Yep, you read that right - 5 years old! This time 5 years ago, I was sitting in my house on yet another snow day (remember the beginning of February in 2011? No? Well, here in Southwest Missouri we had a legit blizzard and got a foot of snow. I remember it distinctly, because while trying to take a picture in the pretty, pretty snow, I fell over backward and broke my foot. SMH).

Anyhoo...I was sitting there and I started thinking about the fact that I got asked to do pictures a lot. What would it take to start a business, I wondered? Well, little English major me took that ponderance and ran with it. The next two days were filled with research on editing software, photography pricing, marketing, tax requirements, what the government required to legally start a business, and...

...two loooong research-filled snow days later, I had secured a website domain, filed a fictitious name registration with the state, and BOOM...Splashdrop Photography was born.  

I know what you're thinking. "That's great, Jess! But after reading that rambling story, I'm not sure what point this blog post actually has." I hear ya.  So, HERE'S the point of this rambling blog post - in honor of our 5th anniversary, I am doing a giveaway! Yay!  All you have to do is contact me between now and Friday, February 19 and schedule a session for sometime between now and the end of July.  **UPDATE - my current first available session is the beginning of April, so any session scheduled for this spring or summer will be eligible.**

What are the prizes of this grand giveaway? Well, I'm so glad you asked! 

~2 half-priced regular single sessions of your choosing

~A FREE REGULAR SESSION! That's right - you get the session and all of your photos on CD for FREE!

That means that two people who schedule a session will be getting it for half price and ONE person who schedules will be getting their session TOTALLY FREE.  And even if you aren't a "winner," you'll still be getting a photo session that'll be a ton of fun and some fabulous pictures. :) All entries will be put into RandomNamePicker and chosen at random...as the name suggests, lol.

But what about those of you who were awesome and already had a session booked with me between now and the end of July?  If someone who calls to book a session tells me you referred them, YOU will get YOUR name entered into the drawing as well!

There are just a few rules:

• You must be 18 years or older to win.
• Sorry, these prizes are only valid for regular single sessions (family, kiddo, newborn, or senior). No free or half-priced weddings or packages on this one! However, if you do purchase a package, book your first session within the given time frame and I'll enter your name in the drawing - if you win, you can apply the dollar value of the prize ($250 or $125, depending on the prize you win) toward your package price!!
• You must live within a 30 mile radius of Springfield, Missouri - if you don't live in this radius and you're not planning on visiting this area, then I'm afraid this contest is not for you. But feel free to share it with your friends who do live in the area!

This giveaway will end Friday, February 19th and the winners will be announced Sunday, February 21st.  Thank you so much for helping to celebrate 5 YEARS of Splashdrop Photography!