Matt and Meghan were married in Knoxville with an awesome M&M wedding theme. How much fun is that!? They are the #2 nominee for the picture of the year! The picture and behind the scenes is below but first a reminder of what the heck is going on…

-We are announcing 1 nominee/day for the next 11 days now. Voting for the picture of the year will begin 12/26.
-Winners get a canvas of the picture of their choice from their wedding/session and a full session in 2010.
-Don’t forget to leave a comment! We will also be giving a fun little something away to a reader… One way to get in the drawing is leave a comment, another way is to post a link over here from facebook or twitter (just leave a comment letting me know you did!)

a behind the scenes: Meghan had actually requested a shot like this on our first meeting or so. I love the way the windows add some architecture and the way the dress and Matt’s uniform make it pop. For you photog’s, this was shot with a 5d with my 17-40 L lens wide open.

Drum roll please! We are at the fun day 1 of the nominations! Let the 12 days of Pixmas begin!
A reminder for those that don’t get the newsletter, for the next 12 days we will announce 1 nomination per day on the blog. Then on December 26th we will open up voting (gives the nominees some time to chat with the families over the Christmas ham on all the reasons they need to vote:) ) and the winner will be announced on New Years Day. Yay fun!

So, to keep with the five on friday tradition…this week is the 5 reasons you should love the 12 days of Pixmas!

1. Because who wouldn’t love it? With that cute little name, how can you not want to just want to pinch its cheeks:)

2. Because you could be in it! If you are a past client from 2009 and reading this…you could be in it! And get to win cool prizes! So check back to see if one of your pics made the cut:)

3. Because I had the hard part of narrowing it down to 12 so now you get the even harder part of picking a winner! Have fun!

4. Because the winner gets a canvas of their choice from their session/wedding plus a complimentary full session in 2010! And because we don’t believe in losers around here, all the nominee’s get a complimentary mini session in 2010! Woohoo!

5. Because there is even more funness! For every comment you leave on any of the nominee posts and you’ll be entered into a drawing for a Christmas craft! (go ahead, think I’m a dork but my Christmas craft kicks butt:) I can’t divulge because my family reads the blog and I don’t want to spoil their Christmas but its awesome!

So, in no particular order, numero uno nominee!

a behind the scenes of the picture:
Erin and Dan were married this past October in Maryville. See their wedding post here. This picture was taken after the wedding while guests mingled and we waited for the fam to get rounded up for family pictures. The sun was perfect for yummy sunflare and the barn made a picture perfect wedding place. Plus, Dan and Erin aren’t too shabby themselves:) I love that Erin is smelling her bouquet too! For you photogs, this was taken on a Canon 5d with a 17-40 L lens.