Take the Cake!

These cakes were made by Holly Kenimer of Sweet Tooth by Kenimer for her 5 yr old son's and 3 yr old twin daughters' combined birthday party which I was invited to photograph this weekend. The girls wanted a Dora theme and the big brother wanted Star Wars, so creative Mommy weaved the two together in the most ingenious way! More pics of the bash to come, but I had to get these cakes up for you to see because they were soooo amazing....and delicious! Check out her site: www.sweettoothbykenimer.blogspot.com

Baby Benicio

This is Baby Benicio! I first met him in Mommy's belly back in December during a family holiday shoot at the beach. Now he is here and he is adorable! Chubby cheeks, blue eyes and a beautiful family. Welcome to the world! Many thanks to the Rodgriguez family for their repeated support of CoConut CirCle and to Mommy Christine for becomming a friend in the process.

Sweet 16

Birthday Girls.....Allie and Caroline

Caroline's Sweet 16! She celebrated with her BFF Allie at the beach and it was spectacular. Their B-Days are less than 1 month apart the planned this terrific, elegant, fun party together. With their friends and family present, they danced the night away, made a touching candle light dedication to some special people in their lives, cut custom made cakes from Grandma, and topped it off with a candy buffet. Happy Birthday young ladies....you sure did it in style!

Contest Winner!

This is one of my Give Away Contest Winners! His name is Derek and he is 4 months old. Well, actually, it was his Mommy, Michelle, who entered the contest. She was so excited that she had won, she called me within minutes of me posting her as a winner! He was super cute and very cooperative, as was his beautiful, bubbly, photogenic, 3 yr old big sister Katelyn. Michelle and her family live in a beautiful home which provided no shortage of great settings for us to take pictures. This Sneak Peek are just of few of my favs. Thanks to Michelle for entering my contest and for her interest in CoConut CirCle!

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