IP Wedding: Stiles-Lovelace [06.26.10]

Okay.... we admit we're a little behind on keeping you updated! We just returned from our summer vacation (July 5th - 9th), so now we're playing catch up. You'll accept our apology after you see these fabulous wedding images... promise!

On Saturday, June 26th, Christine Stiles and Nick Lovelace were married at Saint James Lutheran Church in downtown Concord, NC. The exterior of this old stone church is PERFECT for photography... and having a gorgeous couple to photograph helped too!

This image has a lot of significance to Christine's family. They have the same image of Christine's great-grandparents exiting the front of St. James Lutheran after their ceremony many years ago. Our job was to duplicate it! This is a wonderful tradition to continue...

The wedding party was so much fun! They rode a trolley from the church to the reception and Karen rode with them. She photographed some great candids of everyone preparing to celebrate at the Cabarrus Country Club!

Chelish Moore Flowers worked her magic once again. The flowers were a gorgeous colorful mixture to add a splash of color since the ladies wore black. And the country club looks amazing! Paper lanterns hung outside the entrance and accented the dance floor. It was gorgeous!

Shortly after the wedding, we received a thank you card from Nancy (Christine's mom).

"Dear Karen, Renda, and Jessica,

Words cannot express my heartfelt appreciation for you all. The calm and efficiency in which you perform your job is truly a gift. Christine, Nick, and I fell so great about your contribution to their special day. We thank you so much for all your many efforts and for helping us along the way.

Look forward to the finished product!

Sincerly,

Nancy Faggart

P.S. Jessica, Christine would not have survived the last 12 minutes to 'countdown' without you. You saved her day!! Thank you!"

Although it will not compare to what KA Studios captured on their special day, we put together a short video of some favorites from the day. Take a peek on our facebook page or on our IP Weddings YouTube channel.

You can see all of Christine and Nick's wedding day images online on July 31st. You can view and order the images online through August 28th. To access their images, go to our website. Click weddings, then client images. Enter lovelace (all lowercase) as your password. Enjoy!

Irresistible Portraits: A Gift for Mom

We want to share unique portrait ideas with you and this is one of the first that came to mind...

We photographed Holly's bridal portrait in November. Not only was she a GORGEOUS bride, but such a sweet girl to work with! We could tell from the beginning that her and her mother were very close. After Holly's projection appointment to view her bridal images, she called us to say she wanted to order an 8x8 coffee table book to give as a gift to her mom. We mentioned sharing some quotes that were personal to her and even a letter to her mom.

Tara designed a beautiful book using Holly's favorite images and quotes along with some heartfelt words from Holly to her mom. It's enough to make you cry! Here's a few of the spreads from the coffee table book.... You can see the entire book on our facebook fan page.

After the wedding, we received this sweet thank you card from Holly's mom.

Words cannot express my surprise and love I felt when I opened my special gift from Holly. Thank you so much for all the special attention you gave Holly in helping her with my book. I will treasure it forever. You guys are wonderful and I can never thank you enough for everything.

Many Thanks,

Vicki Brawley

Just another reason why we love what we do!

Fundraiser for Focused on a Cure

Last Sunday, Irresistible Portraits photographed a Bunny Portrait Fundraiser to benefit Focused on a Cure. We had short and sweet bunny sessions all afternoon and the images turned out ADORABLE! Take a look at a few of our favorites...

Irresistible Portraits donated a total of $1,100 from this fundraiser! Just one step closer to Focused on a Cure's goal of $15,000 for 2010. Stay up to date with Focused on a Cure's fundrisers and other events on FOC's facebook page [www.facebook.com/focusedonacure] or FOC's blog [http://www.focusedonacure.blogspot.com/].

Best of 2009

We've put together a video of our "best of 2009." As we look through the images, we see these unique, yet perfect expressions. We see our furry best friends. We see families that have become dear to us. We wanted to take the time to say thank you to all our clients. It's an honor to meet such loyal people who understand the value of photography and the meaning in what we do from day to day.

We have a busy year planned for 2010 - promotions, fundraisers, events, and celebrations. We hope that you'll celebrate 20 years of success with us!

Enjoy this video and feel free to leave comments! We love hearing your input!

IP Facebook Party

Friday, we hosted our 2nd IP Facebook Party AKA Girls Night Out! We had a HUGE response and we were very satisfied with the amount of money that we raised for Focused on a Cure's Avon Walk team - Digital Divas. We raised a little over $1,100 in about 3 hours!

We had a great collection of vendors and volunteers from: Dream Dinners, Sugar & Spice Sweet Treats, B's Purses, Essential Bodywear, Mary Kay, Shear Image, C.C. & Company, and Scentsy. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE that volunteered their time and effort to help us raise as much money as we could!

We've gotten a lot of love on Facebook since Friday and wanted to share it with you!



"We had such a great evening! Thanks for everything and I think it is espically kind all the work you do towards cancer and a cure." - Jennifer Thomas Cannon




"Karen, thank you for having the Facebook party! it was so much fun!! Please have more of them!!!!" - Kelly Casey Falcone




"Thank you Karen and everyone who made this possible." -Lisa Meadows




"Had a great time @ IP's Facebook Party! I was amazed at how many people came for the GNO and how much fun it was...we'll definitely have to do that here!" -Anne Battey Grant




"I wanted to thank you for a wonderful time. We loved every minute and Sarah-Jane felt so special. Thanks for the mommy and me photo! So excited about seeing it!" -Cynthia Lorick Pace




"Karen, Thanks for Last night. Had a great time and was for a great cause." -Tracey Lewis Dorsey




"Karen...you are awesome and what an awesome thing to do for for others!!! I had a great time.....:-) Thank YOU!" -Tonya Stanley Linker




"It was so awesome!! Thank you!!" -Tina Sinclair




"Thank you!!! We had sooo much fun and it's such a good cause! Thanks for putting together such a great event! Love your studio too - its awesome!!!" -Jodi Gee




"You are wonderful!! Thanks for the invitation!!" -Sandy C




"I had a great time with my friends and making new friends. Your staff was so nice and helpful. Enjoyed all the side adventures, hair, makeup, bras, pocketbooks and of course "food". With your talents and all the help we had I know our pictures will be great. Thank you to all who made it happen...love ya Girl!" -Linda Reed




You can check out some candids from Friday night on our IP Fan Page. All the new profile pictures will be posted to Facebook in the next couple of weeks. We'll let you know when those are posted. We're looking forward to sharing all of them with you!

For those of you that missed this Facebook Party, we're teaming up with C.C. & Company. They will be hosting a Facebook Party/Girls Night Out on Friday, August 21st from 5pm to 8pm at their salon (160 Manor Ave, Concord, NC). Hair, make-up, and a mini-manicure will be included for a $20 donation. We will be photographing profile images at their location and $15 from each donation will go to Focused on a Cure. C.C. & Company will be donating 10% of all add-on services and retail sales from that evening to Focused on a Cure as well. You can RSVP for their Girls Night Out at 704.792.2001. We'll see you there!

Dream Dinners

We've known Kristi Deese for many, many years, but just recently realized she owns Dream Dinners in Kannapolis. We are so excited about this discovery that we have to share it!

Dream Dinners provides you with a convenient way to provide healthy, delicious meals to your family. We have a menu which changes on a monthly basis so your family gets to try new meals every month. You can come in to put the dinners together after we've done all of the hard work (shopping, chopping, and clean up) or just come pick them up!

Dream Dinners guests benefit with a stress free, healthy solution to the nightly question of “What’s for dinner?” that also saves them time and money. Dream Dinners offers guests easy options for promoting family health:
· Entrees are low in fat and preservatives
· Most entrees are under 350 calories per serving and less than 10 grams of fat per serving

Average price per serving is less than $4.00 (20% less expensive than buying the ingredients at the grocery store and making it yourself).

17 different menu choices each month to choose from.

Meal assembly available.

Dream Dinners provides the nutritional information for all of our entrees.

Dream Dinners entrees can be packaged in dinners that provide three or six servings.

Fun Facts:

Value: Save nearly $200 a month. Our customers tell us that they have saved an average of 28% on their food bills.

Convenience: You can prepare a month's worth of meals in about 1 hour.

Health: The entire family can lose weight with our healthy, nutritious dinners. The average serving has less than 300 calories and 10 grams of fat.

Here are a few quotes from satisfied customers:

“Dream Dinners saved our family meals after the departure of our nanny. Who knew that healthy dinners with your family could be so easy and delicious?”

“Having recently remarried, my husband thinks I'm a gourmet cook. My busy schedule does not leave much time for preparation of home cooked meals…that's where Dream Dinners comes to the rescue! I can have a beautiful, flavorful meals on the table in less than an hour!”

Dream Dinners will be donating the food for our Facebook Party this coming Friday evening. So, here's a chance for you to taste Kristi's delicious food and chat with her about what type of dinners would suit your family's needs. We're looking forward to it and hope you can join us!

Dream Dinners

3387 Cloverleaf Parkway

Kannapolis, NC 28083

phone: 704-784-2144

cloverleafparkwaync@dreamdinners.com

Facebook Party (Girls Night Out)

We had an incredible turnout on Friday night for our Facebook Party aka Girls Night Out! We had so much fun and raised over $800 for our 2009 Focused on a Cure Breast Cancer Survivor campaign!

Special thanks to everyone who volunteered their time to help pamper our guest!
Treva & Patsy (Mary Kay)
Katie & Jessica (Hair)
Tricia (B's Purses)
Renee (Thirty-One gifts)
Lisa (Essential Bodywear)
Paula (Southern Living)
Rhonda (Massages)
Angel (Nails)
Renda (Premier Jewelry)
Judie (Calendars)

Here's a sneak peek at how much fun we had!

Facebook Party AKA Girls Night Out

Admit it! Most of us have one picture that we like of ourselves and it's been our profile picture for the last year. Well, here's your chance to get a new one that you'll love for the next year!

But it's not just about the profile picture! We're turning this into a Girls' Night Out! We'll have ladies here doing hair, makeup, paraffin dips, and neck massages. And we'll have ladies here selling purses, jewelry and bras! We'll also have some food and refreshments! What more could a girl ask for??

And the best part is.... you get your new facebook look for only $15. All the money we collect during this Girls Night Out will go towards our 2009 Focused on a Cure Breast Cancer Survivor Campaign! This is a wonderful cause and we hope you'll help us support something we're passionate about.

Here are a few FAQs we've received so far...

Can I bring my kids or my husband with me?

Sure you can! If you want them in your profile picture, bring them!

Do I need an appointment?

Nope! You can drop in whatever time is best for you between 5 and 8pm on Friday. Don't wait too late though. You don't want to miss out on the complimentary hairdo, nail treatment, make up and neck massage!

What do I really get for $15?

For $15, you get a new facebook profile picture, complimentary hair, makeup, massage, nail treatment, AND food! If you choose to purchase jewelry, purses, and bras, that's separate! Great deal, huh?

We've had an amazing response so far... so, in order to be prepared for the amount of people attending, we're asking everyone to RSVP. THANKS!

Hope to see you there!

Generation Y: Facebook and Twitter

The world is changing and we've got to keep up so here goes!

Facebook is the #1 social networking site. You can find us by clicking here. We've decided we're going to start posting images from sessions on Facebook and tag our clients! Make sure you're friends with IP. This is a great way to show off your images!

The New York Times calls Twitter "one of the fastest-growing phenomena on the Internet." TIME Magazine says, "Twitter is on its way to becoming the next killer app," and Newsweek noted that "Suddenly, it seems as though all the world's a-twitter."

We're now officially on Twitter. You can find us at www.twitter.com/IPbyKG or watch the Twitter updates on here!