“I am the competition”… scored a 79 at PPC Western States print comp today…. I recieved one award merit for it!  I have one image left to be scored tomorrow!  Wish me luck!  Thanks for being such a good sport zane- in doing this image!

My clients rock!  Thank you again to everyone who took the time to write awesome reviews about their experience with Photography by Leanne Reis!

Dear Leanne,

Congratulations! We are excited to announce that Photography by Leanne Reis has been chosen to receive the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2010. This award recognizes the top 5 percent of local wedding professionals from the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellence in qu.……..ality, service and professionalism.

The Bride’s Choice Awards™ are determined exclusively by recent newlyweds (brides and grooms) through extensive surveys and reviews, which means your past clients have spoken on our behalf and selected you to receive this honor.

www.weddingwire.com

My last wedding of the season was AMAZING…. I knew it would be with Jamie being an event coordinator in Northern Calif.  The day was perfect- even down to the weather!!

I was actually honored- when a previous bride of mine- bridesmaid- referred her to me!  It was wonderful to see a few familiar faces in their crowd!

Jamie & Josh were married at her family home- complete with an amazing new red barn!

It was the perfect way to end my 2009 wedding season.  Thank you Jamie and Josh for the kind words of praise and for being such awesome clients! 

Enjoy the images!

leanne

Fall Family Portraits
Yes…. Southern California has a fall season!
I just wrapped up my fall season with the last of my family sessions for the holiday season…. just in time, cause right now the Santa Ana’s winds are blowing away all the leaves.
Thank you to all my wonderful families for letting me capture your memories this weekend!

Here are a few of my favorite images I have been working on for print comp.

Mystique Studio has been busy with boudoir sessions…. I’d love to share the work we are doing at the studio…. but for our clients privacy- we do not post their images online. 

I have my last wedding of the year coming up…. Its going to be a beautiful day!  I can’t wait! 2010 is booking up fast!  I couldn’t be any luckier!

Thanks to all my clients for making my business a success!

leanne

Saturday was by far the best weather day we have had all year!  It wasn’t to hot- not to cool- not to windy- the sun was out!

Courtney and Jeff has a fun quarky sense of style that i just love! Its fun- its bright- and very unique!  When we went to do our engagement session and they brought these cool figurines for their wedding day cake to take a photo of…. I knew their style and wedding was going to be a lot of fun!

Courtney & Jeff- thank you for letting me be part of your amazing day!  I am still drooling over the hasselblad you guys had there!  Your images will be online by the end of the week at pictage! Enjoy!

leanne

Yep- you guessed it!  A UPS themed wedding! 

Yvette and Steve had an amazing day this past Saturday- despite how HOT it was in Santa Barbara. 

Their friends and family had a blast with them!  They have this amazing “happy go lucky” attitude…. and it was so cute to see Steve get all teary eyed when Yvette walked down the isle with her mom!  You can see how much fun their marriage is going to be!

Thank you for letting me be part of your amazing day!

leanne

They hand painted every center piece….

Ups truck…. what a fun grooms cake!

Yes those are UPS boxes (filled with gum!)

Just incase you were wondering… UPS has cuff links!  All the groomsmen wore them!

The colors were amazing (and so was the light!)

Place your order by these dates to ensure you will receive them for holiday gift giving!  All orders will arrive by Dec 24th 2009.

Leather Craftsmen Albums – Order by Nov 1st 2009

Little Black Books- Order by Nov 15th 2009

Calendars- Order by Nov 15th 2009

Canvas Prints- Order by Nov 15th 2009

Professional Prints through Pictage.com (8×10 and smaller)- Order by Dec 10th 2009

Holiday Cards through pictage.com – Order by Dec 10th 2009

Professional Enlargements (10×15 and larger) – Order by Dec 1st 2009

I met Amy and Glenn through several brides of mine…. Its always an honor to have my clients refer their friends and family to me!

We spent the morning walking around Santa Barbara- going to Alice Keck park and the Court House.

They never had any formal images done of them- from the look of the images you would have never know!  They are naturals in front of the camera! 

Here is a peek of some of my favorite images!