I am going to give away a day of wedding photography to a deserving couple. You might ask, “what do you mean by deserving”? And my answer is that the couple who receive this will have an incredible story. They will be the kind of people who radiate love and hope and peace and joy even though if you looked at their journey you would expect everything but. I don’t want to be too much more specific than that because I want this to be open to lots of different stories.

So here is what the day will include. Up to 8 hours of wedding coverage by myself and my assistant/second shooter (my wonderful husband!), DVD of the high resolution images from the wedding, and a $500 album credit after the wedding is completed. I will also throw in an engagement session to happen in January 2010! (this is over $4000 in wedding coverage)

And here are the specifics. Your entry will be your story. Please email your story to me at kristy@kristylynnphotography.com no later than December 10, 2009. From there a winning couple will be chosen on Christmas Eve and announced on this blog. When you email your story please be as descriptive of who the two of your are as possible. Include how you met, how you fell in love, what obstacle you have overcome, how this love and journey has changed the two of you. Optimally both of you will contribute to the story you write in your own special way. I would love to be able to really get a feel for the two of you in your story.

Beyond that, you must have already chosen a wedding date in 2010 and it cannot occur on a date that I already have booked for 2010 (I will email as soon as I receive your story if there is a scheduling conflict). Previously contracted wedding couples by Kristy Lynn Photography or any other photographer are not allowed to send their story. You will be required to sign a contract with Kristy Lynn Photography if you are the winning couple and the gift will not be transferable and has no monetary value. Please take the utmost care to be completely honest in your story. And one final thing, the wedding must take place in the greater San Francisco Bay area. Weddings outside of this area will incur a travel fee.

Thanks for reading this and I can’t wait to read your stories! Seriously!!!

And since every post is just beyond better with a picture here is another image from my recent engagement session in downtown St. Helena with Sam and Brent one of my 2010 wedding couples. I love them, I really do.

As I was driving along through the valley the first thing I had noticed is that the vines had gone from green to reddish/orangeish/yellowish magnificence. Autumn is gorgeous in the valley. You may not have millions of trees in this area giving off the amazing color but you have millions of rows of glorious color. It is truly a sight to see.

The vines at the Frank Family Vineyard did not disappoint either. They were gorgeous. It was a fun challenge to blend the love that Samantha and Brent naturally showed with the beauty of the vineyard.

I am privileged to get to be Sam and Brent’s wedding photographer next summer. I can’t wait to see you in your dress Sam. And I can’t wait to capture that first moment when you guys see each other for the first time on that day. You two are pretty much a blast to hang around with. I kind of got the feeling that we could have been friends for years. And that is ALWAYS a good sign when it comes to a photography relationship! If you are a regular blog viewer you will notice that these two pulled out quite a bit of playfulness out of me! I even threw in a fun little animation at the end there. I think it shows off their personalities perfectly.

Hope you love ‘em! I will be in touch soon.

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