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WHATI SI NT HI SGUI DE? Remembert hats t r es s f r eeex per i enceIment i onedabove?Wel l ,t hegoal oft hi sgui de i st oeas eyourmi ndandhel pyoupr epar ef oryours peci f i cs es s i on.Ihavemygener al Wel comeGui det oi nt r oduceyout oRachael Max wel l Phot ogr aphy,butl et ’ sber eal af ami l ys es s i onwi t ht hr eeki dsi sdi f f er entt hananengagements es s i onandwi l l r equi r edi f f er ent i nf or mat i on,t i ps ,andpr epwor k.I ’ vecr eat eds es s i ons peci f i cs es s i ongui dest ohel pyou nal l t hei ns i ders ecr et st oanRMPs es s i on! choos eyourl ocat i on,yourout f i t s ,andl ear
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T i m e l i n e 12MONTHSBEFOREOURSESSI ON Aboutt hi st i me,per hapsear l i er ,youwi l l havepai dyours es s i onf ee,chos enadat e,and f i l l edoutaPhot oAgr eementf orme.Yous houl dhaver ecei vedawel comel et t ervi as nai l mai l andt hi ss es s i ongui devi aemai l .S t ar tpul l i ngt oget herout f i t sf oryours es s i on.
2WEEKSBEFOREOURSESSI ON T hi si st het i met of i nal i z eal ocat i onf oryours es s i ons oper mi t scanbei s s ued,i fneces s ar y. I fyouhaveanyques t i onsaboutl ocat i on,out f i t s ,oryours es s i on,pl eas eemai l ormes s ageme s oIcanmakes ur eyouar eateas eandr eadyf oryours es s i on.
1WEEKBEFOREOURSESSI ON Iwi l l s endyouar emi nderemai l wi t hyours es s i ondat e,t i me,andl ocat i on,aswel l asamapand anyl as tmi nut eweat herorl ocat i onupdat es .
T HEDAYOFOURS ESSI ON I t ’ ss es s i ont i me-t i mef ors omef un& l aught er !Pl eas edoyourbes tt oar r i veont i me,i fnota f ew mi nut esear l y,s ot hatwecangett oknow eachot herorr econnectands t ar tont i me.
12DAYSAFTEROURSESSI ON Iwi l l edi tandpos taf ew “s neakpeeks ”t os oci al medi a-makes ur eyouf ol l ow ourF acebookand I ns t agr am pages .I fIhaven’ tal r eady,t agyour s el fandyourf ami l yi nyouri mages .Idoas kt hat youdonotcr opoutmyl ogoorus ef i l t er s ,butf eel f r eet os har eonyourf eed& t agme!
12WEEKSAFTEROURSESSI ON Att heendofyours es s i on,Iwi l l l etyouknow mycur r entt ur nar oundt i mebas edonmywor kl oad. Wi t hi nt hi st i mef r ame,youwi l l r ecei veanemai l wi t hyouronl i negal l er y.F r om her e,youcanvi ew youri magesandpur chas eyourdi gi t al downl oads ,pr i nt s ,and/ orpr oduct s .I fyouhaveany ques t i ons ,apos t s es s i oncons ul t at i oni si ncl udedi nyours es s i onf ee.Youwi l l have14dayst oor der .
Wh a t T o E x p e c t I t ’ st hedayofyours es s i on.You’ vechos enyourl ocat i on,s etoutout f i t sf ort hef ami l y,and gi vent hef ami l yapept al k.But . . .whatnow?How doesas es s i onwor k,ex act l y? Iof t ens pendt hef i r s tf ew mi nut eschat t i ngwi t hyouandyourf ami l yandi nt r oduci ngmys el fand myequi pmentt oyourki ds .Ihavef oundt hatl i t t l eonesr es pondabi tbet t ert omyoddr eques t s f orphot oswhenIt akes omet i met oas kt hem ques t i onsaboutnames ,ages ,andf avor i t es( even i fIal r eadyknow t hei nf or mat i on) .Don’ twor r y,I ’ m noti gnor i ngt hegr ownups . Ius ual l ys t ar twi t ht hepos edphot os-f ami l yandal l t heki dst oget her .Wewi l l domor epos es t hr oughoutt hes es s i on,butnow i t ’ st i met omoveont os omecandi ds hot swher ewel augh& pl ay. Dur i ngmyf ami l ys es s i ons ,Iencour ageyout ohug,hol dhands ,cuddl e,andki s s .T i ckl eeachot her , l ookeachot heri nt heeyes ,makes i l l yf aces .T hi swi l l gett hemos tnat ur al s mi l esandt hebes tphot os . Don’ tf or gett hephot osofmom & dadt oget her .S omanyt i mes ,par ent sgetl os ti nt he s huf f l eofl i f e.I t ’ si mpor t antt or emembert her el at i ons hi pt hats t ar t edi tal l -s ocoz yupt o eachot heranddon’ tbeaf r ai dt ohug,ki s s ,andt oucheachot herdur i ngyourmi ni coupl ess es s i on! We’ l l f i ni s hof fwi t hs omef ungr oups hot sandI ’ l l s endyouonyourwaywi t hani nf or mat i oncar d aboutt hegal l er ypur chas i ngpr oces s .Makes ur eyout r eatyour s el ves-you’ veear nedi t !
Wh a t t o B r i n g •S MAL LDI APERB AG ORB AG Youdon’ twantt opackf oraweekend,butas mal l ,eas yt ocar r y“gobag”wi l l hol dt heneces s i t i es .
WI APER/ PES•DI Acci dent shappenasdomes s yhandsands not t ynos es .
PI HAI RT I ES, NS, RSPRAY•HAI S omet i mest hebr eez ei sal i t t l es t r ongert hanwepl anf orandweneedt or eeval uat ehai rs t yl es f ormomsandl i t t l egi r l s .Def i ni t el yhaveabackuppl anf orhai r ,j us ti ncas e.
,“ CLEAN”SNACKSMAL L •S F r ui ts nacks ,s mal l l ol l i pops ,popcor n,cr acker s-t hi ngst hatar en’ tt oos t i ckyandcanbemunchedqui ckl y.
EENEX •KL Es peci al l yi nt hel at ef al l whent hecol dai rcaus esr unnynos es .
SANDALSL ATS HOES/ •F Il oveheel s-t hehi ghert hebet t er .Buts omet i mest hos eheel sdon’ tf ai rt oowel l onl ongwal ksorr ough gr ound.I fyou’ r econcer ned,pl eas ebr i ngapai roff l at st hatyoucanchangeback& f or t h.
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Ki dsgetheavy,Iknow.I ’ vegotanear l y30poundt oddl ert opr ovei t .Her e’ st hepr obl em -we movear oundal otf ormyf ami l ys es s i ons ,andoncewegetbabybuckl ed& s et t l ed,we’ r eatt henex t s potandhavet ogethi m outagai n.I tmakesf oracr ankyki ddo,never mi ndt r yi ngt odr i veas t r ol l er overs omet i mesr ought er r ai ni sas t r es syouguysdon’ tneedt oendur e. •ME SSYSNACKS( AKA CHOCOL AT E)Il ovechocol at e,butyouknow t hemes si tmakes ?Agai n,notwor t ht hes t r es s& cl eanup. •GUM I nt hebegi nni ng,Ihadt oPhot os hopgum outofacl i ent ’ smout hbecaus eIdi dn’ tr eal i z ei twast her e. Al l i tt ookwasoncet obecomeas t i ckl erabouti t .I fIs eei t ,Iwi l l as kyout os pi ti tout .
BI T HAI I T T S, RACKERS, RT I ES•F Bas i cal l yanyt hi ngt hatgoesar oundyourwr i s tt hati s n’ tj ewel r y.Il oveget t i ngmys t epsi n,but i t ’ sat i mecons umi ngt as kt oedi tt hem outofever yphot o.
C hs i n g a L o c a t i o n
T her e’ snoneedt owor r y-Ihavedoz ensofl ocat i onst hathavebeen s cout ed,t es t ed,andRMPappr oved. F i r s t ,cons i dert he“f eel ”or“vi be”t hatyouwoul dl i kef oryourphot os . Doyouwantf unandf unky?L ookf ordownt ownormoder nl ocat i ons . Hopi ngf oras of t er ,r omant i cf eel ?T hens pot swi t hl ot sofveget at i onar eper f ectf oryou.
I fyouhaveanyques t i onsorhavehi tar oadbl ock,Icangi veyous omes ugges t i ons t hatf i tyourf ami l yands t yl e.Don’ tf or get-event houghl ocat i oni si mpor t ant , t hepr et t i es tt hi ngi nt hephot oi sYOU.T hef ocusoft hephot oi sonyouandyourf ami l y, s odon’ tf r eti fwevi s i tt hes amel ocat i onmul t i pl et i mesori fwecannotus eyourf i r s tchoi ce. I ’ l l makes ur et hephot osl ookdi f f er entf r om pr evi ousyear s .
Anot hert i p?Pus hyour s el f-t r yal ocat i onyou’ dnevert hi nkof .It hi nkyou’ l l be pl eas ant l ys ur pr i s edatt hebeaut yandmagi cal l ar oundus !
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L ucki l y,Vegasget sal otofs unandnotmuchr ai n, butwedohavet hos ecr az ywi ndst hatbl ow t hr ough att hemos ti nconveni entt i mes .Ius ual l yembr acet he wi ndandt he“model r unwaymagi c�i tcr eat es ,butI wi l l s ugges tr es chedul i ngi ft hewi ndi sover20mphor i sget t i nggus t y. Outofs t at ecl i ent s-i nawor s tcas es cenar i o,Ir evi s i t mos tl ocat i onsever y46mont hsandwecanmove yours es s i ont omynex tvi s i t .Ial s ocanl ooki nt or ent i ng i ndoors t udi os pacebutr ent al f eeswi l l appl y.
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Out f i t sdon’ thavet obeas t r uggl eor cos taf or t une,butt her ear es omet r i cks t omaket hepr oces seas i er . •T hi nkaboutyourl ocat i on.Choos e col or st hatpopagai ns tyourbackdr op r at hert hanbl endi n. •Dr es sup.Yourphot osar eani nves t ment andyouwantt ol ookyourbes t .Youdon’ t needt odonabal l gownors ui t ,butyou’ l l wantt oputt oget herni cecl ot hest hat makeyouf eel conf i dent .T hi nkni cedat e ni ghtoracas ual weddi ngr ecept i on. Makes ur eyou’ r eabl et os i t& move,t hough! •Choos e23col or st obui l don.Is ugges t 1neut r al and2accentcol or sor2neut r al s anda“pop”col or . •I t ’ sOKt opat t er nmi x.Pi ck13pat t er n pi ecest omi xi nwi t hyours ol i ds .T ex t ur ed s ki r t s& dr es s escount ! •Acces s or i z e!S car ves ,j ewel r y,s hoes , bows ,andt i esar eal l gr eatwayst oadd dept h& t ex t ur et oyourphot os . •Us ePi nt er es tasar es our ce.J us tt ype i n“whatt owearf ami l yphot os . ”andyou wi l l f i ndhundr edsofgr eatcol orand out f i ti deas . •Checkyourcl os et .Bef or eyougoout s hoppi ng,checkyourcl os et sorevent he cl os etofaf r i end!Youneverknow what gemsyoual r eadyownt hatwoul dbe gr eatl ayer i ngpi eces . •I fyou’ r es t i l l havi ngt r oubl e,cont actmepr es es s i onout f i tcons ul t at i onsar epar t ofyours es s i onf ee!
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NumberOne:BeonT i me Is chedul eours es s i onsaccor di ngt os unt i mes-wedon’ twantt hes unt oohi ghorbr i ghti nt hes ky,but wes t i l l wantenoughl i ghtt os hoott hef ul l s es s i on.Whens es s i onsgetdel ayed,t her e’ sagoodchancet he l i ghtwi l l bel es st hani deal .Gi veyour s el fabuf f erj us ti ncas et her e’ st r af f i corGoogl eMapsl et syoudown.
NumberT wo:ChangeKi dsatt heL ocat i on I fyou’ r econcer nedabouts pi tup,dr ool ,di aperbl owout s ,ors pi l l si nt hecar ,br i ngyourchi l d’ s cl ot hesandchangei nt hecarwhenyouar r i veons i t e.Al l ow af ew ex t r ami nut ess owecans t i l l s t ar tont i me.
NumberT hr ee:Zi t sHappen Z i t s ,bl emi s hes ,s cr at ches ,andbr ui s eshappen.Don’ twor r yaboutt hem!Asapar tofmyedi t i ng,Iwi l l r et ouchands moot hbas i cbl emi s hesands ki ni mper f ect i ons .I fyouhaveas peci al concer n,l etmeknow!
NumberF our:Br i besar ePer f ect l yAccept abl e Myki dsr es pondver ywel l t ot hepr omi s eofeat i ngatar es t aur antaf t erf ami l yphot os .Maybeyour ki dsonl ygeti cecr eam f ors peci al occas i onsorcr aves omeex t r as cr eent i me.F i nds omet hi ngt hat wor ksf oryourki dsandt hatt heycangetex ci t edabout .Gent l yr emi ndt hem oft het r eatt hr oughout t hes es s i on-bot ht or edi r ectanycr az yant i csaswel l ast opr ai s eandencour agegoodbehavi or .
NumberF i ve:Makei tSmal lorNoneatAl l Youwon’ tneedt hatmuchaswe’ r ewal ki ngar ounds hoot i ng,Ipr omi s e.S eet heWhatt oBr i ngpagef or i deas .Bonus ?Imakear eal l ygoods her paandcancar r yyourbagsf oryou!
NumberSi x:L ETI TGO ( I ’ ms or r yi fyou’ r es i ngi ngnow) Oneoft hehar des t ,butMOS TI MPORT ANTt hi ngst odol eadi ngupt oyours es s i oni st onots t r es sandl et gooft hepot ent i al chaos .L ayoutout f i t sandpackyourbagt heni ghtbef or e,l eavewor kaf ew mi nut es ear l y,t akeaf ew ex t r adeepbr eat hsasyougett heki dsr eady.Asamom off our ,Igett hati ti sHARD whenyouwantever yt hi ngt ogoper f ect l y.Iper s onal l yhavef oundt hatwhenIcal m mys el ft owar ds myhus bandandmyki dsandl etgooft hei mper f ect i ons ,weal wayshaveabet t ers es s i on. Mys t yl ei sal otofcandi dsandf unpos i ng,s os har es omef unnys t or i esonyourwayt ot hes es s i on. L augh,hol dhands ,chatcas ual l y-t hedr i veacr os st owni snott het i met odi s cus st hebi l l sordi r t ydi s hes . Come,r el ax ,l etmet aket hes t r es sofwr angl i ngki ds ,andl et ’ shaveF UNwhi l ewegets omegr eatphot os !
COMEON I N. . .S T AYAWHI L E! Wehopet hatt hi sgui dehashel pedyouf eel mor e pr epar edandex ci t edf oryours es s i onwi t hus ! I fyouhaveanyaddi t i onal ques t i ons ,pl eas e s endusames s age( emai l &t ex tar ebes t ) . Wel ookf or war dt owor ki ngwi t hyouandyourf ami l y!