Hi there beautiful people!
I am back from Belize and Honduras, what an adventure that was! Besides some sickness and a lot of bug bites, I had an amazing time and met some incredible people! I will do a blog post about it sometime later in the month. I have a LOT of photos to go through haha. In the meantime, I wanted to blog about my annual Valentine’s Day contest! π
As I am sure I have mentioned before I love LOVE and nothing makes me happier than capturing the love shared between people on camera. Mostly, I photograph couples, but this Valentine’s Day I want to focus on not only the couples in love, but also the love shared between your family, friends, pets (hehe), etc. In short, if you don’t have a significant other you can still enter the contest! The winner will receive a FREE portrait session by me!!!
The last couple years I did this giveaway entirely through Facebook and while that worked pretty well, it was hard to keep track of everyone who entered. This year I am doing things a little differently. At the bottom of this post you will find a box with ways to enter the contest. Each type of entry has a number value, you can tweet about the contest or share it on facebook once a day and get multiple entries from that! The more entries you make, the more likely you are to win. The winner of the contest will be picked randomly on February 15.Β This is the only time of year I give away an absolutely FREE session so I suggest you enter now. Β π
Good luck!
Lots of love, Marie
PS Because I can’t leave a blog post picture-less, here are some Valentines-y photos <3
Rebecca - I am loving my fireplace right now in this cold spell! And the beautiful sunshine. And family, friends, and my boyfriend.
AND YOU π
Lindsay - I am loving “Oceans” by Hillsong right now π
Allissa - I love Whitespot, iced caramel macchiatos, butter, red footwear, and ohhhhh yeah, Aron. I love him too. π
amy - I am LOVING all the sunshine in our BC winter.. an unexpected gift!
melissa Driessen - I love cozying up by the fireplace and starbucks flan lattes:)
Carly - I am loving Kim Walker-Smith’s new album! Also Starbucks chai tea lattes – always.
Rachel - I am loving being in my final semester in this gorgeous province with the most amazing mountains
Beth - I am loving the Andrew Belle album, The Ladder.
Marissa - Im love that the sun shining,that luke bryan is on the radio, and that i have an awesome guy that brings me chocolate
Kristi - I am loving life! The ups, the downs and the in betweens…I have decided to embrace them all for the sake of my family…a loving hubby & 3 little boys! Bliss.
Eleonore Wiens - I am excited to be going to visit Andre & Kari in March and when I see posts by you I always think of the beautiful engagement and wedding photos that you took of them π
Angela - I am loving my husbands homemade bread. He is an amazing baker, and I get to eat fresh bread every week!
Samantha - I am loving facetime so I can see my man though he’s far far far away. π
Sarah - I’m loving the new Tokyo Police Club song that they’re playing on the peak, Hot Tonight.
Gloria Born - I am loving the saturday morning sun shining in the apartment and my cup of coffee in hand – and THIS CONTEST!!
Melody - I LOVE the free giveaway idea!! Thank you !!!
Kayla - I love going to school here in BC, its the most beautiful place in the world.
linda hayes - I love my family…or friends like family..on Family Day..I am blessed
amanda emery - i love you!
Zoe M. - I am loving Starbucks lattes, warm scarves, and listening to praise music!
Nicole Marsh - I LOVE my boyfriend and our 2 fur kids! And my horse! I LOVE love as well! And I would LOVE a free photo session with myself and all of the above π
Stephanie - I am loving reading through the book of Philippians during my morning devos!
Elaine Andy - I am loving life right now and everything in it, from family to friends to books to movies to spending time with my boyfriend <3
Emilie - I am loving my candlelit atmosphere, a coffee and the new Young The Giant album!
Jake - I’m loving my friends right now.
Brandon Kraan - I like the Olympics
Aron - 3 things I am loving:
1. Dollar Stores. Wow, they seriously have everything!
2. 78% Dark Chocolate Bars. Less Fake ingredients, more cocoa!
3. My Lovely. Almost two years together and she continues to surprise me, make me laugh, and challenge me.
Happy Valentine’s Day, Marie Skerl Photography!
shannon dakiniewich - hey loving my fam ,loving the Olympics and loved the warm sun today
Candace Stock - i am loving the sunsine! i am loving the olympics! i am loving that i am graduating soon. and i love that my husband and i will be moving across the world !
Cheyenne A. - I’m loving Demi Lovato right now, just saw her live π
Joanne W. - I am loving (more like obsessed with) Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir!
Vanessa Wilson - I love your use of natural light and putting things in and out of focus to highlight them!
Vanessa Wilson - I love your use of natural light and putting things in and out of focus to highlight them π
Vanessa Wilson - and right now I’m loving that it’s Valentines Day <3