Disclosure: This is an unsponsored post. All opinions expressed are my own. Jennifer, however is a directory member.
I have to be completely honest. I PRIDE myself on having everything together. I lose sleep for it. I barely ever say no, and do believe there is nothing I can’t accomplish if I don’t set my mind to it. Those who know me well however may say that lately I’ve been a little different. It’s true. I feel a little different, a little odd. I don’ t have it all together and its felt that way since November. I’m not sick, my life is blessed, I am just overwhelmed. Somehow back in November it began and I am still having a little trouble getting out of it, despite some gains back to being my regular old self. Perhaps that why months later you are just hearing about our session.
Enter the holidays. You all know I am Photo Obsessed, we have a photographers directory for goodness sake! I review and work with EVERY person on there to make SURE they are good and excellent options for our readers. In fact, I do that with all of our directory members period. I don’t want to talk about something that isn’t quality, its a waste of your time.
I’m feeling overwhelmed and I need holiday photos. Jennifer is not only a directory member, our kids have become great friends, and if I may say so, so have we. So one day at swim class we booked a photo appointment. I usually enjoy these. I am long past the days where I fretted too much over whether or not the kids would participate. We decide to bring the dogs, and even RNYD is over it and knows I force him once a year so he has to participate.
For some reason the outfits are giving me trouble, I don’t want to do typical red and green, red and black. We did Navy hues last year. I wanted something timeless that would stay on the wall all year. I’ve lost weight and toned my body and want to look pretty (thanks Amir ;o) My dress finally shows up like the day before.
We get to the shoot on time and everything should be fine, but for some reason I’m still not feeling right, not me. Seeing Jennifer puts me at ease. While she takes the photos I feel good, except my dogs are being pains. They had never been in the woods before (ugh how did I not think of that!?). Jennifer is able to get them to cooperate (thank God) but I’m thrown. We proceed, and she tells me to stop worrying, the photos are perfect.
I book our viewing and pray that my worry doesn’t show, that the dogs did in fact behave, that my worry is just that, my worry.
Well it was. Jennifer is unbelievable.
Got our family photo.
Got amazing solo shots of the kids.
Got shots of the kids together that are just too much.
Puppy photo? Got it.
Adorable candid family shots? Yep.
She even snagged one of me and the MR (which we never do)
I think you would agree, she nailed it.
Even though I didn’t feel like myself and faked my way through a lot of the rest of the holiday this was one less thing I had to worry about. At that moment I was so crazy happy to have someone I could trust, someone I knew would do a good job even though I am in an overthinking, over planning, attempting to be perfect all the time and just falling short place. Jennifer had my back. She still has my back. In fact, I didn’t love my cards this year (the design not the photo part) and she said she’d help me and walk me through that next year too. <3
THIS is why I am so adamant about working with our members. I NEED to know that anyone we recommend will be fabulous. Our readers NEED to know that we recommend quality. They NEED to be at ease with one part of our crazy lives. Readers, that’s why we are selective with our postings, prospective directory members, that’s why we insist on working with you and writing about it. We appreciate that you trust us to do what’s good and right for businesses and consumers alike and take that seriously.
If you ever have a question please don’t hesitate to ask us we answer honestly and candidly. We love what we do and love that you appreciate us.
-The RNYM Family
