Casual and Comfy | Family Idea

Blues are timeless. Choosing a blue palette for your family's portrait session keeps the look casual and modern without being a color that will go out of style next week. These colors will be able to be showcased in your home for years to come. Plus, finding the right shade of blue to compliment each person is pretty easy.

Save The Dates | Weddings

People are so much busier today than they ever were in the past. Weekends quickly fill up, free time just seems to disappear. When you are planning your wedding a year or more in advance, the date sticks in your mind. You want to make sure that your family and friends also block their calendars off for your big day.

But, if you wait until the traditional 8 weeks before to send your wedding invitations, alerting your family and friends to when the wedding will be, you risk their schedules already being booked.

Solution: Save The Dates!

These are designed to be saved! Many people will put Save The Dates up on their fridge, whether they are magnets or cards.

We offer several styles and sizes. We can do:

• Postcards, that send without envelopes;
• Two sided cards that go into envelopes ;
• Magnets, with envelopes;
• Magnets that coordinate with a card, with envelope

The size and style you choose may influence how much information you include on the card. It's a good idea to add your web address if you have a wedding website. If you have the room, hotel information is nice to include for guests that don't use the internet.

You can send Save The Dates at any time. Six months before the wedding is a good rule of thumb, but earlier or later can work, too. If your wedding date falls on a holiday weekend or a high-activity weekend (Badger game, etc.), then the sooner guests can start planning their visit and hotel stay, the better.

If you do Save The Dates, when will you send them out?

Baby Zaila | Madison

I first met Zaila when she was a brand new baby. I love when babies are this little and their little feet curl up next to their little rump.

And as much as I love newborns, Zaila's second session was much more fun since she was sitting up. She enjoyed being outside and seeing everything that was around her.

I can't wait to see how big she has gotten when we do her next session!

More Albums To Love

The great thing about an album is how personal it is and how custom it can be for each person. I love the cover options with the new Chunky Artistic album line. Combining leathers with custom photograph covers gives each album a unique look.

The top album shows the alligator leather, which is a beautiful texture! The bottom album is subtle marbled leather.

These two new albums will be available at The Wilderness Resort in Wisconsin Dells and The Legend of Bergamont in Oregon to view while showcasing their venues.

William | Newborn

I absolutely love it when families come back to Appleby Photography as their families grow. Jen and Chris allowed me to photograph Sam when he was a newborn. Then, when Will joined them, I was able to photograph him, as well. It's wonderful to see how they all fit together as a family.

This session is a great example of how most parents of newborns choose to showcase the images from their session. We usually will do some individual images for the wall and gifts for grandparents.

The Bits & Pieces is still one of our most popular ways to showcase babies. When they are little for such a short time, it's great to have a way to remember this stage before it's gone. This is usually done with the matting and framing, however, other options are also available to fit your style.

Birth announcements are a fun way to show photographs of your new baby. The cards that we offer are the ones that don't get thrown away, either. These stay up on the fridge, or even make their way into frames!

We love for you to show off your family where your family and friends will see them. Ask about getting a Facebook Timeline cover collage with your session images!

Stephanie & David | Wedding

These images are overdue, as they have already been featured on the Wedding Planner & Guide website. Stephanie and David were prize package winners from the Wedding Planner & Guide bridal show. We had included an engagement session, which is how we first met them. We were honored when they chose us to also photograph their wedding. It was wonderful to see how much love their family had for them. It really was a special day for so many people!