Introducing several of our GREAT 2011 Senior Ambassadors

Each year, we select up to 2 lucky students from each local high school to represent our fabulous studio. We are having so much fun getting to know these great kids! We are in the process of doing their custom portrait sessions. Let us introduce our first 2 seniors; Kyle Jorgenson representing Lakeville High School and Anne Ferguson representing Eastview High School. As Ambassadors for our studio, Anne and Kyle receive 2 FREE style photo sessions, Representative Cards, and a lucrative bonus for each referral they send to our studio. They also earn discounts on their portraits for their referrals. Our Ambassador Program is the best program in the area and because of that, we are lucky to hire the best students around to represent our great studio.

Customer satisfaction is our main priority

As a small business that is family owned, each customer means the world to us! We strive to go above and beyond for each and every guest of our studio. In doing so, we have made some incredible friends and loyal customers along the way!

Being very humble people, we don't like to "toot our own horn..." but we are very proud of the business we have dreamed of and grown. We have grown to a successful studio with minimal advertising. The majority of our business comes from referrals and word of mouth. That is just awesome! Below is a note received just today from the family of one of our 2010 senior graduates:

"Thank you so very much. We really love the work you guys do. And we like the kind of people you are. It is nice to do business with a smaller local company, and good people in general".
Thanks,
The Peterson Family.



We all know through experience that a satisfied customer will not always tell their friends and family about their experience unless you as the service provider has provided extraordinary service. On the flip side, a customer that might be somewhat dissatisfied with their experience will not hesitate to tell 10 or more people. If our customers are not 150% satisfied, we have not done our job... we lose sleep over that!

We look forward to creating amazing, custom portraits for you someday and look forward to giving you the same experience our previous customers are talking about! Don't wait to lose those last 10 pounds, etc. to get those precious and important professional family portraits taken! Make your appointment now, you will never regret it! You will regret not having a memorable family portrait in the future if you don't!

2010 Specials and Events at C'est La Vie Photography

Happy New Year! Here's to a new decade... we are praying for another great year here at C'est La Vie Photography! We worked very hard to put together some wonderful events and concepts to start this new decade off with a BANG!

Fantabulous Facebook Fotos
We all want to look “fantabulous” in our Facebook images, don’t we? We are offering Facebook mini-sessions for that very reason! Come and have fun while we create some amazing images of you… we promise to make you look good, real good! Bring your friends! Cost includes all re-touching and 4 images for you to use on Facebook, Just $49 per person.

Birthday Sessions
First birthdays are so much fun, especially destructing the cake! Come during your child’s birthday month and receive ½ price in-studio session. (additional fee for cake) C’est La Vie also has a special gift for the birthday child!

Business & Corporate Headshots
Hey, it’s a new decade! What is your image saying about you? Let us update your professional image. Our headshot sessions include 5 fully retouched, high-resolution .jpg images for you to use in all of your marketing material. Just $195

Mom, Daddy & ME Sessions
During the months of April and May we celebrate moms, dads and their children with ½ priced kids sessions. Many of our portrait boutique gift items are discounted as well and make that very special Mother or Father’s Day gift.

Dog (…and cat) Days of Winter during the month of February
That furry family member is important too! During the entire month of February we are offering a FREE mini-session for your pet with the donation of 1 large bag of cat or dog food which we will donate to the MN Valley Humane Society. Limited space is available so book your appointment soon!

C’est La Vie Seniors!
C’est La Vie Seniors… Rock! Each session includes unlimited clothing changes, portrait retouching, year book image submission, and four Facebook images. And, there is no minimum purchase! You will feel like a rock star at your session and will have an experience you will remember for a lifetime!
Call to hear about our current offers and giveaways at 952.226.3996.

NEW!! Bella V Portrait Parties!
We are very excited about the launch of our exclusive new concept designed by C’est La Vie Photography; “Bella V” Portrait Parties.
Host a Bella V party in your home, invite your friends, family and their children for appetizers and beverages and we will bring our mobile studio to you! Each of your guests will enjoy a Bella V mini session at no cost & no obligation. Our state-of-the-art system allows us to do initial retouching and proofing at the end of the session at which time your guests will preview and order their portraits, framing, and portrait boutique items from the comfort of your home. As the hostess, you will receive FREE portraits and gifts based on the total sales from your Bella V party. Each guest will also receive a special gift from C’est La Vie Photography for attending your party.

HOPE Kids and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Following the full recovery of Shireen’s mother from lymphoma over 6 years ago, C’est La Vie Photography dedicated their charitable efforts to The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and became their “official photographic sponsor”. Because of our strong commitment to finding a cure and to the families and children fighting blood cancers, we offer FREE in-studio mini-sessions for the patient and their family. C’est La Vie will also donate 10% of the portrait purchase to The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Call the studio for more details at 952-226-3996.

Angels of Hope Calendar Contest – Begins in April
To further our efforts in supporting the cure to blood cancers, C’est La Vie Photography will be producing a calendar; Angels of Hope, which will be sold at local retailers and through websites to raise money for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. C’est La Vie Photography will be hosting several photo sessions to be held at local retailers and boutiques. The images captured will all be used within the calendar photo contest. The winners will be announced in October and will make-up the pages of this beautiful calendar. The child who wins the Cover will also win one free year of portraits from C’est La Vie Photography! Watch our website, Blog and Facebook Page for all of the upcoming details. Please help us make this venture a success!

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year...

The holidays are here. It hardly seems possible! The studio has been buzzing in extra high gear since the middle of July with senior portrait shoots, families, new babies, weddings... Despite this economy, we have had the best year ever at C'est La Vie! Thank you to all of our amazing customers, we appreciate your business and your referrals. We have grown a thriving, exciting business with minimal advertising! How great is that? That says a lot about our high level of customer service and client satisfaction... we are VERY proud of that! We remain one of the most affordable custom design studios in the area and, we are happy to announce that we will keep our pricing the same for the 5th straight year!

While we reflect on the past year and and our many blessings, C'est La Vie Photography is at the very top of our list. It is our dream come true! What started out as a dream has now become our reality. We are thankful for every customer that has come to us to create their important portraits. We are thankful for our beautiful family and the support they have given us while we have pursued our dream. We wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving.

Above is a small sampling of some of our favorite images captured over the past year. Enjoy!

Where did the summer go??

We have had a spectacular summer both at the Walsh home and in our wonderful studio. We have been thrilled with the work our C'est La Vie Photography Senior Representatives have done for our studio. We have been blessed with another wonderful senior season this year! Pictured above is Maddie, one of our 2010 Senior Representatives. We had so much fun photographing Maddie... we took her to many exciting places and she ended up with so many great shots!

The most exciting time of the year is at our doorstep... fall colors will soon be adorning our trees and our schedule will be brimming with anxious families and seniors. Each year we promise ourselves that we will remember to photograph our family too... here's to crossin' our fingers that this will be the year! We would love to hang a recent 40x60 canvas behind our sofa of our family too!

NEW THIS YEAR... Portrait & Purse parties! We will come to your home and set up our mobile studio to photograph your invited friends and children. As a hostess, you will receive a substantial gift from C'est La Vie depending on the total of your party. Each mini-session will last approximately 15-20 minutes. Your guests will have the opportunity to view and select their portraits at your party and select from our wide array of portrait boutique items; purses, sterling jewelry, custom framing, custom holiday cards, coffee table books... just to name a few! If you are interested, please contact the studio at 952-226-3996. This new concept is sure to be fun! What a great way to get a head start on the holiday shopping!

We hope to see you soon! Keep smiling! :O)

New Look, the same great photography!

C'est La Vie Photography has had a make-over! We have been told by other professional photographers over the years that we should change our studio name. The name C'est La Vie came to us after a lot of thought and consideration. When choosing a name for our studio over 10 years ago we wanted something out of the ordinary as that is the kind of photography and service we provide. We wanted something that had true meaning; C'est La Vie means "that's life!" in French. We loved the ring of the name, the meaning of the name and the fact that it was different. So many photographers just go with their name and with a name like Walsh, that is pretty "normal". So after a lot more thought and valued input from our friends, family and customers, it has been decided to KEEP the name C'est La Vie Photography!

So then on to the fact that we were recently critiqued on our logo... we were told to change it... make it simple, so we did! We really love our new look. We feel it truly identifies the studio; a bit trendy, a bit cool, but classy at the same time.

So... this is our new look, for the last time! We hope you all like it!

Ahhhh... Spring!

Spring is finally here and that means a lot at the Walsh house! Baseball, senior photo shoots, baseball, photographing weddings, baseball, boating, baseball, more photo shoots and even more baseball! Our oldest son plays traveling baseball and we really enjoy watching him play!

We recently returned from the Texas School of Photography at University of Texas, a photography school for professional photographers. We studied under the best photographers in the world. We came home with new found energy, creativity and ideas for our wonderful studio.

We are also very excited about C'est La Vie Photography's Senior Models chosen to reprent the studio for the 2010 seniors. We are looking forward to the greatest year yet!

We have several unique events planned for this year; Dog (and cat) Days of Summer; a charitable event for the Last Hope and Angels of Hope calendar photo contest; a charitable event for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Watch our Blog and Facebook Page for news and information about these exciting events.

Have a fun spring... be safe. We look forward to seeing your smiling faces!

Smiles,
Greg & Shireen Walsh