Category Archives: Misc

The Holiday Mini Session Event!

Just in time for holiday gifts for grandma and Christmas cards, it’s my first ever Holiday Mini Session Event!   There are two dates and locations to choose from: This Saturday, November 12th at Mellon Park, and Saturday, November 19th at my studio.  Don’t wait–call me today to reserve your spot!

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Snow Time Like the Present

Remember that crazy day when it snowed two days before Halloween?  There were autumn leaves on the trees at the same time as there was snow on the ground.  The first snowfall of the season is like magic, and at this time of year, it was a fun surprise. Our dog, Happy, likes catching snowballs.  […]

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The Knot Magazine: Venues With A View

    This month one of my images from Jenny and Bradley’s wedding at Phipps Conservatory was featured in The Knot magazine!  The article is entitled “Venues With A View” – and Jenny and Bradley’s guests certainly had a beautiful setting to look at during the  ceremony held in the Broderie Room at Phipps.  Congratulations, […]

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Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!

And now it’s time to announce the winner of the $100 Anthropologie gift card…Rosalie Boyle, come on down!!!  I’ll be in contact with you shortly to discuss the delivery of your prize.  And to everyone who participated in my Fan-a-thon week giveaway – thank you so much!  Anyone who participated can book a session now […]

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It’s an Anthropologie Giveaway!

EDIT: Contest is now over. It’s Fan-a-thon week at Red Lotus Photography!  The prize: A $100 gift card to Anthropologie!  Who doesn’t love Anthropologie?  I seriously swoon over every item in that store.  I have a set of fire-glazed coasters and a sugar bowl in my studio from there, and I get compliments on them […]

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Weeds

Confession time, dear Reader.  I have a love/hate relationship with my yard.  Love: It’s one of the biggest and flattest back yards in my neighborhood.  It’s perfect for kids to play in.  Hate:  It’s lumpy and full of crab grass.  You see, my husband and I are both one of those people – we live […]

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New Logo, New Website, New Blog, New Everything!

Or, as I like to call it, the long-awaited release of “Sandy 3.0”!  At last, dear Reader, I have finally been able to finish all the changes I have been working on for months.  At last, I have a clearer direction for my brand, one that feels more like “me” than ever before.  I am […]

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Featured! | ‘i do’ it yourself blog

Remember Thera and Brian, who had an awesome vintage travel theme wedding?  They did such an amazing job of planning fabulous vintage and travel details for their wedding that they caught the eye of the lovely people at the ‘i do’ it yourself blog.  Check it out here -> real wedding: Thera and Brian.  The […]

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The Knot Best of Weddings 2011

I am so excited to announce that for the second time I have been awarded a Knot Best of Weddings Pick!  Grateful doesn’t even begin to describe what I feel for my wonderful brides and grooms who voted for me.  I sincerely appreciate you leaving such wonderful reviews and heartfelt comments.  Your support means so […]

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Grandma Tu

Grandma Tu…the grandmother I never had the chance to know.  Grandma Tu lived her life on the other side of the world – in Vietnam, where my mom is from.  I always hoped that one day I would be able to travel there to meet her…but life happens, and making a trip of that magnitude […]

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