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09.30.08

October 1st is the deadline so just a quick reminder... Help with the baby name! We still don't have a name and your help would be so greatly appreciated! :) We can talk about it all day long and still walk away with our nameless wonder.... So email us at contest@johnlauren.com with your name and awesome picture for inspiration. I still can't believe we are going to have a baby!!! So exciting... so nervous... and a lil overwelming... I wonder who she is going to look like... me...

or John... Hehe... I like this pic... its so NY

Anyway... tomorrow is the deadline so dream of silly cute names...

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Baseball and Pregnancy…

09.28.08

I know it's the start of Football Season and all, but starting out my third trimester with the babe and nearing the end of a way cool bonding experience with our child, I am finding so many similiarities between pregnancy and baseball... There are 9 innings, things are pretty slow the first half of the game, but pick up towards the end of the game. The one part that totally sticks out in my head is called the 7th inning stretch.

The 7th inning stretch takes place in between the halves of the seventh inning of any game. It's a time in the game where you get up stretch, talk, get more snacks, what have you. Well.... I'n my pregnancy I am at the top of the 7th inning and the stretch came early.... Stretch Marks have taken over my lower abdomen and they are here to stay!!! It won't end before the bottom of the 7th, but will be with me for eternity!!! Oh how they have plagued my stomach for life.. haha... But worth it.. I guess. haha.. I thought I was so in the clear of stretch marks, boy was I wrong... I didn't scratch or anything... I don't have stretchy skin... oh well. I am still debating whether this is picture worthy or not.. I mean, with pregnancy, there is the good, the bad, and the ugly... more on the ugly side... but we'll see if I'm compelled to share. And it's totally weird. I got to bed and do my normal examination and I wake up and there are more!!! And I"m using an oil rub... like I said, the good, the bad, and the ugly.

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Heather Nepo:

Funny O I like it! You're almost there...

Heather Nepo

(09.29.08)

pam:

aaww.. i used a moisturizing aloe lotion made with tea tree oil, vitamins A,C, & E. I religiously used it every morning and night. but who knows if that was the reason it worked. also, if you can stay within the recommended weight gain you can avoid getting stretch marks. no worries... it's worth it, you'll see.

(09.29.08)

Tiff:

don't worry...you're not the only one. welcome to the club! :-)

(09.29.08)

Lauren:

I know... I show people all the time and they same I'm over-exagerrating, but they are there, small, but there... I don't have any new ones, but I totally thought I was in the clear.. oh well... I'll take em.. And I am still within the recommended weight gain... my mom had them... I should have known!

(09.30.08)

selle:

ya...where are they? lil purple dots don't count. hehe. yay for december babies!!!

(09.30.08)

iris:

your almost there! i'm so excited for you guys! i hope you don't mind me adding you to our blog list. i can't wait to meet baby manalili!

(09.30.08)

iris:

ugh - i mean "you're" - sorry, i hate leaving things misspelled :)

(09.30.08)

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Our “Give Back” Promo for Brides and Families!!

09.22.08

This past weekend Lauren and I and a few of our friends headed up to Joshua Tree and had a BLAST! (more on that tomorrow!) If you haven't had a chance to go, please do...trust me, you won't regret it.

But besides that, there are so many other things that Lauren and I are so thankful for! Question, when was the last time you've had a chance to reflect back, maybe a week, 2 weeks, 2 months or even 2 years?! Is there anything to be thankful for? Yeah I know, this isn't Thanksgiving yet but it's always great to look back and see how you've grown as a person, with your relationships or even with your business and or skills, you know, camera skills, nun chuck skills etc. =) So if you haven't, do it and let us know how it went by leaving a comment! So what are we thankful for?! Here's two... 1) We're excited and thankful to announce that our NEW website will be going live really soon!! YEAH! We know it's long over due so we're putting the final touches on the site and I'm hoping it'll be up by Oct 1st (crossing my fingers!). We really can't wait to get it going so check back with updates before then. 2) This one is obvious but...we've been uber blessed this year with our soon to be new born baby in December (she’s going to be a Christmas baby!! hehe) We know, as you know, we're having a girl and with Lauren now 7 months, she'll be here faster than I could change my camera lens!'

So what's this mean really?! Well, with so many cool things happening (the above two just to name a few), Lauren and I thought it would be great to somehow “Give Back” and the way we're doing it is with a Promo for all our soon to be Brides and we've also included Families as well! Our deadline for our Promo is December 2008! So what’s included in the "Give Back" Promo?! For our Brides...

from now until 12/08, we’re including the following in all three of our Wedding Packages:

A High-Res DVD of Images from your Wedding Day ($795 value) - This DVD will include a collection of 600+ custom color corrected images (or more depending on the Package) as well as all the remastered images found in your Custom Slideshow.

A New Print Package ($150 value) - Choosing from any of your Wedding Day or Engagement Session images, this Print Package includes 2-8x10, 2-5x7, 2-4x6 and 8-wallets for you to keep, frame, give away or...you get the picture =)

For our Families...

from now until 12/08:

All Family Portrait Sessions ($250 value) will be discounted 30% off it's normal cost! Anyone in Southern California out there?! This is perfect for the Holiday Season just around the corner!

A New Print Package ($150 value) will also be included - Choosing from any of your Family Portrait Session images, this Print Package includes 2-8x10, 2-5x7, 2-4x6 and 8-wallets for you to keep, frame, give away or...you get the picture =)

Ok so how exactly do you take advantage of the Promo? Simple, just shoot us an email at Weddings@johnlauren.com and be sure to put "Give Back Promo - Bride/Families (which ever one it is you're inquiring about) in the Subject line so we can point it out and in the email let us know who you are. Thought of anything that you were thankful for yet?! Let us know with a comment!

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richelle jean:

NIIIIIIICE. :]

(09.22.08)

Nina:

I thank God for your friendship. Though I'm a gazillion miles away right now, it's so nice to hear that you two are doing well and enjoying the creative gifts God has given you. Oh..and Owen, I'm having fun-friend withdrawals, too! hahah... miss you two and love you dearly! Check my blog..I FINALLY updated..hahah...LOVE YA!

(09.23.08)

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After Months and Months of Not Having Any, We’re Happy to Announce that Our Business Cards Have Arrived! =)

09.03.08

After who knows how long, we FINALLY designed and picked a vendor for our business cards! A few weeks back I decided to do a letterpress business card. Basically rather than just hand out a standard card stock type card, we went with a thicker and more textured card. We're happy we did because they turned out great!

Our awesome new friends from Dolce Press worked long and hard on our crazy design of a logo and we can't thank them enough! If you're looking for more of this textured goodness yourself...call Alex. Not only did she put up with my...oh what's the word...indecisiveness, and/or cluelessness, but she's as down to earth as they come and completely willing to help! Gotta love those New Yorkers! =) (did I just compliment myself being that I'm from NY?! haha) Drop us some comment love and let us know what you think!

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Linda:

I love them! They look great. Letterpress was definetly the way to go. Hit me up a few when you get a chance.

Linda

(09.04.08)

Connie:

They look great you guys! Very sleek and stylish... simple and sophisticated! Can't wait until your blog is full of baby photos.

hugs to you both!

(09.09.08)

Marianne:

Great choice! I have to admit, I'm partial to letterpress myself. It may be a little pricer but it's just so classy.

(09.12.08)

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Our “Great Names Derive from Great Inspiration” Contest! Part 1!

08.13.08

Crazy week and our poor blog and our blog readers have been the ones thing affected the most!! So yesterday, I looked out the window and noticed that the sky was once again, 1 million and one colors. So what do I do? I grab my camera, one flash that's already mounted on a stand, my cybersyncs of course, and my lovely, still in her work clothes, eating grapes out of a bowl, wife...Lauren =) Picture this... a man lying in the middle of the street with this huge camera pointed at his pregnant wife, who by the way is also standing in the middle of the street with a tripod looking thing about 5-8 feet away, that keeps flashing every 10-15 secs...yeah that was us.

Right around sunset you're always going to battle time because the sun sets so quickly. So I had to make my adjustments super fast. Unfortunately, we got out there a little too late and were only able to shoot for a few moments. Here's crazy Lauren letting me know how she feels about always being my model...haha

As you can tell, Lauren is starting to show and with only less than 4 months to go she's loving every minute of it...well, minus the fact that her belly is growing. With that said, we're still accepting entries for our Photo/name our baby contest! It's easy, just submit a name along with a picture of something that inspired you for the name to contest@johnlauren.com and if we pick you're name for our baby girl, you get a $100 GC to a restaurant! Worried about the picture?! Don't be! If you came up with the name in your head just out of the blue...take a picture of yourself! =) No biggie at all...we're hoping for some creative names to name our baby and I know our readers have creative minds! If you have any questions about our contest, feel free to shoot us an email anytime! btw - Part 2 of this post will be after the 18th...our next doctors visit! =) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

If you want more information on our contest click here!

For our latest Wedding Day Slideshow, Click Here!

If you'd like to inquire about our services, email us at Weddings@johnlauren.com

If you have any questions you'd like to ask us, we'll do our best in answering them for you! email us at John@johnlauren.com or Lauren@johnlauren.com

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Geneyem:

i emailed you a name

(08.13.08)

Loyd:

yup, just another typical evening in Corona...

PS - we need to start working on that "project" soon!

(08.14.08)

Connie:

Stopping by to say hi, so exciting to see Lauren's pregnant belly! How fun for you guys... Lauren, soon you will not need to be the model, you will have the baby as a model!

(08.14.08)

richelle jean:

HAVE FUN ON YOUR SHOOT!!! sad im missing out!!! :(

(08.16.08)

Nina:

Miss you guys! You two would LOVE it out here! The sunsets are BEAUTIFUL!!! hope all is well...and hope to hear from you two soon!

Miss and love you guys.

Aloha...

(08.19.08)

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