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I like to think I\u00a0give thoughtful gifts for presents- things that I know my family and friends are surprised and excited to open. I love the present giving part of Christmas, seeing others open gifts that I’ve really put a lot of thought into makes me so happy.\u00a0 I wanted to give the opportunity to share a little joy this Christmas, so I’m having a contest for a free session including an\u00a016×20 wall print!<\/p>\n

But the Christmas “catch” to this contest is that you can only enter\u00a0the contest as a gift \u00a0for someone else. So instead of winning it yourself you’ll be winning\u00a0the session\u00a0for someone you know. A gift certificate will be emailed to you on the 23rd just in time for you to pop it under the tree. So maybe you have a best friend expecting their first child who needs maternity portraits, or\u00a0a boss with children who’d love some fun family pictures,\u00a0 or maybe your Grandma would love a\u00a0wall\u00a0print\u00a0of all her grandchildren?\u00a0<\/p>\n

Who would you love to give a session too?<\/p>\n

There are\u00a0two ways to enter:<\/p>\n

1.) Leave a comment in this blog post with the person’s first name of\u00a0 who you’d give it to if you won.<\/p>\n

2.) For an additional entry, leave a message on my Facebook Fan page\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>with the person’s first name you who you’d give it to if you won.<\/p>\n

If you know the person you want to enter for frequents my blog (or might see the\u00a0FB comment)\u00a0and you and you don’t want to leave a details or a name, \u00a0just leave a nice comment and send me a email.<\/em><\/p>\n

If you know someone really special who would really love a family portrait session, share the links with friends for them to enter on their behalf as well. And maybe if you share the links enough someone will enter your name to win\u00a0 too \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

A little fine print:<\/em><\/p>\n

The prize includes one Lifestyle Session to be used in the 2011. This also includes one 16×20 custom wall print. The prize can not be used towards wedding coverage, but could be used as engagement session. Each person can enter\u00a0\u00a0on behalf of one friend\/family only<\/em>. Deadline is December 23rd at 12noon. Winner will be notified by email.<\/em><\/p>\n

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!<\/p>\n

Kelsy<\/p>\n

PS. My orginal verison of this contest is for a Free Wedding-\u00a0if you would like to enter that,\u00a0please send me an email to inlove (at)knphoto.ca and explain why the couple deserves a free wedding.\u00a0 Anyone can win the lifestyle session, no background story required!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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