We have over 500 “Likes” on our Facebook page!!  Thanks everyone!  We wanted to do some sort of contest/giveaway to celebrate.  For over 500 “Likes” we are giving away $500 worth of prizes!  There are 3 different awesome prizes, including a free session with disk, an 11×14 canvas art wrap, and a photo necklace.  Anyone who “likes” us on Facebook can enter for each and all of the prizes.  We’ll be accepting entries until Thursday at midnight.

Prize One:  A Free Session (in studio or on location in the Tampa area) With Disk of Images.

To enter for this prize, “like” us on Facebook and then email jasonangelini@aol.com and put “FB Prize 1″ in the subject line.  Let us know what special milestone or moment you want to create a memory of and what idea you have for a session that will capture this for you.  We have a panel of 3 people who will each pick a favorite.  Those top 3 will be shared on our Facebook page where it will be open for a vote.  The session idea that gets the most votes wins!

Prize Two:  An 11 x 14 Canvas Art Wrap.

This prize is for anyone who “likes” us on Facebook and who has already had a wedding or session photographed by Jason, or who is already booked for a wedding or session.  Find the Facebook Update called “Prize Two” on our Facebook page.  Comment with your favorite memory captured in your pictures, or the moment you are most looking forward to having Jason photograph.  We will randomly choose a winner from everyone who comments using a random number generator.

Prize Three:  A Photo Necklace.

This is just for anyone who “likes” us on Facebook and who has already had Jason photograph a wedding or session.  Email us at jasonangelini@aol.com with “FB Prize 3″ in the subject line.  Send us the date of your wedding or session and the image number of any picture that Jason has taken for you and tell us why you love it and what that memory means to you.  From these descriptions, a panel of 3 people will choose 2 images each and the top 6 will be shared on our Facebook page where it will be open for a vote.  The image and description that gets the most votes wins.

You can enter to win all of the prizes until midnight on Thursday, July 29th.  Voting will start on Saturday, July 31st and will end at midnight on Monday, August 2nd.  All winners will be announced on Tuesday, August 3rd.  We hope everyone has fun with this!  Thanks for getting us to (and over!) 500 “likes”!

And thanks to the other vendors from Sharon and Larry’s wedding who did a great job with the details as well!  They are listed in the magazine and include Jessica of Simply Divine Events (a special thanks to her!), Any from Not from a Box, Events in Bloom, Catering by Design, Cakes by Nomeda, Josh of Inspire Entertainment, and more.

At the end of the magazine, they used one more of our images for as their “Ever After”.  It is the gorgeous picture by the water from Michelle and Zach’s wedding!

Thanks to Sharon, Larry, Michelle, and Zach as well for having us there to photograph your weddings and allowing us to create these beautiful images!

I love seeing our images put to use.  In the mail the other day we received Caroline and David’s Save the Date card.  They are such a sweet couple and we loved the picture they chose from their engagement session!  It shows what a cute couple they are and how happy they are to be in love.  We’ve been hearing some of the planning details from Caroline’s wonderful mom and it is going to be an amazing wedding!

Also in the mail we received a thank you card from newlyweds Marisol and Neil.  It had a pretty flower cut out on the front:

and a nice message to Jason thanking him for photographing their wedding on the inside:

Elissa and Rick were also just married and are a terrific couple.  I got to meet them at our Christmas party and they were great people.  After seeing their images they wrote:

“Jason,

Thank you so much for the amazing job you did at our wedding!  Everyone (including us) was amazed at you being everywhere!  The pictures are great – I think you got a pic of everyone who was there!  Now the hard part is picking out which pictures we want   Thank you also for the Christmas party invite – it was great to meet your family!  You are great at what you do.  Thank you.

Elissa and Rick ”

It was also fun for us to see two of our pictures in Michele Renee Hair and Makeup Artist Group‘s ad in the Perfect Wedding Guide (on the right):

Wedding blogs are a great place to get ideas for your own wedding planning.  Brenda’s Wedding Blog is a great one with daily updates and lots of pictures.  We are honored that she shared a ring pictures from Stephanie and Nick’s wedding on her “Ringing in the New Year” blog post!

Seeing our pictures put to great uses, getting these terrific thank you cards…2010 is starting off wonderfully!

My wife and son ROCK!  Yesterday I got an awesome surprise.  Right at dinner time I was told that I needed to get ready because I had to leave for something special very soon.  My son and I headed out the door with tickets in a sealed envelope and all my wife told me was that I needed to go to the St. Pete Times Forum.  She had dropped a few hints making me think I was taking our son to see the Star Wars Orchestra which I wanted to see but worried might be a bit much for a 4 year old.

When I got to the Forum I saw that we really had tickets for Walking with Dinosaurs!  It is a show with a paleontologist telling the history of dinosaurs with life-size dinosaurs bringing the story to life.  The larger dinosaurs weigh 1.6 TONS!  They had a brachiosaurus that was 36 feet tall and 56 feet long!  Of course my son’s favorite was the Tyrannosaurus Rex which had a very impressive and LOUD roar.  It was a great night spending some time with my son, and my wife is the best for setting up such a terrific surprise.

After the wedding, we received a beautiful Thank You card from them in the mail:

“Jason – it was a pleasure again!  Everyone commented on how great you were to work with.  The pictures turned out beautiful! As you can see from the card, we love the images!

Lucia – thank you so much for answering my questions, and being so helpful!  We wish you both the best, and have a great summer!

- Carolyn and Todd”

Mom and dad say thanks to both of you for including them in your day, and of course for the wonderful card.  You are such an awesome couple!

We were impressed with the quality of the thank you card and the pretty swirl design and asked Carolyn where she ordered them.  She told us about Plush Paper Creations where she had ordered her wedding day paper items.  They had also blogged about Carolyn and Todd’s thank you cards:

More of Carolyn and Todd’s wedding paper products can also be seen on Plush Paper Creation’s blog.  Click here to view that blog post of their blue and white beach themed paper items, as well as table numbers featuring their dog!

Lauren recently blogged about vintage weddings and featured two of our weddings.  Check out her “Vintage Weddings by Jason Angelini” blog post!

Lauren also recently blogged a “Vintage Garden” inspiration board using one of Megan and Jesse’s pictures.  The vintage themed wedding is becoming a popular new trend, with bird cage veils, wing tip shoes, chandeliers, and other beautiful details.

Thanks to Lauren for including us on your blog!

Be sure to check out Brenda’s blog to see her update with Stacie and James’s wedding!  Eye Candy Friday: v34 {pink and orange real wedding}

“Dear Jason and Lucia,

We want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts.  Our pictures are amazing.  From the unbelievable engagement session (people still question if the Times Square shot was photoshopped) to our wedding, you captured such amazing moments. Thank you so much!

With all our love,

Joseph and Lisa“

They are just a wonderful couple and we are so happy we were able to be a part of their wedding.  We hope they stay in touch through the years!  Dad said that they can expect visits from him whenever he goes up to NYC.  Maybe one day in the future he can photograph a newborn session for them up there .

AMC Video was the videographer at Lisa and Joe’s wedding and they just blogged about it and shared some of the images dad took on their day.  Check out their blog update:  Lisa and Joe – Sanibel Harbor Resort

Browsing through wedding blogs and talking with other vendors in the wedding industry on Twitter, I come across links for wedding videos that I love and just have to share.  Jason sent me a link to a wedding music video by Lockdown Projects, an awesome company in the UK that Jason also likes because they are big in the snowboard industry.  I think this is just the coolest idea ever, and what a perfect song choice too!  You have to watch this!

Brian & Eileen’s Wedding Music Video by Lockdown Projects

I found the next video on Twitter when BrideTide gave the link from the Bride Tide Blog.  I am a big sap, but it made me teary-eyed seeing what wonderful friends the couple had.  I want to know what church let the wedding party do this!  Most churches out here have lots of rules about the ceremony.  Who has a fun wedding party?  It would be so cool for someone to do something like this for the reception entrance!

JK Wedding Entrance Dance:  Best Wedding Entrance Dance Ever from the Bride Tide Blog

Finally AMC Video, a wonderful videography company that Jason has worked with in the Naples/Fort Myers area, had a clip of a funny and unique toast to a bride and groom on their blog.

Best Man’s Song from the wedding of Sara and Dan from AMC Video’s Blog

Hope those give all of you a good laugh, and maybe a couple ideas for planning something fun and unique for your own weddings!

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