Wedding Wire recognition... 2009 Bride's Choice Award

I woke up this morning, checked my email and was surprised to see that I got this award... how cool is it to be honored by my brides and not even know it!! may life bring you little surprises this week!!

Love,
A

Here's the press release... take a look..

WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, just announced that Andrejka Photography has won the 2009 Bride’s Choice Awards™!

In its inaugural year, the Bride’s Choice Awards recognizes and honors vendors from the WeddingWire Network that demonstrate excellent quality of service, responsiveness, professionalism, value of cost and flexibility. This year’s recipients represent the top three percent of WeddingWire’s vendor community, which includes over 100,000 wedding vendors from across the US. That means Andrejka Photography is one of the very best Wedding Photographers.

Unlike other awards in which winners are selected by the company, the Bride’s Choice Awards are determined exclusively by recent newlyweds through surveys and reviews.

“We are excited to launch this annual award program to honor high-performing vendors based solely on the experiences of our WeddingWire community,” according to Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “This year’s recipients have set the bar high, exhibiting excellent service and expertise in the wedding industry.”

Andrejka would like to thank her past clients for speaking on her behalf and helping Andrejka Photography to win the 2009 Bride’s Choice Award!

Another contest . . . PDN Top Knots

So, my whole goal of submitting to a magazine, competition, or contest every month has kind of been thrown out the window since summer. . .BUT , I'm back on it!! Today I submitted to a really cool competition that I am hoping to do well in (cross your fingers). PDN (PDN Top Knots)an awesome photo journal that focuses on fine art photography is holding a competition that will highlight how the new world of wedding photography is moving into a creative realm and pushing envelopes left and right. Two of the judges are from The Knot and The Wedding Library.

I'm really excited about this competition because its fun to see how photographers take one of the most traditional moments in a person's life and think outside the box to turn their images into true art!! How cool... I love seeing how other photogs put their own stamp of creativity on a moment.

Here are just a few of the pics I submitted...

Exciting stuff from Mackinac . .. Publication & Representation

So I must apologize for being off the radar for the past week. I just returned from an awesome trip to the island. Not only did it include two amazing weddings (stay tuned pics will be up shortly), beautiful fall weather, and winning the football pool... that was a first (must have been beginners luck)

. . . but I had not one but two exciting new things happen in regards to my more fine art island photography.

1) Thanks to the work I did for the Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau last year I was published in a new national magazine that is incredibly beautiful called Flower Magazine . . . take a look below
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2) I just found out that I am going to be represented next year by an art gallery on the Island called Victorian Summer Gallery. They will be hanging a collection of my more fine art Mackinac images. So if your ever on the island check that place out to see some of my other Mackinac stuff.

One last little note . . . Ahhhh, ... how I love fall on the island. Things start to slow down, the leaves start to change and the air feels so clean and crisp... nothing can compare... it always energizes me for the next step.

May you all find that rejuvenating moment.

Love, A

Mackinac Photographers Unite!!!

This weekend is going to be an awesome time to be on Mackinac (I only wish I was there) ... not only is it August, with sunny gorgeous weather for all the usual fun island things to do BUT it is also the 4th Annual Mackinac Island Fudge Festival (complete with Willie Wonka golden ticket contest, a photo exhibition, and of course a lot of fudgie activities).

As part of the festival, for the first time, there is going to be an open air exhibition of island photographers and their more creative works of art. Although I won't be able to be there in person a few of my favorite island images from this past winter will be there---A little bit of cold underneath the hot summer sun.

Saturday, August 23rd
4pm-6pm Art in the Park: A Photographer’s Exhibition-Mackinac Island is home to many award winning photographers. This exhibition is the first of its kind and will take place at Windermere Point with the award winning bluegrass band: Lonesome County, who have been hailed as one of the most diverse and powerful bands in the country.

If you are going to be on the island please swing by, take a look, and support all these amazing photographers. Since it is an exhibition, none of the works of art will be for sale, but if you are interested in any of these 10 x 20 gallery wraps please let me know.

Go have fun on the island for me . . and try to find the golden ticket!!

Love,
A

I Can't Believe I Won!!!

I am sooo excited!!! I just found out last night that one of the photo contests I entered last month just won!! I can't believe it...

A few months ago I promised myself that I would start actively entering my photography into contests and submissions every month. One of the first one's I tried was Open Photo Contest. This idea was started by an amazing and wonderful photographer, David Jay... he is not only extremely talented, a genius when it comes to business, but incredibly generous and nice... I barely know him and yet he has welcomed myself and other photographers into his home on several occasions just to have fun and share!! I feel blessed (yet again) to have such talent right in my backyard.

So, the coolest thing about this contest, and why I feel overwhelmingly honored that my photograph is recognized... it is judged by hundreds of fellow photographers. The fact that my peers, with incredibly skilled eyes, would choose my image warms my heart and encourages me beyond belief.

Thank you so much!!!.. I guess I'll keep entering ;)

Love,
A

Here's the pic... It was taken at an amazing villa, Monte Poni, in the Chianti Region of Italia.