knows that bridal fairs can be great places to collect information, but they're also very overwhelming and busy and confusing! I remember when I was engaged, we paid to attend a bridal fair in Louisville. We migrated from booth to booth receiving fliers and doing our best to avoid the small talk with the hopeful vendors. For my mom it was an endless line of telemarketers-in-person. At the end of the day I honestly couldn't remember a single vendor. They all ran together.

Simply Love is exactly what every bride needs. Over the past several months they have really been doing their homework. They have scoured Lexington looking for the best caterers, videographers, florists, hotels, djs, musicians, and photographers, and the list goes on and on. Each vendor is pre-selected, interviewed, and must be approved. Simply Love makes their selections based on overall style, experience and their ability to go above and beyond for their clients.

Once the store opens March 25, brides will be able to sit down with a friendly guide to help you muddle through many choices brides have to make when they're planning a wedding. They will listen to what you and your family wants for the wedding, your budget and help educate you! In my opinion, this is grrreat for brides because the Simply Love Studio is not compensated by the vendor if a bride chooses one of the preferred vendor. The staff at Simply Love really are the bride's advocates! The staff are not salespeople! oh and one more thing... ITS FREE TO BRIDES. She and her family wont pay a cent for this awesome service!

One of the best things about this (for us anyway) is that we wont have to meet at places like Starbucks anymore. We'll meet downtown at the Studio! Just think - quiet, relaxed, my albums and information will already be there waiting for me! No more carting around my luggage! We can also talk more intelligently with our brides about the photography. She can go up to an image on their wall and say, "Please don't do this kind of thing," or "I LOVE this. Can you do this!?"

I invite you to come out to the Stuido on March 25th from 6-9pm for a glamorous grand opening. And brides - you should definitely book a complimentary appointment if you're planning a wedding. Say goodbye to planning stresses! It's a thing of the past! For more information about Simply Love Studio, visit their website at http://www.simplylovestudio.com/

I love this kid.

Photography Bridal Registry

I am so excited to let this cat out of the bag! In stead of registering for more bath towels and silverware, brides now can register for their photography!

How often have you received a wedding invitation from a friend or relative and didn't know what to get as a wedding gift? Many people struggle to select a gift that they feel the bride and groom will enjoy. That's the reason Bridal Registries were invented in the first place. Typically, couples "register" and wedding guests are able to choose from the list of gifts, thereby getting something they know the couple would like to receive.

Today's brides and grooms have often been out on their own for a number of years, so they may not have the need for many of the household items newly married couples needed in years past. The Photography Gift Registry allows friends and relatives to purchase additional wedding photography credit in any amount for the wedding couple - a wonderful gift idea for those out-of-town guests that really don't know what the couple may desire. Other than the new husband or wife and the wedding dress, photographs are often the thing most treasured after the wedding.

This is a gift that will not be returned! - It's like a super-gift card... The couple can choose to add lots of extra pages to their wedding album when they see how much they really will cherish those memories, they can order a customized guest book so wedding guests can write love notes in a book of their engagement images, or choose a certain wall portrait for their home that they might not have afforded without the registry's help! The list goes on and on!

All brides are automatically entered in to the registry when they reserve Robin Allen Photography! The gift buyer can simply fill out a simple form on our website... After the giver has filled in all the necessary information, we'll send a special card to them which acknowledges their generosity. They can write a love note to the happy couple and watch them open this gift just like any other great gift!

Any questions - never hesitate!

Ordering Consulations

PPA (Professional Photographers of America) is AWESOME! David and I just returned from a great 4 days of classes. One of the things I picked up is sure to make all of my client's very happy!!

Have you ever had tons of trouble VISUALIZING?

Would a 16x20 or 20x24 look better beside my window?
Would these three images even look okay together?
Would that frame look good with this image and in that spot?

Well the mystery ends here, my friend. I will soon be implementing a new system of projecting your images right on your wall.... Want to see this image in a 16x20?, an 11x14?... the software will cause the projected sizes to be ACCURATE!!! hallelujah right! What about that frame? will that look good? Can you show my in black and white? ... yes !

I am just sorry I haven't been using this for all my faithful past clients.

You'll still have your online gallery for two weeks. Sometime during the two weeks, I'll come to your home to help you make your final selections. We'll be able to compare 2 images, 3 images, up to 6 onscreen so you are confident you are making the right decisions. After the two weeks, when your gallery is no longer live, you will have the contact sheet I emailed you to make re-orders. If that contact sheet isn't satisfactory, you can certainly order a lager proof book (on photographic paper) for quality, clarity and longevity.

Any questions.... don't hesitate.

Baby Belly Pregnancy Spa & Imaging Center

I am so excited to finally announce my partnership with Baby Belly Pregnancy Spa & Imaging Center!

A highly esteemed colleague of mine and I now have a gallery of images throughout the spa featuring our maternity and newborn photography. Adeline Dickman, owner of AAImaging, is a colleague who also specializes in fine art portraiture for families, newborns, children, pregnant women and much more. She is very talented and her work always seems to push my work! Not only do we sharpen one another, but we are dear friends. It is an honor for my work to be displayed in Baby Belly alongside hers.

If you have a lady in your life who is expecting a new addition to her family I invite you to visit Baby Belly in Hamburg Pavilion! This is a beautiful, serene spa that will pamper her and treat her like a queen! Baby Belly is famous for their friendly medical stenographers who perform special 4D Ultrasounds. This new technology represents the difference between video and still photography. Through this new medical advancement, the baby's three-dimensional image is continuously updated onscreen. This gives their clients a "live action" view of their baby! Baby Belly also offers preconception, prenatal, and postnatal massage therapy. Couples can also enjoy massages together! Also, in the long line of services are manicures and pedicures... the list goes on and on!

And oh by the way, check out the stunning fine-art on the walls!
For more information about Baby Belly, please visit their website. BabyBellySpa.com

Lots of changes on the horizon

The new website is almost here! It will look very different, but you're sure to recognize many of the same images floating around.

Many of you have asked for packages, rather than just a la carte ordering... well, you'll get your wish! There are now 7 different Collections to choose from for Portrait Photography. Collections start at $299. Several of you have also asked for albums... and choices you shall have! You will have Full, leather albums, coffee table books and smaller gift and brag books to choose from! I am very excited about the level of sophistication they will bring to our product line.

The new site will go live towards the beginning of January. I must extend a public THANK YOU to my wonderful husband (yet again) for the brilliant work he is doing on creating this new website!... Thanks, babe!

As always, if you have questions about anything at all, (well related to my photography, not astrophysics or something) Call us! 859-685-8516 or shoot an email to us robin@robinallen-photography.com