Congrats Sal’s Pals

We like to donate our time or our services to things that we feel are good causes.  That is why we donated a gift certificate to the Sal’s Pals auction that took place on Saturday night.  And Sunday I received this great email 

Hey there!  Thank you all that helped support Sal’s Pals.  We appreciate all that you do for us.  We are SOOO happy to announce that last night’s event made $63,500.00.  Our event raises the most money in the area, and we are in the top 20 in the country!   People were so generous last night, the Pinardo’s are all very grateful. 

We are so thrilled that everyone was so generous!

 

To find out more about Sal’s Pals go here:http://www.salspals.com//

 

We have in the past donated time to other events such as Race for the Cure and don’t forget our October Family Portrait month that we will be doing again this October.  This is where we offer a special rate for family portraits that take place in October and a portion of the session fee goes to Operation Smile which is an organization that help children who were born with cleft palette.  And like last year we plan on matching all the contributions brought in by these sessions  So mark your calendars, october is always a good time for another family portrait

Hope everyone had a great weekend and it’s off to IKEA on monday

 

-C.

Thanks for Stopping By at the Toledo Baby Show

We wanted to thank all the families that stopped by our booth with their adorable little ones on Sunday at the Toledo Baby Show held in the mall.

 

Here are a few pics of our booth.  We had a great time talking with you all and we can’t wait to photograph all the adorable children

 

 

 

 

 

The candy was of course a huge hit

 

 

 

 

6 months and getting cuter and cuter…

I went out to photograph Ryan’s six month session ( you many remember her 3 month and infant session a little while back).  I can not believe how big and cute she is getting.  Now I just can’t wait till her 9 month when she’ll be starting to crawl and play more with toys.  It is so much fun to watch her grow

Here is a little sneak peek…..

Enjoy!

With Grandpa and Grandma

And mommy and daddy…

I think she is a natural!

As always Comments rule, so feel free to leave them

-C.

 

Specials for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day

 
value of over $180

  Contact us if you want any more information about these specials.

carli@shutterlovestudio.com   or 419-654-0411

-C. 

Happy Easter

I just wanted to wish everyone a happy easter and I hope you all were still able to have your egg hunts despite all the snow :)  

-C.

Shutter Love presents Toledo Baby Expo on April 6th at the Mall!

Go to Toledobaby.com and enter your child in the cutest baby contest to get a chance to win a great prize from us

Grand prize winner receives a free session plus their choice of either our print collection or our soft cover alphabet session. It is a $350 value!

All the other winners from the different categories (6 other winners) receive a free session plus a 10×10 custom storyboard. A $185 value!

We are really excited about this show so get all the info at toledobaby.com and come on out to the Westfield/Franklin Park mall on April 6th and say hello.-C.

Kara and TK say I Do!

This past Saturday we had the honor of photographing Kara and TK’s wedding.  We had such a great time, Kara you made a beautiful bride and it was nice getting to know you a little better.   What can we say, beautiful bride, handsome groom, nice brightly lit church, great reception hall, the food was delicious, cake was fantastic, lots of dancing, fun bridal party….. well I could go on and on but instead I am sure you all want to see the sneak peek

CLICK HERE FOR THE SLIDESHOW! 

Oh and I forgot to mention good toasts! I am a sucker for a good toast, I just love them and both the best man and the matron of honor had fantastic toasts!

We hope you enjoyed the sneak peek as much as we enjoyed being part of your day. We have the best jobs in the world

Leave comments because we love them!-C.

Move over Tyra Banks :)

So a couple weekends ago we had a booth at the Port Clinton Elks bridal fair and right before it started I was approached by a lady who owned the gown shop that had a booth and that was putting on the bridal fair.  At first not knowing who she was she asked “I have a strange question for you, what size are you?”  Well like anyone that kind of throw me off guard.  To make a long story short I believe I am now America’s next top Model!!!! 

Here are some quick photos of my first and only modeling debut, because if any of you know me, I am not the center of attention type of person, that is why I am behind the camera Also we didn’t know we were going to have something so important to shoot that day so Joe had to take these with my little point and shoot.

I kept thinking the whole time, don’t fall, don’t fall and a couple of the dresses were a size to big so when I had those on I kept thinking don’t let the dress fall! (that’s right I had to make three different dress changes, it was definitely an experience to remember, but I don’t think they will be calling me for future shows )

Here are a few pics of our booth that show, thanks to all the girls who stopped by, and we are looking forward to hearing all about your wedding plans and working with you on your wedding day

Let me know what you think about me being America’s Next Top Model We love comments!

 

Jill and Ryan are engaged!

This past Saturday Jill and Ryan braved the cold weather with us for their engagement shoot.  They were quite the troopers they even took their coats off for most of them (something I can say I probably wouldn’t have been brave enough to do ) 

We went to the campus of the University of Toledo because this is where they met.

Here is a sneak peek and we can not wait until your wedding in July because we had a lot of fun with the two of you, and we can’t wait to see you both all dressed up they are going to be a beautiful wedding couple!

Enjoy!

Get it “UT”

Love this one!

I also love the feel of this one, I think it’s one of my favorites!

We love comments so leave one if something moves you !

Port Clinton Bridal Fair

I just wanted to let all you Brides that are planning weddings in the Port Clinton area know that their is a bridal fair on Sunday Jan 27th at the Elks Lodge (231 Buckeye Blvd, Port Clinton, OH 43452) 

So if you still have some planning to do around there stop by and check it out.  I know I hear a lot of girls say it is hard to find local wedding professionals around there so here is your opportunity!