Today I have some exciting news to share! I’ve been working on this for a while now, but finally got some time over the holidays to really get going on this!

The John Andrews Client Connect iPhone application is a Native iPhone app that allows current and prospective clients to keep in touch with John Andrews Photography on the go.  In addition to numerous options to connect from within the application (touch to call, touch to email, Facebook, Twitter, Map Directions to Studio) you can browse photo galleries, view video slideshows, inquire about photography services, availability and more! Click on the icon below to jump to the Apple App Store and download it for FREE!

Features

• Connect on the go with one touch calling, emailing, Facebook and Twitter feeds
• Browse photo galleries
• View video slideshows
• Inquire about open dates and availability from within the app
• View general Studio information
• View Studio links, including a mobile version of our Blog
• Receive Push Notifications for Studio messages, sales, coupons, etc
• Existing Clients get access to special menu options to manage their relationship with the Studio using their existing Client Security Code (touch to call Andrew’s cell directly, touch to email Andrew directly, Client Portal Access, etc…)
• …and much more to come!

Screen Shots from the John Andrews Client Connect App

I was just alerted of some technical issues that have arisen from a server update that my web host performed today.

If any current or prospective clients have any issues whatsoever with things not working – please let me know ASAP so that they can be addressed.

I think we got it all straightened out but I just want to make sure!

Andrew

andrew@johnandrewsphotography.com

Something exciting is coming very soon.  Can anyone guess what it might be?

Let’s just say that it rhymes with “myPhone Frapplication”

Coming very soon to an iPhone near you.

- Andrew

I just wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a wonderful holiday season. I am grateful to have been able to work with so many wonderful couples in 2009 and am looking forward to 2010!

Many blessings…
-Andrew

Brett & Lindsay were married just about a month ago and had one of the most fun weddings that I’ve shot this year.  All of my couples have fantastic weddings though!   Brett & Lindsay were a referral from Ted & Katie from 2008.  They share a lot of the same group of friends – so there were lots of familiar faces!

The ceremony was held at St. Teresa of Avila church, followed by an intimate reception at Salvatore’s Restaurant.  We hit Michigan Ave for some fun shots after the ceremony because at around 4:30 this time of year it’s dark in Chicago!  Nothing that the lights of the city couldn’t fix!

Check out the photos and slideshow link below!

-Andrew

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Justin & Amy were married in November and we were lucky enough to get an absolutely gorgeous warm day.  End of the year Chicago weddings are always a roll of the dice   The ceremony was held at St Louis de Montfort church with a super fun reception at the Abbington.  The wedding was absolutely perfect and everyone in attendance had a ton of fun!

Check out the photos and slideshow link below!

-Andrew

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John & Kristin are another 2010 couple that were hoping to get some nice fall colors in their Engagement Session photos.  Yet again I lucked out on the weather because the rainy forecast ended up being not so rainy!  I need to get a job as a Meteorologist because apparently they can be wrong 100% of the time and not get fired!

We started out by Lincoln Park Zoo, made a quick stop at the Lily Pond, then zipped over near North Ave Beach to grab some skyline shots.  It was a fun shoot and I’m super excited to be working with John & Kristin next year!

-Andrew

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Mike & Kathryn were one of my last Engagement Sessions this season.  The weather was just starting to really get cold in Chicago (although the past 2 weeks weren’t so bad!) and the leaves were falling.  We grabbed some shots through the Lincoln Park area, Museum Campus and then headed over by Millennium Park to get some shots with the AON building in the background.  Mike & Kathryn are having their reception at the Mid-America Club at the AON Center and they wanted to get some pictures with it in the background to use for “Save the Date” cards.  I don’t know if my “Leaning Tower of Pisa” like shots will make it to their cards but at the time I thought they were hilarious

-Andrew

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Mike & Roula are getting married next year and we dodged some rainy weather in Chicago to go out and grab some shots.  They are planning to use some of the shots for their “Save the Date” cards so we were sure to grab some nice portraits at the Palmer House (their reception location).  After that we cabbed around a bit and shot around Oliver Park (a seemingly popular location lately) as well as Old Union Station because it was windy and chilly.  I had a fun time and am really looking forward to working with Mike & Roula again at the wedding next year!

-Andrew

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I just realized that I never posted Mike & Meghan’s Engagement Session photos on the blog!  I’ll blame it on the craziness that is the “Summer Wedding Season”!  In any event, we shot these photos back at the end of July.  Mike & Meghan are getting married in 2010 and I actually just shot her sister Molly’s wedding last month.

These are a few of my favorite shots from the session.  I can’t wait until the wedding

-Andrew

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