First Year Photos!

As I mentioned a little while ago, I had purchased a LivingSocial deal for Picture People up in Burlington, MA and we finally had our appointment yesterday!

For $25 we received a half-hour sitting, 5 sheets of 1 pose, and a low-res CD of all the images from the shoot. I had 2 outfits planned -- the infamous blue tutu, headband and pearls, and then something commemorating her first birthday, so I chose a pink onesie with a polka-dotted "1" on the front. I had been going back and forth about whether or not I wanted to involve smashing a cake during the session, but after calling to confirm the appointment on Friday and talking to one of the photographers, I decided getting a cotton candy cupcake at ShotCakes before the shoot was going to be the way to go!

Going in, I knew I wanted the Hi-res CD so that we could use the pictures how we wanted, and I knew it was going to be an additional $75 to upgrade with all the copyrights and everything, so I was OK with that. I also knew that I wanted another black & white picture for our Samma wall, so all that, on top of the LivingSocial deal, and we were going to be all set, but then to top it all off, we were eligible to become members of their Portrait Club for free, AND we were able to get a free sheet of pictures on top of that. Samma for everyone!

The downside to all of this was the appointment delay, , and the waiting because the photo machine ran out of ink and then paper, and the having to go back and forth first to make sure my mother was getting the right print, second to make sure the CD they gave me was in fact Hi-res (even though it said Low-res right on it), and third because they had left out the FREE sheet of pictures I was owed. But the photographer was great and the pictures came out awesome - so awesome, in fact, that the photog asked me to sign a Model Release form so that Sam's picture could be hung up in the studio... so if anyone's going to Picture People in Burlington, MA any time soon, please let me know if you see Samantha's picture!

But without further ado.... PICTURES!

And just in time -- Shutterfly.com currently has a promo code for 50 free prints good for the next few days. I've advised the grandparents to get their orders in, because I know I'm going to be stocking up! =)