Beautiful Christine

This is my beautiful client who has become a friend, Christine. She is preparing to deliver this baby as I type and is scheduled to have her new baby in her arms by morning! We took these photos yesterday, none too soon, and she looked amazing! She is a natural in front of the camera and she is always a joy to work with. I have also been blessed with the opportunity to photograph her new bundle soon, so stay tuned for more from beautiful Christine.

WINNERS ANNOUNCED !!!!

Well folks....drum roll please! I know, I know, I am a little late posting the winners...but I did draw them on time this afternoon at 12 sharp! I am excited to report that due to my expanding business, I am in the middle of moving into a new office and my computers and internet access were not reconnected until this afternoon.



Before I announce the 5 names I drew from a hat, yes, a REAL hat not a proverbial one, I would like to sincerely thank everyone who supported CoConut CirCle and me by participating in this raffle. I do not do any advertising, so all of my business comes from referrals and word of mouth from friends and family like you! I can not begin to articulate how much I appreciate being embraced by you all, many of you returning clients. As a thank you to each and every one who entered, I would like to offer you a 20% discount on your next photo shoot with CoConut CirCle. This can not be combined with any other special and must be booked by May 31st, 2010. I wish I could have pulled all of your names from my hat, but I sincerely wish that you will grant me the privilege of photographing you and your beuatiful families one day soon.



OK....enough of that.....on to the winners!!! Congrats to:



1) Kaylin P. of Fort Lauderdale wins a romatic couples' shoot

2) Michelle N. of Lake Worth wins a family shoot

3) Maureen D. of Royal Palm Beach wins a commercial business advertisement shoot

4) Emily G. traveling all the way from Bloomington MN wins a family shoot

5) Michelle D. of Palm Beach Gardens wins a intimate newborn shoot for her new baby

If your name is on this list of lucky winners, please get in touch with me within 48 hours to claim your prize and schedule your shoot! I am so excited to work with you all.

April

Photo Session Give Away!

CoConut CirCle is thrilled to announce the 1st Annual Photo Session Give Away Contest!

Inspired by the generosity of others, and anxious to spread the word about my all new blog page and redesigned web site, I have decided to create a raffle....a random drawing, designed to give away 5, yes FIVE, individual Basic Package photo sessions with me, April, owner and photographer of CoConut CirCle. These sessions are TOTALLY FREE to each of the 5 winners with nothing to buy and NO CATCH! Each winner will get a CD with the high resolution professionally edited images from their winning session to keep and duplicate! NOTHING to buy and NO CATCH. Just help me spread the word about CoConut CirCle Photography and you will be entered to win. Here is how is works:

TO ENTER: make a "comment" to this blog post including your FIRST name and LAST initial, CITY, and the TYPE of photo session you would like to have, ie maternity, infant, engagement, newborn, senior photos, etc. A sample comment entry:
"April M, West Palm Beach, Engagement"
You may only enter one time this way.

To increase your chances of winning, you may enter additional times using the following alternate methods (one time for each):

1) "FAN" CoConut CirCle on FaceBook and you will receive an entry (if you are already a FAN of CoConut CirCle, you will automatically receive this entry)

2) Create a Status entry about this contest blog entry on YOUR FaceBook page, then go to CoConut CirCle's FB page and post "I entered!" so that your entry can be verified and counted.

3) create a POST of this blog entry on YOUR blog or web site. Then come back to THIS blog post and enter a comment including YOUR blog or web address so that your entry can be verified and counted. Sample entry comment:
"I entered: visit me at www.CoConutCirCle.com"

4) become a "follower" of CoConut Circle's "April's Inner Circle" Blog page. This will generate yet another entry for you.

5) send an EMAIL to your friends whom you think might be interested in winning a photo session, inviting them to visit this blog (http://www.coconutcircle.blogspot.com/) and enter. When you do, "CC " me in your email at CoConutCirCle@hotmail.com so that your entry can be verified and counted.

These methods allow you to enter this drawing up to 6 times! The more you enter, the better your chances of winning and the more people you help me tell about CoConut CirCle!

This raffle is open to everyone, including clients of CoConut CirCle. Each entered can only win 1 of the 5 sessions, and in the event a name is drawn twice, another name will be drawn and declared the winner. The five individual winning names will be drawn and posted on this blog on Monday, Feb 15th at noon. You have 2 weeks! The winners will be listed exactly as they were originally entered: first name, last initial, city, and session type for example:
"April M, West Palm Beach, wins an Engagement Session"
The winners will have 48 hours to contact me to confirm their prize. In the event that a winner does not come forward in that time, another name will be drawn. All winning photo shoots must be shot in Broward or Palm Beach counties, so basically, "you must be present to win!"

That's it! I am giving away, TOTALLY free, 5 indivdual photography sessions to 5 lucky winners just for helping me spread the word about CoConut CirCle. I am truly blessed to be able to do what I love in the supportive environment of my loving family, terrific friends and wonderful clients. This is my way, in some little way, to "Pay it Forward" and give something back. Thank you for supporting CoConut CirCle, and please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Good Luck to everyone!
April

USS Benicio

This was my first belly painting event and it was great fun! Christine had a dear and talented friend named Maureen paint her 32 week belly with an image that matches the nautical theme of her upcoming baby shower for little boy Benicio. Christine looks amazing and is a natural performer, so my job was made easy! The only downside was that this work of art had to be seen and photographed from straight on to really capture all of the detail, so we were not able to get much variety in this shoot. No worries.....we are going to do more maternity pics in the weeks to come, and then stay tuned for newborn pics of.....USS Benicio!

New Blog!

Well, at the time of this writing, it is 1:28am on Sunday morning. I stayed up waaaaaay to late tonight finishing my new blog and I must say I am happy with it! I have been meaning to make my biz blog "snazzier" for quite some time now, but there is always something that is more important pressing, both business and personal, like editing and delivering client photos or changing double diapers! LOL Seems the only quiet time I have is in the middle of the night, and, come to think of it, even then it's not always quiet! LOL I have a few more things to do, like music and some additional graphics, but for now.....my new blog!

Party Time

Well, the banner says it all! This is Camryn, Brendan, Avery and Lindsey...the Fulton Quadruplets who celebrated their 3rd birthday over the weekend at Sugar Sands Park. BTW...That banner was made by Quad Mom Cathy for their first birthday party and has been present at each birthday since! It was a terrific party with a bunch of family and friends. What an amazing family this bunch is! Being a mother of multiples myself, I secretly think that birthday parties should be for the parents as a way of saying "We made it!" Not only did Cathy and Mike make it though 3 years of parenting 4 toddlers, but they make it look so easy! Congrats to the whole Fulton Family. More pics to come soon. PS That FABULOUS cake was created by Holly Kenimer of "Sweet Tooth by Kenimer." It was as delicious as is was pretty! You can check out all her work on her web site, linked below. Think of Sweet Tooth the next time you need a special cake for your special occasion! http://www.sweettoothbykenimer.blogspot.com/

Cheryl's Girls

Cheryl was the highest bidder in a silent auction hosted by Meadow Park Elementary Safety Patrol to raise money for their trip to Washington DC. I donated a photo shoot to the cause and Cheryl won! She wanted me to photograph her beautiful grand daughters. We met at a park and had a terrific time. The girls are so photogenic and were absolute HAMS! Every image was cuter than the next! Stay tuned for more to come!