Fast forward 15 years. Thank goodness you LOVE your wedding album.

Close your eyes. Get comfortable. Breathe deeply.

Now fast forward 15 years. It's late, you just finished preparing your adorable 7 year old daughter for bed and now the two of you are snuggling on the old sofa you thought would last your entire marriage. You were wrong, the couch is being replaced as soon as your 3 year old son stops drawing on everything he sees, thankfully he's in bed already. But you and your baby girl are snuggled close not in the mood to go to bed, just breathing each other in with little squeezes and small talk. Out pops the question. "Mommy, what was your wedding like?" Which is funny, you've spoken about it before, in fact you talk about it all the time, but tonight she's taken an interest, she really wants to know. I guess she's getting older, she likes to pretend to marry her daddy and I suppose the concept of getting married to the love of your life is coming together for her. Enter:Big Friggin Sanderson Images Couture Book Album. [Que noise of something huge hitting the ground]



It's on the shelf, in a protective case, still as beautiful as the day you got it. A 10x13, 300 page wedding album created for you by your wedding photographers John + Kimberly Sanderson. It's big, you share laps just to wander through it, every page a memory for you, and an experience for her. The both of you are whisked away to the most memorable day of your lives: the beginning of your family. You spend almost an hour flipping through the pages, reliving moments explaining your tears of joy. It's at this moment the thought hits you, you almost got just a regular wedding album. The one that only held maybe 70 of your favorite images, most of them designed into it as small little accents, an album that would have ended this snuggle time much sooner. But then you saw an example of the album you are flipping through now and you knew, it had to be yours. An album so engaging you could barely take it all in in one sitting, an experience in itself. A priceless book of memories, a priceless decision.





COUTURE BOOK
Hey everyone, sorry about the tear-jerker above but we always suggest people look at their album with this perspective. We thought it would be a good way to introduce you to our new style of albums. They are called "Couture Books" They are beautifully made, hand crafted albums with lots of different sizes and cover options. PLUS any Couture Book with 100 pages or more includes a High Res DVD of all the image files from your experience with us. We encourage you to check out their web site here to take in all the different options. We are so excited about these books and hope you consider snatching one up.. Do it for the children!

The above album is a NYC-Hampton, 10x13 with 200 pages.

SPECIAL-PAY ATTENTION! THIS IS BIG!!.
As a introduction to these albums we want to offer the following deal. Purchase or add any Couture Book to your contract and receive %25 off. Offer is not valid with any other specials. Offer expires on April 9th. We do not plan on offering a special on these albums in the future. So this is your only chance. Tell your friends.

Ready. Set. Go.

* Also, Big Friggin Sanderson Images Logo will NOT be featured on the side of your album, that's just fancy stuff for our sample albums.

*The cute little basket in the above picture is the fine art creation of rachel a. chambers.. Check out more of her work here.

Our new Gallery Wrapped Canvas display & sale... Act now!

Recently the Sandersons practiced what they preach and had some family photos taken. This was a HUGE deal for us because we are lousy at choosing pictures for our walls, so we had our friend and amazing photographer Carl Zoch from Oklahoma City, OK (who was out here for the inauguration) do some portraits of us at Glen Echo Park in Bethesda, MD. You should go to his blog and check out the slideshow of all of them...he caught some hilarious moments! We were so excited to be on the receiving end of photography for once. We had a lot of fun, and he captured our family as we are and ended up getting some really cool shots!

We decided immortalize the moments by having a few of our favorites stretched on canvas. And let me tell ya, they are beautiful. We are convinced that this is the ultimate way to display photographs. Durable, clear, simple. We LOVE them. The investment was totally worth it. What a great way to celebrate the people you love most in the world!

To celebrate how excited we are about our family's collection of canvas', we are going to extend our recent canvas sale. We would love for all of our clients to have a canvas of their own!! Take 20% off any size canvas. Measure that empty wall, we can do any size, even custom. But wait... act now and you can also take 30% off two and 40% off of three or more. Wow. (ok enough with the infommercial talk)

We are also happy to add this to any current 2009 client packages.

This deal will expire on February 25th. Act now! We swear these canvas' will cut right through a rock! (sorry, I swear I'm done infommercial talking)

Find Your Beautiful!

(Warning! This post contains some sexy photos)

Get ready for something a little different...we at Sanderson Images are trying something new! Yay for new personal projects! As a woman, I am well aware of the pressure that society places on us to have perfect bodies and never feeling satisfied in our own skin. I am on a mission to change that! You are beautiful! I had so much fun shooting this and can't wait for my next chance to empower another woman! That may sound weird, but I believe that feeling confident, sexy, and gorgeous can have a staggering effect on how you live your life! When I did the shoot below, the woman in the photo brought along 2 friends and we had such a blast together! We all came away feeling strong and beautiful in our own skin. Both of her friends talked about wanting to do a shoot too because it was SUCH a freeing feeling. My goal is to artistically capture the beauty of women. This is not intended to be "glamour shots", nor does one have to wear skimpy outfits, the goal here is to find you own personal beautiful and make art that makes you feel proud and confident. As an added bonus we expect your significant other will appreciate them as well. ;-) We are excited to announce this new type of photo session and want to encourage you to try it. (I might add that this is a girl project only! John will not be coming along on these shoots.)

We still have time to book a couple of sessions before Valentine's day if anyone is still searching for that "perfect gift!"

New Signature Canvas collection

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We recently broke into the world of large canvas printing. These are Amazing and simply stunning. Print sizes up to 60" and Ideal for bridal portraits, baby portraits and candid wedding portraits. All of them are "gallery wrapped" meaning no frame is necessary, just like you see in art museums. Truly a piece of fine art. We are so excited to start offering these. So, mention this post and get 10% off, expires Feb 30th 08.

Holiday Card Packages Are Here.

Introducing our Holiday Card Special. Great for family portraits, engagement sessions, child portraits, and more. Now is a great time of year to get everyone together for some great fall colors portraits and have them placed in a custom designed holiday card. No more choosing lab templates and using old snapshots.. We will design one just for you with any message you desire, plus you get great new Images to share with loved ones. The session is one hour long and gets portraits of the whole family plus individuals portraits and combos at the location of your choice. Book a Holiday Card Package for October or November and we will throw in 15 extra Holiday cards to your order, free. it will quickly become a family tradition.

New Si Signature Photobook Albums.

We just got these sample albums in to see if we want to offer them to our clients for 2008. We Love them! They will be called "Si Signature Photobooks" and we are excited to offer them as an affordable album option or parent albums. These are beautifully made and printed on a digital press with thick pages and glossy photos. They are kind of a coffee table book style album but feature a custom design, which makes them so fun! Add one to your package before 2008 arrives and we will throw in a 2nd one free! Just mention this blog post.

These albums come in 3 sizes. 4"x4", 6"x6", and a really nice 7.5x7.5".













Also Check out our new fancy shmancy packaging for prints and High res DVDs. They will offer a safe place for your photos and DVD ordered directly through us.