Juxtapose This! by Kate Mefford » The Office

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

Kate — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:56:25 +0000

Just got word yesterday that this image placed in the WPJA 3rd Quarterly Contest. Sweet!

What a fun reminder of Paul and Nicole’s wedding!

Shout Out on Style Me Pretty

Kate — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 03:35:37 +0000

Yea! Fun stuff! Caplan Miller Events was recently featured across 3 posts on famed wedding blog, Style Me Pretty. Guess whose photographs were used alongside the write-ups?

2009 Weddings and Portraits and Baby Plans

Kate — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:57:52 +0000

Hi all! Here’s a little update on 2009 Scheduling from the Management…aka me.

WEDDINGS

Just wanted to let you know that 2009 is almost completely booked for weddings…I can possibly take 2 more, but they will have to be fall/winter weddings. If you go to the website calendar (under weddings, click on Get On The Books) and see an open date that you would like to book, I need you to email me ASAP. Dates will NOT be held unless I have a contract and a deposit from ya.

PORTRAITS

Due to the higher wedding volume I have booked for 2009, I will be taking limited commissions for family portraits. If you think you would like to book a session in 2009, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you contact me and get on the books. Even if you don’t want to do the session until next Christmas card season, go ahead and book it NOW. Trust me. That calendar fills up faster than you can say bananas.

BABY PLANS

I can take only 1 more baby plan for 2009. If you think you are interested or if you know someone who is, HOLLA AT ME!

Thanks, and if anyone has any questions, please feel free to email me at kate@juxtaposephotography.com.

The Mother of All Albums

Kate — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:50:48 +0000

Yes, that is literally what I call it. The Mother of All Albums is, well, one bad ass mother. Just for weddings, this hot mama will make you squeal with glee. Not only is it made of the finest materials, but the cover choices are posher than David Beckham’s wife.

Here is one of my favorite cover choice combos. Check it out.

Update on Kate

Kate — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:11:18 +0000

Hey hey hey! Just wanted to let everyone know that I am still alive. I shot a fabulous wedding last night, and am in meetings this afternoon (I love my new brides!!!), and with Mills on Spring Break this week, things might be nutty. However, I vow that I will have some fun posts for ya.

This spring is almost completely booked for portraits. If you need to get on the schedule, I have several Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays left. If you are hardcore about having a weekend appointment (totally understandable), email me THIS SECOND and let’s get something set up for June!

I am so excited about all of the fun things I have scheduled for this spring…events, babies, weddings, royalty (I’ll tell more later), and some super cool commercial work…can you say vrrrooooom vrooooom? My clients freakin’ ROCK!

Hugs to you all, and I hope your week is off to a fabulous start!

Wearin’ My Brand New Shoes!

Kate — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:16:12 +0000

Not sure if you have noticed, but I have revamped my look a bit.

The inspiration was flowing in early January when I was at the Digital Wedding Forum convention in Tampa. I was chatting with some of my photog buddies about what I wanted to do for my new logo, and Chenin told me I MUST use her logo designer, Allison Howell of Ink Invitations.

So check it out at the top of the blog and on my newly shaped up splash page. Allison did an AMAZING job of capturing not only me as a photog, but me as a person…my very own brand! It oozes with Kateness!

I also have decided to put the chocolate brown on the back burner. When I first started my business, I think I was looking for a “safe” color to go with my favorite turquoise. Over time, I have really come into my own and am proud that the colors that best represent me are happy yellow and bold turquoise. No need for formal colors here!

I want to scream it from the rooftops that Juxtapose Photography is WHIMSICALLY STYLISH & HEARTFELT…ALL IN THE SAME INSTANCE. Juxtapose Photography will simultaneously put a spring in your step and send your heart a-flutter!

Not Helping…

Kate — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:26:12 +0000

…my waistline. Being in an office above Spoons Cafe is TORTURE!

The Office

Kate — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:26:02 +0000

No, not the TV show from which we are all experiencing withdrawals due to the writer’s strike…MY office.

Located in DIVINE Downtown McKinney above the scrumptious Spoons Cafe is the adorable space I share with wedding planner, Wendy Kidd. Have a look!

The front room is “more Wendy’s”, and the back is “more mine”, but seeing how the whole place flows makes me smile.

I love my funky fabrics and my new little love seat.

I have known this rooster for a LONG time. He lived on a table in my grandmother’s living room from the time I was born till the time she passed away several years ago. Seeing as I am the relative who is carrying her artist torch, we all thought it was fitting that I get to keep the crazy rooster. I think he should be the unofficial mascot of Juxtapose Photography.

Here’s my room! I am just in love with it.
You can’t see it because it is behind the door, but I also have a small little kitchen area that houses fun things like Spoons’ cupcakes!

Here is my grandmother’s drafting table, which I now use as my desk.
I am so honored to be able to work at the same place where she created so many wonderful things.

And yes…here is the teaser from a few posts back! I found this at Chiasso and was immediately taken.
It inspired my new logo which is on the way, courtesy of Allison Howell of Ink Invitations!

There are a few more things to be added, like an upholstered chair and a coffee table, but for the most part it is ready to rock & roll.

Thanks for visiting!

EASE UP WINNER (Winter 2008)!

Kate — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:34:56 +0000

After countless emails and comments (thank you thank you thank you!), we finally have a winning image and winning participants in the EASE UP AWARD for Winter 2008.

Congratulations are in order for Nancy of the fabulous Mom, Ma’am, Me blog, and our fabulous family friend Jennifer Dalman, for both suggesting this image. You will EACH get a $20 iTunes gift card shortly!

Here she is…the winning image for this season (from Emily + Travis :: Hitched!)

According to Nancy & Jennifer, this image is colorful, fun, and something Jen really wished her photog would have captured…it is sooo her personality and would have been MONEY if I would have been a photog back then, but such is life.

Thanks to everyone who participated, and stay tuned for the EASE UP AWARD for Spring 2008!

The EASE UP AWARD for Winter 2008

Kate — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:55:28 +0000

For the love of Jo-fess (the way Millie pronounces Joseph sometimes), can you guys help me sort through my gazillion images to pick THE ONE?

I am {thisclose} to moving into my new office in downtown McKinney, but am stuck in decorating purgatory. I have this AMAZING easel that my artist grandmother used to paint on, and I would love to put a ginormous print on it.

Problem is, choosing ONE image is like choosing a favorite child. Which, I of course have a favorite child, since I have just one, but you get the picture.

Here’s where YOU come in. Calling this the EASE UP AWARD for Winter 2008, I am asking you to choose it for me.

Requirements of the image are that it should be wedding related, a vertical image, and the best representation of my style you can find.

Whoever submits the winning image gets a $20 iTunes gift card…seriously. All those free tunes for just telling me what to display. Pretty kickass if you ask me. We will rinse and repeat every season so somebody could really score if they pay attention and stalk the blog like a good citizen should.

So, send me an email to kate@juxtaposephotography.com with your response and title your message “EASE UP”. Hopefully we will have a winner soon! Feel free to get your coworkers/friends/crazy uncles to help. =) Thanks!