Where are you online?

Social Media. Seems to be the buzz word these days, huh?

It makes sense that with the rapid changes in technology that you should stay on top of that with your business as well as your personal life. I wanted to write a post about what's available to both individuals as well as businesses that will help you stay connected with the people you love (and the clients that love you)!

Below are the top tools that WE use to stay up to date with the people in our lives (both personally & professionally), so if you have an account too, let's stay connected online!

Note :: By clicking on the logos found below, you will be taken to the main site and can set up an account if you do not have one already!



:: FACEBOOK ::

This one is by far my favorite! Facebook allows you to connect with people & be informed of their daily lives...You are kept up to date when people or businesses add new images are write notes about their lives or upcoming events.

Become a Fan!
The Roxy Studio | Fan Page
The Roxy Girls | Fan Page

Become a friend....Samantha McGranahan | Personal Profile



:: MYSPACE ::

A place for friends...Myspace is a GREAT place to discover new people, view great pictures and discover great music! Most bands are beginning to use this platform as their main website. Myspace makes it easy to listen to music and sometimes download free tunes! It also is being used heavily for blogging, and you can subscribe to blogs that you want to stay updated on to be notified of new posts!

"Friend" us here...The Roxy Studio




:: TWITTER ::

Twitter is a great tool for Micro-Blogging! Familiar with the status updates of Facebook & Myspace? Twitter offers you just that! Simple, status updates (called Tweets!) that allow your followers to know what you are doing or what you may be pondering at the moment!

Here is a little video (borrowed from my friend, Anne Ruthmann's blog) to help explain the concept of micro-blogging....Twitter!



Follow us on Twitter ... The Roxy Studio



:: Linked In ::

Linked In is a WONDERFUL tool for your professional profile. It offers the ability to create a profile containing important information about you, your business and your background in education and experience. Linked In is a fantastic way to search for like-minded professionals or the connect with potential clients or employers. Professional meets Personal.

Link In with us!
Samantha McGranahan
Levi McGranahan



:: FLICKR ::

I ♥ Flickr!! What a great resource of inspiration and image hosting (for those of you who are looking to share images easily and effectively!) Flickr tags are Google searchable, so make sure to be descriptive when tagging your uploads to increase your visibility! You have creative control (copyright protection options) over your images as well....so don't worry about anyone stealing your precious work!

Follow us on Flicker... The Roxy Studio


Now that you are a savvy internet surfer! Make sure to connect with hi!!

The Landing | Wedding Venue & More!

I was very excited to attend the Ribbon Cutting for The Landing at Fort Harrison last week! The Landing is Terre Haute's newest venue where brides and grooms can hold their Weddings & Receptions!

The Landing not only provides a beautiful venue for wedding couples and their guests, but is the home of a The Restaurant with full bar and Lounge, swimming pool, golf course and meeting spaces for businesses and bowling alley with entertainment. It is also the future home of Temple Studios!



Current Mayor, Duke Bennett, cutting the ribbon for the Grand Opening!



Owner & Operations Manager, Jim Jenkins, preparing for an interview with WTHI.



The Restaurant & Lounge



The Bowling Alley & Entertainment!





The areas of my peak interest were still in finishing touches stages, so I held off on photographing them until they are ready to go! You can see computer generated mock-ups of the entire building on The Landing's website!

Make sure to check it out and let them know I sent you! www.thelandingatfortharrison.com

Wedding | Michelle and Jared

I LOVE Michelle & Jared! When we met, it was an instant connection!! Check out their Engagement Session and read about all of the great things that we have in common....but now, it's time for the wedding images!!



Almost EVERYTHING about their day was hand-made in some way....

Bouquets made by the bride and her gals the day prior to the wedding. All the flowers were ordered from a fantastic website that offers seasonal flowers delivered right to your door! Perfect for the DIY bride that is looking to go big with floral arrangements and save some $$ at the same time!



They had the most fun guest-book idea too! They used an image we captured from their Engagement Session and made it into a puzzle. Guests were asked to sign pieces of the puzzle so that when they went to put it together they could reminisce about who attended the wedding! How fun!!








One of Michelle's sisters signing the bottom of her shoe....Did you know that the last name left on the shoe would be the first to get married?



Jared...



Jared's dad...(the best man!!)







Michelle wore a vintage inspired birdcage veil! I just LOVE them!!





I just love this shot with the popping blue from the bridesmaid's sashes! Well thought out by Michelle, and it brought all of the blue accents from the wedding together so nice!!



Their wedding took place in Terre Haute at Mt. Pleasant Church. It was a beautiful location out in the country and was THE PERFECT day for some fun outdoor portraits!

Doesn't Michelle look happy!?











I love this picture of Jared and his father~



Some fun bridal party portraits!





And I'll sneak this one in here to show everyone that I DO take traditional portraits also! Seeeee.....
One big happy family :-)



There are a few names left at this point!











I love this image of them from behind entering the reception....looks like an old Hollywood photo!





Michelle & Jared opted for the Photo Booth! It was such a blast!! Another hand-made element were all of the Mustaches that they made for guests to model as they were getting their photos taken! Check out the super fun slide show from the PHOTO BOOTH!!







A candy get-away shot! YES, those are tootsie rolls! They provided take out boxes for all of the kids so they could pick them up, like in a parade!!



Here is another one of my favorite images from the day, in true vintage style, Michelle tossed her bouquet to the crowd as the made their exit! It was perfect!



A wondefully emotional moment of Jared saying goodbye to his family....



And I just adore this shot of Michelle's mom....I love that you can see Michelle peeking out the window and Michelle's mom is refelected in the back window with the biggest smile!




Detail collage....

I could go on all day!

There was a 5 piece band playing durring the ceremony....one of the songs they played was Ben Folds "The Luckiest"....I definetly teared up!!



Cake by Jackie's Cakes & Cookies & Coffee Grounds provided a smoothie & coffee bar at the reception
Rings Custom Designed by Northfield Goldsmith in NY

For the LOVE of Letterpress!

I was the recent recipient of a FABULOUS Letterpress Thank You card from my dear friend Angelia!

I'll have to admit that one of my weaknesses is drooling over handmade letterpress cards....I'm a sucker for the artisitc touches and the vintage personality that the letterpress process gives to a card or piece of stationary....







BRIDES! This is the perfect time of year to hit up this great website - www.hellolucky.com

They provide yummy Letterpress Wedding Invitation and Stationary (think Save-The-Date & Thank You cards!) The quality Hello ! Lucky produces is unmatched and people love recieving snail mail!! I've spent hours on their website already choosing my next set of cards!!

(THANKS ANGELIA)