Spread the LOVE Contest | Klutch Photography | Documentary Photography

I'll be honest I find Valentines Day is a consumer "made up" holiday! A cash grab if you will. They're telling us that in order to let someone know you love them, you should buy some flowers, candy or chocolates...with a card, of course, to show them on that day you care about them! 

Malarkey!  We've been double-crossed, hoodwinked as they say!  All these years lies!!  I'd like to think that love comes in many other forms, like kind words, thoughtful gestures or helping each other out!  NOT JUST STUFF and certainly not just on February the 14th!

So I thought to myself, I'm going against the Valentines grain, bucking the bull if you will and guess what, I'm dragging you all with me!

I'm putting my own spin on this LOVE DAY by doing a giveaway!!   This way you can spread the love to your loved ones without spending a dime!   What am I giving away you ask?

A FREE DAY IN THE LIFE SESSION !!!!

Two hours of shooting with a 10 image digital package included- valued at $650!

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HERE'S HOW YOU GET YOUR LOVED ONES INTO THE DRAW TO WIN...

This giveaway is easy, first off your loved ones need to live in the Vancouver/lower mainland area ( Check out the map below to see if their area qualifies!) 

Next, nominate your friends, family and loved ones by tagging them on either my Klutch Facebook contest post or my contest image (just like the one you see above) posted on Instagram. My Instagram handle is @klutchphotography.

After you've tagged them, leave a comment telling me (and the entire internet) what that person has done for you or others to make the (or your) world more amazing!! Maybe they helped at the food bank over Christmas, or perhaps they watched your kids when you were in a bind...maybe they brought you a coffee when you really needed it. BIG or SMALL, if this person has been kind, thoughtful and LOVING nominate them to win A Day in The Life Photography Session!

You can tag as many amazing people as you wish! YES, I said it, as many as you want! Just make sure everyone that you're spreading the love for has a separate comment space that they're tagged in with a reason why they deserve it. So no multiple tagging and multiple nominating in the same comment space.

BUT, please don't forget to tag them, or else I can't find them if they win! Boo, that would suck!

That's it! So spread the love guys!

I will be drawing the winner live on Facebook Wednesday, February 14th at 7:30 pm!

Want to know more about a Day in The life Session click below!

 

 

Contest winner details...

Draw winner will be announced live on Wednesday, February the 14th, 2018 via Klutch Photography's Facebook page.

The winner must live in Vancouver or within the lower mainland area. See the map, if they live within this area they're in!

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The prize is for a Day in The Life Session/ two hours in length which includes 10 digital images package valued at $650.  The session is captured within the clients home. The session is valid from February 14, 2018, until May 14th, 2018. The session date will be selected by the Client and Photographer through a phone consultation following the winning ballot.

If the selected person does not respond back within seven days of the draw, I will have to forfeit their ballot and select another ballot to be chosen.

The winning session is non-transferable. It's for a Day in the Life Session only and for the winning ballot's family only.

 

 

 

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15 | Klutch Photography | Vancouver family photographer

the day we got married (at age 26) i knew without a doubt he was the one. not many people can say that. 

not one single thought of "i'm not sure",  "i'm i making a mistake" or "is he really the one" when through my mind that day or any before we got married

today i sit here pondering marriage. our marriage and many other peoples marriages that are still going strong, others that are on number two or just single now and think, if i didn't have that base, that 100% assurance that he was the one... if I started this marriage with doubt this post would be different. it would be about celebrating our divorce.

 

as a young adult my mother (who is a very traditional portuguese lady) would say in her heavy accent "i don't maake mariege" and  'i noo tell yu to haavv keeds" which meant she would never...

a) tell me to get married and

b) tell me who to marry or

c) ask when the grandkids were coming. 

this was a little odd to me! especially knowing how other portuguese parents in our community also pushed for marriage and had opinions about when grandchildren should arrive.

now 15 years later with two kids (10 and 8), those words ring loudly like those cathedral bells on our wedding day, she was speaking from her own experience, love and truths. what she was really saying was this marriage stuff is hard, really hard and i'm not going to sugar coat it for you (because portuguese always use fucking code...i swear they can never say anything outright! ) 

 

marriage is more work to stay together then it is to separate. this is a truth.

 

that base, the one of unwavering belief the day i got married of "he's the one" has been the saving tethered line anchoring us on shore when  the raging storms of life came rolling through... babies, money, careers and personality clashes rocked our marriage.

 

and  sometimes during those storms we got untethered. by me. by him. sometimes unwillingly on it's own.

 

there were moments we were left thrashing about in those storms alone while the other was on shore pondering the idea of throwing the line out or just watching the boat sink to the sandy bottom. other times we were on that boat together out in the 20 foot waves of "this is your fault", "you're not listening to me" and the  "that's not fairs". those waves washed over out vessel. damage was caused. some fixable, some not. but we would not let that ship sink. we fought for that storm to end and it always did.

 

not without wounds that healed into visible scars.  new maps were drawn and "i'm sorry's" for leading us here into danger (we both knew better). 

 

then there are months  and months of glassy, smooth water and beautiful horizons. Coasting, loving the adventure of life together. thankfully, for us we’ve learned where the smoother water is located.  we try to navigate there most of the time as we sail through our adventure of marriage. we've learned to be better co-captains when needed! 

 

the thing about marriage is, you need to have good sea legs, swear like a sailer when needed, get as much "under deck" activities as you can fit in and be a good crew member because you can't always be the only captain.  enjoy the journey because the days can be long at sea but the years are short!

 

 

today G and i have been awarded the 15 years of successfully navigating those treacherous waters of marriage. with honours.

 

love you G.

 

 

 

 

September 15, 2016

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