Holiday Traditions Giveaway - {Winners Announced!}

When I posted the holiday tradition giveaway, I knew I would see some great responses - but you guys really blew me away!! There were so many sweet, silly, and out of this world traditions that I had never even heard of before. There were very sweet traditions that mentioned reading the Christmas story, opening presents & stockings all together, and setting a plate for the family members who couldn't make it in town for the holiday.  Other entries talked about everything from a wrapped Nilla wafer box to mexican martinis to wearing yellow underwear! They were so fun to read!

And now.....drumroll..........

We ended up with 53 entries! So that means we will be giving away the Clickin Moms Year Long Membership and a mini-session with KM Photo Studio to two different winners! 

The winner of the Clickin Moms membership is:

Number 8 - Kristen Smith! Kristen wrote that her favorite tradition was "All of my brothers & sisters were always forced to wear matching shirt every year at Christmas. We decided to continue the tradition on with our own children! Someone else has to be tortured besides us haha!"

And the winner of the mini-session is:

Lucky number 39 - Mandy Adcock! Mandy said "My favorite tradition that we still do today is at my granny and grandpa's when we open presents. My 2 cousins and I have our "own" spots where we sit. It's always been a joke that even as we got older we still sit in the floor in those locations. And now that we all have spouses and kids of our own, it gets very challenging! But we still manage! (no matter how much our spouses gripe about having to sit beside us....in the floor:)"

Winners only - send an email to krystal@kmphotostudio.com to learn how to claim your prize! Thank you again to everyone that entered!!

~Krystal

Holiday Traditions - {Giveaway}

Since the holidays are quickly approaching, I thought it would be a great time for a giveaway! And for this giveaway, I want to know more about YOU! I love traditions and think it is so important to pass things on to future generations. Some traditions are silly while others are very meaningful. Whatever they may be, they are important for each family! 

I remember every year since I was a little kid, my family would gather around to say a prayer before we dug in to our Thanksgiving feast. As soon as the prayer ended, my great-grandfather would loudly exclaim "Give me a chicken leg!". As silly as that was, once he passed away - someone else in the family *always* says it. It wouldn't be Thanksgiving with my family if someone didn't say that!  

One of my new favorite traditions is taking photos of my sweet boy in ridiculous outfits.

This was last years and I. Love. It. 

 The fabulous people at Clickin Moms have provided a one year membership ($50 value) to one of my lucky readers! If you don't know who they are, then you should definitely check them out! It is a fabulous site where  mom's with cameras all the way up to professional photographers go to talk about camera settings, ideal locations, wardrobe advice or just to vent! It is a great community and they also have a wonderful retail store (I'm a big fan of their iPhone cases).

All you have to do to enter is fill out the following information and tell me about your favorite holiday tradition! If there are more than 50 entries, I will add in a mini-session with me as an additional prize to giveaway. And if we get more than 150 entries, I will add yet another prize - a 16x20 gallery wrapped canvas! That's over $350 in prizes to giveaway with up to three lucky winners!!

So tell your friends - tell your family - and get your entries in! You have until Wednesday, 11/23/2011 to get your entry in. I will draw for the winners on Thanksgiving and announce it the following week on here!

*Winner for the Clickin Moms membership must be a new member - not good for renewals or current members*

All entries will be private to me & you will receive instant verification that your entry was received!

*CLOSED* It's Time for a Giveaway!!

***This contest is now closed! Thanks for all of the wonderful entries! Debbie Edwards was randomly chosen as the winner & won a photo session for her daughter!***


Do you have the best mom ever? Are you the best mom ever? Maybe your wife is the best mom ever? Or your sister, cousin, grandma, or maybe your best friend? I want to know who you think is the best mom or mommy-to-be and why!

With Mother's Day being about a month away, I thought it would be the perfect time to do a giveaway! After all, moms always love portraits of their kids (young & old!). To celebrate, I am going to give one lucky winner a FREE one hour session. But that's not all! I am going to include a DVD with 10 images of your choice from the session! As always, a private online proof gallery is included as well as the option to purchase professional prints. Just think, you could give your mom fantastic new photos of you for Mother's Day. Or you could even treat her to a photo session by giving the session to her!

This giveaway is not limited to the DFW area. I will be doing sessions this summer in Carlsbad, NM, Little Rock, AR and Austin/San Antonio, TX (specific dates not set yet). So spread the word!

You're probably wondering what you have to do to win this prize - and I have made it easy for you!

The Best Mom Giveaway starts today, April 6, 2011 and will run for one week ending on Wednesday, April 13th at midnight CST. The winner will be selected by a random number generator. The winner will have 48 hours to claim their prize or another winner will be selected!

TO ENTER: You have three chances to win. Please complete the three tasks below and leave one comment on this blog post for each task completed - read the directions below! Please note you are allowed to nominate the same person someone else has nominated & you can nominate yourself. The person you nominate MUST be a mother!

#1. "Like" my Facebook page at KM Photo Studio and let me know how you found out about me. Comment on THIS blog post and tell me why the person you are nominating is the best mom!
*If you are already a fan, just leave a comment here on the blog!*

#2. Make this your Facebook status "Check out @KM Photo Studio at www.kmphotostudio.com and read their blog to enter to win The Best Mom Giveaway!" Be sure to type the @ symbol before KM Photo Studio so that it tags my page. Comment on THIS blog post letting me know that you did this.

#3. Tweet about this contest on Twitter and mention @kmphotostudio or share this giveaway on your own website. Leave a comment on THIS blog post & tell me what you tweeted or link to your comment! (if you don't tweet, just complete tasks 1 and 2 for a total of two entries).

So if you do all three of these tasks, you will be leaving THREE separate comments on this post!

Want more entries?? Send your friends, family, neighbors, kids & anyone else over and have them nominate you as well!

Please be advised that I have to moderate each comment, so if yours doesn't show up right away - do not repost.

Best of luck!! =)


***UPDATE***
***The comment feature is sometimes not working right on here. If you'd like, you can leave a comment on my Facebook page instead of on here as your entry! ***

It's a Preemie Thing!

I am SO excited to be a part of this fabulous giveaway through It's a Preemie Thing! If you had a preemie baby or know someone who did, you should definitely check out their Blog Post for this giveaway. My studio is the only Dallas studio on the list! You have a chance to win a session with the photographer of your choice!

It's EASY -
All you have to do is:
1. Like their page on Facebook at It's a Preemie Thing
2. Find your state & choose your photographer. Like their Facebook page and leave a comment telling them you were sent by It's a Preemie Thing. Wanna choose me? Then just go like my page at KM Photo Studio and leave a comment saying you were sent by It's a Preemie Thing!
3. Comment on THEIR Blog Post HERE and tell them which photographer(s) you want to have a session with & a little bit about your preemie!!

That's it!
You can even earn one extra entry if you either share your entry on twitter or on your webpage. You just have to leave a separate comment on THEIR blog post HERE with what you tweeted or a link to your comment!

The first winner will be chosen on February 23rd and will get their choice of photographer in the location they want. After they have selected, a random number generator will select each winner on February 25th for the photographer who are giving packages away (which I am!).

So spread the word!! You have a VERY good chance of winning!