Sandra Regier Photography

If there is one thing I hate it’s being late.  I get this paniced feeling and I feel awful at the thought that someone is waiting on me.  Travelling with Krista, Nataschia & Rosita is sort of a therapy for me…. the opposite I suppose of quitting cold turkey.  If there is one thing I’ve learned, especially about Krista, is that there is always time…. time to get a haircut on the way to the airport, time to stop and buy a little bit of chocolate before you get on the plane, and time for a good heart to heart with a good friend no matter what.  It’s amazing the calm and giggles this girl has even when it’s the last boarding call for your plane.  So even though they make me a little crazy and  I feel like I’m trying to heard cats, I know that deep down I need to learn that even though I’m feeling a bit paniced there is always time for the important things.    Needless to say we made it to Vegas safe and sound and are having an absolutely fabulous time.  Last night we decided after our classes we had lots to talk about and headed out on the strip to find a quite restaurant to have a good meal and long chat.  We decided that the Hard Rock menu looked good and asked the hostess to find us a quiet table if possible.  We quickly learned that our version of quiet and hers were two very different things.  The food was awesome and the staff…. well the staff was the hilarious.  You really have to take a minute and to go Nataschia’s blog to check out our crazy antics!   This photo (courtesy of Krista) is my favourite so far of the four of us on our adventures.  Front and center is Christian Smith our wonderful waiter.  He ended our meal with a tour of the third floor which has all the awesome Rock and Roll memorabilia.  If you ever end up at the Hard Rock in Vegas be sure to ask for him and please tell him the four crazy photographers from Canada sent you.

Only at the Hard Rock in Vegas does this happen:And to end my blog post on a somewhat calmer note, here a couple of shots I took of our hotel as we were walking back to call it a night.
Today I’m off to class to spend some more time learning from the fabulous Julia Woods! Hopefully I’m not late for class!! Having a great time in Vegas! Sandra

So excited to be heading back to Las Vegas on Wednesday!  This will be my 4th year to attend the Wedding Portrait Photographer’s  International Convention in Las Vegas and I couldn’t be more excited.  Each year I learn so much and meet such incredible people.  Let me start with the obvious… my two BFF’s…. Krista & Nataschia.  These two incredible women encourage and inspire me daily via the world wide web.  Due to the fact that they are both over 2 hours away from me, we don’t get to see each other often so just to travel with them and hang out will incredible.  This year we are dragging along Rosita… hope she can handle our crazy antics and messy room   This year I’ve registered for an extra two day program with Jeff & Julia Wood.  I’m so excited to have the opportunity to learn with them… crazy excited actually!! I’ll be doing my best to answer my emails over the next 10 days, but if you are looking for me in person after Wednesday you’ll have to come here to find me 

Viva Las Vegas!!

A big shout out to Amanada & Regan Neilands for pulling off a fabulous event.  The day raised more than $2000 to send to Haiti!  Way to go!  Here is a shot of their family in the “Fun Photo Booth”  I had set up.And here are a few more photos I wanted to share.  I took over 90 children’s photos in just a few short hours.

It was a great afternoon and a lot of fun!  Thanks so much to all the sponsors who helped to make it such a great sucess!!

I wanted to blog about an event I’m involved in this weekend.   If you are a friend of mine from facebook, then you’ve probably already heard about this, but just incase I thought it was worth posting again.  You can’t help but hear hourly updates on the radio about the devistation in Haiti.  I think at times it’s easy to feel completely helpless to do anything to help all these poor people who have lost literally everything.  Hopefully in some way I can help make a difference.  This weekend I’m going to be volunteering and taking photos at a Children’s Carnival in Exeter with all proceeds going to Haiti.  I’ve copied the write up from the facebook posting.  The event is being organized by Amanda Neilands and she writes…..

FUNDRAISER FOR HAITI

We have been talking to our kids about what is happening in Haiti. They wanted to help but weren’t sure how to go about it, so after many many interesteing ideas, Cassidy came up with the idea to have a princess party. Drew thought that maybe something for the boys would be nice as well, so we have decided on a carnival. The following will be at the carnival:

DESIGNERS FASHION CORNER
They will be painting nails and doing make up on all the girls that would like it

Bouncy Castle
Preschool Castle crawl Maze (with mini ball pond)
Crafters Station
Face Painting and temporary Tattoos
Balloon Animals
Musical Costume Parade
Giant Snakes and Ladders
Parachute games

PRESCHOOL FUN ZONE
A floor piano and ‘tiny tot’ piece – this adorable little footprint pad that makes funny sounds as the child walks on them – the PreSchool Toy Zone (assortment of age-appropriate toys) and our pop-up tent & tunnel

all from http://www.par-t-perfect.com

PROFESSIONAL PICTURES BY SANDRA REGIER

We encourage the little ones to wear there princess dresses, pirate wear, super hero costumes etc if they like

We will also have a princess and pirate for you to meet if you so like.

Admission will be $10 per child, as well accepting any donations on top of that if you can.

100% of the proceeds will be going to Haiti via Trivitt Church

Please invite all your friends to this event, we want as many kids as possible out for a really fun day and a great cause!

Need more info or want to volunteer to help out in some way?

Send me a message via facebook, or email amandaglavin@hotmail.com or phone (519) 235-1054.

This past weekend I was part of the Bridal showcase at the London Convention Center.  It was great to meet so many people and see all the great new ideas in wedding decorating and fashion.  Some amazing stuff!  I also thought I’d share a couple photos of my booth!

The last shot is a a close up of one of my wedding albums.  I work with an amazing company out of California and my bridal albums are actually waterproof.  This is a shot of one submerged in water.  It certainly made people do the double take.  All in all it was a great weekend!  A great big thank you to my husband Chris who not only made my rocking display but did the lions share of set up and tear down!

2009 – What a year!!  A complete whirlwind!  I hardly know where to begin.  Last year I shot 31 weddings – including one in Australia and one in Cuba.  I also opened a studio in Exeter and dove into the world of studio portraiture.  On a personal note I sent my oldest daughter off to highschool and my youngest son started grade 1.  To say it was a busy year would be an understatement.  It was really hard when I was going back through my wedding images to pick favourites.  Each photo reminds me of a story or a moment of a particular wedding.  I have  really enjoyed getting to know each and every couple.  I think I managed to find a few photos from each wedding to put into a slideshow that you can click here to view.  And all I have to say is watch out 2010… here I come!