Leap Day Sale – February 29

Today is Leap Day, a day that only happens once every four years. Neal Jacob Photography is commemorating the day with some deals that you’re likely not to see again until 2012. These specials are available today only, so don’t miss out.  Be sure to tell your friends!

To take advantage of these specials, just mention them when calling 703-722-0715 or send us an e-mail (use the link on the right-hand column that says “E-Mail Us”).  If you get our voice mail when calling, please leave us a detailed message and we will get back to you.  You will still receive the Leap Day Special, just as long as you call on Leap Day.

Lifetime Portrait Club

Membership in the Lifetime Portrait Club includes:

• a FREE Portrait Session – Just for signing up (a $175 value)
• 50% OFF Session Fees FOR LIFE
• 15% OFF Prints FOR LIFE
• 10% OFF all albums and accessories FOR LIFE
• FREE Birthday Session for all children 10 and under EVERY YEAR

Regular price is $275 – Leap Day Price – $229

Gift Certificate Sale

Gift Certificates can be used as payment for any product or service at Neal Jacob Photography.

Buy a $400 Gift Certificate for $229

Portrait Session and Print Sale

Schedule your 2008 Portrait Sessions – $29 each session

Here are just a few ideas:

• St. Patrick’s Day
• Easter
• Family Outing
• Fall Leaf Fight
• Thanksgiving Family Gathering
• Christmas

Then pre-order your prints or buy some prints from past sessions.

5 x 7 and 8 x 10 prints are $29 each. There is no limit to the number of prints you may order.

Lifetime Portrait Club or other promotions and discounts do not apply to this special rate.

Wedding Special

Call today to setup a time to chat about your 2008/2009 wedding.

Leap Day Package – $2298 – Regular Price $2800 (valid through March 31, 2008)

• up to EIGHT hours of photography coverage
• One 30 page 10 x 10 album with photographs
• Coverage by Neal Jacob and an associate photographer
• DVD of hi-resolution files to be provided with the album
• Password protected online viewing and ordering
• Complimentary Engagement, Bridal, or Day After Session

Book by March 31 and receive a complimentary custom signature guestbook. ($250 value).

Cutest Baby Contest – THE WINNER IS

Would you believe we had 2,737 votes for the “Cutest Baby in Northern Virginia” (according to readers of the Neal Jacob Photography Blog)!! Thank you to all our contestants. Without further delay, the announcement you have been waiting for!

The winner is: EVERYONE! That’s right! Everyone that entered has won a complementary Portrait Session from Neal Jacob Photography. So, congratulations to: EVERYONE!

The Grand Prize winner of the Lifetime Portrait Club Membership is: Evan H. (Contestant #10) with 436 votes. Evan sure does know a lot of people!

2nd Place – a Portrait Session and 8 x 10 print – goes to Pamela B. (Contestant #23) with 347 votes. Pamela also has quite a following!

Congratulations everyone and thank you for entering. I will be in touch with you. Don’t forget about the Leap Day Special. This special only happens once every four years, so don’t miss out.

Cutest Baby Contest – UPDATE

We are getting down to the wire here folks! The votes for the top contestants have almost doubled!

As of this morning, here are the top 3 Cute Babies:

• Contestant #10 has 417 votes
• Contestant #29 has 332 votes
• Contestant #23 has 300 votes
• There have been a total of 2,650 votes cast!

There will be a special one-day only sale on February 29 after the winners are announced. Details to follow.
Several people have sent e-mails saying “I vote for so-and-so”. Those do not count towards the vote total. You must use the poll at the bottom of this page in order to vote.

Here are the cute babies: CUTE BABY CONTESTANTS

Here is the poll you must use to cast your vote:

VOTING IS NOW CLOSED

Who has the Cutest Baby in Virginia?

Did you know that this is “Random Act of Kindness Week“? Originally, what I intended on doing with all the entries in the Cutest Baby Contest was to collect all the entries (there are 33 entries) and give them to a group of my friends to go through and narrow the contestants down to a “Top Ten” group. I was then going to post the Top Ten and then have everyone vote on the cutest baby from that group. Here is my Random Act of Kindness. I am going to post the whole list! There will be no reducing the list to a Top Ten group. All 33 entries are eligible for the Grand Prize (a free membership in The Lifetime Portrait Club), 2nd Prize (a portrait session and 8 x 10 print), or 3rd Prize (a portrait session). The voting begins RIGHT NOW and will continue through 8 PM on Thursday, February 28. The winner will be announced on Friday, February 29.

So, tell your friends, tell your family, tell everyone to vote for your child! There is one vote per computer. If you have a computer at home and a computer at work, then you get two votes. If you have 10 computers, you get 10 votes!

Here are the contestants:

The tooth, the whole tooth, and nothing but the tooth…

Just a few months ago, so it seems, Nathanael started growing his 2nd set of teeth. Since about August, he has had two adult teeth growing in behind his bottom baby teeth. A few weeks ago, those baby teeth started loosening up and Nathanael would wiggle them a little. He wanted them to come out and he was going to pull them out. He wanted Mommy & Daddy to pull them out. They were not quite ready to come out and we told him that they would come out, when they were ready to come out.

Thursday night was that time for “Tooth #1″. Nathanael decided it was time for them to come out and he pulled out “Tooth #1″. Ironically, this tooth was not the loosest of the two teeth. We are not going to be doing the whole “Tooth Fairy” thing with our kids, but since Nathanael just wanted to throw the tooth away I gave him a quarter.

Just a little reminder…

Only a week away until the deadline for submissions for the Cutest Baby Contest. We continue to get new entries every day and all the entries definitely qualify as being cute! So, if you haven’t entered yet, no more procrastinating!

I just wanted to make sure that everyone knows that I will have no part in the selection of the finalists. I will be turning all the photos to a group of photographer friends that I trust very much. I will not disclose names or personal details and they are aware that the photos are for the Cutest Baby Contest. They will then go through all the submissions and narrow them all down to a Top Ten List. The Top Ten List will be presented for voting starting on February 18 with the winner announced on February 29.

Dropping a hint…

Speaking of February 29, which is a day that only comes around once every four years, Neal Jacob Photography will be having a Leap Day Special. This Special will only be available on February 29 and you won’t want to miss it, so make sure that you check the blog on February 29 to find out the winner of the Cutest Baby Contest and the details about the Leap Day Special. This is something you should tell your friends about, because if you miss it, it won’t happen again until 2012!

Some more old photos

Okay, I dug up a few more old photos.  These are from 2003 and 2005.  My “babies” are outside playing right now.  52 degrees in February!

Have you sent in your submissions to the Cutest Baby Contest?  Remember, the deadline for submissions is February 14th!