SENIOR SPECIAL: Half Off Your Session Fee!

Seniors - I'm running a special just for you.  It's your Senior year... a once in a lifetime event that should be celebrated.  Get pictures that you love!

Just 4 spots available at this price, and when they're gone, they're gone!  Sessions must take place by 3.31.14.  Check out our "Seniors by Sarah" page over at www.milesofsmilesphotography.com.  Contact us for more details here.

Happy Senior year!

FLASH SALES: Through 12/23 (Monday) ONLY!

A few little goodies for the amazing people and families I get to serve with my photography... Happy Holidays from Miles of Smiles Photography!!

Flash Sales - Through 12/23/13 (Monday) Please mention this blog post to receive your discount.   SENIOR Portraits: Save $30 off your session fee! For sessions booked by 12/23.  Sessions can take place Jan. 1 - Aug. 31, 2014.   BABY's FIRST YEAR PACKAGE: Save $50! Babies grow SO fast... this allows us to document baby's whole first year!Includes 3 sessions: Newborn, 6-8 months (sitting up), and 1-year sessions.  Includes priority scheduling and a FREE 16x20 story board collage ($150 value!) to show how your baby has grown.     CAKE SMASH SESSIONS (for 1st & 2nd birthdays) (Jan/Feb/March):  Get 10 print ready images on CD for the price of 5!  $350  For details, see blog post at the link below and contact us ASAP to schedule session.   http://milesofsmilesphotography.blogspot.com/2013/11/black-friday-deals-little-early.html

And Merry Christmas from my little family to yours.

BLACK FRIDAY DEALS! {A Little Early...}

This year's Black Friday deals have been extended through 12/1/13 (or until spots sell out).

2013 BLACK FRIDAY DEALS:

Option 1: 60-minute session + 25 high-resolution images on CD!  $500 + tax
Available for families, children, Seniors, cake smash, and maternity sessions.  (Not available for newborn sessions.)  You can use it any time in 2014 from January - September 30th.  (Be sure to book about 2 months in advance.)

Just 2 of these left as of 11.26!

Option 2: Cake Smash Special!  10 high-resolution images on CD for the price of 5!   $350 + tax  Do you have a baby with a spring birthday?  Celebrate a 1st or 2nd birthday milestone in a super sweet way... a cake smash!   (We start the mini-session with a few regular shots and then move into the cake smash.)  Clients provide their own cake.  We clean up the mess.    **Click here for our Cake Smash Gallery of some past cuties.

Rules / How To Get These Deals: 
1) Email Sarah with the option you want to purchase.  (Click here for contact info.)
     Orders will be processed / spots will be filled in the order emails are received.
2) YOUR CELL PHONE NUMBER MUST BE IN THE EMAIL, as Sarah will call for payment
    info. that day.
3) Have a credit card ready.  Payment MUST be received within 5 hours of Sarah's
    phone call.
4) Book your session 2 months in advance, and get ready for some fun 2014 pictures!

Special for Our Amazing Clients! {Austin Family Photographer}

One of my favorite things about Miles of Smiles Photography is getting to watch my clients' families grow year after year, and serving them throughout that process.  I love getting to capture their cuteness on camera and who they are at that very moment.  It is such a compliment and honor to have repeat clients, and I hope you all know how much I love working with your families!

I am running a special just for my previous paying clients.  This is a great thing to book for family pictures for holiday cards!  Fall will be here before we know it, and boy does the calendar fill quickly for fall.

The details: 

• Limited spots available.
• Sessions must take place before 9/15/13.  
• Payment is due by check or credit card within 24 hours to reserve your spot.  
• For children or families up to 6 people.  Not available for newborn sessions, as those take more time.  
• Once you purchase this special, it is best to contact me about scheduling your session about 60-days in advance.  (We can always move the date if needed, but at least you're in my calendar.)  
• Sessions take place in a beautiful setting 10 minutes south of downtown Austin.  
• Package is $515 + tax.  (Valued at over $800)  See info. below for other details.  

Wildflower Beauty {Austin Family Photographer}

A few weeks back, I enjoyed doing some wildflower mini-sessions before these amazing wildflowers dried up.  I went to a college whose colors were cardinal and gold, so perhaps that is one reason that these flowers just own my little photographer heart.

The grandma of this little darling purchased the mini-session for this family as a gift.  What a sweet, thoughtful, and lasting gift that was for them!

Here is a sneak peek into the C family's mini-session.

Sweet Natalia was about to turn one, so I brought out the "ONE" letters.  I love her expression in the first image below!  

Last Chance for May Specials (Digital Images from 2011/2012 & CDC Individual Pics + Cake Smash Special)

Wow... and just like that we are almost to June!

There are 3 specials that are coming to a close at the end of this month.

1) Cake Smash Special: 4 free digital images PLUS a free wall collage!
Click here for details on how you can double the sweetness and double the value!

2) HALF off sale on digital files from the individual portraits I did at the Child Development Center in Fall 2012.  (See details below.)

3) BIG sale on digital files from any 2011 or 2012 portrait session!  We will be deleting most of them from our hard drives next month, so if there were some that you wanted, now is the time.  (See details below.)

SALE ON CDC INDIVIDUAL PORTAITS - Details: 

HALF off digital sale - Details: Sale ends May 31st  Must purchase a minimum of 2 digital images Includes images on CD and a print release so you may print images any way you wish.  Digital images 1/2 off:   2 images for $75 + tax $37.50 + tax per image after that Payment is available by check or credit card over the phone.  If interested, email me with the following info by May 31:   Your name and phone number (in case I have questions) Your child's name (first and last)  Brief description of your child and what he/she was wearing in pictures (ex: blonde, blue eyes, white dress)  What images you would like (If you don't remember, I can post a 12-hour gallery to view and make selections) How you would like to pay (check or credit card by phone)

SALE ON 2011/2012 IMAGES FROM PORTRAIT SESSIONS - Details:  

We are clearing space on our external hard drives and June 1st, we will be removing images from 2011 and 2012 sessions.  Because of that, we are offering a huge sale through May 31st on digital images from2011 and 2012 sessions! Digital Sale Details for 2011/2012 Sessions:  Sale ends May 31st   Images are 30% off regular digital prices!  Must purchase a minimum of 5 digital images.    Includes images on CD and a print release so you may print images. Payment is available by credit card over the phone - or - by check if you are able to drop it off within 3 days of placing order.  If interested, please email me ASAP (by May 31st) with the following and I will email you with details.  (ex: how many images you have to choose from, pricing info, etc.) Your name and phone number How many images you think you are interested in (ex: 5, 10, all images)      milesofsmilesphotography@yahoo.com

WILDFLOWER Mini-Sessions {Austin Family Photographer}

I do love bluebonnets, but I think I love the beautiful red and yellow flowers even more!  And they are popping up everywhere right now, so I thought it would be the perfect time to do a few mini-sessions.  One night only.

What: 20-minute mini-sessions in a field full of beautiful red and yellow flowers in South Austin!

(Near MoPac and Slaughter Ln) 

Date: Tuesday, May 21st

Times:
5:40-6:00pm

6:05-6:25pm - filled 
 6:30-6:50pm
 6:55-7:15pm - filled

Package 1: $220 + tax

Includes a 20-minute mini-session, 4 high-resolution and edited images on CD, and a print release. 

Package 2: $300 + tax:

Includes:

• 20-minute mini-session
• 8 high-resolution and edited digital images on CD and a print release
• An online gallery to share with friends and family
• PLUS a FREE 11x14 mounted wall portrait and FREE Facebook share images!!
• Valued at over $550! 

Contact me ASAP to set up your session and reserve your spot.  

Details:

• These mini-sessions are for couples, children or families up to 5 people.  $15/person over that.
• Paperwork and payment are due to secure your spot.  
• Your image CD, print release, and free 11x14 mounted wall print will be available for pickup 3 weeks after our session together.  I will post sneak peeks on the "Miles of Smiles Photography by Sarah" Facebook page,  and blog, so be sure to follow us there.  

Cake Smash SPECIAL! {Austin Child Photographer}

Cake smash sessions are such a fun and unique way to remember your baby as they hit that big milestone!  Not to mention the fact that they are enjoyable for the parents too, because your child can make a big mess and you don't have to clean it all up!

What is a cake smash session?  We start off with one backdrop and one outfit and do some regular portraits before moving to the cake smash itself.  For the actual cake smash part, you lay out a delicious little cake and let your baby or toddler go to work!  For 1st birthday babies, we finish with a bubble bath in a little tub for even more sweet pictures.

Click here and here for some Cake Smash cuteness, or visit our online gallery of images here.

SPECIAL OFFER:
We're offering BIG extras on top of our regular cake smash mini-session!   
Must book by June 1st.  For sessions taking place before August 1, 2013.  Weekdays only.

Cake Smash: $300 + tax includes:

• A 30-45 minute mini-session cake smash and 5 high-resolution images on CD 
• PLUS the BONUS OFFERS: 
• 4 FREE high-resolution images on a CD
• A FREE 11x14 or 12x12 mounted wall print collage
• Click here for samples.
• Over $600 value.

DETAILS: 
*Limited spots available at this special rate.  Available on weekdays for child celebrating 1st, 2nd, or 3rd birthday.  Bonus offer is non-transferable and holds no cash value.  4 additional high-resolution images must be the same images that are used in collage.  Client must provide their own cake.  (Ask us... we know a place to get a sweet cake for about $8!)  We clean up the mess.  Have any questions?  Just contact us.  We're happy to help!

Spring Mini-Session Specials! {Austin Family Photographer}

I am excited to announce my spring child and family mini-session specials!  Happening two days only with limited spots available.

Details:

1) Thursday, March 21st   6:15-6:35pm; 6:40-7pm (No wildflowers)
2) Saturday, April 6th   8-8:20am; 8:30-8:50am; 9-9:20am; 9:30-9:50am  (Wildflowers)

$300 + tax: Includes a 20-minute mini-session and:

• 15 high-resolution (and edited) digital images on CD with print release and printing tips
• 15 free Facebook share images (same poses as your high-resolution digital images, but sized and watermarked for safe online sharing)
• An online gallery of your images available for 5 days to share with friends and family
• 10% off anything we sell (prints, canvas gallery wraps, boutique frames, and more!)

• These mini-sessions are for children or families up to 5 people.  $15/person over that. 
• Paperwork and payment are due within one week of scheduling your session.
• You will receive your CD and print release in the mail within 3 weeks of our session together, and we will post sneak peeks on our "Miles of Smiles Photography by Sarah" Facebook page,  and blog, so be sure to follow us there. 
• Once the pretty bluebonnets and yellow flowers make their appearance in our beautiful city, I will confirm the exact location with you. 
• Email milesofsmilesphotography@yahoo.com to schedule your session.

Valentine's Day Mini-Sessions are Here! {Austin Children Photographer}

I am excited to announce that I will be offering Valentine's Day mini-sessions!  Just 4 spots available.

Details:

• For children only.  *Children must be sitting up unassisted.  South Austin.
• Thursday, Jan. 31st (Indoors - up to 2 kids*.  Starting at 9:45am.)
• Saturday, Feb. 2nd (Outdoors - up to 3 kids*.  Starting at 9:00am.)
• 20-minute mini-session
• $200 + tax
• Paperwork and payment are due one week before mini-session

Includes: 

• 5 high-resolution and fully edited digital images on CD with print release
• 12 5x7 custom Valentine photo cards -or- 24 custom Valentine wallets (See samples below)
• 5 free online / Facebook share images (same images as your high-resolution digital images, but sized and watermarked for safe online sharing) 

CDs and custom Valentine photo cards will be ready for pickup 5 business days after mini-sessions.  

Our indoor session backdrop will be simple and clean with fun props and love-themed accessories, which allows you to get those kiddos dressed up in something super FUN and colorful for this love-themed mini-session!

What-to-Wear Ideas: (A great place to look for cute clothing ideas is on Pinterest.)

• BOYS: Denim overalls (with no shirt underneath), bowtie, tie, suit jacket, newsboy cap, etc.
• GIRLS: Anything pink, red, and girlie.  And Tutus are super cute!
• FUN: Red lipstick "kisses" on their cheeks (wait until you arrive to put them on cheeks)
• We have several cute things you can use... heart chalkboards, lace rompers (for girls 6 months to 2 years), bowtie, etc.  Just note it on your paperwork if you want to use something on our prop list.  

Card options: Be sure to note which you prefer on your paperwork.  12 5x7 cards (and select the one you want below) or 24 wallets (select the one you want in wallet section below).  Additional cards, wallets, prints, fine art products and/or digital images are available for purchase.

5x7 1-Sided Photo Card Options:

Option 1: Vintage Postcard

Option 2: Chalkboard

Option 3: Chevron Hearts

Wallet Options:

Option 1: Vintage Postcard Wallet

Option 2: Chalkboard Wallet

Option 3: Chevron Hearts Wallet

Fall Mini Session Specials are Here! Limited Availability...

I am excited to announce my fall mini-session specials and FREE holiday cards for 2012!  My calendar is almost booked for the rest of 2012, so get your full or mini-session scheduled and we'll get you on the calendar.  I cannot wait for all of the families and adorable babies and children coming up in fall sessions!  

TEXAS MINI-SESSIONS: October 27 and November 3, 2012
Location: South Austin (Beautiful park area near MoPac and Slaughter Ln)

•       Sat, October 27^th  30-minute sessions between 8am-10:30am
•        Sat, Nov. 3^rd   30-minute sessions between 8am-10:30am; 5:30-6:30pm
•       Refer a Friend and Get Rewarded! 
• For every friend you refer, you will receive a FREE gift print (8x10 or smaller) of your choice!   (Refer 5 friends = get 5 gift prints!!)  Your referral must book a session this fall and mention your first and last name on their client paperwork.  Referral rewards are non-transferrable and hold no cash value.

PACKAGE 1: $450 + tax (Most popular!  Over $800 value.)
Let us do all the work for you and guarantee that your prints get printed professionally and quickly.  They will be ready for those frames in your home and gifts for your loved ones!  The best part?  Once you pick your images, you don't have to lift a finger!  (This is the perfect package for getting gift prints to give grandparents for holiday gifts.)

Includes a 25-minute session and: 

• 7 gift prints of your choice (8x10 or smaller)
• 1 11x14 mounted wall portrait
• 8 high-resolution images on a CD (the same poses as your prints) with print release
• 20% off our a la carte pricing menu on prints, products, and boutique frames 
• An online viewing gallery available for one week to share with family and friends
• PLUS a gift of 48 4x6 holiday photo cards and a Facebook timeline image!  

PACKAGE 2: $275 + tax (A $350 value.)
Includes a 25-minute session and: 

• An 8x10 gift print
• 4 high-resolution images on a CD with a print release
• PLUS a gift of 24 4x6 holiday photo cards.  See digital options note below.
• Additional prints and boutique products are available for purchase. 
  

Contact me (milesofsmilesphotography at yahoo dot com) with any questions and to book your session.  Prices include up to 5 people.  Please add $15/person above that. 

CARD OPTIONS: Sessions include a gift of free 4x6 photo holiday cards!

Please note: Text on card can be customized (ex: instead of "Merry Christmas," it can say, "Happy Holidays," "Happy Everything," "Happy New Year," etc.  Additional cards are available at a great cost, and/or you can upgrade to 5x7s as well.  Contact us with questions.

Info needed from you: 

1. Your card choice.  (Card titles are on each card template below.)
2. Text for the card (Word for word how you want it to read.  It needs to be about the same number of words as you see on the templates so that the text fits.)
3. The images you want.  (For vertical spots, choose a vertical image.  For horizontal/landscape spots, choose that type of image so that they fit in given space.

Click on images below to enlarge.

Tan 1-Image Holiday Card: 

Tan 3-Image Holiday Card

Red Star Card:

Teal and Yellow 2-Image Card

Teal 4-Image Card

Tan 3-Image Vintage Card:

Red Ornament 3-Image Card:

Green/Red Snowflake Card:

6 Square Image Card:

3 Image Tan with Wrap Card:

Don't forget to refer your friends.  Referrals = Freebies for you!  

HUGE SPECIAL for Senior Portraits: FREE 11x14 Canvas Gallery Wrap

For Miles of Smiles Photography FACEBOOK FANS only: ("Like" us at "Miles of Smiles Photography by Sarah")

Starting October 15th: Anyone who books a Senior Portrait session by October 19th, 2012 will receive a beautiful 11x14 canvas gallery wrap for FREE!  (Valued at $200!) 

Take advantage of this great offer and book your Senior Portrait session today.  Spots are limited.  Session must take place before February 28th, 2013. 

Please visit our Seniors by Sarah Jordan page at http://www.milesofsmilesphotography.com/seniors-by-sarah.htm to see our work, learn a little more about our Senior portraits, and for our contact info. 

Once a year "THE BIG SALE!" on Organic Bloom Frames

Ladies and Gentlemen,
The once a year "BIG SALE!" is on!  Our boutique (and AMAZING!) frames from The Organic Bloom are 25% off July 1st - 22nd!!  These are not your average frames!  They are truly the most fun and creative way to add color to ANY room in your home.  These frames are especially great in nurseries, bedrooms, living or dining rooms, play rooms, and offices.  The "BIG SALE" is available for those who can pick up frames from us (South Austin).  (The rest of the year, frames are available for anyone, as shipping is available.)

These frames make THE perfect gift for loved ones, so get your holiday and birthday shopping done early this year!

The Important Stuff: 

• The "BIG SALE" is only offered once a year!
• All orders must be received by Sarah by Sunday, July 22nd, 2012.  She will be placing one big order for all frames on July 23rd.  Frames take 5 weeks to arrive, and Sarah will notify clients when they are available for pick up. 
• Payment by check to Sarah Jordan must be received along with order info by July 22nd, 2012.  Due to the custom nature of these products, all sales are final.  If there is a defect with your frame upon receiving it, please let Sarah know and she will contact The Organic Bloom.

Features of these frames: 

• Available in over 50 amazing colors! 
• Frames are available in 16 different shapes!  If you would like advice on layouts, sizes, shape combinations, etc. - email me, as I'm happy to help! 
• They do not have glass, so there is no glare... just beautiful views of your favorite image from any angle.  Sarah will provide you with details on prints for these frames and where you can order them yourself.  We can also provide prints.  Just contact us.
• Please add 8.25% Texas sales tax. 
  
• After purchase, we'll provide customers with details on prints and how to best care for frames.

PRICING INFO for FRAMES: (These do not include prints.)

• 5x7  / Normal Price: $60+tax / SALE PRICE: $45+tax
• 8x10 / Normal Price: $75+tax / SALE PRICE: $56.25+tax
• 10x10 / Normal Price: $90+tax / SALE PRICE: $67.50+tax
• 11x14 / Normal Price: $140+tax / SALE PRICE: $105+tax
• 16x20 / Normal Price: $225+tax / SALE PRICE: $168.75+tax 

Double stack and multi-opening frames are also available.  (See below for a sample.)  Contact us for pricing info.  Multi-opening frames are not part of this sale.

To place your order, email me at milesofsmilesphotography@yahoo.com with the following info: 

1) Your first and last name and phone number

2) The shape, color, and size of each frame.  Please put one frame on each line in email.  If ordering 

    double stack frame(s), please specify that as well.

3) Total price + 8.25% Texas sales tax

• I will follow up with a confirmation email and the address where you may send payment.  Frames will be ordered July 23rd and take 5 weeks to arrive.  Once they come in, you will be notified and we'll find a convenient time for you to pick them up.  And they will adorn your walls and bring many smiles for years to come!

 Click on images to enlarge.  My favorite shapes: Audrey, Eva, Mary Ann, Gilligan, and Lucy.

Wildflower Weekend Mini-Sessions = HUGE Savings!

Let me start out by saying - I love bluebonnet photos.  I really do.  And I drooled over the beautiful bluebonnet shots the photogs I follow got this season.  (I was sad to miss bluebonnet minis, but I was busy having a little wildflower of my own, new baby Avah.)  But I also feel like everyone and their dog (me included - see bottom of this post) has bluebonnet photos.  And I think that the wildflowers out right now are even more beautiful than the bluebonnets because of all the greens, yellows, reds, and oranges! 

And who knows when we'll ever have another spring this rainy to provide all of these amazing colors.  Something tells me it could be awhile. 

This morning I went for a run with my kiddos in the double stroller, and we were pretty much in a field (on a path) in the middle of thick wildflowers admiring their beauty.  And then I realized, "Why not have a Wildflower Weekend of mini-sessions?!"

SO... here is the deal.  Spots are limited. A deal like this won't come again for a long time.  So jump on it and get amazing and colorful portraits of your sweet family and/or children for those walls!

Perfect for families, couples, maternity, etc!  Price includes up to 6 people. 

Option 1: $200    15 minute mini-session.  3 digital high resolution images. (See extra credit below.)
(Tip: Unless you qualify yourself as a do-it-yourselfer, choose option 2.  You'll be very glad you did.)

Option 2: $275 (A $340 value!)  15 minute mini-session.  3 digital high resolution images.  (See extra credit below.)  PLUS the following prints: One 5x7, one 8x10 AND one 10x10 collage (see below for samples).

WHEN: Saturday, June 2nd   15 minute time slots between 8am-9:30am and 7pm-8pm

              -or- Sunday, June 3rd  15 minute time slots between 8am-9am

WHERE: South Austin (Near Mopac and Slaughter Ln.)

WHY: Great deal, we love our family and kiddos, and who knows when these colors will be back!

Extra Credit: If you get a friend to book a session (has to be a new client), you get 2 FREE digital images added to your package!  (A $200 value!)  Friend has to "Like" us on Facebook, book a session, and mention your name on his/her paperwork.  And wallah!  You get 2 free digital files.  Sweet!  

10x10 collages

 And just to show my first point of this blog post, here ya go.  :)

SPECIAL DEAL: $50 off a Complete Package for January!

Special deal just for my followers!

I have 2 spots left in January for full portrait sessions.  Book by December 23rd and receive $50 off The Complete Package option!  It includes a 1-2 hour photography session plus 30-40 high-resolution digital images on CD. 

Visit www.milesofsmilesphotography.com and click on "Investment" page for details.  

And don't forget - if you're thinking of booking a spring or summer session, it's never too early to get it on the calendar.  Especially because I will be out on maternity leave for part of the spring.  

Happy Holidays!