Things are looking up. I tell ya, sunny days and some sleep makes all the difference. Thank God for Grandparents to help a sleep deprived Momma out!

But the important news: It’s finally arrived.

You probably have no idea what I’m talking about. So, let’s rewind. Mark and I got married May 19th, 2007. We chose to have a nice wedding, but small, simple, and how do I say this? …cheap. Don’t get me wrong though, it still looked beautiful, but we found short cuts for some things and splurged on the things we wanted really nice (i.e. the dress, the cake, etc).

For us, photography was very important, but we just couldn’t afford the $1,000 plus price tag that included all that I wanted and dreamed of to capture one of the most important days of our lives. So, I searched around and found a young photographer that was looking to start up a photography business. And? She was asking half the price of what other professionals asked. She even included an engagement session AND a second photographer to get different views! Her work was stunning, she did both colored and black and white, she used all the cool processing and coloring-type-digital stuff I was looking for. It seemed to be the perfect person for the job we needed done..at half the price!

And, we were satisfied with the outcome. Minus the fact that she didn’t take any of just the two of us, posed, facing the camera. You know, THE most traditional wedding picture ever? I had to crop one myself, taking our parents out. At least I got one some how. Anyways, we were satisfied until, it was coming up to…oh…6 months post wedding and we STILL did not have our wedding album. It had been designed two months earlier, where was it? I got an email back saying it was at the printers and should be back that very week. Another 2 months later and no other word from her…still no album. Now 8 months post wedding, when things should have been completed within 3-6 (or at least a decent time frame…) we still had nothing to show for our wedding pictures. I was getting ticked. And frisky. So, I sent a lovely email saying she was about to be reported to BBB and taking legal action if I did not hear back from her. And of course, then she started emailing me back, saying issues had come up. Which, I totally get family and technical issues happen, but just tell me that! I as your customer, deserve to know the status of the product of what I’ve paid for. It only takes a minute to email me about it. Yes? When I hear nothing back for 2 months, I think you’ve run off with my money. So, she sent me a check for my “inconveniences” (um..yea!) and finally…I have my album.

It’s about dang time. It’s funny how threatening legal stuff got her butt moving, eh? It’s nice and beautiful. I still think 9 months is way too long, but it’s here. I can complain no more. And thank God the drama is over.