2011 was another exciting year here at Lauryn Byrdy Photography. I truly I have the best clients,…you guys are amazing. You’ve brought us your beautiful families and weddings and I want to scream THANK YOU !!!
This year, we’re continuing this tradition, but with even better prizes: Best in the Flock is a contest where all of YOU get to pick your favorite photo from 2011, and the winner is awarded a complimentary Lifestyle Portrait Session OR print credit for purchases with Lauryn Byrdy Photography, plus other great prizes!!! This year my stellar staff (amber, lily, and mel) sifted through TONS of all your incredible portraits and weddings and narrowed it down 50 photos. I love ALL the shoots we did this year– you all honestly made this so tough to choose! But here we have it! I am excited to kickoff the contest with these great photos.

Here’s how it works:
1 – Visit http://facebook.com/LaurynByrdyPhotography and open the album titled “Best in the FLOCK 2011″

2 - View each image and type “VOTE” in the comments of up to THREE of your favorites.  (you can “like” the image as well, but i’ll be tallying the comments that say “vote”). You can only vote ONCE on the same photo each day.  (you can “like” the image as well, but i’ll be tallying the comments that say “vote”). Please only pick up to THREE.

3 - VOTE EVERY DAY! Go back to your favorites everyday to vote for those image to help them win! NOTE: If you vote for a single image more than once a day, we will delete your votes in order to keep the contest fair

4 - SHARE WITH EVERYONE! If you’re in the album or know someone in the album that you want to see win, send it to everyone you can asking them to vote! Please note: You must “like” the Lauryn Byrdy Photography page in order to be able to vote

If you’re in the album or know someone in the album that you want to see win, send it to everyone you can asking them to vote! Please note: You must “like” the Lauryn Byrdy Photography page in order to be able to vote.

The photo that receives the most votes, wins!
VOTING BEGINS NOW and ends on Feb. 19, 2012 at 11:59 pm EST!

PRIZES:
1st place – Complimentary lifestyle session with Lauryn Byrdy Photography OR $150 print credit
2nd place – $75 print or session credit with Lauryn Byrdy Photography
3rd place – $25 print or session credit with Lauryn Byrdy Photography

Ready, set….GO!

Whether you’re mom’s favorite or not… we want YOUR favorite photo of mom! Any funny, sweet, silly or sassy moments caught on camera will be entered into our Mom’s Favorite Photo contest. Please send us your favorite photo now thru 11:59 pm on April 18 to info@laurynbyrdy.com.

Photos will be posted in two places for voting:

1) on http://LaurynByrdy.com under “Contests”

2) on our facebook page – http://facebook.com/laurynbyrdyphotography for the public to vote on!

HOW TO VOTE:

Blog: Vote by typing the name of photo you want to vote for in the comments section on the contest post .

Facebook: All you have to do is become a fan of our page and type “VOTE” on the photo in the album that you want to see win!

**You can vote in BOTH places one time each. You can only vote for one person on the blog and one on Facebook**

VOTING PERIOD:
Starts on the 19th of April at 4:00 PM

Ends on the 30th of April at 11:59 PM

PRIZES:

1st place: A free lifestyle photoshoot AND a $75 giftcard to Bloomtastic so mom can enjoy some beautiful fresh flowers for mother’s day:)

2nd place: a $50 giftcard to Lauryn Byrdy Photography AND a $50 giftcard to Bloomtastic

3rd place: a $25 giftcard to Lauryn Byrdy Photography AND a $25 giftcard to Bloomtastic

Votes will be tallied and winners will be announced in the afternoon on May 2nd.

GOOD LUCK!

Drumroll please…

1st place with 182 votes: Lottie

They won a $100 gift certificate that can be used toward the purchase of a session or print credit from their last shoot with us

2nd place with 172 votes: Elise

They won a $45 gift certificate that can be used toward the purchase of a session or print credit from their last shoot with us

3rd place with 50: Kate & Matt

They won a free 8×10 or 8×12 print from their engagement session

Congrats guys! I have emailed each of you to confirm your current mailing address in order to send out your gift cards.

Stay tuned for more contests in the future. We like giving things away:)

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This year, we’re starting a tradition. A contest where all of you get to pick your favorite photo from 2010 and the winner is awarded $100 in print or session credit with Lauryn Byrdy Photography. I (with the help of my lovely life-mate) sifted through over 150 portrait sessions and weddings from this year and narrowed your choices down to 50 photos. While I love ALL my shoots and had the hardest time picking (reason I had to bring Matt in), I’m excited for the contest to begin with these!

Here’s how it works:

1 – Visit http://facebook.com/LaurynByrdyPhotography

2 – Open the album titled “Best of the FLOCK 2010″

3 – View each image and type “VOTE” in the comments of your top 3 favorites.  (you can “like” the image as well, but i’ll be tallying the comments that say “vote”)

Remember, if you’re in the album or know someone in the album that you want to see win, send it to everyone you can asking them to vote!

VOTING BEGINS NOW and end on Feb. 12, 2011 at midnight EST!

PRIZES:

1st place – $100 in print or session credit with Lauryn Byrdy Photography

2nd place – $45 in print or session credit with Lauryn Byrdy Photography

3rd place – one 8×10 or 8×12 print from your session

Ready, set….>GO!

It’s (almost) a new month which means it’s time for a new giveaway! And while this stuff normally is exclusively detailed in the emails (meaning only those subscribed can participate), there was just too much info to put it all in one place this time, so here we go. This February we’re giving a shout out to new and soon-to-be mommies!

Here are 5 more chances to win after signing up online! Each counts as one additional contest entry.

1) Become a fan of the Lauryn Byrdy Photography Facebook Fan Page here

2) Follow me on Twitter here

3) Become a fan of the Lottie Da Facebook Fan Page here

4) Follow Lottie Da on Twitter here

5) Stop by Lottie Da between Feb 1-28 and leave your name with Amy so she knows you were there!

HEY, SOON-TO-BE-SENIORS!

This contest is open to all Columbus-area HS seniors. Only ONE winner.

THE DETAILS:

- You must be subscribed to the monthly email.  You can do that right now!

- Refer as many of your friends as possible (must be going into their senior year of HS) now thru September 30, 2009.

- For each friend that books a senior portrait session with me, that referral will count toward your total. The person with the most referrals wins!

- Tell your friends to mention your name at time of booking so you get credit.

- Your friends only need to schedule their shoot date and pay the deposit. The shoot DOES NOT need to occur during the contest period.  

The Basic Senior Package ($275)

- 2 locations of your choice + 3 outfit changes

- Private online viewing gallery

- 10-15 low-res watermarked images for Facebook

- 1 free 8×10

- 10-5×7 or 4×6 prints

- 48 wallets