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As far as I know, you don’t need to be in Lethbridge to vote, and last year they let you vote once per day, so please check back whenever you can :)

Thank you in advance for the love! <3

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and boudoir photos make the perfect gift for your special someone. If you don’t have a special someone, they are also a great way to celebrate how beautiful you are!

For $300 + GST, this new boudoir package includes:

• Boudoir portrait session (one hour)
• Custom designed photo presentation box
• Favorite 10 mounted images (5×7″) of your choice
• 10% off additional print orders 30 days after proofs posted

The photos can be taken at your house or at another location of your choosing. All orders must be placed by Thursday, January 26th to be ready by Valentine’s Day, with photo sessions completed by Saturday, January 21st.

To book your session, contact me at info@tanyaplonka.com or 403-892-3540.

Merry Christmas!

Shortly after my mom and I arrived at the airport, we walked over to the ticketing area and I started to fill out the customs form before we got in line. My mom went, “Hey,” to me, and pointed behind me. This made me aware that there was someone there, so I apologized and inched over to give them space to get to the counter.

“No, look,” my mom said. I turned around and Cam was there!

My first reaction was to cry, and I thought he had come all that way just to say goodbye to me in a much more romantic way. Instead of saying anything, I just stared blankly at him because I was having trouble processing why he would do this or how he got there.

“I thought I should come along,” he said, and held up his passport and ticket, so I cried even harder (but in a happy way!).

The two of them had been plotting this for a long time. We had booked our flight when my mom was in town, and Cam had casually looked at my confirmation and rushed downstairs to book the seat next to us on his own computer.

There’s a little more to the story…

The next morning I had trouble waking up (I am not a morning person) and Cam said he was going to go for a walk while I got ready. When he returned, he suggested we go for a walk together, and wouldn’t have any part of my insisting that I was hungry and wanted to just go to breakfast!

My mom also said, “I’ll wander around while you guys go for your walk.”

I started feeling nervous because it seemed like his surprise at the airport wouldn’t be the only one on this trip!

We walked down to the rose garden by our tower (one of my favorite places from when I was a little kid), and Cam was acting super nervous. Meanwhile, my mom was creeping in the distance, taking photos of us.

“Hey, what is that?” he said pointing to a ledge on the gazebo. Sure enough there was a ring box there, so I started to cry. The ring box was empty, since he didn’t want to leave it there unsupervised, but he got down and pulled the ring out of his pocket.

My mom continued to take photos during the ordeal, and finally we flagged her over to get some posed photos as well. I’m so happy we could have a paparazzi photographer during that moment!

This was definitely my most memorable Disneyland trip!

Everyone has asked us when the date is (they started asking an hour after we got engaged, which seemed a little soon to me!), and we’ve finally narrowed it down to May 2013. This gives us lots of comfortable time to plan it properly, and for me to work around my busiest photography seasons. I’ll be sharing details as they come together, and I’m already so excited!

They even wrapped it nice :)

Earlier this month I was contacted by a medical company based out of Maryland to take some photographs for a feature they were doing in their annual report on one of their patient success stories. When I arrived for the session the next day, I was instantly aware that Cassidy and her mom Sonya were such genuinely nice, generous people. They were surprised to have received the phone call from the company for this story, so we joked that maybe it was all an elaborate April Fool’s joke ;)

I loved capturing the special relationship between Cassidy and her mom. There was so much love and connection between them. They are both amazing people and it was a pleasure to work with them. My contacts in the medical company were also a delight to work with and were so pleasant I even looked forward to their emails!

More photos of Cassidy and Sonya after the jump:

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(Like last year, I don’t think you need to be in Lethbridge to vote.)

Once again, thank you for your love! :)