Winner of the BluOrchid Photography Cutest Elf Contest!

It is my great pleasure to announce our winner! It is Ms. Tori! She won....and I have to think it was those cute little cheeks that pushed her over the top!

We had such a great response with over 650 votes in all! Thanks to everyone that participated! We will have your prints ready for pick up at the studio tomorrow. Just drop in anytime from 10am-5pm to pick up your child's portraits.

We have an early "Elf" lead! Get those votes in!!!

Ok so I've been keeping close watch on the votes and we have an early leader with Elf #28! Close behind are elf #13, 27, 21, 19, and 14!

Remember, send the blog link to all of your friends to get them to vote too! This is soooo fun!!!! Good luck to all my sweet little elves!

UPDATE AS OF TUESDAY NIGHT AT 10:21PM:
Elf #13 is now in the lead with Elf #21 and #28 close behind! #27, 19, and 7 are trying to close the gap. The rest of the elves need your help! Vote, Vote, VOTE!!!!

UPDATE AS OF WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 11:09:
We have a very tight race between Elf #19 (currently in the lead!), #21 and #19. We have had over 100 votes cast at this time! Keep it up...only a few more days to get your votes in!

UPDATE AS OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 9:54PM:
We still have a very tight race between a few certain elves! I think from now on I'm going to keep it secret who's in the lead! You never know if someone is sneaking in on you with votes, so don't get lazy on me! I will say that we have one elf that is particularly farther ahead in votes than anyone else, but that apparently some elf parents sent this out to their friends and family today because we have some new elves bumping their vote numbers big time this evening! Only tomorrow and Friday left for voting!

NOTE! ONLY ONE VOTE PER EMAIL ADDRESS WILL BE ACCEPTED. I HAVE HAD SOME PEOPLE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE VOTE BOX. YOU MAY SEND ME AN EMAIL AT INFO@BLUORCHIDPHOTO.COM IF YOU CAN'T GET THE BOX TO WORK FOR YOU! IF YOU SEND A COMMENT TO THE BLOG...BE SURE TO ENTER YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS SO THAT I CAN KEEP UP WITH WHO SENT IT! I HAVE GOTTEN LOTS OF VOTES FOR THE CHILDREN OF PEOPLE WHO ARE TELLING ME THAT THE VOTE BOX IS NOT WORKING....SO I THINK THEY ARE COMING THRU EITHER WAY, BUT IF YOU ARE NOT SURE, JUST EMAIL ME TO THE ADDRESS ABOVE! THANKS!

UPDATE AS OF THURDAY AT 11:50AM:
I'm still not telling you who is in the lead because this is waaaay too much fun for me! But I will say that one elf is still way in the lead, but we have had a comeback by some of the others....and a few that weren't even on the map yet are making a huge appearance in the votes. So, keep them coming....today and tomorrow until midnight are left for putting in your votes! You never know if someone will sneak ahead of the pack! I will say that over 500 people have visited the blog in the past 2 days and that is very exciting for me!

UPDATE AS OF FRIDAY AT 10:07 AM:
Well, I've decided that in order to kick this thing into high gear that I'm going to tell you who the top 7 elves are, in no particular order! So, for those of you who are not in the top 7, you have a lot of work to do in the next 14 hours, and for those of you who are in the top 7, don't lose momentum! You do not know where you are in that top 7....it is anyone's game! We have had over 450 votes in our contest though and I'm very inspired by some of your persistance! Keep it up....less than 14 hours to go!

Here are our top 7 (in no particular order):
#5, #13, #10, #21, #19, #17, and #30!!!!!

If you can't get the vote box to work (it has gotten overloaded with some votes on occasion), send me a direct email at info@bluorchidphoto.com to cast your vote! Only one vote per email address! Votes in the comment section will not be counted unless they are connected to an email address!

UPDATE AS OF SATURDAY AT 1:25AM:
I MADE A HUGE MISTAKE EARLIER! VOTING DOES NOT END UNTIL SATURDAY AT MIDNIGHT! YOU HAVE A LITTLE OVER 22 HOURS TO GET MORE VOTES IN! TELL ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS....HUGE PRIZE AT STAKE HERE! GOOD LUCK IN OUR FINAL HOURS OF VOTING. THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 22ND!

BluOrchid Photography's Cutest Elf Contest Voting Begins Now!

Ok, so we have the photographs ready of each of our sweet kiddos that came in and participated in the cutest elf contest this past Saturday. We had a great turn out and have so many clothes and food to donate to our charity, Families in Transition. We really want to thank you all for the great work you did in bringing the items....I'm sure they will be greatly appreciated by the families that are served this holiday season. If you would like to learn more about how you can give this season, please visit http://www.adventconspiracy.org.

To place your vote:
All you have to do is take a look at the photographs below and then enter your information in the box at the bottom of the post. Put "Cutest Elf Contest" as the subject line and enter your favorite elf's number in the message section and then submit it! Voting will end on December 20th at midnight!

The child that receives the most votes will win a complimentary portrait session with us and an 8x10 from that session....so send the blog link to all your friends and family to get them in on the action! The more people you send it out to, the better your chances of winning!

Happy voting....and Merry Christmas!
Love, Kristi, Nathaniel, and Paula



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Voting has ended!!! Thanks to everyone who participated!