Fall Schedule

Yikes!

It's been more than month since my last post. I can't believe I neglected to post anything new with so much going on both professionally and personally. I have this odd symptom... I think about many things and think I share them with you. For example, I'll receive a text message and respond back immediately in my mind. Time will pass then I will wonder why I never received anything back. I'll check and realize that I never actually replied. 

Same with the blog... I think I have shared with you but I log on and realized it's all been in my mind. Ha!

A new season has arrived and with it I wanted to inform you of my Fall schedule. I am currently booking portrait sessions just in time for the holiday season coming up. If you are not interested in a full portrait collection, you can certainly take advantage of the special I am hosting... this year's Holiday Mini Session. For more information or further date inquiry, please contact me at mary@marisolizaguirre.com or at (956) 569-2257. 

I am also currently accepting wedding dates for this fall if you are a 2012 bride and have yet to secure your wedding photographer. I urge you to inquire about your upcoming wedding date and see if it is available.

For my 2013 brides, congratulations on getting engaged! I am now booking for 2013 and will be hosting a special for anyone who books their 2013 wedding before December 1st of this year. Check back later this week for an update :)

Finally, I can't wait to share with you an amazing bridal session from a few weeks ago... 

Be safe and have a great week my friends!

D'Gala Grand Opening & Bridal Expo

Beautiful brides, I will be at the grand opening of the newly announced wedding venue called D'Gala located in McAllen, Texas on Thursday to celebrate it's grand opening and participate in a bridal expo. I'd love to invite you on behalf of the event... there will be many fabulous and amazingly talented wedding vendors to help you prepare your gorgeous wedding. I am also delighted to inform you that Yva and I will be there to answer any questions you may have regarding the wedding collections. 

Here are the details...

D'Gala Banquet & Event Center
2100 W Nolana Ave. 
McAllen, Texas 
5-9 PM
There will be music, food and the admission is free!

If you are getting married, please come out and chat with me! I look forward to meeting you! In honor of the bridal expo, I will be having a booking special... so come visit me!!! 

Xoxoxo :)

Mini Sessions - 2012 Mother's Day

Mother's Day is coming up and because I have such an amazing mother who loves me, cares for me, and protects me I thought it would be fitting to offer mini sessions for all of you who'd like to gift a portrait session for your mother. 

The Mother's Day Mini Sessions can be used for some quick family portraits or as a gift to your mother for portraits of herself. Regardless, the mini session will be a great way to gift your beloved mother a truly memorable and special gift... the gift of an instant family heirloom. 



The Details
Sessions will be scheduled between April 6th and May 2nd. I am available Monday thru Friday as well as Saturdays with a scheduled appointment. The ideal shooting times will be from 9 AM to 11 AM and from 4 PM to 7 PM. You can choose a time slot and I will let you know if it is available. Sundays are available but only from 4 PM to 7 PM.

The session fee is $95 (plus tax) and includes a 30 minute session, on location, five (5) 5x7 photographs and a CD with the watermarked images from your session for you to use on the web.** The location(s) will be restricted to the McAllen, Pharr, Edinburg and Weslaco areas. If you'd like the session at another location, a travel fee will have to apply.  To reserve your mini-session spot, the $95 fee must be paid in full prior to the session. 

To reserve your spot and time, please email me at mary@marisolizaguirre.com or call (956) 569-2257. If I am unable to answer your phone call, please leave me a voicemail or feel free to send me a text message. I will get back to you immediately. If you have any questions, let me know :)

I look forward to photographing you!! 
Xoxo

**The CD will contain the images from your session at a low-resolution and will be watermarked with my logo for your personal use on the web. Images may be used on your Facebook profile page, blog, and shared via email. The CD is NOT for printing images. The CD is NOT for editing the images. The CD does NOT grant you, the holder, copyright permission. The CD is solely for you to share your images on the web. If you'd like to purchase high resolution images on a CD with a License to Print, you can order that at an additional price.

I'm sorry for sounding imperative, but I have had prior incidents where my images have been used for other purposes without my permission. It is to your advantage that you understand the difference between personal use and using my images for personal business/financial gain.  

For your Valentine...

I can certainly thank a special lady for instigating this following post...

Due to a special request, I have decided to host a day of Valentine's Day Mini Boudoir Sessions. It will be a one day only event where you can feel sultry, sexy and absolutely beautiful. Sessions will be 25 minutes long and you can wear up to two looks. You'll get your images on a private gallery for you to view and share with your Valentine. Included in the session are two (2) 5x7 Photographs, making them the perfect gift for your beloved. If you are interested and highly covet a romantic and unique gift for your sweetie pie, then this is the session for you! 

So pull out the red lipstick, false eyelashes and best smile for an amazing session celebrating the art of being a woman. Oohh! And wear your favorite outfit ::wink wink::


Please note that the sessions will take place next weekend and will only be held on the set date. In order to fulfill orders in time for the February holiday, and due to the nature of the work entailed, I am only available to offer the session on January 29th. I am willing to open up the morning of the 28th as well IF there is a demand for it. Call me to discuss a time slot. The sessions will be held at a romantic and beautiful location. All you have to do is show up and smile :). You may feel free to bring a friend for encouragement and motivation. Oh! And remember, You are beautiful!!!

For further details and reserving your spot, please give me a call at (956) 569-2257. I should note that I am suffering a sore throat and either sound like man or have no voice... perhaps a text message may be better. Regardless, call me! :) **You can also email me at mary@marisolizaguirre.com or yva@marisolizaguirre.com

See you soon!
Xoxo

Give Thanks Portraits. {2011}

It's Friday night and I am sitting on the couch, cozy, watching How to Marry a Millionaire. I absolutely love this movie... it's cute, funny and makes me giggle so much. Have you seen it? 

Anyway, as I sit here and keep warm on a chilly night I am reflecting on a few conversations I have had in the past year. I had a few people over the past few months who were highly interested in having a Portrait Collection but were unable to move forward with a session because it is merely a luxury want, not a need. I don't ever want to think someone should be denied photography, much less a single family portrait, on the mere basis that they cannot afford it. For obvious reasons, photographs are very important to me. The reality they capture, the moments and feelings we experience, they become instant family heirlooms. 

As November nears its end and Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner, I can't help but feel extremely thankful for all the blessings in my life. Thank you God, for everything. It is because of every blessing I have received that I have decided to give back, to you. 


I love the act of photography. Photographing people makes me smile. I love the interaction between human activity and seeing the candid moments almost frozen in time, frozen to forever remember. It is because I love being behind my camera so much that I have decided to spend an afternoon shooting... you. For Free. 


You read correctly. I will be hanging out at a nice park on Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, photographing anyone who wants to have their portrait taken. Here's what I can offer you... Everyone who shows up will get a few pictures taken; it will be quick 5 to 7 minutes. I'll take down your contact information and a few days later you will be able to choose your free 5x7 desk print. You'll need to contact me to officially reserve your spot so that I can share with you the location. You can reach me at (956) 569-2257. If I do not answer, please leave a voicemail with your name and contact info. You can also send me a text message. So what's the catch? None. There is no catch, other than you must show up with a big, bright smile :) This will be a one-time-deal only... spread the word!

Amidst all of your Black Friday shopping, I hope to see many of you!

Be blessed my friends.