Today was an emotional day….BIG TIME. And for many many reasons.

We shall start with the bad! I know I tend to be open about everything that goes on in my life and sometimes that can cause some backlash I guess. There was someone who was really disappointed. They felt that some clients had received special treatment over others….and there were some very nasty and hurtful things said. It broke my heart that they felt this way. The truth of it all is that this was my first year shooting weddings…and I have grown over the year, and so has what I offer. I wish I could have had pretty packaging for every client, I wish my new website had been up for every client, I wish I had bought the slideshow program earlier so every client could have had one. But with this being my first year I had to grow, I had to take things one step at a time, I had to spend time figuring out how I wanted to do things. I want to apologize for the earlier in the year clients who may feel shorted, but on the other hand I don’t. They knew they were hiring a newer photographer…with that may have come a bit less of the bells and whistles but it also came with a cheaper price. I try to treat every client equally and with so much love! I chose certain photos for the website based on how I think it will attract future clients. I want to attract clients that I LOVE, that I want to be long time friends with and by showcasing images that are perfect examples of my style I believe it will do just that. I don’t put up photos because I like anyone better than others, I put up photos based on what style I am trying to attract. Please know I love all of you so much!!

Okay enough with the bad! And onto the exciting….my new website launched! www.justine-russo.com go check it out! It’s countless hours of blood sweat and tears…mixed with feelings of inspiration, frustration and confusion! It felt so good to sit back and say “YES!” when it was done and what I had pictured WAAAAY back in February in my head. That led to it being sketched out on paper, and then finally this past August started to be put into Showit, and something more tangible!

Thank you for the amazing kind words, and compliments. They exceeded anything I ever thought! Thank you 100x for taking the time to look at it!

The 2nd amazing thing was my Secret Santa gift arrived!!!!!!! Hello UPS man! I was so excited! Lots of people asked who the secret santa was with!?

It was with Showiteers! It’s a group of the most stellar people I have EVER met before in my entire life….only the funny part is I have only ever actually in person met 2-3 of them. The rest it’s only over facebook, email, skype, and any other forms of communication we can figure out how to force the love on each other. They have literally changed my business and a lot of my personal life. I am so bummed I won’t get to meet many of them face to face in Vegas…..BUT in 2013 I will be ready to hug the faces off everyone!

Anyways, a little over a month ago someone posted in the group that we should have a secret santa! I was in! So many people were in and LOVED the idea! I got paired up with Courtney Parish in LA! I had tons of fun creeping her facebook page, pinterest page and website to find out her interests! I found out we had a VERY similiar style so shopping was easy! I went and picked out a scarf and necklace that I LOVED and sent it on it;s way!

Today my gift arrived! This person KNEW me! haha I knew they had spent some serious time on my Pinterest page cause almost all the gifts were right off of it! They tried so hard to be sneaky but I found Jackie’s name on the top corner of the shipping form! I am so glad I know it’s her, cause otherwise I wouldn’t be able to thank her for the best present ever! She is the most talented lady ever! She MADE EVERYTHING! And I LOVE it! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

 Seriously she MADE these!!!! I am so in love!

 I think the pearls are my fav…..already planning tomorrows outfit around them!

 Isn’t the picture frame awesome?!?! Hanging it in our bedroom tonight! Gonna make Marco write something nice on it too :)

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