1 Feb

Be Mine Valentine Giveaway: Win a couple’s photo shoot with hair & makeup included!

My sweets!!  I am oh so excited to kick off the Valentine’s Day countdown with this awesome giveaway from Susannah Gill-Photographic Storytelling…

Susannah is an amazing photographer who recently migrated to the Bay Area from New York City with her husband and crazy-adorable son (the kid has red hair and brown eyes… I didn’t even know that combination was possible!)

Travis and I had the pleasure of working with Susannah a few months ago for a “one more time” shoot.  We got back into our wedding clothes a year after the big day and took some beautiful pictures that we’re so excited to hang all over our home.  It was a really fun way to celebrate a year of marriage, especially because we didn’t have time for tons of photos on the actual wedding day.

From experience I can tell you that being photographed by Susannah is a dream.  She has such a sweet and energetic personality.  That energy is contagious and I think it really comes across in her photos.  Check out some of the shots from our shoot with her…

(P.S. that gorgeous bouquet I’m holding in our shoot was courtesy of Seascape Flowers… if you live in the Santa Cruz area, you must check them out.)

So here’s the exciting part:

Since it’s officially February and Valentine’s Day is just two weeks away, Susannah is helping you get into the spirit by giving away a photo shoot for you and your sweetie!  Are you recently engaged (or hoping he’ll put a ring on it on February 14th?)  Are you celebrating an anniversary?  Expecting a baby and need some sweet couple photos while it’s still just the two of you?  If you live in the Bay Area (or want to take a little vacation to this neck of the woods) this awesome prize will give you the chance to mark the occasion!

AND… just to sweeten the pot… I’ll be stepping into my “other shoes” and offering my hair and makeup services for the shoot as well!

Are you swooning yet?

Here’s how to enter this giveaway…

1) Leave a comment on this post for ONE ENTRY.

2) Leave a comment on another {bb} post (and tell me about it here) for ONE ENTRY.

3) “Like” the Susannah Gill Facebook Page (and tell me about it here) for TWO ENTRIES.

4) “Like” {blending beautiful} on Facebook (and tell me about it here) for TWO ENTRIES.

5) Blog, tweet, or write a Facebook post sharing this contest for FOUR ENTRIES.

Please leave a separate comment for each entry to make sure you get credit for all of your “likes”, shares, etc…

Also note: This contest is limited to couples who live in or can travel to the Bay Area (Monterey/Carmel to San Francisco).

Visit Susannah Gill-Photographic Storytelling’s blog to see more of her beautiful work and feel free to check out my hair and makeup Facebook page if you’d like to look at mine.

The contest ends at midnight on February 13th, a winner will be selected at random, and I’ll announce the winner on Valentine’s Day.  Good luck!

Update: Congratulations to our winner, Whitney Damiani!  Thanks to everyone who entered.  xo

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{ posted: Friday, February 1, 2013 }


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Comments: {78}

  • Sarah Pope writes:

    WHAT!? This is an amazing giveaway! You are so sweet to set it up! Chris and I would love a chance to do a maternity shoot! Thanks!

  • Meagan Davis writes:

    This would be so much fun! Jeremy and I aren’t engaged by I’m dropping hints left and right! :)

  • Meagan Davis writes:

    Liked Blending Beautiful on Facebook!

  • Meagan Davis writes:

    Posted the Giveaway and blog on my Facebook page. *Crossing my fingers*

  • Kari writes:

    Liked Sarah on FB, liked BB a long time ago :). Shared the post on FB!

  • Camille writes:

    Liked BB and Sarah on FB, commented on BB’s 3 year anniversary post, and shared on FB :)

  • Sirleen writes:

    I would so like to win this as a photo tribute to Norm and my 41st Valentine’s Day together!!

  • Jessica Saltzer writes:

    Entry for giveaway with my handsome honey

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  • Whitney writes:

    What an wonderful giveaway! Jeremy and I will have been engaged 1 1/2 years on Feb 9 and still haven’t taken any engagment photosWe are still wedding planning and we would love an opportunity to work with both of you!

    Saw your photos on Seascape flowers fb the other day and keep thinking I hadn’t seen those gorgeous photos of you before. I love them!

    Fingers crossed! Thank you for doing this :)

  • Whitney Damiani writes:

    Shared on FB!!!

  • Whitney Damiani writes:

    Liked her fb page!

  • Whitney Damiani writes:

    Commented on another {bb} post!

  • Natalie writes:

    This is such a wonderful idea! Kim you are just the absolute cutest!

  • Darcy Craig writes:

    You guys are too cute! Sharing on FB, liking Susannah Gill, and Blending Beautiful.
    Good luck with the contest!

  • Heidi writes:

    Oh wow, those photos of you and Travis are SO beautiful! How fun to get back in your dress one more time!
    This is an awesome giveaway, my wife and I do have our 1year wedding anniversary coming up in March :D

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    I liked Susannah’s photography FB page!

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  • Christy writes:

    An incredibly lovely setting-I run in Nisene often, but what a different perspective with a gorgeous bride and her groom! Wish I would’ve thought of that 13 years ago when I got married!!!

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    I shared the contest link on my FB page

  • Kristina writes:

    Those pictures are so cute! My pictures of my bf and I never turn out that cute. I don’t think we have any nice pictures of the two of us.

  • Tina writes:

    Wow, you weren’t kidding, Kim! What a sweet giveaway. Ryan and I would love an anniversary shoot :)

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    Commented on your 15 weeks post!

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    Liked Susannah’s Facebook page! X 1

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  • Camille writes:

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    shared on FB

  • Michelle writes:

    My fiancé Gene and I just got engaged two weeks ago after having been together since high school. Our ten year anniversary is on Valentine’s day! A gorgeous photo shoot would be a wonderful way to start off our engagement celebration.

    Amazing photographs from Susannah and great blog from Kim!

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    Wrote a Facebook post about this contest

  • Michelle writes:

    Commented on the exciting post http://www.blendingbeautiful.com/gender-reveal-want-to-know-what-were-having/

  • Emily writes:

    Longtime reader, very happy for the baby girl for you guys! Would love to meet you in person!

  • Beylah writes:

    Love this! Thanks for hosting this awesome giveaway. Sign me up! :)

  • Beylah writes:

    Already liked Susannah Gill Photographic Storytelling on Facebook!

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    Just liked Blending Beautiful on Facebook now too!

  • Beylah writes:

    AND I just retweeted and started following you on Twitter! :)

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    Just commented on this post too: http://www.blendingbeautiful.com/getting-to-know-you-how-did-you-meet-your-significant-other/ :D

  • Jade writes:

    Greta photos!

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    like bb on fb

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    Liked Susannah Gill Facebook Page.

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    Posted about the giveaway on FB.

  • elizabeth writes:

    great photos

  • elizabeth writes:

    liked on FB

  • Stephanie writes:

    This is great, thank you!! Mike and I are getting married in July and we haven’t taken engagement pictures yet, but have been wanting too! :)

  • Brandy Merrell writes:

    Thank you!

  • Stephanie writes:

    Liked BB Facebook page
    Liked Susannah Gill’s Facebook page
    Made a comment on my Facebook page with link for others to know about contest and enter
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  • Meagan Davis writes:

    I liked Susannah’s Facebook page!

  • Kari writes:

    I commented on the Growing out A Pixie post as well :)
    And we aren’t young newlyweds, just old loves living the dream

  • Jessica M writes:

    Shared via Facebook! And I liked Susannah Gill Photography! (I’ve known her since high school- even then, her talent was considerable and evident!)

  • Lindsay writes:

    I liked Susannah Gil on FB!

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    I tweeted about the giveaway!

  • Nina writes:

    OMG! I would looove to do a cute little photo shoot with the boyfriend :D

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    Shared the giveaway on Facebook.

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    Left a comment on your latest blog post :)

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