My Feelings Exactly!
Due to the AMAZING response and its only been 24 hours since I posted this, I am adding a half day on Sunday! THANK YOU! EVERYONE! So very much for all your support! I can not wait to meet each and everyone of you! What a blessing!
See Below for Sunday openings!
“Where there is great Love, there are always Miracles.”
~Willa Cather
I met Ruby’s mom Lauren, about 7 months ago when I worked at Tranquility Dental. She came in to talk to us about the Make-A-Wish foundation of Minnesota and the Walk for Wishes that was coming up in June of 2012. Lauren had been working for Make-A-Wish of Minnesota close to a year. When we met she was about 19 weeks pregnant and had just found out that she was having a baby girl! The entire office of Tranquility quickly bonded with Lauren, not only because she brought us treats, but because you could tell her love for the foundation was so strong, as was her heart for children. So the Walk for Wishes Day came and Lauren, who was excited to see the office in their Tooth Fairy tutu’s was not there. We quickly discovered she had had baby Ruby, 4 months too early. On July 4, 2012, baby Ruby was born at 1lb 6oz. The birth of Ruby Love had flipped Lauren and her husband Travis’ world upside down. Not knowing if Ruby would survive all anyone could do was pray. Remarkably, three and a half months later, Ruby is still holding on strong thanks to the prayers and amazing Doctors at The Children’s Hospital. I was able to meet baby Ruby for the first time when she was 3lbs. It was at that time I was able to see where her strength came from, her mom and dad.
Ruby’s parents are fighters, just like her. Their love towards one another is magical. They have the most positive outlook on life. You just want to be best friends when you meet them, at least I did. You can see they are staying strong for their baby girl, who isn’t out of the woods yet, but is well on her way. It is unfathomable how someone so small can change so many lives. That is why, this year with help from Christmas LTD and The Commons Workplace on November 17, 2012, I will be taking Christmas photos for anyone who wants. My only request is when you come for your Christmas photo, you make a Christmas donation to either help pay for Ruby’s medical bills which exceed $10,000 or donate to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. More detail will be available November 17th when I see you at your photo session!
Also, Thank You for all the great feedback on Facebook!
Details
When: Saturday, November 17, 2012 & Sunday, November 18, 2012
540 Lake Street Excelsior, MN 55331
Time: 8:00 am to 5:oo pm
Includes: 20 minute Photo Session, 5 Edited Photos, with Christmas Decor backdrops and photography studio lighting thanks to Christmas LTD
Online Viewing Gallery, as well as e-mailing full resolution photos for you to do whatever you wish with them!
Fee: Whatever you can afford to donate
For: This Beautiful Baby
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Sign up Sheet
Saturday, November 17, 2012
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Please send all requests to redvelvetmoments@gmail.com. This is a first come, first serve basis. If slots fill up I may extend it another day. Thank you so much for all your support! Please Share this with as many friends and families as you know via e-mail or Facebook with the links provided below.
Anytime between 9am and 11am would work.
Hey Tiffany! Such a cause close to my heart as Brian and I are the parents of a preemie, so I can’t pass this up! If the 10:00am slot is still open, can you put us in for it? Otherwise, we’re pretty flexible, let us know what would work.
thanks!
Is the 8am time slot still open? If so, please put our name on it.
This is a wonderful thing you are doing! God Bless you! I saw this post on facebook thru Lana Vaca.
Can I take the 12:40pm slot? Can I bring Herbie?
How wonderful!!! We don’t know you, but can not wait to meet you! Could we take the 3:00 slot on Sunday?
We would love to support Ruby!! We’ve spent some time in the NICU @ St. Paul Children’s ourselves. Amazing, beautiful, scary, loving, sad, incredible, heartmoving place. We would love to take any of the 2:20ish -3:40ish spot. What a wonderful thing you are doing.
Thank you.
Ill take any of the slots on Sunday
I am and have been best friends with Lauren since 2000 ( I live in NY) and am so blessed to have read this. You brought me to tears as you explain my friend so well. She is a great friend to people and one of the most passionate and caring people I know. She is always doing for others and now she and Travis have had to go something so challenging, yet chose to be so strong through it! Thank you for your support … This is amazing … You are truly doing a wonderful thing!
“Don’t you love Minneapolis in the fall? It makes me want to go out and buy school supplies!” ~You’ve Got Mail (my version)
Is there a better time than fall? Really? Besides the obvious…Christmas. Living in Minnesota is truly a blessing because we lucky Minnesotans get to experience the changes of each season. We never know what each new day will bring us. It’s a blessing, it really truly is. This fall has been fabulous. The leaves are golden, the weather has been bearable, and the crisp smell in the air, is something you truly can not recreate. It’s magical. One of the many fun things to do in the fall as you all know is go to the Apple Orchard! This past weekend I got to spend my first Apple Orchard trip with an adorable family. They were the lucky silent auction winners of my photography give away at the Minnesota Autism Center carnival this past summer. A lot of fun was had by all and I simply can not get over how adorable the two little ones were! XO!
“Ten tiny fingers… Ten teeny toes… Two little Eyes.. One itty bitty nose.”
I was referred to you from Reagan. We’re in the same ECFE class. My husband and I are looking for someone to take pictures of our 6 month old, Lucy, and a few family ones. I would love to speak with you further about places to take photos, pricing, availability.
Thanks,
Jenny
“Wind is to us, what money is to life on shore.”
~Sterling Hayden
Kim, Rick, and I first met at my favorite place in the whole wide world, the Cottagewood General Store. I love that store almost as much as I love Christmas so I knew nothing bad could come from it. It was there I got to know one of the most in love, happy, adorable couples on the planet! They met at work where some co-workers set them up. After their first date, they became inseparable. Rick stated during our recent engagement shoot, that he continually tried to find more things to do after dinner so that the date wouldn’t end. (insert “Awwwww” Here) That first date led to many more dates, which led to “The Proposal”. Kim grew up on the lake where her late father did a lot of competitive sailing. Rick, knowing that this was obviously an activity that was close to her heart, decided he was going to learn how to sail. He met a nice man on Lake Calhoun who for FREE taught Rick how to sail. Rick would simply leave for hours each week and just tell Kim, “I’m working on the proposal.” Kim, being utterly confused by how tan Rick was becoming, began to wonder if he truly was “working on the proposal”. The big day finally came and Kim’s good friend asked her if she wanted to go to the Tin Fish for dinner. Kim agreed and they went. As they sat looking over Lake Calhoun, who sailed by? Rick. At that moment, Kim knew what was happening. She walked out to the dock, he grabbed her hand to help her into the boat, away they sailed and the rest…is history. The boat Rick proposed on was called “Magic” and their relationship encompasses everything that word means. Congratulations Kim and Rick.
