The Ultimate Gift!!!!!!

2010 is bringing big changes! So what better way to celebrate the new year than with a HUGE GIVEAWAY!

To enter yourself or someone you know, please send the following information to millie@photosbymillie.com:

- First and Last Names

- Wedding Date (must be taking place in 2010)

- Wedding Location

- Occupations

- The Love Story

- Why this couple deserves it!

- A photo of the two lovebirds

-Best form of contact if chosen

The deadline to enter is MONDAY, DECEMBER 28th at MIDNIGHT! The top four will be chosen and placed on the blog. Then, through random selection, the winner will be drawn on Friday, JANUARY 1st!!

If chosen, your wedding package will include 8 hours coverage, second photographer, online gallery of images and a 10x10 album incuding 50 images.

This giveaway is open to every bride, world wide! All travel expenses will be covered by the winner.

Good luck!!!!!!

Laugh when its hard to smile.

All I can say is what a FUN family! They almost never stopped laughing, and were completely up for anything! Thanks so much Dawson Family, you guys totally rocked!!

{Have a wonderful weekend!}

The leaves crunch underneath my feet.

Boy, it feels good to catch up! This Holiday season has been crazy! If you are still wanting to book for a fun, last minute Christmas or New Years session, there are still spots available!

E-mail me {millie@photosbymillie.com} for availability!

Last week I took my Brother and his beautiful wife and there two adorable kids out for a super fun family session! Family session with little kids are always so tricky, because their attention spans last all of two minutes, but with kids like these, its hard to get a bad picture!

She is pretty much the cutest girl alive!

{Have a wonderful Wednesday!!}

Meet the Stitz!

This was such a fun session! We went to a location that I have been eyeing for quite some time now, and finally got to shoot at :) Despite getting kicked out by the lame security guard, they all turned out so good!

Funny thing about them, is they were the first family I ever photographed!

My favorite shot of the day!

{Happy Tuesday!!}

Me.

I took the holiday weekend off, but now I'm back and catching up. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Family Time

As I sit here, thinking back on the year I am amazed at how things have changed.

One year ago today, I was anxiously sitting on my couch, staring at the clock waiting for my package to arrive. Around 2pm the there was a knock on the door, and I knew exactly who it was. My favorite man in a brown uniform. Yes, I am talking about the UPS man. As I scribble my name down on his pad and close the door, I begin tearing the box open. Yes. I am talking about the day I received my first camera. As Devin walked in the door that day, I was there waiting, camera up to my face ready to snap the shutter before he even knew what hit him. Of course, he already guessed I would be there.

The next day was thanksgiving. My family had no idea of my dreams of becoming a wedding photographer, or any type of photographer, and were baffled when I showed up with my brand new camera. It never left my hands, and rarely left my face.

Every click, was exhilarating. It was like I saw the world in a whole different light.

I had no idea what apertures were or how to control a shutter speed, let alone metering and correct exposures. But it didn't matter. I had a dream, a goal, a vision.

Now, a year later, on the exact same day I am sitting here waiting for the man in the beautiful brown uniform to knock on my door to deliver my brand new lens. I'm knee deep in editing, booking weddings, and watching my vision unfold. I have so much more to learn and quite a ways to go, but today marks the beautiful journey.

{Have a wonderful thanksgiving}

Life little moments.

Yesterday, while I was at church, one of my little primary girls turned to me and suddenly concerned asked me, "Are you ok?!" Me, quite puzzled "Yes, why?" Her: "Did you just crack your bones!?"

Sometimes life gets us when we least expect it. It makes us smile, and brightens our day so unexpectedly, and that is when I know that someone is watching out for us.

While Devin and I were teaching our lesson to our class, one of the girls asked, well how do we know God is watching out for us? This was my answer:
Do you have food to eat?
Clothes to wear?
A bed to sleep in?
Do your parents have jobs?
Do you have friends to play with?... She quickly realized that everything she had is from her Father in Heaven, and that he is there watching over her.

Like I said, I love life's little moments.