Grand Opening Party

It's been one thing after another and our Grand Opening was a huge success. Finally, everything is done for our space-- even the lighting is up!

It's an amazing feeling to have your work on the wall and everyone talking about it. It is something that I didn't expect to experience with my wedding work... as it's not really "sell-able" to anyone except the family of the client.

It was a funny feeling when I looked over at Jamelle and the mass of people Thursday night and realized everyone had come to our party for US! It was humbling and awesome. I had clients, vendors, friends and family. Special thanks to Hollye Schumacher and Stuart Thurkill who came up all the way from Phoenix and documented the event while we were too busy to do so ourselves.

**more photos will be posted once I get some more images from those guys**

We'd really like to thank all the vendors who helped us pull this off.

Steve Douglas of Artists in Rhythm played with a Gypsy Jazz trio! Everyone commented about how great the music was! Andrea from Sedona Cake Couture made an incredible chocolate camera cake for us --delicious! Kim Duncan pull off the PR and event coordination for this event... which was fantastic. Simply Delicious made some awesome little bites to eat and a local wine shop, Vino Loco poured incredible wines for us all night. Showstoppers made some beautiful arrangements for us and other wedding peeps and photographers in attendance... Karen Lynn, Katrina Wallace, Dawn Kish, Raechel Running, John Running, Melissa Dunstan, Tina Juberg, Heather Kadar, Karen Sorenson, Donna Shoemaker and Yvonne Baca all came to show their support. Special thanks to Jason Hasenbank from the Flagstaff Photography Center for helping us get event day up and running and for the use of the beautiful gallery next door to our studio-- the photo booth was a huge hit because everyone always loves to get old fashion photo booth pictures!

baby Elise (Katrina's baby)

Karen Lynn showing off a cute photo strip

Hollye eating some delicious Cake

Stuart loves a photo booth

Stuart checking out hot girls (in a photo strip)...

outside looking in...

**more photos to come of the cake, the space, etc) **