Wow…it’s February! It’s busy wedding ‘season’ at the moment for me and lately I’ve been thinking about why I love weddings and wedding photography. This is what inspired February’s ‘snapshot’. It’s a photograph of my Grandma in her wedding dress. I love this photograph for a few reasons. 1 – I get to see what my Grandma looked like on her wedding day before I even existed. 2 – it gives me a glimpse into her life. 3 – I know that with this photograph and others, her legacy lives on. I love that this is what I get to do, preserve memories. It sounds cheesy, but I’m grateful.  

FEBRUARY 2012

This month, I’m excited to photograph Emily & Phil’s wedding at the Red Barn in Karapiro, Shaun & Kiri’s wedding in Matakana planned by the lovely Lisa at Beautiful Events, Samantha & Dan’s wedding in Waihi and Jenna & Mike’s wedding at The Wharf in Auckland! I’m also excited to go to Melbourne for 4 days to see Sam (in just over a week!) I fly back to Auckland on the morning of our 4th wedding Anniversary!   SOME FEBRUARY BUSINESS GOALS -Finish all outstanding 2011 Queensberry album designs, get approved and send to print. (This was also last months goal, but I’m finishing the last album design today!) -Don’t get distracted and cut down on checking social media. I know if I hired someone to work for me, and I found out I was paying them to be on Facebook…I wouldn’t be very happy. So why do I allow myself to do it? The goal for this month is to be productive and create work boundaries for myself. -My sister Lydia is helping me edit some of my weddings, and I love it! At the moment I am on top of editing, the goal is to stay this way…! -Perfect and stick to wedding post production system! -Get accounts sorted and give all details to accountant for upcoming tax return… -Design custom stationary. – Keep blogging consistently! – Send photographs to wedding vendors.   SOME FEBRUARY PERSONAL GOALS… -Take scheduled time out for breaks, fun, and stay inspired. I find if I put this into my diary, I tend to work more productively because I’m looking forward to something. -Visit the library and stock up on some good reads…recommendations? Has anyone read anything that they loved over the summer? -Keep running every weekday.   Have a fabulous February people! What are your goals for the month? I’d love to hear them xx