CARILLON BEACH

I am so excited to announce a new website for Carillon Beach. I have been lucky enough to work on it! Please take a moment and check it out!

http://www.carillonbeach-fl.com

THE ROSEMARY THYMES...ADORABLE KIDS, MY FIRST AD AND A FRIENDS DAUGHTER

How exciting... I am running my first ad in the Rosemary Thymes. They also featured photo I took this summer with some adorable kids and my friend Stacy's daughter Annie as this issues featured artist. What a cool issue for me...If you are visiting the gulf coast feel free to pick one up.
Enjoy!

NEW STUDIO!!!

Finally, I have a new studio with some very cool "one of a kind" backdrops.

A few weeks ago my friends daughters, Caroline and Elizabeth came over and we spent time in the new studio taking tons of photos...Here are some of the shots and some of the new fun backdrops I now offer. I still will carry kaki, blue and other standard but give these new backdrops a whirl... color and design can really look amazing.

There will be many packages offered and at least 3 backdrops per session. So check out the new studio next time you want something bit different.

A NIGHT ON THE TOWN WITH MY SON AND THE JONAS BROTHERS

WOW!!!! What can I say a night out with my son and some friends at a terrific concert. What joy I saw on my sons face, even while he was holding his ears from the girls screaming as the Jonas Bros. took the stage. The music, sets, lighting everything was any kids dream and it was apparent that they got a terrific welcome here in AL. My son took in every moment as I had the pleasure of watching him do so!

I thought seeing David Cassidy when I was little was "it" but seeing the Jones Bros. with my son beat that hands down. I am so fortunate to have this memory. A fun VIP sound check followed by second row seats, it doesn't get much better than this and I want to thank sweet Denise and Julie for all that they did to get us in!

Great concert and great positive message for young kids! Check them out if they happen to be in your city!

We were limited as to what photos we could take but wanted to share some with you.

FEATURED IN PERFECT WEDDING GUIDE ENGAGED!

I am so excited to be featured in todays blog entry of Perfect Wedding Guide, Engaged! Check it out!
http://engagedweddinglibrary.blogspot.com/

CALLING ALL TEENS..WHAT BUSINESS WOULD YOU CREATE?

My friend Stacy has three children and her daughter, Annie that just turned 13 did a project for her bat-mitzvah. She started making button hair clips with she, her mom and younger sister Claire. They sold them and gave part of the proceeds to the St. Judes Children's Hospital. Well who ever would imagine that they have really caught on and taken off. Now you can find rings, pony hair holders, necklaces and the designs are totally different for each one. Stores are reordering and reordering them and every place I turned while at the beach kids were wearing an, "Annie B Boutique original". If you are interested in purchasing these for your store please feel free to contact, Stacy@stacyclaireboyd.com

http://www.anniebboutique.com/

CUSTOM MADE BRACELETS!

photo courtesy of stacy claire boyd



I now am offering custom made sterling silver bracelets! My sweet and very talented friend Stacy Claire Boyd is helping me with this new project. We can design any color combination of your choice to create a lovely charm bracelet to keep and treasure for ever. The one displayed is one she sent to her daughter. It has a silhouette of each of the family members including their dog.

NEW BLOG!!!

I have been fortunate enough to be shooting a lot of weddings so please check out my new blog!

http://jenniferjonesweddings.blogspot.com/

You will find photos, and information on where to buy cool invites to the best wedding dresses. I will share with you all the things I am learning from my photo shoots with my terrific brides. So sit back and enjoy my second blog!

CARILLON WEDDINGS

I have been fortunate enough to spend a great deal of my summers at Carillon Beach, Fla. Carillon is a wonderful community on the panhandle with amazing white beaches and clear blue water. I have many photos every year from here.

Victoria is the wedding planner here and owns a Bella Bridesmaid dress shop. Her weddings are something brides dream of and that you usually only see in a magazine, well in fact you will see them in magazines such as The Knot. They are extraordinary! There is the meeting house, the beach, our pools and various green areas so any bride can have a fantasy wedding that will amaze anyone. Take a look at her site and behold wonderful work she does.

www.carillonweddings.com/

STACY CLAIRE BOYD...Check out her new blog!!

Stacy is one of the best designers I have ever known. She is also an incredible artist and constantly has new lines of cards, stationary, invitations, stickers etc... Just when I thought she couldn't come up with anything better she now has started a blog. She blogs almost every day. Great tips and great sites she loves.

Check her out. http://stacyclaireboyd.blogspot.com/ you won't be disappointed!

"MEET LIZ EDGE"

Meet Liz Edge. When I used to do my television show with Barbara Bolding, that was the opening line for our very first show that we taped. We were doing a segment and her family was kind enough to assist us as the guests. It is amazing how life comes full circle. Liz and I both have children that attend the same school. She is now one of the most desired artist in the south east and we have recently had the opportunity to collaborate again. I have been fortunate enough to just recently photograph a family for her and she has completed a very cool charcoal for the family.

Liz had been married for 18+ years to a handsome guy she met via England and is a mother of two lovely daughters. Her unique style of art all began one afternoon as her daughters were napping. She tried to draw them but couldn't find anything besides a fine tipped pen, at that moment, "Doodles" was born. She has developed this interesting sketch/doodle with unbelievable definition. They are done in a large format and definitely one of a kind. I have loved these for years.

She also does charcoal, paints and sepia charcoal. Some of her materials are shipped here from Europe or found in the most obscure art stores. She has also completed illustrations for a very sweet book on adoption that can be found at almost any book store. When Liz isn't sketching or painting, she can usually be found at the stables with her family riding, from this she has also developed a love of drawing all animals.

I would love to share some of her work with you. She is someone that will never let you down and anything she does will "wow" you and your friends forever. I highly recommend Liz for your next portrait project. It will be a one of a kind piece that you would never regret having done. Enjoy!


SOME OF HER AMAZING DOODLE PROJECTS







A SEPIA SKETCH SHE DID OF HER DAUGHTER


THE CHARCOAL SKETCH SHE DID OF A PHOTO I TOOK


THE FIRST CHILDREN'S BOOK SHE ILLUSTRATED

SUMERTIME, IT IS ALMOST HERE!!!

This summer I will be back and forth from Alabama to the Florida Panhandle. I would love to be able to take your family portraits while at the beach so please feel free to call me and we will schedule our time together.

LIGHTS, GLAMOUR AND SINATRA

The time has come for the ballet to preform to Sintra music. They decided to have a red carpet as the audience arrived. The spot lights were on and one by one they arrived to this stunning event. They even had a best dressed contest and the winner received a gift certificate from Saks. A great time was had by all!

Here are some of the photos of the glamourous people as they arrived and by the way a big thank you to Alex that helped me shoot that night.