{ WPPI Recap + My 5 Month Baby Belly }

Life has been pretty busy lately….so this post is coming to ya a tad late! We have been lucky to be busy with lots of business this year, all the fun baby classes, and family time. All this along with the baby buzz in our cozy apartment as we are getting things rearranged and prepped for baby Jordan’s arrival.

There are a bunch of fun sessions coming to the blog very soon, but I just wanted to take a second to share some super fun stuff from my WPPI trip!

WPPI was fantastic! I learned so much, and have already started making even more changes to Blair Nicole Photography …..and I am so excited for where I know this little business is going. I know all of my fun plans will come together slowly with time, but I am just so ready for it all! The small changes I have already made make me so incredibly excited. I just know Gods plan for us is unfolding perfectly! :)
I also got to spend some quality time with some of my best buddies (who also happen to be photographers). And ya’ll know how much I LOVE spending time with my photog buddies!!!

While I was there , I FINALLY got to meet my friends Chris and Jen (of Jen Stewart Photography) in person…after a long time of only chatting via Twitter, Facebook, Skype, and the phone. So it was so exciting to get to hang out with them… they are such a rad couple! Chris and Jen were awesome enough to take a few pictures of me in my 5 month pregnant glory Vegas style while there. And I am so so excited about them, they did an awesome job!!! I just wanted to give you a little teaser and share a few of my favorites here, so you have to be SURE to head over to their blog and check out more since they are all so fab – and be sure to show them some love!! ;)

My VERY favorite shot....sooooo fierce! ;)

Chris and Jen…..I cant say thank you enough for taking the time to snap these of me, you guys are too awesome!!! I know Jordan is just going to LOVE them when he gets older!!

p.s. I am hoping to get a few more belly pictures next month (when I am full term - now that the belly is growing soooo much) with my hot hubby included, and I will be sure to share those too!!  Since you all know I am SO all about capturing these moments in our life! ;)

{ My CRAZY WPPI Schedule }

Hey there peeps! So on Sunday I leave for my very first year at WPPI (Wedding & Portrait Photographers International) in Las Vegas.. and let me tell you, I could not be any more excited! As you know if you are going, it’s pretty pricy, so last year it was just not possible for me…and I felt so left out reading about everyone’s adventures on Twitter and Facebook, but this year I was offered an fantastic opportunity to go, and I am sooo thankful for it!

I am rooming with some of my photog besties (Katie, Wai and Amber….LOVE YOU GIRLS!!) and I know we are just going to have a FANASTIC time together!! :)

So here is my insanely packed “schedule” ….but I am thinking realistically here and its more like “my list of things I would absolutely LOVE to do, but we will see how much energy this pregnant lady can muster up to pack it all in” . So, this is what I really hope to do, and I really really hope to see lots of you there! So if you see me, please stop me and say “Hi!” , I honestly am so excited to see everyone!!!!

Oh and since lots of people have asked me, no….Sean will not be there with me :/ …. Hopefully next year!! :)

Please be sure to leave a little note in the comment section below and let me know what you are MOST looking forword to checking out at WPPI, or if you have any first timer tips for me! xoxo!

2010 WPPI Schedule

Sunday , March 7th :

8am: Drive up

6pm: PhotoLovecat Happy Hour

6-7:30pm: Shootout Dinner GTG

7:30-9pm: WPPI & Canon Welcome Reception?

9:30pm: Airhorns & Lasers Party

8-10pm: Finao Party – MGM?


Monday , March 8th :

8-10am: Jesh de Rox – “Beloved”

11am : Shoot with Jen & Chris Stewart

12:30 : MPixPro booth
Bobbi + Mike - “Why Fake it!?” (Mon-Wed)

1:30 : MPixPro booth  (or 11:30 Tu)
Carey Schumacher – “Solutions for home-based photographers”

2:30pm : Chenin Boutwell - ProDPI booth

3pm : Becker’s avatar shoot

4-5:30pm: Fast Track Shootout

6:30-8:30pm : Jasmine Star “Ghetto Fabulous Marketing”

8-10pm : WPPI Pool Party?

9pm: Photog Shootout Party

10pm : B-School night shoot?


Tuesday , March 9th :

8-10am : John Michael Cooper “An almost backwards workflow”

11:30am : Boudoir Divas “Boudoir tips and tricks”

3:30-5:30pm : Dane Sanders “Anatomy of a creative”
or
3:30-5:30pm: Justin and Mary Marantz “Creating loyalty beyond reason”

6pm : Fast Track Photographer Afterparty

6-7:30pm : Shootout Dinner GTG

8:30pm-11pm: Kiss / Pictage party – Studio 54?

9pm: SmugMugPro BayPhoto Slumber Party at WPPI MGM

10pm-1am: PIF party

10pm-1am : B School Party


Wednesday , March 10th :

8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Blair Phillips — Break the Mold: Eclectic Elegance

1pm-2:30pm: Photog Shootout

3pm: Go home!