Tuesday, January 25, 2011

2011 Brides Choice Award Winner

Spokane, Washington – Janury 25, 2011 - WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, is thrilled to announce Gary Peterson has been selected to receive the prestigious annual WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 for Wedding Photography!



Recognition for the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 is determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 750,000 WeddingWire newlyweds. Our past clients are among those that shared their experiences on WeddingWire, the largest wedding review site in the nation.



Gary Peterson Photography stands among the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire community, representing quality and service excellence within the wedding industry. Awards were given to the top wedding professionals across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, and were based on the overall professional achievements throughout the past year.



“WeddingWire is honored to celebrate the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire community,” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “With the annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ program, WeddingWire has the unique opportunity to recognize the best wedding professionals across the US and Canada. We applaud Gary Peterson Photography for hisr professionalism and dedication to enhancing the wedding planning experience last year.”



We are happy to announce that Gary Peterson Photography is among the very best Wedding Photographers within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Martha Stewart Weddings, Project Wedding and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for nominating us to receive the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

1.1.11

Can it really be the 11th of January 2011? Where does time go. I am sitting here this morning at 5:45 gathering my thoughts, and preparing for another day, and for 2011. I wanted to make a plan for the coming year, to see what I can do better than I did last year and in years past, make this year even more fullfilling than last...to do that Ii took a look back at the last year.



Wow, last year was amazing. I was lucky enough to follow my dreams around the world shooting sports, people, and weddings in a variety of places. Hockey in major venues at the NHL and AHL level, the Olympics and at the same time being able to watch 5 year olds take their first steps onto ice. Riding some of the finest snow on the planet with the coolest of cool friends while documenting the amazing wintersports world.



Shooting with some of the nicest people in the world in some of the most gorgeous places on the planet. If last year was any indication of what is in store in the future, I can't wait to get there!



Being a part of so many weddings that I can attribute at leaast 3 pounds around my waistline to wedding cake consumption. Being honored as a wedding photographer by local and national groups, meeting so many new people and making lasting friendships with them. Realizing that I have become part of families, documenting the life cycle for them, their milestones, their weddings, their babies, their families.



Today marks 9 and a half months that I have been smoke free. It has been trying, but during the critical times, when I needed support...there was an outpouring of it here on Facebook, and in person.



So, Looking forward to this coming year I realized that is was because of my family, friends and business associates that makes my life so full. I wanted to take a moment and say thanks to everyone for what has to be one of the most amazing years of my life. Over the last year, I have been blessed with some amazing experiences, and it is because of all of you. Thanks so much for your support and friendship. My goal for this year is to say thanks a little bit more to everyone hat has made my life so good....and to eat just a few more Twinkies.



Gary

1.1.11

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

2011 Bridal Show Wedding Discount!

I have a limited number of weekend days available for the 2011 season thanks to an amazing network of friends and referals, so I will not be exhibiting or attending the Spokane Bridal Show.

In lieu of offering an in-show special to prospective brides and grooms, I am offering the following discount instead. Take $300.00 off of my published full day local rate of $1375.00 if you book and retain your wedding between now and the 31st of January. This discount is only valid for weddings in 2011, and in the Spokane/CDA area. So, book your wedding consult soon, and lets sit down and plan your special day!