Had an absolutely fantastic time shooting this 60th Birthday celebration up in Burnaby! Family, friends and an endless stream of food, my kind of Birthday!
2014 Reader's Choice Awards
Yes, I know. Damn, that's a big photo of her face… I share it because it is not often these days that I'm feeling anything other than nauseous, exhausted and beat down with headaches with this pregnancy. Looking nice is very far down the list of priorities so I figured I'd snap a photo of me feeling pretty damn good about myself. Also, it's a portrait... and I just happened to have won this The Delta Optimist's Reader's Choice Award for best Portrait Photography second year in a row!!! Not too shabby for a selfie.
My sweetheart Mr. O'Brien escorted me to the reception. For all the time and muscle he has put in to making things happen behind the scenes, I felt he was reasonably deserving.
We sat outside on the patio where I thoroughly enjoyed my pregnancy plate of goods with the other winners of Ladner & Tsawwassen. The cherry on top of the lovely evening was that Cait was working in the next room and brought me a personal bowl of hot crispy french fries to munch on while waiting to be called up. French Fries have been the Number 1 craving this pregnancy, so yeah, I was pretty darn stoked about that.
A million thank you to everyone who took the time to fill out the ballot forms! A special thanks to all the parents that sometimes don't have enough time to take a shower and took the 15 minutes to fill out 25 of their favourite places and services in our small town. Thank you for all the love, support and kindness over the past couple of years, I wouldn't be here without you!
xo
Reader's Choice Awards
The Delta Optimist, our local rag here in Tsawwassen and Ladner runs an annual Reader's Choice Awards for the best in the area, ranging from best grocer, coffee shops, and book stores to best services for dry cleaning, appliance repair and aesthetics. My in-laws at Sublime, the local art supply store here in Tsawwassen, have won the last couple of years for best Art Gallery and I decided to take a chance and see if i could round up enough votes to get The Pauhaus out there.
As usual, a good hustle paid off and The Pauhaus won for best Portrait Photography!
We were treated to a Reception Dinner at Beach Grove Golf Club in Tsawwassen. Two drinks on the house with a variety of appies and mini desserts, Kevin and I enjoyed a child-free evening in the fresh air and sunshine on the patio. We chatted with the other lucky winners from Meridian Meats, Delta Hospital Aux Thrift Shop and Marlin Travel before heading in to receive our plaques and possibly win one of the door prizes!
I got my plaque and Kevin's ticket won him a carpet! It was a fun night and a great chance to mingle and meet with the other locals in town.
A huge huge HUGE thank you to all those that took the time to fill out the ballots and help The Pauhaus soar to new heights. It's been a crazy 8-9 months since I took the leap to start up my photography and I would not be here without all the support from family and friends.
This is only the beginning! Looking forward to what the future has in store for us and lots of ideas brewing to bring you more of the best we have to offer!