Randy & I have nothing but TERRIFIC things to say about our clients and how Excited we are at how much we have grown in the last year!! We have put in so much time and energy into making Blue Dot grow and we try our hardest to make sure we do our best to provide the BEST Customer Service we can to you all! We are still human and make mistakes and try what we can to learn from them and do better next time!! With Randy working full time at Bremers and I staying home with 2 children (one with special needs) that alone on our plate we feel life gets kind of crazy! Then with Weddings and Portraits added into the mix.. I will say we can never say we are bored!! lol! Saying this.. WE LOVE every single minute of it!! I love looking at our calendar and seeing that every week/weekend we are slammed! I love opening up our email and seeing I have a bunch of people inquiry about our services!! We try our hardest to balance everything as we possible can! We try hard to get Portrait Pictures back to our customers with 1-2 weeks.. Very few times has it been over 2 weeks.. and it would be 1 or 2 people in the last couple of years!! And sometimes we stay up till 2-3am editing away!! And our Wedding Sessions back to the customers back with in 4-5 weeks!! J
I honestly We LOVE it all!! Editing for me is my stress reliever!! I love uploading them on my computer and look through real fast and find a shot that just makes me smile (I try for something that’s cute, different, and fun!) I love the weeks where we’re slammed with sessions and I get to be creative and get to go outside the box!!
Okay.. So why the changes.. b/c of so many sessions and weddings coming at us (again.. So not complaining at all.. We LOVE it) we have had to get extra help for the kids! Paying sitters isn’t that cheap.. I’m finding that out.. And having to have certain sitters that will really be able to meet Tyus’s needs are even harder! Normally I am home and just down stairs editing away.. But at times I do have to leave them to go to sessions. So I have to make sure I’m covered! Another reason for the changes is b/c of the mistakes and lesson’s learned parts! We are always trying to see what you as the client want and try hard to meet your needs. As well we are still a business and this is like you going to your job every week to provide for your family. So we do have to have standards, guidelines, boundaries, etc! We try our hardest to be super easy going and work as much and as hard as we can to work around your schedule and ours! Looking at our schedule for the late summer and fall coming up we are booking up pretty good! Now we do still have openings but again as I said with Weddings to work around and I will be starting home school for Tash next week! I have learned the best way to balance everything out is to be prepared and organized!! Which I think through the years of Blue Dot we are getting pretty good at it! J
Our Late Summer & Fall Hours will change as we get closer and time starts changing and it starts getting darker earlier! As of now our last appointment we make for the night is 530, but as fall comes up it will change to 330! We will still be doing weekday appointments Wednesdays from 10-530 (fall 10-330) Thursday 2-530 (fall 2-330) We switch back and forth through each month with providing Saturday or Sunday appointments! With having to work around Weddings we still provide weekend appointments for our clients. Saying this these tend to book up a lot quicker! So if you are able to make a weekday appointment please do so! I won’t be putting up dates and time for we still do have a lot open and its just easier for you to tell us around when you are looking to book an appointment and we can let you know what we have open around those times!
As I said our sessions were going to be changing and things were going to be added and things be taken away! I have sadly decided not to do a Halloween Mini Session! I want to be able to put my attention into regular sessions and last year it was starting to get hard to be able to stay caught up with it all! I do as of now plan on doing a fun Kids Xmas Mini! I’m not going to say I’m 100% on that decision but as of now I still really want to do one! J
New prices and packages!
Each Normal Session
(Infant/Children, Family, Seniors, & Engagements Single Sessions)
Portrait Session 1:
Sitting fee is $85 which includes appox 30-40 proofs in a proof book that has a list of enlargements for reprints, etc! With no order our 1 cd is normal $150 which means. So Proof book and 1 cd would be $235. If you would rather have just the 1 cd with no proof book the sitting fee is $210 which include 30-40 proofs in high resolution format on cd with a signed release form stating you can get them printed, copied, or use however you would like.
Portrait Session 2:
Sitting fee is $115 which includes appox 50-60 proofs in a proof book that has a list of enlargements for reprints, etc! With no order our 1 cd is normal $150 which means. So Proof book and 1 cd would be $265. If you would rather have just the 1 cd with no proof book the sitting fee is $240 which include 50-60 proofs in high resolution format on cd with a signed release form stating you can get them printed, copied, or use however you would like.
***Please remember that with the package where you get a cd it comes with 1 release form with 1 name on it! Extra cd’s can be purchased after the 1st for an additional $25 each with a signed release form!***
*** We do not put a limit on how many people can be in the session. There is no additional charge for extra people! We do however push for Portrait Session 2 for it will give you more pictures to help equal out the family evenly!!***
***All payment is due day of Session! We do not require a down payment!***
***Only Inside Sessions will be for Newborn/Infants! If your child is 2 and order we highly recommend always doing outside Portraits! If they have siblings that are infants we gladly welcome brothers/sisters in the shots inside however!***
***Our turn around time for Portraits is 1-2 weeks! We try our hardest to stay under the 2 weeks as much as possible! But most of you know with having kids some days can get super crazy and you just don’t know what to expect! If for any reason we feel that your portraits are going to go over the 2 week period we will let you know! We do try hard to always keep everyone updated through Face book at where you are sitting in line for editing!***
***We do put a Sneak Peek Picture up of each session the day or day after of your Session. During the time of Editing your Session we periodically add a few more sneak peeks up! Once the Session is completed we will not be uploading the entire session up on face book but you will be able to view your entire session on our website! By going to
www.bluedotphotography.com click on current Portraits and then click on your Name! They will stay up for appox 2 weeks! If for any reason you do not want your portraits up on Face Book or up on our website please let us know a head of time and we will respect your request!***
Our 1st year packages
YAY… I have decided that I want to leave these alone! So prices haven’t changed but will still post them on here for those who don‘t know what they are! These will end up saving you a ton though the year! J
1st Year Package A
$450
Newborn (0-6 weeks old) $150 Due
6 months: $150 Due
1 year: $150 Due
****Each session you will receive apex 40 proofs on cd in high resolution format, with signed release form
Last session will include a 8x8 collage of your favorite 12 pictures in the 1st year! (Saving $180)****
1st year Package B
$725
Newborn (0-6 weeks old): $145 Due
3 months: $145 Due
6 months: $145 Due
9months: $145 Due
1 year: $145 Due
****Each session you will receive apex 40 proofs on cd in high resolution format, with signed release form
Last session will include 25 5x7 personalized picture invites and a 8x8 collage of your favorite 12 pictures in the 1st year!! (Saving $325) ****
We are excited to see what the rest of the year brings for us! Thank you all in advance to choosing Blue Dot to capture those unmatched moments for your Story Book!!
