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American Girl Images On-line

by Becky
Thank you for allowing Appleby Photography to photograph your daughter for the Madison Children’s Museum’s special event, the American Girl Fashion Show! We had so much fun and thought all the girls were very cute!
Proceeds from the sales will help the Madison Children’s Museum with their fundraising. Photographs and exclusive special options are available for purchase. We are offering individual photographs and photograph packages, cute little keychains and magnets and several styles of greeting card sets. Exclusive for this event, we have a Couture line of 8×10 and 11×14 photograph and “Print Wraps.”
If you have any questions about options or ordering, please let us know.
Thank you for the opportunity to photograph your daughter!
Sincerely,
Becky & Chris

Madison Children’s Museum- American Girl

by Becky

The Madison Children’s Museum is hosting an AMERICAN GIRL Fashion Show this weekend, July 16, 17 and 18th. Click here for more information!

We are delighted to help with this wonderful fundraiser. We will be taking photographs before each of the shows, and all proceeds go to the museum! Also, our oldest daughter is thrilled to be a model in the show! 🙂

In addition to the Fashion show, their annual benefit sale is going on this weekend, and tickets are still available for Sunday. Click here for more information! The sale is great for discounted American Girl items, and the proceeds go to the museum. I have certainly started my Christmas shopping with this sale. 🙂

Wedding Traditions

by Becky

Real Simple has a fun article about getting creative with wedding traditions:

Something Old

  • A locket containing a picture of your great-grandparents
  • A family Rosary for the ceremony
  • Antique combs, pins, or barrettes
  • A baby bracelet from a family member used around the base of your bouquet

Something New

  • A key to your new home, if you’re moving in together for the first time, hidden in your bouquet wrap
  • A lucky penny minted in the year of your wedding
  • Everything else!

Something Borrowed

  • A flower from a loved one’s garden, “borrowed” for your bouquet
  • Dad’s handkerchief, tucked under your bodice
  • A fur stole, for a winter wedding
  • Any jewelry you’ve been eyeing on a friend or a family member

Something Blue

  • The sash on your dress
  • A bouquet of blue blooms
  • A blue garter or undergarment
  • Sapphire jewelry
  • A blue pen, for signing the marriage certificate

Gina and Charlie

by Becky





I loved their reading:
Faults

They came to tell your faults to me,
They named them over one by one;
I laughed aloud when they were done,
I knew them all so well before, —
Oh, they were blind, too blind to see
Your faults had made me love you more.

By Sara Teasdale

Summer Bridal Show

by Becky


Happy June! This is such a great month- school is done, the weather is warm, weddings are plentiful!


If you are planning a wedding, the Wedding Planner & Guide has a fabulous bridal show this Wednesday, June 9th. They will have a fashion show, prizes and hors d’oeuvres. It’s at the Marriott Madison West from 4pm to 9pm. Click here for more info.

Sign up for your chance to win a wonderful wedding- we are including an engagement session in the prize package!

Please come stop by our booth, we are near the door- we would love to say “hi”!

A Verse By Any Other Name….

by Becky


Saturday’s ceremony readings were delightfully fresh to my ears and brought tears to my eyes.

I love when couples take the wedding day and personalize it to make it their own unique event. And the ceremony is a beautiful place to do just that. It is wonderful to get a glimpse into their love by seeing how they express it in front of their family and friends. Bible verses are lovely and traditional, but passages from favorite poems, plays or stories show you the personality of the couple. Peek here for some inspiration. I had never thought about using “The Velveteen Rabbit,” by Margery Williams, though I adored the story as a child!
“What is REAL?” asked the Rabbit one day, when they were lying side by side near the nursery fender, before Nana came to tidy the room. “Does it mean having things that buzz inside you and a stick-out handle?”

“Real isn’t how you are made,” said the Skin Horse. “It’s a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real.”

“Does it hurt?” asked the Rabbit.

“Sometimes,” said the Skin Horse, for he was always truthful. “When you are Real you don’t mind being hurt.”

“Does it happen all at once, like being wound up,” he asked, “or bit by bit?”

“It doesn’t happen all at once,” said the Skin Horse. “You become. It takes a long time. That’s why it doesn’t happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don’t matter at all, because once you are Real you can’t be ugly, except to people who don’t understand.”

I am looking forward to next week’s wedding- their reading is coming from a favorite children’s book- I can’t wait to find out what it is!

Huggies Jeans

by Becky

Have you seen the new Huggies Jeans Diapers?

We are told these new trendy diapers are perfect for summer. Since we use cloth, we probably will not get the chance to try them out. Will you? 🙂

“Not So Plain” Jane Fundraiser Event

by Becky
Janis Makwinja, The Pampered Chef consultant, is hosting a special fundraiser event at our studio, in honor of her sister, Jane, who died of breast cancer in 2003.

The month of May is Help Whip Cancer month with The Pampered Chef, as they join forces with the American Cancer Society to raise funds for breast cancer awareness and early detection programs.

Come to the 1st Annual
“Not So Plain” Jane Fundraiser Event

Wednesday, May 26th at 6pm
Door Prizes! Cooking Class!
$25 Gift Card to Appleby Photography for every attendee

Socialize with your friends, enjoy light refreshments and food,
and Help Whip Cancer!
Feel free to come to the class or just stop in
between 6-8pm if you only need to place an order!
Up to 25% of total sales will be going to the American Cancer Society, as well as $1 for every Exclusive Pink Product purchased.

The Pampered Chef also has a Wedding Registry!
Janis can show you how easy it is to get all the necessities you need!

This event is being hosted at
Appleby Photography Studio
402 E. Wilson Street, Madison
Free parking available in the Wilson Lot, located at E. Wilson & S. Hancock

Please RSVP by May 24 to Janis at 608.824.9995 or janismakwinja@gmail.com
(Orders can be placed until May 28th, www.pamperedchef.biz/janisjane)

“Not So Plain” Jane Fundraiser Event

by Becky
Janis Makwinja, The Pampered Chef consultant, is hosting a special fundraiser event at our studio, in honor of her sister, Jane, who died of breast cancer in 2003.

The month of May is Help Whip Cancer month with The Pampered Chef, as they join forces with the American Cancer Society to raise funds for breast cancer awareness and early detection programs.

Come to the 1st Annual
“Not So Plain” Jane Fundraiser Event

Wednesday, May 26th at 6pm
Door Prizes! Cooking Class!
$25 Gift Card to Appleby Photography for every attendee

Socialize with your friends, enjoy light refreshments and food,
and Help Whip Cancer!
Feel free to come to the class or just stop in
between 6-8pm if you only need to place an order!
Up to 25% of total sales will be going to the American Cancer Society, as well as $1 for every Exclusive Pink Product purchased.

This event is being hosted at
Appleby Photography Studio
402 E. Wilson Street, Madison
Free parking available in the Wilson Lot, located at E. Wilson & S. Hancock

Please RSVP by May 24 to Janis at 608.824.9995 or janismakwinja@gmail.com
(Orders can be placed until May 28th, www.pamperedchef.biz/janisjane)