International Women's Day Dinner

We were thrilled to be able to donate three certificates for a one hour environmental portrait session with an 11x14 wall portrait for the sponsored organization "Grandmothers to Grandmothers" which provides assistance to the grandmothers in Africa who are raising their grandchildren due to the AIDS epidemic held at the Barrie Country Club on March 7, 2008 hosted by WINGS (Women In Networking Growing Strong) and BBWN (Barrie Business Women's Network)

Congratulations to Barb Kucher who purchased two of our certificates for this excellent cause. We are looking forward to photography the Kucher family shortly at Sunnydale Park in Barrie.

Thanks again, Barb, for supporting the Grandmothers to Grandmothers organization.

Wedding Bookings Update & Other Stuff

June 2008 is SOLD OUT. July 2009 has only 1 date left available.

NightinGail Photography welcomes our newest clients - Debra & David (London, ON) who are celebrating their wedding at Deerhurst Reort on June 28th. Our many thanks to the awesome wedding coordinators at Deerhurst for their recommendation of NightinGail Photography.

NightinGail Photography is absolutely thrilled to be photographing our most recent clients throughout Muskoka and cottage country this year.

Taboo Resort - Jenny & Richard - June 29th
The Sir Mackenzie Inn- Jodi & Mark - July 9th
Hidden Valley Resort - Lesley & Morgan - July 16th.

Locally, we are photographing at:

The Barrie Golf & Country Club - Paula & Shaun - May 31st
Orillia & Oro Township - Eve & Edmund - July 19th

We also have weddings throughout Ontario this year.

Brampton/Mississauga - Terri & Arron - June 14th
Fenlon Falls/Bethany - Kristen & Lonnie - August 23rd
Toronto - Lori & Al - September 6th

I had a chance to drop in at the PPOC Convention in London, ON on the weekend where I ran into our fab friends from NoBS - Rob (fineart) and James (hodgy) as well as Rob's beautiful wife, Tina. I sat in for a few minutes on Rob's presentation. It's always a pleasure to see what's going on with their studio in Sudbury.

I also got the heads-up about the 3rd Annual NoBS Inferno. This year, we are taking the conference on the road and out of Ontario and will be heading off to Texas. Preparations are still in the planning stages but it's exciting to be a part of this group of photographers. I have made many friends since being involved with this forum and it's a great place for sharing and learning from others.

There are also exciting new changes coming for NightinGail Photography. A newer, easier to navigate website that reflects our style and passion for weddings is currently under construction.

Upcoming events for NightinGail

April 14 - NexGen Seminar (Toronto)
May 12 - Yervant Seminar (Toronto)
August - Niagara School of Imaging (St. Catharines)
November - NoBS Inferno (Texas, USA)

And on a personal note, Don is recovering nicely from the heart attack and is getting back to working on his business - The Grand Poo-Bah. He's taking it easy with only booking four appointments per day and has cutback the service area to only Simcoe County for this year.

Stay tuned for breaking news!

Fun with the Kids!

The kids are having a ball! NightinGail tried something new just for fun (for me actually). These are just a couple of my favourite shots that we got during an all-day session my friend's studio space. Well, as you can see, we had a great time this past weekend. I coerced some of my friends to bring their kids down to a studio where we played with the props and got everyone dressed up for an impromptu photo session.

The boys were having great fun playing around with the motorcycle among other great items in the studio while the girls were just doing what girls do -- Dress up and play!!. Thanks to Heather, Sherry and Daniella for letting Auntie Gail torture your kids once again as a learning experience.












We had such fun doing along with my friend, Diane, who really went above and beyond in helping me out with the use of her studio. All the costumes and props belong to Until Dawn Studio. If you are interested in this type of studio photographic art, please contact Diane directly.

We may do some more sessions later in the fall after our very fully wedding season winds down.

April Showers Special

Aren't we delighted to be slowly have the snow disappear from our yards! And so what if the April showers are on the way. After all, April showers bring May flowers and other exciting new things for spring.

We are offering to all new wedding clients our "April Showers" special. This is a booking special of a pre-tax savings of 20% for any new clients who book a wedding package with us before April 30th, 2008. This applies to any weddings which will be taking place during the remainder of 2008 and up to April 30, 2009. Please quote Coupon Code "April20080407 in any e-mail requests or when you call us at either 416-721-0541 or 705-792-5105. Please feel free to use our toll-free number at 1-866-488-2241.

NightinGail Photography is now specializing in weddings which includes engagements, Trash The Dress, and bridal boudoir portraits. We have now limited the number of weddings to three per month in order to provide our clients with the utmost attention to every detail of their wedding day.

Our 2008 schedule is currently filling up quickly under our new system:

April - 2 openings (April 26 gone)
May - 2 openings left (May 31st unavailable)
June - 1 opening (June 14 and 29th booked)
July - 2 openings (July 19 gone)
August - SOLD OUT
September -2 openings (September 6th taken)
October - 2 openings (Thanksgiving weekend booked)
November - 3 available dates
December - 2 available dates (December 6th unavailable)

Engagement, TTD and bridal boudoir sessions run periodically throughout the week. These sessions cannot be booked on Saturdays between May 24 and October 10th except by last minute scheduling.

We look forward to welcoming our new friends and clients. Remember that any wedding referrals from our current family of clients qualify you for a "special offer".