12 Days of Joy - Day 3 | Cherishing

The events that happened yesterday in Connecticut make this 12 Days of Joy project seem... so... trivial. I am not very elegant with words, so even writing about how heartbroken I am over the whole thing seems near impossible. I just keep thinking about the Christmas presents under the trees of those families who lost their babies... the family of the shooter... those parents who sent their children off to school probably after some silly argument about what to wear that day... having no idea the day that would unfold before them.

All of it - it's all just horrific... tragic doesn't seem like a big enough word.

I'm really, really sad about it all.

I thought about canceling the 12 Days of Joy altogether. It just seems silly to run a campaign after something like that. Work isn't important. Families are important. Cherishing your loved ones are important.

So I'm going to do just that. Today, I'm taking the day off and spending it with Tommy & Sunday. Tomorrow we'll start again on Day 4. But today... today we'll make hot chocolate and curl up together and enjoy the twinkling lights of the Christmas tree. And we will be saying a lot of prayers for those affected by the tragedy.

12 Days of Joy - Day 2 | Tucker Francis Prints

For 12 Days we are offering 24 hour specials AND giveaways from local businesses! 'Tis the season for giving AND receiving...! Today is Day 2 and local artist and designer Tucker Francis has generously offered two of his prints to one lucky reader of Sincerely, Liz!

Be sure to check out Tucker's website and etsy shop to see his other work!

To ENTER this giveaway, all you have to do is Like the Sincerely, Liz, Inc Facebook Page by clicking the "Like" button below. Gain more entries by sharing about this giveaway on Facebook and tagging Sincerely, Liz, Inc in your post!

Giveaway ends tomorrow morning at 7am. Winner will be announced tomorrow!

----------- WINNER IS: Ashley Wickline! -----------

12 Days of Joy - Day 1 | 30% off Gift Certificates!

It's here! The 12 Days of Joy has started at Sincerely, Liz!

For the next 12 Days we will be offering 24 hour specials AND giveaways from local businesses! GET EXCITED! Gift giving is my love languge so I'm super pumped to be launching this campaign!

Day one doubles as a GREAT sale and the PERFECT last minute gift for the procrastinating shoppers out there:

For today only, we are offering 30% off all gift certificates.

Buy a gift certificate in ANY value and automatically receive 30% off of the total cost!

Contact Liz to purchase.

Offer expires at midnight tonight.

And come back tomorrow for the first GIVEAWAY!!

12 Days of Christmas Joy Announcement!

I'm super pumped to share with you all that we are hosting our First Annual 12 Days of Christmas Joy here at Sincerely, Liz! The campaign kicks off December 13th and goes until Christmas Eve, with the Grand Prize winner announced Christmas morning! Spread the word to be entered into the giveaways and take advantage of the 24 hour sales coming up!

Fall portrait session re-cap and other things that are happening around here.

My fall season was packed with such fun and lovable clients! In the next few weeks I'll be sharing full sessions here on the blog, but for now I wanted to share a quick recap of what I've been doing these past few months. First things, first....! Ahhh there are a LOT of things going on behind the scenes with Sincerely, Liz! It'll be a couple of months before the big announcements are made, but there are some major business structural changes happening (anyone notice the subtle name change of the Facebook Page?? ;)). We're super busy working on a new office space (!!), a new website (!!), and lots of other improvements here and there. Oh and there have been a few additions to the team...! I'll be sharing a ton more after the new year (it's SO hard to wait), so definitely stay tuned.

For now... here's a glimpse of some of the pretty faces I'll be blogging in the next few weeks!

The talented and always cute, Crystal George:

One of my 2013 interns (!!), Chelsea:

Sunday's sweet nanny and her family, the Earl's:

Ed & Kat, one of my 2013 couples:

My incredible doula and her family:

Some of my most cherished clients, the Hill family:

The family who lives one of my dream lives (yes I have lots of dreams!), the Kramer's:

And the beautiful Williams family, always making my job SO easy:

Get excited to see more of these awesome people!

Okay I've got another busy day ahead...! It involves lots of snuggles with Sunday, finally getting my camera back from it's weekend getaway, and a commercial shoot in a few hours. Have a good one, friends!