Fall 2011 luncheon

Hard to believe we are turning the calendar to September in the morning!! I hope you have all had a wonderful season so far and wish you great luck as you push through to the end! Need a little motivation?

Instead of our usual fall brunch, I thought it would be great fun to check out Maine based travel spa I Do Spas to unwind and work out those kinks in our backs and feet! They bring the equipment, music, even robes and slippers! You bring those aching muscles and a brunch-type eat to share.

Mark your calendars now as this event has limited availability and reply with the spa service you would like from the options below. Payment is required in full 10 days before the event (this might be the best business meeting write-off yet!).

Package #1
Ultimate Spa $125
Facial, Massage, Pedicure & Manicure

Package #2
Spa Day $90
Massage, Pedicure & Manicure

Package #3
Nail Spa $55
Pedicure & Manicure

A la carte Services
Facial $45
Massage $45
Pedicure $45
Manicure $30

Each service is 30 minutes. Appointments will depend on services booked, starting at 9a. Please list your time preference and we will try to accommodate.

Spring 2011 luncheon recap

Last week Maine's best women wedding photographers met for our bi-annual lunch at Vignola in Portland. Just before lunch we visited Cindy and Randy at Body of Work in South Portland for a brief training session to learn some stretching and core exercises to help us better prepare for lifting our gear and the long days on our feet photographing weddings. Cindy has been my personal trainer for the last five years and I definitely give her all the credit for helping to keep my body strong for this physically demanding profession. It was a fantastic afternoon! Thanks for coming, ladies!

Spring 2011 luncheon

Whew! What a winter! Happy that we've begun our spring thaw and looking forward to wedding season!

On Thursday, April 28th, please join us at Body of Work, 161 Ocean Street in South Portland, at 11a and then we'll head across the bridge to lunch for our 12 noon reservation at Vignola at 10 Dana Street in Portland.

In addition to our usual lunch, personal trainer Cindy Gotts of Body of Work in South Portland will be leading a complimentary group session to share some strength training exercises and stretches so that we may all be better prepared for carrying our gear and help soothe those aching muscles after each wedding this summer.

Please check your inbox for your Evite (or request one from photo [at] emilieinc [dot] com) and note in your RSVP if you will be attending both the training session (comfortable street clothes are fine) and lunch (we'll have individual checks and will order off the regular lunch menu).

Associates, assistants and office staff are welcome. Please RSVP no later than Monday, April 25th. Look forward to seeing you soon!

Fall luncheon recap

Many thanks to the women who recently attended our fall luncheon at Pier 77 Restaurant in Cape Porpoise. Dining upstairs in their private Lighthouse Room with stunning views and spa-like music was the perfect setting for everyone to unwind and catch up after a busy season. It was so nice to have a few new faces in our group, as well as the chance to see some old friends as well. You are a very dear group and I always leave feeling grateful for having such a stellar group of colleagues- and girlfriends- in the biz who have each other's backs.

See you in the spring!

Fall 2010 luncheon

The email just went out to announce our fall luncheon, this time at Pier 77 in Cape Porpoise on November 10th at 12:30p. Looking forward to seeing everyone and catching up after a busy season!!

2010 spring luncheon recap

Just back from a scrumptious brunch at the Danforth Inn with 20 of Maine's stellar wedding photographers for our bi-annual meeting of the minds. Today we started with a 40 minute round of "speed dating" to say hello and get a bit of face time with each person in attendance before lunching on a beautiful spread by innkeeper Leslie and her staff. The Danforth was a perfect relaxed setting for our spring gabfest, our official launch of wedding season!

Per usual, our group photo is, er, a comedy of errors. Many closed eyes, poor expressions and that's Michele Stapleton hiding on purpose in the back row. Good thing we're usually on the other side of the camera for our client's sake!

Best of luck this summer, ladies, and we'll see you again in the fall!

4/8 RSVP list

Thank you all for registering for our spring luncheon. Looking forward to seeing you all on Thursday!!

Emilie Sommer
Whitney Fox
Audra Bayette
Beth Fitzgerald
Spring Smith
Carol Savage
Andree Kehn
Alexandra Daley-Clark
Anne Schmidt
Melissa Mullen
Debra Harmon
Amy Salerno
Claudia Murray
Danielle Peterson
Shannon Post
Angela DiPhilippo
Michele Stapleton
Felice Boucher
Sarah Cross
Rachel Bell
Tiffany Converse
Judy Beedle
Brea McDonald
Sharyn Peavey
Audra Welton
Cyndi Smith

spring luncheon

Our spring luncheon has been announced for Thursday, April 8th at the Danforth Inn in Portland from 12-2p. The cost is $19 and includes food (yummy brunch and dessert) and drink (pomegranate punch!), tax and tip. We must give a final headcount and pay by Monday, April 5th at 12 noon.

Need the password? Email me to be added to our member list.

Hope to see you soon!

Fall 09 GTG recap

What a fun night! Thanks to those of you who came out for a wine tasting with Jacques de Villier of Old Port Wine Merchants at Casco Bay Frames & Gallery in Portland.

For those who missed it, shop owner Tony Cox (seen in the picture below with us) chatted about the store's history (been in business for more than 30 years!), a bit about their employees (all are artists), their process (all pieces are custom framed) and showed us the finished result. Then it was back to wine learning and gabbing (Maine's election results as they relate to our business was top of mind), business card swapping and catching up after a busy regular wedding season.

Thanks for hosting, Tony, and for kindly giving gift certificates to us all. And to Jacques for rallying for us. We had a great night! See you ladies in the spring!

Fall gathering: Happy hour 11/5 5:30-7:30p

A lot has happened since we last got together. New women have joined our group, others have opened studios and a few have moved away. Most notable, however, we put our emergency network into practice assisting one of our members with coverage after the unexpected death of her husband. I can't thank each of you enough for your willingness to help, either with time or with donating towards funeral flowers and food. You make me proud and I'm honored to host such a caring group of talented individuals.

The importance of this group, worth repeating, is our ability to call on each other in emergencies, an avenue to meet & expand our referral base and to provide an easy face-to-face format for the sharing of ideas, and to support one another as likeminded women business owners.

In lieu of lunch this fall, let's toast the end of our wedding season with Tony and his team at Casco Bay Frames & Gallery to learn about their custom framing process and enjoy a wine tasting led by Jacques from Old Port Wine Merchants. Spouses and assistants are welcome.

location:
295 Forest Ave # 6
Portland, ME 04101-2018
(207) 774-1260

time:
5:30-7:30p

how:
$15 per person (cash or check payable to emilie inc to cover the wine & food).

We must have a firm headcount by Tuesday, November 7th. Please email Emilie to receive our official Evite to get on the list! See you soon!

Thank you!

What a turnout! So inspired by the turnout and kind conversation today. Thanks so much for making the effort, and sharing of yourselves with us all!

4/8 luncheon RSVP

Audra Bayette
Rachel Bell
Jane Berger
Kim Chapman
Bethany Cunningham
Alex Daley-Clark
Jen Dean
Angela Diphillippo
Claudia Dricot
Tiffany Dumas
Nadra Edgerly
Beth Fitzgerald
Whitney Fox
Wyndee Grosso
Debbie Harmon
Jeremi Jackson
Tess Johnson
Andree Kehn
Heather Laverriere
Brea McDonald
Amber Martin
Rene Minnis
Melissa Mullen
Clare Norton
Sharyn Peavey
Shannon Post
Amy Root-Donle
Amy Salerno
Carol Savage
Cyndi Smith
Emilie Sommer
Michele Stapleton
Jennifer Stone
Michelle Turner

Spring lunch: 4/8 12p

Our spring lunch will be held at the Eastland Park Hotel's newly renovated rooftop lounge, Top of the East, on Wednesday, April 8th (The Top of the East is now hosting brunch for wedding parties on Sundays). We will be ordering from the regular lunch menu, with individual checks.

We'll start with a structured discussion on a theme: workflow. The co-owners of Pixel Chicks, a new local post-processing company, will join us to talk about their service and ask for feedback from what you need to help your workflow operate more smoothly. If you haven't already, please fill out their questionnaire (post below) and come prepared with some of those points in mind.

Given everyone's feedback from our last meeting, I'm happy to report that we won't be tied to our chairs as there aren't any dining tables- just small cocktail tables, comfortable couches and such. So we'll be able to mingle and move around.

The Eastland is opening TOTE just for us and needs to bring in staff to accommodate our group. We must have a final headcount by Friday, April 3rd.

There is an adjoining parking garage. When you walk in the main entrance of the hotel, walk straight back to the elevators. Take to the top floor!

Looking forward to seeing you all in a few weeks!

Thank you!

Thanks so much to those of you who joined us for lunch this afternoon, coming from as far as Bangor and Bethel! The upstairs dining room at the Falmouth Sea Grill was a great space for us to gab and enjoy their yummy sandwiches.

Enjoy the off-season, ladies, and we'll reconvene in the spring!

RSVP list for tomorrow's luncheon

Can't wait to see you all tomorrow at noon! Here's who will be dining:

Rachel Bell
Jane Berger
Felice Boucher
Kim Chapman
Alexandra Daley-Clark
Jen Dean
Samantha DePoy Warren
Angela DiPhilippo
Nadra Edgerley
Beth Fitzgerald
Wyndee Grosso
Andrea Hand
Debbie Harmon
Andree Kehn
Amber Martin
Claudia Murray
Linda Pattillo
Sharyn Peavey
Carol Savage
Cyndi Smith
Emilie Sommer
Jennifer Stone

Fall lunch, 11/5/08

The evite just went out for our fall lunch at the Falmouth Sea Grill in Falmouth! We'll be in the private dining room upstairs from 12p-2p. Private checks (with tax and tip included) are possible.

Looking forward to seeing you all again, and sharing stories of the busy wedding season! Please RSVP at your earliest convenience (I don't have to give a final headcount until the day before).

Thank you!

Spring luncheon, 4/08

What a great lunch! Thanks so much to everyone who joined us this afternoon to chow and catch up at the Roma Cafe in Portland (and for the yummy cake, Sam). Already looking forward to seeing everyone again!

(So the point & shoot gave us red eye in our past group photos. And because of the poor light, the people in the back row aren't in focus. We'll get this right soon enough! Pretty comical).

Spring luncheon: 4/3 at 12p

Hi ladies! Our spring gathering will be at the Roma Cafe in Portland on 4/3 at 12p. I have sent out an official evite with the details, so be sure to send me an email if you would like further information! Really excited to see everyone again soon!

Thanks!

Thanks so much for coming out this morning! It was great to see some new faces in our group! Sweetleaves was a great little spot for our gathering, and I think our waitress survived our chatty group and switching seats a-ok. Thanks to Roxanne for showing us her studio space, too!

Looking forward to a wine & cheese after the holidays!

The RSVP list

There will be 15 of us gathering for tea on Thursday morning. Looking forward to seeing you all! Call my cell phone if anything comes up (272.2285):

1. Emilie Sommer
2. Claudia Murray
3. Michelle Merrill
4. Michelle Turner
5. Kim Chapman
6. Samantha DePoy-Warren
7. Amy Salerno
8. Jeremi Jackson
9. Roxanne Ashey
10. Debbie Harmon
11. Wyndee Grosso
12. Clare Norton
13. Beth Fitzgerald
14. Jennifer Stone
15. Linda Pattillo