10 Happy Things for January (and a Sale!)
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HAPPY 2023 & THANK YOU!!
I've had so many AMAZING CLIENTS this year and I cannot explain how happy you all make me!
In 2022 I photographed:
58 families,
48 weddings/elopements,
and 27 couples/engagements,
AND I CANNOT THANK YOU ALL ENOUGH FOR TRUSTING ME WITH YOUR INTIMATE AND SPECIAL MOMENTS!
Extra special thanks for the weddingwire and google reviews, holiday cards, handwritten notes, instagram shout outs, & referrals - these mean the world to small businesses like mine!
Also, I took on too much work in 2022 and I'm planning on scaling things back a little bit in 2023. So, please, try to schedule a few months in advance if possible (especially in autumn).
And, yes, I know I said the same thing last year, but this year I really mean it!
10 HAPPY THINGS
As always, this list is pretty random, but hopefully something on it will bring you joy!
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1. Lately, we're loving this game (there's no learning curve and it makes us all laugh).
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2. A parent's typical day as envisioned by my child's preschool
("After five minutes of reading to my son’s class, I’m off to work. I am a freelance neurosurgeon, the only job that is both well-paying enough to afford $30,000 in tuition and flexible enough to deal with all the school holidays.")
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3. The perfect poem for a new year.
(Also, fictional first lines to remember from 2022.)
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4. What made you look in 2022?
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5. I know she's a fictional character, but I really want to be best friends with Libby from Fleishman is in Trouble (both the book and the TV show). Anyone else feeling this way? If yes, maybe we could all meet up and talk without pretense for awhile.
Also loved this essay about what the novel and series did so well.
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6. A brand new Reading, Watching, Listening post is up on my blog - full of lots of great entertainment suggestions.
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7. Winter soups.
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8. The year in New Yorker illustrations (I know this sounds boring, but just click - it's really cool).
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9. Brian W Ferry's instagram is my go-to source for inspiration - he has a wonderful way of making the everyday seem magical (he also, like me, graduated from University of Michigan law school, and, like me, no longer practices law - which makes me oddly happy).
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10. I recently blogged some recent wedding, engagement, and family sessions. Click here to check it all out (if you're considering hiring me as a photographer I HIGHLY RECOMMEND perusing my work first).
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BUSINESS UPDATE - WINTER SALE!!
So maybe it's not technically a "sale", but my family rates go down approximately 50% in January - March. And couples sessions are discounted by 40% in January and February. That's a LOT OF SAVINGS!!
I currently have the following weekend dates available:
Saturday, February 25
Sunday, March 12
More info on my rates here.
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FOR WEDDINGS, 2023 IS FILLING FAST & I'M BOOKING INTO 2024.
I currently have 23 weddings on the calendar for 2023 and one for 2024 as well.
Also, if you're thinking of eloping or planning a mirco-wedding, please get in touch - I have lots of advice/suggestions!
RECENT PRESS/PRAISE
* Selected as one of Wedding Rule's Top Ten Photographers in Northern Virginia
and Listed as One of The Best Wedding Photographer's in Washington DC
* Selected by Wedding Pioneer as one of the 18 Best Wedding Photographers in Virginia
"The thing that stands out when looking at Darcy Troutman’s portfolio is the people. Her captures are an exuberant celebration of her subjects. Joyful, energetic candids abound. Nothing feels posed or artificial, the passion is real, and everyone can see it.
If you want a wedding album that tells your story as authentically as possible, then Darcy Troutman might just be the photographer for you."
- Wedding Pioneer
Please click these links for google and weddingwire testimonoials.
HAVE A WONDERFUL, RELAXING JANUARY!!!
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