Get ready for some PHOTOBOOTH FUN!

Which one is your favorite?

Happy Monday, ladies! We are excited to share that our lovely Branches and Light Styled Shoot was featured on the Southern Weddings Blog this weekend. Go take a peek and leave some comment love!

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This is the perfect quote to embrace before entering the workshop on Monday.

Live Freely.
Give Freely.

I want to share a few words of advice from Kristin, one of our B&L attendees from 2011:

Don’t be afraid to BARE. Get that soul naked in regards to where you are as a business owner, friend, wife. EXPOSURE is so important in photography and understanding it is key, don’t be afraid to chat about it or ask questions about how to, that is what they are there for to help you all today and beyond. (IT IS SUPER HUMBLING TO HAVE SOMEONE CRITIQUE anything BUT it is how we GROW. Know that you are closer to achieving what you want for your life and your business today than you were yesterday. Good hope and high fives all around!

See you MONDAY!

5 days until we get to meet you!

5 days until we get to push the “pause” button on life and re-assess.

5 days until we get to dream bigger dreams.

5 days until we get to make new friends.

5 days until we get to face our fears.

5 days until we are inspired.

5 days until we are renewed.

5 days until Branches and Light 2013.

We can’t wait!

Happy Monday, B&L Ladies! 

I am excited to introduce our guest speaker for Branches and Light 2013. Stefanie Miles is an incredible business woman, the owner + designer for Lavender Joy Weddings. You have seen her work featured all over, but most recently she gets credit for styling the Cover Shoot for the 5th Anniversary edition of Southern Weddings Magazine. Get excited - she has much wisdom to share!

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2 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS!

That’s how much longer I have until I hop on a flight to Austin, TX, for a long weekend of preparation with Caroline for the best-ever Branches and Light Workshop.

I can’t even contain my excitement! It’s so close I can taste it. All I can say is, buckle up.

A few tips for you ladies who are planning to attend:

1. Dress casual. We want you to be YOU, to be comfortable, to be able to walk outside in the grass without your heels sinking, to be able to bend over to take a picture without a problem. We are NOT about dressing to impress. We ARE about being authentic, genuine ladies who are seeking to learn.

2. Come ready to learn. And by learn I mean TAKE NOTES. Lots of them. Whether it’s your ipad, laptop, or (my personal favorite) a big ol’ journal, you will need something where you can write it all down. We will be dumping a ton of information in your laps that will take weeks, even months to process. You will want something to come back to.

3. Meet the other ladies! Go ahead, don’t be shy! Introduce yourself in our Facebook group. Talk to the girls you walk in with, get to know the lady on your right and on your left during the workshop. Fact: Caroline and I met AT A PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP! You never know what friendship awaits you.

We cannot WAIT to meet each of you. We have one incredible group, so get excited!

CONGRATULATIONS, RUTHIE! Winner of “Our Favorite Things : Holiday Giveaway!”

Isn’t Ruthie’s instagram the cutest? “1) Anthro’s amazing holiday window display 2) Christmas lights 3) Fun decorated packages 4) Stockings”

It makes us so happy to see a 2011 Branches & Light attendee win this sweet giveaway! If y’all haven’t seen Ruthie’s lovely work, you definitely should check her out here. Since graduating from B&L, she has taken leaps and bounds in her photography business. It always warms our hearts to see your success, Ruthie!

Thanks to everyone who participated… what a fun and cozy giveaway! Hope you all are enjoying a lovely December so far. Stay tuned for inspiring holiday posts, updates on our upcoming workshop (a little over 1 month away!), and features on our 2013 attendees. We can’t wait to hug all of you so, so soon.

xo!

Nancy

Hello friends! We hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving with your families. We sure did, and we’re so excited about the Christmas season and all it brings. To celebrate, we’re offering a Black Friday sale that will knock your socks off: $75 off your registration fee! To take advantage of this special, simply head to our updated registration page and register like normal, adding “Black Friday Sale” to the subject line of your registration email. You must send your registration email by Sunday, November 25th!

If you’ve ever considered coming to Branches & Light over the years, this is your time! Make 2013 your year by attending B&L, fresh off New Years. We can’t wait to devote a day to business strategy, honest discussions, and stylistic inspiration for ladies who desire to live a balanced life and run a profitable, sustainable business. Get the tools you need, overcome your fears, and take your business to the next level. Take charge of your business and your life—commit to growth in 2013. We couldn’t be more excited to partner with you!  

We always pose one question at the beginning of Branches & Light:

Do you want to stay the same…Or do you want to grow and change?

In the spirit of the upcoming Holidays, we have decided to gather a few of our favorite holiday items and give them away… to you! Just picture yourself: cozy on the couch, wrapped up in a soft West Elm blanket, with adorable gold glitter nails, a cup of hot cocoa in hand (the best ever), and the smell of cinnamon and nutmeg in the air. Well, that could be you! If you want a chance to win the Branches and Light holiday giveaway, spread the love on social media. Here are the following ways you can enter!

Post this phrase on one (or all) of the following social media : TWITTER + FACEBOOK + INSTAGRAM**

” I want to win the lovely @branches_light holiday giveaway! www.branchesandlight.com #favoriteholidaygiveaway “

**On Instagram, we want to see YOUR favorite holiday things! Post a photo of your favorite holiday thing by November 30th, and be sure to use the above phrase and hashtag for your Instagram entry to count.

Instagram = 2 entries  -  Be sure to use #favoriteholidaygiveaway
Twitter = 1 entry   -  Be sure to tag @branches_light and #favoriteholidaygiveaway
Facebook = 1 entry  -  Be sure to tag @Caroline Joy and @Nancy Ray

Once you have entered the giveaway, please leave a comment below letting us know where and how you entered (Twitter / FB / Instagram).

Winner will be chosen at random on December 1st! 

Just a thought to inspire you today.

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