Feeling Spoopy

Just a handful of nights left to come out and experience the wonders and scares and magic of Halloween Horror Nights 26 at Universal Orlando. It's been an amazing year and the last couple of weeks are on deck. Haven't made it out yet? Why not?





Terrifying houses and relentless scarezones abound...what are you waiting for? Come out and play. Take a chance in the fog and see if you can survive.







Visit www.halloweenhorrornights.com/orlando to get your tickets...hope to see you there!

Coming Soon: the Halloween Mini-Session Portrait Day!

It's hard to imagine that we're approaching autumn when the heat index today was near 108 degrees...but the fact remains, we've entered the latter stages of summer and that means it's almost time for our 3rd annual Halloween portrait event!

We'll be holding this mini-session marathon on Saturday, September 27th from 10AM to 3PM. Still working out details on location and specifics, but here's the nitty-gritty:

When: Saturday, September 27th, 10AM to 3PM

What: Mini-sessions in celebration of Halloween and all things Fall!

Cost: $75 per groups of up to 5 people and pets (for groups of more than 5, add $5 for each additional person)

What you'll receive: a mini-session of portraits, 25-30 minutes in length, with as many props and outfit/costume changes as you can fit in during your allotted time. After your session, you'll receive a disk with approximately 15-20 high resolution images and a print release as well as one free 5x7 print of your favorite image.

Booking for this event is EXTREMELY limited; we'll only be taking 7 appointments for this! As always, the sessions are first come first served and must be pre-booked; due to the limited number of slots available and the popularity of this event, we will not be able to take same-day or walk up appointments. (A $25 deposit down will be required to hold your time slot and will go toward your total amount due.)

Questions? Comments? Want to get on the list? Email us today at rsullivanphotography@gmail.com and we'll keep you in the loop.

Trick or treat, everyone!

Quick Summer Update!

Holy jeez, how did we get to the end of July already? Since it's super hot out and we're all about to melt, I'll make this quick so you can get back into the pool or back by the fan or however you're keeping yourselves from combusting this summer. Here are a couple of quick updates from the world of RSP!

First, we're setting up for the early fall portrait season. As always, October is tough because of that little Halloween thing I do that takes up most of my time, so if you're in need of portrait or event photography this fall, please get your requests in ASAP! I am limited on the number of appointments I have left and it's first come first served, so the longer you wait, the less options there will be available for you.

While we're on the topic of fall portraits, I'm strongly leaning toward doing a 3rd annual Halloween Mini-session event day. This would be taking place in late September; stay tuned here and to our Facebook page for more info, date possibilities, and booking specifics. This will be an extremely limited engagement; usually I only take six appointments for this event, so if you think you want one, drop me a line and I'll keep you in the loop.

To those of you who took advantage of our July Print Special, your packages are shipping this week! You'll receive the tracking info in your e-mail confirmation once your prints are on their way to you! For those of you who missed out on this promotion, well...I said I wouldn't do another sale during 2014, but maybe if I'm feeling generous I'll toss one out there during the holidays. We shall see.

Speaking of the holiday season, I have several early-birdies who have already snapped up their appointments for holiday portraits. It's never too early to secure your date, so even though it's roughly 8 billion degrees outside and it's hard to imagine that it will ever get cooler outside, we can get into the Christmas spirit by planning your session well in advance. There are still appointments left in December and a few left in November, so talk to me soon if you want to check what's left and get yours reserved!

As always, you can keep up with us here on the blog, through our facebook page (www.facebook.com/rachelsullivanphotography), and of course on the website at www.rachelsullivanphotography.com. We'll keep you up to date on the latest news, events, promotions, and exciting things as we roll on through the back half of 2014. And as always, we're so appreciative of our ever-growing family of clients and for the continued word of mouth and positive recommendations. You are all so wonderful!

Stay cool out there, and don't hesitate to drop us a line for questions and booking!

A Little Nostalgia

I am finishing up my most recent wedding (and adoring the results, squeee) as well as the portraits from the end of December, and it struck me in passing: I sure do miss HHN. This isn't surprising; it's never far from my mind. I just assumed that I must be getting a little bit of wintery cabin fever and missing my happy haunted home. 

Then as if your Spidey-senses were tingling, a bunch of you reached out to me seeking photos from this year's event, scare zones, and houses. It appears that I am not the only one feeling wistfully nostalgic for the land of fog and fright. 

Never fear, spooky friends. As soon as I am clear of these last few things that I am working on from the latter part of 2013, I will be returning with gusto to complete the remainder of the Halloween Horror Nights photography from this past year, and your patience will be rewarded. 

Soon. 

Falling Through Fall

I say this every year, when I hit my high stress levels as fall gets deeper and deeper into its crazy throes, that I shouldn't shoot weddings in the Autumn. Never, never again, I tell myself, and then every year I have a fit of amnesia and forget how hard it is to try and post-process a wedding in a timely and efficient manner while also dealing with HHN, portraits, and the pre-holiday rush, and I do it all again. This year I double-whammied myself with one wedding in September and then another one less than three weeks after that in early October. Add those to my Horror Nights shot load and various other things and toss in an early November wedding that I just photographed, and I'm just about at my max right now...and I still have the Horror Nights party circuit to assist with planning and execution of. Yeesh. At least I'm conditioned for low amounts of sleep...that's my saving grace. 

So I say it here, committing it to digital paper: never, never again. Until next year when I inevitably forget. 

Even still, check out some of these beauties from my recent weddings. They ARE quite pretty...I suppose that makes it all okay. 

HHN Wrap Party 2012

The photos from this year's Wrap Party at the Firestone Live in Orlando have begun to post to our Facebook page. This includes general party mayhem, some shots from the costume and SotY contests, and of course, the group photos of each House and Legion. What are you waiting for? Go check 'em out!

www.facebook.com/rachelsullivanphotography

Hooray for technology

This is my first time posting a blog from my iPhone via the Blogger app. How exciting.

I realize it's been a whole lot of time since I last dropped in, so here's a quick update of what's been going down in our world lately:

HHN, portraits, bridal consultations, HHN, more portraits, newborns, more HHN, holiday booking, print orders, and oh, more HHN. Phew!

We are back from our foggy sojourn and can't wait to share all the images from this year's event. For now, we will say happy fall, and we hope you are all doing well and enjoying the season.