19 of you wrote to me about the people you love! I hope you tell each and every family that you submitted JUST HOW MUCH YOU LOVE THEM.

For those of you who did submit a family and that family didn’t win the FREE session – I am offering a special!

If you would like to gift that family a session you can get that session at a discounted rate of $100 (travel may have to be added on) if you send the deposit by 5.31.2014! I’m changing the rules a little this year and if you want to TELL the family that you submitted them and THEY want to get a session – the $100 applies! 

So let me know via email – dcbarden@gmail.com!

CONGRATS to the –

*F* family – Ernie & Kim and their daughters!

*A* family – Gene & Samantha and their son!

Some awesome people love you!

Thank you again SO MUCH! I cannot wait for BEAUTIFUL 2015!

It’s time for BEAUTIFUL again! This is the 5th year I’ve ran this contest – and I LOVE IT! Even though I am TWO months late!

I will be awarding 2 families a photo session.

Email me @ dcbarden@gmail.com – write a paragraph or two about a family you know that deserves a FREE photo session.

I will be choosing 2 families from the entries and announce the winners on May 1st. The deadline for the submissions will be April 30th. I need to hear from 10 people to make this contest work!!

Make sure to tell me WHAT MAKES THEIR FAMILY BEAUTIFUL.

YOU CANNOT SUBMIT YOUR OWN FAMILY 

If you were a previous beautiful winner – you can’t win again – sorry bout that!

Valerie and her family were submitted for the BEAUTIFUL contest this year!

Valerie – thank you SO much for being flexible with scheduling! I hope you love your pictures!

Jackie and her family were one of the first BEAUTIFUL winners! I’ve loved photographing them through the years!

And a new little guy to add to the mix! He is SO cute and chubby!

OH MY WORD!

Jackie – thank you SO much for asking me to photograph your sweet family again! See you in September!

I have a BEAUTIFUL contest every year. This year – a family was entered several times. A family that lost their firstborn child. Their strength and love and commitment to their faith and each other – that’s what people wrote about.

It was a hard email to write. I’m writing to let you know you that you’ve been submitted to our BEAUTIFUL contest – and you’ve won! A photo session with your family! And I know that this is bittersweet – to say the least. Please let me know how to make this a memorable and comfortable experience for you. Dana was awesome. We wrote back and forth and she asked if we could have the session on Gabriel’s 13th birthday. April 20th.

Please go to their FACEBOOK page and spread awareness of the “choking game” – and say a prayer for their family.

Dana – your family. You guys are incredible and beautiful and amazing and I’m honored to have taken photos for you on Gabriel’s birthday. I pray that your spirits are strengthened and encouraged every single day. I pray that through Gabriel you will be able to reach other families and spread prevention. That people will come to know Jesus through this.

I AM blown away by the love you guys write to me about. I hope you tell each and every family that you submitted JUST HOW MUCH YOU LOVE THEM.

For those of you who did submit a family and that family didn’t win the FREE session – I am offering a special!

If you would like to gift that family a session you can get that session at a discounted rate of $125 (travel may have to be added on) if you send the deposit by 3.31.2013! I’m changing the rules a little this year and if you want to TELL the family that you submitted them and THEY want to get a session – the $125 applies! 

So let me know via email – dcbarden@gmail.com!

CONGRATS to the –

*S* family – Valerie & Tim and their kiddos!

*C* family – Dana & Tristen and their kiddos!

Some awesome people love you!

Thank you again SO MUCH! I cannot wait for BEAUTIFUL 2014!

It’s time for BEAUTIFUL again! This is the 4th year I’ve ran this contest – and I LOVE IT!

I will be awarding 2 families a photo session.

Email me @ dcbarden@gmail.com – write a paragraph or two about a family you know that deserves a FREE photo session.

I will be choosing 2 families from the entries and announce the winners on March 1st. The deadline for the submissions will be February 29th. I need to hear from 10 people to make this contest work!!

Make sure to tell me WHAT MAKES THEIR FAMILY BEAUTIFUL.

YOU CANNOT SUBMIT YOUR OWN FAMILY 

If you were a previous beautiful winner – you can’t win again – sorry bout that!

Dillan entered the *B* family into the BEAUTIFUL contest earlier this year – and his submission won them a free session!

CRAZY CUTE KIDDOS!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE those shots!

Dillan – thanks SO much for nominating this BEAUTIFUL family!

Michelle & Phil – you guys are AWESOME!

Julie and her family were nominated by Amy in the BEAUTIFUL contest this year!

They recently adopted *J* and Amy wanted Julie to be able to enjoy a photo session with her NEW family!

PERFECTION! Adoption is such a beautiful – amazing – wondrous gift! It’s amazing when you think that God KNEW that *J* would be with Julie and her family – long before any of them knew it!

Amy – thank you SO MUCH for nominating Julie and her amazing family!

Julie – thank you for sharing your heart with me and for being an amazing testimony of love and commitment!

*N* and his family were some of the FIRST winners of the BEAUTIFUL contest – in 2010! (I think it was 2010 – I tend to lose track of time!)

He is such a cute little guy and is getting SO big!

It’s an absolute miracle that I have him in front of my lens. This little guy has been through more than most of us will go through in a lifetime – having several surgeries on his little heart!

Jackie – thank you SO much for having me capture your miracle! I am truly blessed by your little man!