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Creative, Lifestyle Photography

By Chuck, Beverly and Chris Williams

Atlanta Photographer

We are a family of photographers, located in Cobb County, Georgia. Our team consists of Chuck Williams, Beverly, Chris and Katherine and each of us is passionate about capturing those special moments in your life through photography. We all play a key role in capturing memories.


Thursday, January 13, 2011

SNOW JAM 2011 --WINNERS!!!

SNOW JAM 2011 WINNERS!

Thanks to everyone who took the time to enter a photo and/or video for our SNOW JAM 2011 contest. The race was extremely close and the entries were all fantastic!

Originally we had said that we were going to give away a 1/2 price photo session to the winners...however we decided to "Sweeten The Pot" a little and so now, we've chosen several winners and several runner up winners and have added to the winnings!

Winners and runner up winners were chosen based on the number of email votes we received for each entry.

Without further delay, here are the Winners and Runner Up Winners and what they have won.

GRAND PRIZE WINNERS - PHOTO CONTEST (GENERAL PHOTO)
We had a 3- WAY TIE!!
1. Justin Gibson - "Heads UP"
2. Tanya Ghoreishi
3. Jeannie Collins

Grand Prize winners will each receive:
1/2 Price photo session with Chuck Williams Photography
1 complimentary 8x10
1 complimentary sheet of wallets


GRAND PRIZE WINNERS - PHOTO CONTEST (SNOWMAN PHOTO)
We had another TIE!!
1. Megan Ray
2. Jennifer Norman

Grand Prize winners of the Snowman Photo Contest will receive:
1/2 Price photo session with Chuck Williams Photography
1 complimentary 8x10
1 complimentary sheet of wallets


GRAND PRIZE WINNER - VIDEO CONTEST
1. Tanya Ghoreishi

Grand Prize winner will receive:
1/2 Price photo session with Chuck Williams Photography
1 complimentary 8x10
1 complimentary sheet of wallets

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RUNNER UP WINNERS - PHOTO CONTEST
We had 5 entries that were "VERY, VERY CLOSE" behind our Grand Prize Winners and want to acknowledge each of them as well. Our Runner Up Winners are....
1. Christine Stafford
2. Jennifer Swanson
3. Allison/Karen Bentley
4. Theresa Fike
5. Tina Baumeister

Runner Up winners will receive:
1/2 Price photo session with Chuck Williams Photography


EVERYONE'S A WINNER!!!

For EVERYONE who entered our Photo/Video contest but who did not win....
We would like to thank you for participating and would like to offer you a complimentary
GIFT CERTIFICATE for $25 to be used toward a photo session with Chuck Williams Photography!

Winners...please contact Beverly Williams at 404 925-2921
Congratulations to Everyone and thanks for participating!

Chuck, Beverly & Chris Williams
Chuck Williams Photography
404 925-2921





Monday, January 10, 2011

SNOW JAM 2011 -- FUN CONTESTS FOR OUR FANS!!


SNOW JAM 2011 CONTEST!! WIN 1/2 PRICE PHOTO SESSIONS WITH CHUCK WILLIAMS PHOTOGRAPHY
WIN a HALF-PRICE PHOTO SESSION OF YOUR CHOICE (Infant, Maternity, Child, Family, High School Senior, Engagement) WITH US!
EACH CONTEST WILL HAVE AT LEAST ONE WINNER, MAYBE MORE! You can't win unless you enter and vote!

***LAST DAY TO SUBMIT AN ENTRY IS WED 1-12-11 at 11:59 pm
AND
***LAST DATE TO VOTE IS THURSDAY, 1-13-11 at 11:59 pm
Wow! What a snow! I don't recall having seen this much snow in such a short period in many years. Glad it came this time at night instead of mid day!

So, we were just thinking of a fun way you could share your SNOW STORIES, SNOW PHOTOS, SNOW VIDEOS and SNOW MEN/SNOW SCULPTURES with us and that lead us to think that it might be fun FOR YOU if we gave away some 1/2 price photo sessions to go along with it.

So here's the deal.....and it's really "SWEET"

We're having 4 different contests. Each contest will have AT LEAST ONE WINNER if not more! Here are the contests and the rules:

CONTEST #1 - SNOW JAM 2011 STORIES

Have an amazing, a funny, a sad, or any type of interesting story from SNOW JAM 2011? We want to hear about it! If anything happens to you that you think would be of interest to others while we're covered in snow.

We'll get our fans involved to pick the best story (or stories) and the winners will receive a 1/2 price photo session with Chuck Williams Photography!!!



2. CONTEST #2 - SNOW JAM PHOTOS

Did you take photos during SNOW JAM 2011? It's not too late to get those cameras out. Choose your ONE favorite photo and email it to us. It could be a beautiful photo, a funny photo, a creative photo, a photo that would make anyone smile or laugh hysterically. Get REALLY CREATIVE and email your one favorite photo to us.

We'll post your photos along with your name, location etc. and will get our fans to choose their favorites. Winner (or winners) will receive a 1/2 price photo session with Chuck Williams Photography!!!


3. CONTEST #3 - SNOW JAM VIDEOS

Ok guys....this could be REALLY FUNNY! We're looking for your best, most innovative and creative, funniest, SNOW JAM 2011 VIDEOS that will make people laugh!

Send them our way! Our fans will choose the winner (or winners).


AND FINALLY.....

4. CONTEST NUMBER 4
SNOW MEN AND SNOW SCULPTURES


TO ENTER A PHOTO OR VIDEO:

1. INVITE YOUR FRIENDS TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE
Invite 20 new friends to our FB page. Doing that is EASY! Just click "SUGGEST TO FRIENDS" underneath the main photo on our FB page. Invite 20 friends and that's it!

3. Email us your entry or entries. Photos, Videos and Stories must be YOUR OWN. ONLY ONE entry per contest per person!
Email your entries to us at:
We'll begin posting photos, videos and stories as we receive them.

We'll have our Facebook Fans vote on their favorites. YOU can vote too AND you can have your friends vote!
All voters must be a FAN of Chuck Williams Photography in order to be able to votes.
All photos/videos/stories must be from ATLANTA SNOW JAM 2011.
Can you enter more than one contest? Absolutely! But only one entry per person, per contest please!

4. ENTRY INFORMATION
When you email your photos, stories and videos to us....
Please include the following information:
a. Email Subject Line : SNOW JAM 2011 (story, video, photo -- whatever it is that you are entering). Please also include:
b. Your name
c. Your email address
d. A phone number where we can contact you if we can't reach you by email
e. Your location - where was the video or photo taken? Or where did your story take place?
f. Let us know how many friends you invited to our FB page

Its THAT EASY!!! Good luck to everyone! Send us your entries!!

Here's a link to our entries so far...__
Photos:

VIDEOS:(SNOW JAM VIDEOS ONLY)


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5. VOTING
VOTING IS BY EMAIL ONLY (Due to new FB rules below) -- To vote for a specific photo, please send an email to:
beverly@chuckwilliams-photography.com
a. Subject: SNOW JAM CONTEST
b. Include: YOUR NAME - TITLE OF PHOTO - PHOTO NUMBER


RULES PER FACEBOOK'S NEW CONTEST RULES AND REGULATIONS....
You cannot condition entry to the promotion upon taking any other action on Facebook, for example, liking a status update or photo, commenting on a Wall, or uploading a photo.

We know photographers and other small businesses who have had their Facebook page permanently deleted without warning by Facebook for violating the rules and we definitely don't want this to happen....

So, once we post your entries, we'll have people email their votes to us. You can still "LIKE" a photo or an entry and you can "COMMENT" as well, but those will NOT COUNT as votes.
We'll post the guidelines on voting on our Facebook so that everyone's clear as to how to cast their votes.


DISCLAIMER:
"This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. You are providing your information to Chuck Williams Photography and not to Facebook. The information you provide will only be used for SNOW JAM 2011 CONTEST ENTRIES"

Chuck, Beverly and Chris Williams
Chuck Williams Photography
404 925-2921



OUR ENGAGEMENT CONTEST IS STILL GOING ON!
You have until the end of January to enter!
Don't forget about our HUGE Engagement Contest Extravaganza!
It's for ALL ENGAGED COUPLES who are planning to be married in 2011. All you need is a WEDDING DATE to enter!

EVERYONE WHO ENTERS the contest WINS SOMETHING!
Tell your friends because if you tell your friends...and they enter, YOU WILL WIN SOMETHING TOO!

Everybody Wins!! THIS CONTEST IS AMAZING!!
So far we have only have about 15 entries, so your chances of WINNING ARE GREAT!
You can't win if you don't enter.......Check out the details here:





Sunday, January 2, 2011

ENGAGEMENT CONTEST DETAILS!!!



"This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook.

Engagement Contest Details:

Any currently engaged couple can enter this contest.

To enter, please send an email to us at

Beverly@chuckwilliams-photography.com

with the following information:

  • Bride’s Name
  • Groom’s Name
  • Contact Phone
  • Wedding Date
  • Wedding Time
  • Wedding Colors
  • Wedding Venue
  • Did someone refer you to our contest? If so who? (we have something for them too)
  • Do you already have a wedding photographer?
In addition, in order for your entry to be considered, we request that you become a Fan of our Facebook Page - Chuck Williams Photography. You'll find a link to our page below. Just click "LIKE" on the page wall and you'll be set.
http://www.facebook.com/chuckwilliamsphotography

When sending your email, please reference your subject line as “ENGAGEMENT CONTEST”

All entries must be received by 11:59 pm on Monday, January 31, 2011

Grand prize winner will be notified and announced on Tuesday, February 1st

____________IMPORTANT________________

Tell a Friend! Tell all of your friends about our contest and if they enter, and tell us that YOU referred them, you’ll receive $25 credit to be used with Chuck Williams Photography!!

So if you’re REALLY serious about this contest, we hope you’ll post a link on your FB page to let all of your friends know. It’s the domino effect…a friend may know of a friend, who may know of a friend who’s just become engaged!

Everybody Wins!

· Every currently engaged couple that enters our contest will receive $50 wedding credit to be used with Chuck Williams Photography!

· Every bride who enters our contest will receive one complimentary monogram from Vanessa Hall of Sew Anyway!

Every bride who enters will also receive a coupon for 10% off their next special event cake, birthday, shower,anniversary... or any type of event where cake is needed - from Jennifer Hostetler at Jennifer Hostetler's Cakes!


Every bride who enters will also receive a 10% discount on DJ Wedding Services from Nettie Harris at Rio Sound Works!

Every Bride who enters this contest will receive 25% off BriteSmile Teeth Whitening Services from Angie Pittman - Registered Dental Hygienist


We’ll select one random entry to be our Grand Prize Winner. The Grand Prize winner will receive:

Bridal Portrait Session and 16x20 Framed Canvas Portrait












Complimentary Bridal Session and Complimentary framed 16x20 Canvas Bridal Portrait from “Chuck Williams Photography”

http://www.chuckwilliams-photography.com

http://chuckwilliams-photography.blogspot.com/

Champagne Goblets and More!











One pair of gorgeous Champagne Goblets, a fun pearl bracelet, a silver wallet photo album and an adorable memo book for keeping notes on all your wedding plans – Courtesy of “Chuck Williams Photography”

Chocolate Dipped Strawberries and Bottle of Champagne


One box of gourmet chocolate dipped strawberries and a bottle of champagne for your wedding night – Courtesy of Jennifer Hostetler’s Cakes

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001255938440

Crystal Earrings


One pair of gorgeous, hand-made crystal earrings – courtesy of Kelly Brown with “Kelly Brown Jewelry Designs”

http://www.kellybrownjewelrydesigns.com/

Cookware


Gorgeous “Cuisine Select” 7 piece Red, Non-stick, Steel, Cookware set courtesy of

“Chuck Williams Photography”

Diamond Earrings












One pair of gorgeous Diamond Earrings – Courtesy of “Chuck Williams Photography”

Professional Teeth Whitening for the Bride and Bridesmaids

One complimentary teeth whitening service for the Bride ($100 value) performed by a registered, professional dental hygienist and 25% off the Beaming White Teeth whitening service for each of the Bridesmaids. - Courtesy of Angie Pittman, Dental Hygienist




Groom’s Cake



One complimentary Groom’s Cake (up to $125 value) with the

Purchase of a wedding cake from Jennifer Hostetler of “Jennifer Hostetler’s Cakes”

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001255938440

Hotel Stay














One Night Complimentary Hotel Stay – on the night of your choice. We will have several hotels from which you can select for your Romantic Hotel Stay – Courtesy of “Chuck Williams Photography”

Make-Up & Facial - With Mary Beth











Complimentary facial and make-over for the Bride (to be used anytime). Let Mary Beth work her magic to give you the best look possible -- It's best to schedule this before your wedding day so that you can come up with the look that you love before the actual "big day".

In addition to the complimentary facial and make-over for the bride, Mary Beth is offering a 10% discount on wedding day make up services for all of your bridesmaids. If your bridesmaids take advantage of this offer, she will do the bride's wedding day make up for free!

Mary Beth is a make-up artist and skin care professional. She is has been in the cosmetology and modeling industry for most of her adult life.


Courtesy of Mary Beth Garrett

http://www.MaryBethGarrett.com/about.html

http://www.marykay.com/marybeth1/default.aspx

Monogrammed Napkins


A set of 4 beautifully monogrammed napkins and 4 cocktail napkins monogrammed with the Initial of your Last Name – Courtesy of Vanessa Hall of “Sew Anyway – Custom Embroidery and Monogramming”

http://sewanywayga.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sew-Anyway/140959305929625

Personalized Apron


One adorable, handmade, half ruffle, reversible, personalized apron courtesy of Melanie Marsh of “Melanie Marsh Murals” and the “Pickle Tree”

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Melanie-Marsh-Murals/304920644882

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Pickle-Tree/139673286086142

Wedding/Reception Venue Discount


$100 Discount off the rental fee from Stonewall Manor in Cartersville – courtesy of Stone Wall Manor

http://www.flavorfulevents.com/

Wedding Planner


Complimentary 1-hour Wedding Pre-planning session with Wedding Coordinator Emilee Turner of “Events With Emilee” , or 10% off her total "Day Of Coordinating” wedding package (whichever is best for you) – Courtesy of Emilee Turner

http://eventswithemilee.blogspot.com/

Valentine’s Boudoir Photography Session


Complimentary Valentine Boudoir Photography Session with Chuck Williams Photography with one complimentary 5x7 photo from this session

Victoria’s Secret Gift Card


A $25 Gift Card from Victoria’s Secret – Courtesy of “Chuck Williams Photography”



Videography Services

Click here http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1494179348977

Complimentary Wedding Day Videography Services from Chuck Williams Photography with the purchase of a Wedding Package and a complimentary Music Video of your wedding day! (Value over $2,000)– Courtesy of “Chuck Williams Photography”

DJ Wedding Reception Services

** We are excited to announce that Nettie Harris of Rio Sound Works has joined our contest and is generously donating a $250 Gift Certificate for 4 hours worth of DJ services for your wedding reception! Nettie has over 14 years experience as a club and mobile DJ and has hosted hundreds of events from Weddings and private parties to corporate parties and more!














Wedding Website


Your very own Wedding Website to use during the planning of your wedding that you can share with friends, family and with everyone who is invited to your wedding – Courtesy of “Chuck Williams Photography”!


We would like to thank our vendors who have made this contest possible:

Chuck & Beverly Williams – Chuck Williams Photography

Chris Williams – Chuck Williams Photography and Videography

Angie Pittman - BriteSmile

Emilee Turner – Events With Emilee

Jennifer Hostetler – Jennifer Hostetler’s Cakes

Kelly Brown – Kelly Brown Jewelry Designs

Mary Beth Garrett – Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant

Melanie Marsh – Melanie Marsh Murals and The Pickle Tree

Nettie Harris - Rio Sound Works DJ Services

Penni Benford – Stonewall Manor

Vanessa Hall – Sew Anyway

Stay tuned for more information on each of our vendors. We’ll be featuring each one this month in upcoming blog along with information on their businesses, photos, etc.!

** And of course, if you’re planning a wedding, please let us know. We’d love to meet with you about our wedding and enagement packages!


Chuck Williams Photography and Videography

Chuck, Beverly & Chris Williams

404 925-2921

www.chuckwilliams-photography.com