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Happy Valentine’s Day! – [Harrisburg, PA – Child Photographer]

Love is in the air…. and it’s there when I look in your eyes!
It’s everywhere on this day!
It’s L.O.V.E. love!
It’s what I feel when I look at my Funny Valentine (my Sophie), my Catie Valentine, and my wonderful husband (my main squeeze Valentine).
It’s the feeling I get when I photograph my clients and I see their smiles and hear their giggles.
It’s my amazing family that I love with every ounce of my being.
It’s wine and cheese… and the Pantry’s chocolate peanut butter cake!
And so, SO much more!!!
It’s such a small word with such gigantic meaning.  It’s LOVE!  And I hope you have a ton of it today and even more tomorrow and the next day, and the next day…..

Happy Valentine’s Day!  XOXOX

 

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“The Album”

I am so excited to share a peek of this beautiful new album I recently added to my new goodies line-up!  This album is completely customizable and is available in a variety of sizes, gorgeous cover options, and page styles.  This one is my silk cover in a lovely, cream color.  It’s perfect for weddings and even First Holy Communions!  ♥

I love this album!!!  And to celebrate it, I am offering a $50 credit towards one if you book your 2014 photo session before March 1st!  Email me for more info at christinechardo@comcast.net.

And before the peek, I must send out a huge THANK YOU to Ella, Leah, Lauren, Dominic and Breanna – my amazing models!  🙂

 

Each album comes neatly tucked away in its very own linen box.   Such charm, right from the start!!!

 

 

Your beautiful images can be displayed on each page with a panoramic layout (seen here)….

 

 

Or displayed in a custom layout…

 

 

…and flush mounted!

 

Choose from thin or thick pages (the thick ones are shown here).

 

 

Foil stamping, debossing and gilding are some of the available options.

 

 

Stay tuned for  some more sneak peeks, including my classic “Unstretched” Canvases and adorable Desktop Canvases!  🙂

 

 

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Two Turtle Doves – [My review of Matilda Jane’s final release of the “Paint By Numbers” Collection]

“TWO TURTLE DOVES, AND TWO OUTFITS TO GO WITH THEM”

 This past fall I had the opportunity to review some pieces from the second release of Matilda Jane Clothing’s “Paint By Numbers” collection.  It was my utmost pleasure because I am a huge fan of Matilda Jane (you’ll see what I mean by clicking here) and have been a devoted customer for quite a few years now.  So as you can imagine, I was super excited once again when another opportunity popped up earlier this month – this time to review an outfit from the final release of the “Paint By Numbers” collection.  My last review included my daughter Sophie in the adorable Turtledove Knot Top, which was paired with the Sky View Puffer Top and the Gleam Leggings.  This time around, the Turtledove Knot Top is being paired with the Biscuit Tee and the Gallery Leggings and is being modeled by my daughter Catie.  🙂   The Turtledove Knot Top is such a great piece!  It is so versatile and it goes wonderfully with so many different colors and various tops and bottoms.  As you’ll see with most of the Matilda Jane pieces, they mix and match beautifully!  I love the look of the Turtledove Knot Top with the Gallery Leggings because the big red roses that adorn the ribbon along the bottom of the Turtledove Knot Top coordinate nicely with the large flowers and leaves that decorate the Gallery Leggings.  It’s kind of like receiving a big bunch of flowers from someone you love! 🙂

 

 

 

I love the bottoms of these leggings!  The stripey and polka dotty cuffs remind me of tulip petals or something of that fashion.  So fun and playful!  And then there are those pretty buttons that accompany almost every piece.  I love all the details that go into these outfits – the buttons, the unique ribbon, even the clips that fasten the tags to each piece.  Such charm, everywhere you look!

Then there’s the Biscuit Tee.  I think they should have named this the Butter Tee because (1) it’s the pale yellow color of butter, and (2) it is so incredibly soft… like butter!  What child doesn’t like to feel all comfy and cozy in their clothes?  This comfort and the quality of Matilda Jane Clothing are some of the many reasons why I love this line so much.  Each piece is unique and stylish, yet very comfortable.  My girls love it! And the roomy fit and the stretchiness of so many of the pieces enable them to be worn year after year.  What once started off as a dress on one of my girls is now worn as a top with a pair of cute bottoms, three years later.  And the mix and match capabilities go on and on and on, as you can see from the two different outfits in this review and my previous review (take a peek at my last review from this past fall).

Whatever the occasion, our Matilda Jane outfits are always our go-to outfits.  For special occasions, Sunday mass, and dress down days at school, my girlies love to wear their Matilda Jane (Yup! Dress down!  We wear uniforms to school so they love to wear their Matilda Jane on dress down days!) And from one collection to the next, this beloved company never fails to impress me by their quality and attention to detail, and the charming pieces of every collection continue to fill our closets year after year!  We love you Matilda Jane! XOXO

 

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Finally Five!

She has been looking forward to this day for weeks, and it finally came!  Happy Birthday, to my sweet and beautiful little girl!!!  I love you Sophie!!!!

She’s my spunky, my sunshine, my silly, my sweet.
and the best little hugger, you’d ever want to meet.
I thank the Lord, each morning and night
for this little soul that shines so bright.
For in each moment that I see her face
I am reminded of the Lord and His gift of Grace.

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