Limited number - Mark your CALENDAR!

We are going to make Christmas shopping VERY easy for you (your husband, your parents or who ever wants to give you the ONE thing you really NEED for Christmas) a Lori Grice gift certificate.   HERE IS THE REALLY GOOD PART…You can get LORI GRICE FOR HALF THE PRICE – ONE DAY ONLY ~ BLACK FRIDAY, November 27.

• To take advantage of this early gift from me to you:
• *  go to our online shopping cart
• *  click on Edie Grace in the shopping cart and follow from there (or call us @ 912.764.7274 and we will walk you through the process)
• *  make your purchase on Black Friday, November 27 from 12am Midnight to 11:59pm. 

Now for the fine print: 

* The minimum gift certificate purchase is $100 ($50 your actual cost) and the maximum is $500 ($250 your actual cost).

* You can purchase multiple gift certificates ($500 total) however, only one gift certificate can be used per client.  Last year, grandmothers purchased several gift certificates as gifts for each of their children. 

* The gift certificate must be used for sessions booked 12/21/2009 through 2/28/2010 and CAN NOT be combined with gift certificates purchased at auctions, birthday cards, anniversary cards or any other already discounted session or event.  (remember, it is a GREAT deal already!)

* The gift certificate can be used for session fees and any size portraits (from wallets to wall portraits). 

* Frames, albums and other non portrait product will be excluded.  Other exclusions may apply.

Don’t miss this opportunity to get the Lori Grice portraits you have ALWAYS wanted for HALF PRICE!  Mark your calendar and log on and order early.  Last year we sold out.  This is a limited offer.

We have SO MUCH to be THANKFUL for this week, you are on the TOP of my list!  Thanks for allowing me to be your families’ portrait artist.

P.S. Please who has been looking for a good reason to Experience the Lori Grice difference.

We are offering appointments while you have all your family in town over Thanksgiving and Christmas.  Call us and let us help make your Holiday memories last way past the left-overs!   This is a great time to get that family portrait you have been wanting forever!  We have appointments available for Friday and Saturday (November 27th and 28th) and the week between Christmas and New Years.  Email us for more information at info@lorigrice.com or call 912-764-7274.

   For the third year, I partnered with the Averitt Center for the Arts as the photographer of Statesboro’s annual Christmas tradition – the Nutcracker produced by Shay Morgan of Statesboro School of Dance.  Every year the show is packed with surprises and somehow surpasses the proceeding year.  Here is a video of dancers who took advantage of our portrait packages.  Thanks for another incredible Nutcracker!

This week, Bulldog Nation was rocked with the sudden loss of UGA VII.  On September 30th, last year I had the unique opportunity of photographing UGA’s introduction at Samford Stadium.  Here are a few of my favorite images of UGA from his first game.    

I had a blast photographing these two beauties again.  This session was for their Christmas cards….which you are going to LOVE!  They were wonderful sports (as was mom) and allowed me the creative freedom to explore a few of places I have had my eye on for a while.   I have discovered some really really neat “new” places which you will see more of soon.

Enjoy this video of a few of my favorites of these two beauties!

  The Sugar Plum fairy, Clara & the gang are putting the finishing touches on the 2009 performance season.  Tickets are still available by calling 912.212.ARTS.  Don’t miss this annual tradition with your own princess.

For the last few years, we have provided the dancers with an opportunity to have mini-portrait sessions here at the studio.  This year, we are going to let you sneak in on the great package deals if you act fast!

Packages begin at $35 and includes a 10 minute session and 1 5×7.  Bring in 4 cans of food and get an extra 5×7 FREE!  Lori will pick her favorite for your package.  One day only – Wednesday, November 18.  Call 912-764-7274 to schedule now.

Santa and Mrs. Claus made their early trek down to Statesboro today.  For over 20 years they have taken a break from their incredibly busy schedule to visit with us and spend some time with a few VERY special boys and girls.   Again tomorrow, the very best girls and boys will get this early opportunity to give Santa a little advanced notice of their Christmas list.  Edie Grace and her cousin Olivia were the first to greet the Clauses on their arrival.  Edie Grace told me after Santa and Mrs. Claus had left for the day that they were both “magical”! 

I can not think of one word that describes this annual visit any more perfect than that.  Everything about Christmas is MAGICAL and having the opportunity to host this very special meeting with Santa is definitely extraordinarily MAGICAL for me – as it is for every child, parent and grandparent that experiences this with me.  There are few things in life that you will never forget – tomorrow for a few very exceptional children – I will create and document artistically one of these rare moments. 

Tonight was the ninth visit with Santa for Edie Grace and nine years later – it was just as magical as the first.  She has an annual tradition of exchanging books with the Clauses and giving them her list – this year in her own hand writing.  She also purchased the book for the Clauses this year with her own money that she earned working at the studio. 

As crazy and difficult as life is for all of us right now – this is the one experience that grounds us and allows us to step back and remember just how precious childhood really is.  We also can celebrate the incredible gift of parenting. 

Attached is the photographic journey down memory lane of the past nine years of Edie Grace’s Santa experiences!

We hope this year Santa brings you much health and happiness and a few of the most needed things on your Christmas list!

Please take a second and comment on your Lori Grice Santa Experiences….so other’s that may never have the opportunity to experience this firsthand can get a feeling of how magical it really is!  Many of our friends and neighbors do not and will never have the opportunity to have children of their own.  They share with me often how wonderful it is to get a peek into the world of parenting though this blog and through your stories.  Thanks for sharing these with them and me!

We have opened up two more appointments for our SOLD OUT Santa event.  This is the LAST date we will photograph Santa this year.  The package is amazing and the experience is something you nor your children will ever forget.  Email us at info@lorigrice.com or call us at 912-764-7274 if you want to book – but thought you were too late.  We also have a two openings for Portraits in the Park in Forsyth next Saturday, November 14.

Of course, we do have a few regular sessions available – but our calendar is filling fast.  Book now – to avoid missing our Holiday Deadlines for portraits and gifts.

It is always fun when you have clients who want something unique and allow you the creative freedom to push the envelope.  These clients are partners in a company that focuses on insurance for specialized clients with a larger portfolio of assets.  They wanted headshots for their companies website and print ads that positioned them as uniquely different as their company is.  Of course it always helps when your models are cooperative and the prop is one of the most incredible homes in the Ford Plantation.  Nevertheless, if I may borrow a descriptive word from my eight year old – these images ROCK.  Although our corporate work is very limited and selective – projects like this are always fun.  If you own or run a business that is a rising star….or has been a star for a long time but your marketing, website and boardroom images need to be updated – then give me a call and we will give you the artistic pop you need.

Portraits in the Park – Unique Christmas Portraits

Saturday, November 14th we are offering a unique Christmas Card & gift portrait package in the world famous Forsyth Park, Savannah.

The limited edition sessions will be $399 and include:

Either:  4 – 8×10’s from your session

OR:  2 – 8×10’s and 25 Holiday Cards

Limited availability!

Email at info@lorigrice.com or call 912.764.7274 to book.

SANTA Portraits in Statesboro – A Classic!

For those of you who have never experienced a Lori Grice – Santa session – you do not want to miss this.  These are so special because of the incredible experience we create for you, and your children with Santa.  During the session your children get exclusive and personal face time with Santa and Mrs. Claus.  It is not rushed and you do not feel pressured that someone is standing in line waiting while your child tries to decide if they like Santa this year or not.  We have lots of magical tricks and assure you that you will get at least one picture with Santa and your children in it – no matter how they feel about the Jolly ‘Ole Guy.  So to make sure you are not the one standing in line at the mall for hours between the crying babies….book now by calling 912.764.7274 or info@lorigrice.com

Tuesday, November 10th at the Studio in Statesboro

$349 per session includes:

Either:  4 – 8×10’s from your session

OR:  2 – 8×10’s and 25 Holiday Cards

Nutcracker Two Day Special!

This event is planned for the Sugar Plum fairy, Clara and all their friends for The Averitt Center’s 2009 production of  the Nutcracker BUT I am going to let you guys sneak in on any open slots.  This is an amazing deal…but does have limitations…read below: 

$35:  one 5×7

$59:  one 5×7 of each of Lori’s three favorite poses

$99:  one 8×10, four 5×7’s & a FACEBOOK image from one pose

It gets even more amazing…Bring in FOUR cans of people food for the Food Bank or FOUR big cans of pet food for the Humane Society and receive ONE additional 5×7 FREE (from the same pose and from the pose I choose on the $59 package)

Please remember:

· I will be choosing the best pose for you.  (no viewings will be available unless you pre-purchase Holiday Cards)

· This is the only background available

· If you need portraits together and individually, you will need to purchase multiple packages (still a great deal!)

Home for the Holidays                                                                                    

We will be offering appointments while you have all your family in town over Thanksgiving and Christmas.  Call us and let us help make your Holiday memories last way past the left-overs!

Are you Pregnant?

Call us!  We have a free gift for you and we are offering new options for your precious baby’s First Year!  (we also do birth announcements!)

Thank you for your business over the years!  We appreciate it more than you will ever know and are looking forward to seeing you again this year!

Sincerely,

Lori

912.764.7274          www.lorigrice.com          info@lorigrice.com