With the holiday season upon us, I wanted to post some dates that will help with your order planning. The following are dates that will guarantee print & product delivery by Christmas.

– Wedding albums & other design work: we need to have the order to us and images submitted by November 15th

– Print orders where you want them mailed/shipped to you: to us by December 10th

– Print orders where you want to pickup the order: to us by December 15th

As you can imagine our schedule will be somewhat full over the holiday season. With any pick-up order we ask that you contact us first to arrange a time for pickup. We try to keep several times open up through the week prior to Christmas, however just like you, we’ll be spending time with our families over the holidays as well.

Any orders submitted after these dates will still receive our full attention, however due to lab time, processing time & shipping times we cannot guarantee delivery by Christmas after these dates.

Thank you and have a GREAT holiday season!

I’m known for getting ideas late at night…well this one is something that’s been on my heart for quite a while and being at the Global Leadership Summit today and learning about the Compassion Organization (even before their speech) I felt called to take action.  Sorry Rachel, I love you and I know we didn’t talk first…but I just know you’re going to love this little girl and will love joining me in helping her and writing her regularly!

So with that I’d like to introduce you to Alice Asri Christine Lombu (or Ice as she’s called).  She is a 3 year old girl from Indonesia and we are now her sponsors.  What drew me to Ice was that 1) shes been waiting for a sponsor for 221 days now & 2) her birthday (10/13) is just two days away from mine!

Here is what I know about her so far: Ice lives with her father and her mother.  Her duties at home include carrying water and running errands.  There are 2 children in the family.  Her father & mother are sometimes employed as a farmer.  Ice is not attending school because she is too young.  Singing and playing with dolls are her favorite activities.  She also attends church activities regularly.

I don’t have a picture that I can share yet, but I’ll get one soon and will update you.  Part of the sponsorship includes sending money that will help her and her family grow both physically, mentally & spiritually.  Another part is that I get the awesome opportunity to exchange letters with Ice.  Because of that I’m very happy that I can share updates with all of you as well.

If you’d like to learn more about Compassion, please visit them online here.

Check out this video of our most recent wedding upload of Ashley & Jonathan Miller!

Congrats you two love birds!!

View more of Ashley & Jonathan online at: www.dpphoto.org/proofs

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Headshots aren’t just for these industries! No matter what field you work in, if you want to create a professional image, update your website and marketing materials with a professional headshot. Any service-based industry professional will especially benefit, whether you are a hair stylist, landscaper or child care professional. Your reputation and your image are a big part of your business. We offer a variety of packages and payment options.

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