Happy, Happy Birthday Sussy, Dear!

Happy Birthday, Little Sussy! Today you are 4 years old and I can barely believe I've been blogging so long.

To all my Readers:

I love you.
Really, I do.

Sometimes I get the lump when I think how good you are to me. How can I ever repay you? I really can't.

BUT, if you'll leave a comment by Wed at midnight telling me how long you've been reading and what your favorite ALS posts are, you'll be entered for a unique giveaway: I'll be choosing 10 readers to choose any photograph print of mine to keep. (you can choose the size, too... up to 8x10.)

And if you hate my photos, that's fine.. don't comment. I love you anyway.

Here are some examples of what you could choose:



© 2010 nicole hill gerulat, all rights reserved.

194 comments:

  1. Just recently started reading and my favorite posts are your photos and photography advice!

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  2. i'm pretty sure i've been reading for at least 3 years.

    i very much enjoy your work, it is truly beautiful!

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  3. Egads. I almost never comment. Just lurk. Ummmm ... a long time. Maybe pretty close to four years. Though I can't remember how I found it.
    I love all the pretty pics. People and things. Not very specific but there it is. I like the pretty pics.

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  4. Happy Birthday!!

    I have been a faithful reader for a LONG time! I absolutely love your style of photography. So fresh, clean and happy.

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  5. i think you've been in my google reader for 2-3 years. my favorite posts are the weddings. especially loved yours.

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  6. I've loved your blog since I first came across it last summer! I love all of the lovely photos you post and the details about all of the cool shoots you get to do! I also love the posts about you and your lovely family!

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  7. I've been reading for at least two years. I love your wedding pictures and cute baby finds.

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  8. a friend told me about your blog almost three years ago. i hopped on to check it out, decided to take one of your photography classes and have been a follower ever since. i read every.single.post. love your stuff.
    keep it up!!

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  9. I have been reading for 2ish years... I bought your text book and loved it. Some of my favorite posts you have had are of your "newspaper room" shoot you did with Naomi and husband, I love seeing the weddings you shoot, and last I loved seeing your beautiful wedding photo's.

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  10. HAPPY HAPPY DAY! Thank you for sharing your little sussies with us for the last 4 years! You are the only other person besides my mother & grandmother that I've ever heard use the term sussy. They've regularly treated me to many fun little sussies over the years! I found you very VERY early on (I want to say I've been reading since the beginning) and you've been one of my no.1 fav blogs since the very beginning! :) I can't really pick a favorite post! But I have to say I LOVE your photos. They keep me coming back. Your effortless, beautiful style is so clean and happy to me! :)

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  11. I've been reading ever since you were first featured in UV Magazine, whenever that was! My favorite post was the one when Adam gave you rhododendrons. I have always loved them but didn't know what they were called, and I was desperately trying to figure out the name so I could recommend them to my sister for her wedding. And then, there they were, right on your blog! It was too perfect.

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  12. No idea how I found your blog. It's been in my reader for at least 2 years.

    Ps - I love the carousel and peonies above - I'm envisioning them in my house right now!

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  13. I just started reading when I discovered (and am now taking) your photo 101 course. I'd love to have any of your photos, hopefully one day I can take pictures as beautiful as yours!

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  14. Happy Bloggy Birthday! I've been following your blog for at least a couple of years, now. I really enjoy your posts that feature photos of food you've made. There don't seem to near enough. I'm totally inspired by your photography and the fact that you are a trained chef, too. (you are, right?)

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  15. Your photos are beautiful!

    I've been reading for a couple years.. One day back when you and Adam were dating I heard him talking about you and your website in class. I looked it up and have been hooked ever since.

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  16. i've been a happy follower for about two years now. i love your clean, crisp photography and LOVE when you post little snippits from your shoots. i think the colorful rainbow birthday party with the little girls is one of my favorites!!
    happy blog birthday!

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  17. I've been reading your blog since I took your classes two years ago. Love it! I love seeing all the fun pictures you take! You are so talented!

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  18. Oh goodness, I've been reading two to three years. I like the personal posts. It's fun to get a glimpse.

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  19. I have only recently found your blog but have read the ENTIRE thing, so I feel like I have been following since the beginning. You are awesome!! My favorite posts are your photography posts. Thanks for having an awesome blog...Happy Birthday!

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  20. pretty sure it's been 3 years. it's a daily read! congrats on 4 years :]

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  21. I've been reading about 2 years, I found you through my sister-in-law. I'm not a photographer, my only camera is a point and shoot, but I love your posts with photography tips and advice. One of my favorites is your post about not getting too caught up in photography trends and making your photos timeless

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  22. i started reading your blog a couple years ago. i found you through natalie's blog and naomi's blog. they were both in my ward in nyc. i am absolutely LOVING the posts about the one charming party photoshoots. seriously, they are SO creative and i love the way you have captured all of their unique ways to celebrate. way to go nicole!

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  23. I've been reading for the last 2 1/2 years. I absolutely love your fun finds that you're coveting. And of course, seeing your work.

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  24. I guess I've been reading for about two years. I love the posts where you share tips and also where you show us your work. You are very talented!

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  25. I love all your posts! Love your work and I love the baby finds/stuff that you share :)

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  26. Gosh I'm not even sure--I think I had been reading for a few months when you linked to an article about yourself in a Utah publication that said you were "tiny" and listed your accomplishments by the age of 21...when did that come out? 3 years ago?

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  27. I've probably been reading about 2 or 3 years? Not sure exactly. But I love your images, so of course I'd be elated if I win a print.

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  28. I started reading when my cousin forward me your post on Art Weekend in SF 2009. Since the classes were already full, I browsed your blog and found out you had photography classes. It all started from there when I took photo 101 & 102...and an online class too! I love your links, interviews, and photos! Your tips are great too!
    Happy 4th!!Thanks for all the inspiration.

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  29. I don't even remember how I found you, but I'm guessing I've been reading about a year.

    Love your photos, and the baby is just precious!

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  30. Hi Nicole! I just had to comment because I love your photographs and I'm trying to put together an amazing gallery wall! I've been reading A Little Sussy for almost 2 years and my favorite posts are the personal ones about your life~ gorgeous Evie, your sister's wedding, your mother's darling dog, all accompanied by your beautiful images!

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  31. I really don't know how long I've been reading...a long time! And I love it! I really look forward to your pictures...they give me inspiration, oh and I love the Friday Features too! I've been thinking about your new baby (and mine) and I hope someone has introduced you to the world of J&J lavendar bathtime products, if not you need to try them!

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  32. I think I've been reading your blog for 2 years. I love seeing pictures of the weddings you shoot as well as the food.

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  33. congrats on 4 years... thats awesome! i've been a follower for about a year or two. im not a photographer at all, but i feel like i can really appreciate those who are, and you are (simply put) amazing. your photos are simply stunning.

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  34. I have been reading your blog for about a year now and I can't choose a favorite post because I love them all and I don't think it's fair to the blog posts to pick favorites :)

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  35. I've been reading for over a year and I love your posts with...um, actually, I just love them all!

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  36. I have been reading for about two years now. My favorite posts are when you share your portrait and wedding shots. Your photos truly capture the moment. I love the fresh and simple look they have.

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  37. I've been reading your blog for about 2 years now...love it! Love your photography! And there are way too many great posts to pick a fave...so I'm gonna have to say THIS post is my favorite...cuz I would LOVE to win a photograph print of yours!! ;)
    Congrats on 4 years!

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  38. I am going to be short and sweet your blog has been my little Sussy on a daily basis...by the way I'm sure everyone will agree, we LOVE you too!

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  39. i've been reading your blog for about a year and a half. I love your finds on fashion, photography, and design. i also love your posts about your family because they are oh so sweet. thanks for bringing "a little sussy" to my weeks!

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  40. oh yeah a print would be lovely to hang in my new house!

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  41. I remember laughing at the post you did about lame engagement photo poses. Also, I love the classic style of the children/baby clothes you post. There have been so many other good posts. I've been following since just before I took your photography class (almost 3 years ago...i think)

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  42. i've been reading for just over a year and a half.
    i love your advice and i really have loved the pretty pictures of the parties not too long ago.
    i love art weekend too!
    i would LOVE one of your prints.

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  43. been reading about a year. big fan of yours now :)

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  44. i have been reading your blog for about 2 years, maybe even more. i think my favorite posts are of your beautiful photography, any and all of it.

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  45. I have been reading your blog for about a year now. I love seeing your birthday party posts. Helps me come up with ways to celebrate those special moments.

    You have an amazing talent of taking the perfect picture right out of your camera. I love that your photos are not overly edited like so many others do these days. Beautiful work!!

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  46. A Little Sussy is actually the very first blog I ever started to read. It all started about 3 years ago, but then one day I spent an embarrassing amount of time going back and reading all of the posts you had posted before I became a reader! If it’s not obvious, I really love your blog.

    My favorite posts are the ones where you feature your photographs because they’re all gorgeous. Thanks for creating such a beautiful and inspirational blog!

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  47. I've been reading your blog for about 2 years, and I LOVE it. You're just beautiful and talented!!

    I LOVE your kid photo shoots the most!!!

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  48. Happy Blog birthday! Hmmm...since just before I took your photography class in 2009 I think.

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  49. LOVE your blog. I have been following for about a 2 years. I LOVE your wedding posts, and when you feature any thing that has to do with food photography or well, just food;)
    -kelli

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  50. I have been reading your blog for about 3 1/2 years, my sister, Crystal was Missy's (one of the beautiful girl's you photograph) roommate and that is how I heard about your blog. I love the posts where you display any of your work but lately I have been enjoying your sweet bundle of joy and I kind of wish you would post more of her:). Happy Birthday, Sussy!

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  51. I started reading your blog in June of '07 when I linked over for a recipe of some sort...I think!
    I then signed up & took your very first photo class in August of '07!
    I met your then boyfriend-soon to be husband-saw your new condo & discovered a whole new world behind my camera!
    thank you for the inspiration you provide.
    My fave posts of yours are personal...love to see how you have become wife & now mother & are someone who follows their dreams.

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  52. I've been reading for 3 years! My favorite posts are your photography and your personal posts. Your little girl is adorable.

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  53. happy birthday blog sussy. nicole, your work is amazing and your vision exceptional. thank you so much for sharing so much of you with us. i've been reading for awhile. blessings to you, your husband and your little rose bud. alles liebe.

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  54. HB Little Sussy! I guess it must be since 2008. That's when I first became a blogger myself and you were one of the first non family/friend blogs I looked at. I don't even remember how I found you, certainly glad I did.

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  55. Oooh, this is a giveaway I would LOVE to win! I had to think for a minute on how long I've been reading...since Dec. 2007! I first heard of you when my friend Rubi asked me to be a hair model for a competition...and I first came to your blog to see the photos you posted from our shoot. I had no idea this would become one of my favorite blogs from then on (and yes, now I think it is cool that a picture of me exists back in your archives!).

    My favorite posts are the yearly family Christmas cards, your food photography, and the recent photos of sweet baby Evie!

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  56. I have no idea how long I've been reading. Must be a couple of years I think. My favorite posts feature your photography. It's what keeps me subscribed and inspired!

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  57. I've been reading for maybe a year or so. I can't remember how I found you! My favorite posts are most definitely the ones about your sweet little Evie -- I also have an Evie, pronounced the same way, and mine was born in August. We even call her Evie-lou. :)

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  58. i've been reading for at least a year. i love all your wedding photographs, they are always so beautiful and inspiring. and your food styling/photography!

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  59. I can't remember. Almost three years? Definitely over two. I love all your photography. I love that everything is true and real and not overdone. I love your weddings.

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  60. I found your blog about 8 months ago. (I have no idea how I found it). I noticed a post about you teaching in Vegas last summer. I was so bummed I couldn't attend. Then I found out about Art Weekend in SLC. I was thrilled. I had a great time and can't wait until your next one. I love coming to your blog for some inspiration and a little "eye candy".
    I love all your table top images. I could look at them all day. Your work is simply stunning!

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  61. Happy Birthday! I have been reading (and lurking) for about a year now. I just love your beautiful photos and tidbits from your shoots/your life. Your pictures are so happy and joyful I can't choose a favorite.

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  62. I think it has been 2 years -- I loved the post about your article in the nest -- the pictures were fantastic!

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  63. I started reading your blog 3 years ago after I met your mom at the Paul Mitchell School. I love all of the pictures you take where you can tell there's a lot of love and excitement. I like I love how you can capture emotion so perfectly. Happy Birthday A Little Sussy!!

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  64. I adore your family photo christmas posts (my favourite is the long johns, seriously awesome.) I only recently started reading your blog last year, but read from start to finish because I was hooked.

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  65. 4 years of loveliness...you are truely talented...thanks for your blog...xx

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  66. I think I started reading your blog about 1 year ago. I absolutely love your photography, and I look at every detail of the weddings you photograph and wish I had those lovely things at my wedding. Oh, well, I can just imagine what it would have been like.

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  67. I never read a blog until A Little Sussy in 2007/8 when I was lonely during our first year in France! My favorite posts are the ones when I learn new things about photography, but my favorite one was when I learned that you were coming to photograph us in Mougins! I just want to congratulate you on all of your successes since then. I think it's time for you to bring Evie for a visit!

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  68. I've been reading for about 2 years. I love your blog! :-)
    My favorite posts have been of France and the post where you dumped food on people.

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  69. I have been reading for about a year and honestly, I just love looking at all the pretty photos!

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  70. I've been reading for about a year and a half... i think? I love your photography and all your original content. You're wonderful, Nicole!

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  71. Wowie! Congrats! I love checking in on your blog and seeing what new inspiration I might find. Best to you, the blog, and little Evie!

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  72. congratulations nicole! i just love it here... i can't even remember how long i've been reading (at least a couple of years!) i just love your photography!

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  73. I don't think I've ever commented either and I'm guessing I've read for 2 or so years...Thanks for sharing your lovely images and process with us.

    I come here to see anything you shoot really--and to see how your POV is different than other photographers with the same subject matter.

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  74. i've been reading since the beginning - your blog is a bright spot in my day, so thank you. my favorite posts? to an aspiring photographer like myself, i have to say your photo shoots/tips have been great inspiration for me. i also love your family's christmas cards.

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  75. Congratulations! I've been reading for about 3 years. I love your Christmas Card posts - you come up with the most creative ideas. I also loved the posts about your class in France, made me dream of running away.

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  76. I've been reading for about a year now. I just love your clean, simple, crisp Photographs and designs.

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  77. Hi! I've been reading since last spring, and I just took one of your classes last fall! I love your sharp, colorful photos, and I also love when you post about family. It's always neat to get a glimpse of people's lives and beautiful babies :).

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  78. I think I've been reading for about 3 years (but don't worry - I went back and looked at all the posts from the very beginning. That's how hooked I am!) My favorite post might have been your wedding pictures. Thanks Nicole!

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  79. I have been reading for over a year now. I found your blog through your sister's- Mormon in Manhattan.
    Being LDS all my life, I have loved reading about your faboulous lives! Your family is amazing and great examples. Thank you for sharing your talents (and letting anyone read your blogs). :)

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  80. I've been reading your blog for 3 years now. And my favorite posts have been your family Christmas card and weddings and other events (just because I know all of you from Cascade Ward and love to keep up ;)
    Your talent is AMAZing and I am inspired monthly!
    Loves and Hugs!
    Elizabeth

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  81. I've been reading for about 2 years. I loved your "how not to take an engagement photo" post (that probably wasn't the exact title), because it conveyed both your photography skill and standards, as well as your fun teaching style--you know what makes a photograph great (or terrible) and how to help people understand that. I think your readers appreciate the honesty and humor. I know I do!

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  82. Thanks for all your lovely blog posts! I've been reading for two-and-a-half-ish years, and my favorite posts are anything with food in them or the party photography (thanks for pointing me towards One Charming Party, too!).

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  83. Thanks for sharing your life with us! I've been reading for about 2 years. I love the peeks into your life that you give: family, friends, apartment, etc. That's my favorite. Though any photography tips have definitely been worth it too. Thanks again!

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  84. Hey Nicole,

    I have been reading A Little Sussy ever since I saw a link to it on Melissa Sam's blog...oh...in late 2006? All I know is I only had two kids then and now I four!

    My favorite posts of late have definitely been One Charming Party pictures. They're adorable.

    Congrats on four years!

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  85. I've been reading through an RSS about... oh... six months?

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  86. Hi Nicole! Happy Birthday ALS! I have been following for nearly 3 years now- I find your blog so inspiring. The post that has had a HUGE impact on my life was the "What's In My Camera Bag"/ Good, Better, Best" post. It was with your recommendations that I bought my very first DSLR & signed up for Photo 101. As a mom with young kids, photography has become an outlet- a way for me to tap into myself & my creativity. So thank you for that. :)

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  87. I've been reading for almost 2 years and I love it when you post old pictures of your family. So fun.

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  88. I started reading about 2 years ago> I lvoe all your beautiful pictures my favorite shoot was a road trip with a big silver trailer...loved it

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  89. I've been reading almost the whole time. One of my favorite posts was about the farm stand in Massachusetts. I had never heard of it and it's not far from where I live (Lexington). Your blog is a favorite!

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  90. i've been reading for about a year and i love every post. they are all wonderful and inspiring.

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  91. I think it's been almost 2 years. I love your style and the brightness/happiness of your photos. Uh, does that make sense? To me it does... :)

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  92. oh happy birthday, sussy!! i've been reading for a little over two years now, and i seriously love everything nicole, but especially little bits of your life and what you are loving. and of course, i love to gawk at your pretty photos. (food ones are possibly my fave.)

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  93. I am a new reader, just a few months. I had been looking for a photography class to take and was directed to yours.

    My favorites, food and photos. I use the same BEST buttermilk pancake recipe, and it is the best!

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  94. I've been reading for over a year. Love your work! My favorite posts are ones on One Charming Party -- best party ideas and DIY projects.

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  95. Been reading at least a year. I went to OHS w/ you and your family! I love the photos of kids/family you post. LOVE everything really. You are so talented!

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  96. I've been reading for 2 years! My favorite posts were from your Wasted pictures and your Dropped photos....so classic and awesome.

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  97. hard to say but I think i've been reading for a little over three years now! i actually found your blog while doing a study abroad in jerusalem and trying to stay connected with friends and family back home through the blogging world! there are so many favorites but two that stick out are the flowery shoot you did with the beautiful girls and the one where you dumped stuff on people! both were very fun and lovely for different reasons!

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  98. I have been reading a few years now. I would say about 2 and a half. I love your family posts. I think you have a beautiful family and I love hearing about and seeing pictures of them. Beautiful.

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  99. I've been reading for about 3 years after Matt Clayton suggested I check out your work. I've enjoyed your photo tips (especially what trends to avoid, i.e. train track shots, etc.) I've also loved reading your Formspring answers--such a great variety of questions.

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  100. i loved reading the few friday features you did. there are so many great women out there doing the things they love including you! and it's so inspiring

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  101. i've been reading since i started reading blogs which is about 3 1/2 years. wow! it's been so long.

    my favorite post was the art party. i still have it starred in my reader. is it okay that i am 24 and want to have an art party birthday party?

    i hope so.

    thanks for inspiring. =)

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  102. I can't remember the exact time, but yours was one of the first blogs I read, and part of the reason that I started blogging myself. I still read - and I enjoy all the posts, because I DO like your photography:-D

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  103. I LOVE your blog and your classes. I start out my morning everyday with your blog. Its been 2 plus years that I have been following your blog. I am a big fan of how you photograph. Its classy and not trendy. I love all your tabletop photgraphs and weddings.

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  104. I have been reading your blog since a friend referred me to your site about two and a half years ago. I was so excited to take two of your last classes before you moved! I love all of your posts, but one that has "haunted" me is one that you did about these beautiful books with covers illustrated by coralie bickford-smith. I wanted them so badly but decided to buy them one book at a time. I never got around to buying any for myself, but my mother-in-law gave me 5 for Christmas and they look beautiful in my living room. Thanks for the great blog and all of the inspiration.

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  105. I've been reading for about six months. I found you through MIM. My favorite is any of your photos of food because it includes two of my great loves--photography and food.

    Teresa

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  106. I have been reading your blog for 3 years! Your blog is gorgeous and so are your photos. You're better than martha and a great inspiration!

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  107. I found your blog probably a year and a half ago, but it has become one of my favorite ways to seek little treasures each day - a time for me to just relax and look at beautiful things. I love all of your photographs - they are timeless. And I love the posts you do every once in a while that highlight a fellow photographer; they inspire me :)

    Happy Birthday!

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  108. Started following about 2 years ago, just before I got married. I loved the posts about your wedding then (as well as photo posts - so beautiful!) Now that I'm expecting my first baby, I'm loving the darling things for your sweet Evie that you've been posting. I about died over the rattles and the mobile you posted yesterday. My husband probably wishes I wouldn't follow your blog - it would save us a lot of money!!!

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  109. i've been reading for 6 months and I love all your photos!

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  110. 3 years. love your friday features...and pretty much every post with Polaroids posted. keep it up. i love checking your blog and seeing a new post. i check it like 3 times a day. sorry to be a self proclaimed blog stalker!

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  111. I absolutly love your blog and your creativity. I found you in the Utah Valley Magazine when they did the article on you about 2 years ago I think. I check your blog daily. I have even attended some of your classes. You are a true talent. I have so many favorite posts. I love the french pictures you took of the Ever After village. I could kick myself I didn't attend that workshop. They were utterly devine. I still want to see that village. It's on my bucket list.
    Thanks Nicole and congrads on the new baby. Keep up the GREAT work.

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  112. It must be around 2 years now!
    I love your clear style!
    The best posts are the christmas-card ones! :)

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  113. Hmmm, about 3 years now, give or take. I like the variety of posts...style, photos, interviews, recipes and favorite things finds. I finally made my first Gilt Groupe purchase and got a great rug! I am excited to see all your baby finds now that you will be as consumed with your child as the rest of us are with ours.

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  114. happy birthday! i can't even remember when i first started reading, probably about three years or so? yours was one of the first blogs i read, and i still love it. i love all of your wedding/engagement photo shoots, and i especially love the shoot you did on a bridge--maybe golden gate? it was a while ago but i loved it.

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  115. I think I've been reading your blog for 2-3 years. Lately, I've been loving your posts about One Charming Party.

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  116. I've been a ALS reader for about 3 three years. When I took your Photo101 class you asked how people had heard about it and when those of us who were blog peeps raised our hands you said "Oh... so you know me." It was adorable. I love all your photo posts, but my fave is definitely the what NOT to do for your engagement photos. a classic. Happy birthday.

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  117. I had a friend recommend your blog to me about two years and have been reading ever since. I really couldn't choose just one post I love the most because I love them all. I did love the photos from France.

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  118. I think I've been reading for about a year. I adore all your pictures - you are so talented! - and I really like your photography advice. I hope to buy one of your books one day.

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  119. I guess I'm more of a newbie, been ready for the last several months. Does it count for longer if I looked at a lot of your previous posts? Or is that more along the lines of stalking? I swear it's all in the name of improvement, as I love your photography particularly of babies. Ilove to be inspired by your work! Can't wait to be around for the next 4 years!

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  120. I've been a reader for 2-3 years and I love all your posts on your family Christmas cards!

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  121. About 2 years and I enjoy photo shooting advice and enjoy your polaroid shots!

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  122. I've been reading for about six months and love love your blog. One of my favorite posts was the one about documenting your great-uncle and family in Idaho. So sweet.

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  123. I have been reading almost daily for about 2 years. I really enjoy reading all of your posts, but I particularly like the Christmas cards. So creative! Also, your images are a source of inspiration, and I love the photography tips you give.

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  124. I think I've been reading for almost a year now. My friend referred me to you because of your awesome classes. I really just enjoy looking at your photography, especially of the bday parties and food.

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  125. Happy Birthday Sussy! I've been reading for about 2 years and I just LOVE seeing your photos. You're my favorite photographer by a longshot. The shoot you did in Paris last July was stunning!

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  126. Gosh, I have no idea how long I've been reading, at least for the last 2.5 years! I love when you post your work, especially when it's pictures of kids. I also like your equipment recs and reviews, even if I don't have the budget to purchase everything you recommend.

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  127. Just found your site, but I love the photog equipment advice.

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  128. I really have no idea how long I have been reading your blog. Two or three years maybe. My favorite posts were from your French Photo Retreat. They were all so pretty!

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  129. i have been reading since...august-ish? i have gone back and read your older posts before i started reading. i love your good ideas and your super cute/funny hill family christmas cards!!

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  130. Maybe a year? And I'm trying to improve my photographs, so all photo tips are pored over by me :)

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  131. I've been reading your blog for about 3 years. I LOVE everything! I love the flowers, and home decor but my favorite has to be the food pics!! Love!

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  132. Hi Nicole,

    I've been reading since your first year. Then I took 101 from you at the cute condo in Orem. Remember?

    Happy Birthday to the Blog!

    Congrats on your sweetie!

    PS. My favorite are your photo tip posts or photo product posts.

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  133. I've been reading for at least three years ... maybe four? I love the pictures of your photo shoots, and I love the Friday Features. You amaze me.

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  134. I've been reading for about three years. I can't decide between your Versailles pics from last summer and your Oregon Coast road trip pics. Love them all.

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  135. I have been reading for about a year, I suppose. I like the wedding shoots and travel shoots. Thanks for the blog! Happy Birthday ALS!

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  136. Happy Birthday! And goodness I'm trying to think when I first starting reading your blog- it must have been in the summer of 2007! I just love to see all your beautiful photographs!

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  137. i've been reading a little over two years. i love any post related to your photography.

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  138. I've been reading since summer 2009. Not as long as others, but I've made up for it by taking all your classes, workshops, etc. I've learned a ton from you...My favorite posts are your pictures. I'm inspired by your talent and just the cool pictures you take! Thanks for everything and Happy Birthday, A Little Sussy.

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  139. I've been reading for about two years. I absolutely love your styling, photography, tips, and equipment advice. You have such an eye for SO MUCH!! I love your blog the best! When I lost everything on my hard drive recently (including my bookmarked sites), yours was the first blog I put back on my favorites :)

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  140. I loved your posts from France this summer. So beautiful and crisp. I wanted to jump right in Mary Poppins style! :)

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  141. I've been reading your blog for a little over a year. I love the photos you did of pouring things on peoples' heads, as well as the ones from your recent trip to France. Thanks for sharing everything with us!

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  142. i love your blog! i've been reading for just over a year. my favorite would be photos photos photos! weddings and one charming party are my fav.

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  143. has it been that long? well, i remember when you celebrated year one. so, i guess it's been since close to the beginning. and it just keeps getting better.

    - martha

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  144. oh, and my favorite posts are about your little sussy finds. like random jewelry or shampoo or cookbooks, etc. love your photography always, tho.

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  145. I've been reading for a couple of years and I LOVE the posts about your house.

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  146. I'm not 100% sure how long I've been reading but I was in your very first photo class in your Orem townhouse basement. Your dog was brand new and you weren't even engaged. Oh how you've grown. Although I love the photography, I love your links to random jewelry you find.. and now baby stuff. Wahoo! Happy Birfday.

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  147. I've read for about three years. I love your occasional posts about your gadget bag or tech things, but I also just love the style of everything you shoot and post. This blog is a spot of brightness and clean freshness in my days.

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  148. I've been reading for over a year. I check it every day! I love the fun sites you find.

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  149. happy blog birthday! :) reading since our engagement, so about 3.5-4 years i guess. everything you post is great, but my favorites are your classic photos!

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  150. I've been reading for about two years! My favorite post are of your food photo shoots, you can make anything look delicious! Thanks!

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  151. HI there! I have been reading for about a year and I love your home posts. Love your style!

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  152. i have been reading for 2 years. I love everything about your blog. But every time I see a picture you take I am amazed at how much more talent you have than others! They are breathtaking.

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  153. i have been reading for 2 years. I love everything about your blog. But every time I see a picture you take I am amazed at how much more talent you have than others! They are breathtaking.

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  154. I LOVED the bad engagement picture posts. And the baby head crusher headband posts. All of your pictures are absolutely gorgeous. I want everything you photograph.

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  155. I began reading sussy pretty near your start date and it's always brought a smile or sparkle to my day! My favorite post was of your "kelsey nixon + robby egan" wedding shoot. The way you captured that day gave me a coveted glimpse of my own (hopefully sooner than later :) and I have saved the link and treasured it ever since.
    I don't know much about photography but the details, lighting and subject...everything you have in your pictures sends a sunbeam through my soul and literally brightens my life! Your style and personality shows through your writing, pictures, and whatever you highlight. Thanks for sharing!
    p.s. I went to elementary school with Nina :)

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  156. I have been a reader for about one year. Boy, do I love a new Sussy post. No need to be thanking your readers, Thank YOU for writing and gracing us with your thoughts. :)

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  158. I have been reading ALS for over 18 months. It brings out creativity and innovation. I look forward to the time when our schedules match so I can take a class. Thanks.

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  159. Wow- I think I've been reading about a year. I saw some of your work and thought, "Light! Bright! Cheerful!" I was hooked.

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  160. Wow- I think I've been reading about a year. I saw some of your work and thought, "Light! Bright! Cheerful!" I was hooked.

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  161. I think I've been reading for about two years, and I just love all of your gorgeous photos.

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  162. i've been reading probably just over 2 years i think. i'd love a print to frame for my home...it would be so hard to choose!

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  163. Over a year for sure ... Maybe 2! I love all the creative people you share with us. I have found so many specialty items through your blog ... Just love it! Oh and adore your Friday features ... Would still love to see Jenny Zarins do an interview with you :)
    Thanks for sharing all that you do and contests on year 4!

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  164. I have been reading your blog for at least two years now. Maybe three. I can't remember how I found your blog, but I do know that I spent a good hour during my first visit soaking it all in. I love your clean imagery and artsy finds.

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  165. I've been reading about nine months...and you make me laugh when you are so honest about people and how you feel. Your prints are AMAZING! Thank YOU for sharing your talent!

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  166. I have been a long time reader. Love, I mean, love the blog. After a long day at work, I get really excited when I see an unread post on google reader.

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  167. I've been reading for quite a while...back when you were working at Rubberball, before Natalie had her blog. I love food. And travel. So A Little Sussy makes my heart sing.

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  168. I've probably been reading your blog for a little over a year. I love all of your posts because you have such classy, elegant style and gorgeous photography, but my favorites are probably the photography/gear tips, and the OCP shoots--I love those!

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  169. Hey there, Ive been reading your blog since 2008. Ive loved your work for years. My fav shoot you have done are the lemonaid shoot you did with the little blond and i love the shoot you did in san fran with the cool silver bullet.

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  170. been reading for about two year and i love the post with food. make my mouth water.

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  171. I've been reading about 3 years now. I can't even remember how I found your blog but it was around the time I got pregnant with my daughter. She is now 2 and a half and I have a baby boy now too. You gave me such inspiration and I got my first DSLR because of you. So thanks!! And my favorite posts are anything related to photography! (so pretty much all of it!)

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  172. Nicole . . . I have been a reader since my trip to France with you in September. What wonderful memories . . . your photograph of Notre Dame is amazing!

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  173. I started reading about 2 1/2 to 3 years ago!! Long time! I love seeing your photography and the shoots you work on! It really makes me want to go out and take pictures! I especially love the photo shoots with kids because they are always the cutest kids!

    Cheers!

    kd.klipboard@gmail.com

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  174. I have been reading for probably 2 years. I don't remember how I found it though! My favorite posts are the ones where you showcase your commercial work. Thanks for having such a great blog!

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  175. nicole, i think i've been reading for close to 3 1/2 years...i saw it a few months before we all went to the dirtbike race when you were dating Adam. i was so amazed you were the same un-assuming girl that i met, who happened to have this incredible blog. my favorite part of ALS is seeing all the fun things you find and share. i ADORE your photos as well and get pretty envious of your talent. you're uber-talented in so many areas, if you weren't so darn nice, i'd be totally jealous of you! xoxo, shannon

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  176. I accidently found you 10 months ago while looking at a blog of a friend from high school who teaches letter press. Having a strong interest in photography, I immediately signed up for 2 of your classes because I LOVED your work. I just started my 3rd class from you and think you are great. Not only that, but you are from my home state too and I love to see anyone from Utah "Make It"!

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  177. I've been reading for probably about a year now. My favorite posts are the ones about Molly. She's the cutest, fluffiest puppy ever!

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  178. I've been reading for 2 years. I just love looking at your photography. So pretty much, all of your posts are my favorites. I would be thrilled to have any of these photos in my home!

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  179. I love your blog! I've been reading for about a year--sometimes it takes a boring desk job to discover awesome blogs. :). I love when you post about products you love, and when you photograph cool parties. Thanks for making the effort to put it online for us!

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  180. Hi Nicole, not sure how long I've been reading, I think I started around the time you moved here? So a couple years?

    My favorite posts are your photo shoots, just because I love pretty pictures. =)

    No scratch that, the Evie posts are my favorite now.

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  181. I love your blog (design and content)! I've been following you for almost 2.5 years now. My favorite posts are the ones about your family, so the xmas cards, your mom's recipes, and of course your cute sisters!

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  182. I've been reading for over two years. I started following because I loved how real your pictures look, nothing creepy photoshopped (the glowy blue eyes from "mommy photographers" make me crazy!) I love the posts that teach me about using my camera, the scenic pictures from france, and now the baby pictures are great too. Thank you!

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  183. I've been a reader for about 3 years. My favorite post has to be the Dumped shoot--because it was so fun, and my boys were part of it!

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  184. I've been reading for at least as long as my little girl is old, which is over three years now. I love the posts about wedding and kid photo shoots. I especially love when there are little tips and tricks.

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  185. Happy Birthday! I've been reading A Little Sussy for about 3 1/2 years. I love all the beautiful pictures but some of my favorite posts have been your shoots for Rubberball and wedding shots.

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  186. I've been reading ever since my uncle surprised my aunt and brought you to france to photograph their family. My favorite posts are of the weddings you shoot, especially now that I'm planning my own wedding!

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  187. I started reading back in 2007 - whoa! I enjoy your wedding posts - you do a great job capturing the big moments as well as the little details. You also find some pretty darn cute baby stuff. :)

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  188. I've been reading ALS since Spring of 2008. The first post I saw was the Garden Shoot and I was in love with your work immediately!

    Some favorites---Garden Shoot and the road trip have some of my favorite pictures. I also really liked the mock engagements and your sister in the giant flower headbands....and when she did "make-up" girl.

    It would be awesome to win a print so I am crossing my fingers!

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  189. Hmmmmm probably 3.5 years? Can't pick a favorite post, but I loved the childrens party with the colorful jones soda, the one of someones house (descriptive I know) and the weddings. It's all beautiful!

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  190. Been reading your blog for 2 years. I love your christmas card posts of your fam...so cute!

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  191. Happy Birthday Blog! I've been reading for 3-4 years (with a break while I served my mission). I loved your creative rubberball photo sessions. I still love your weddings and bridals... So beautiful! Congratulations again!

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  192. i've been reading since october of 2008 and i can't think of just one favorite post- I love them all! oh, and i love your book.

    happy blog birthday!!

    izzy022@hotmail.com

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  193. wow, 4 years. Time's flying! I think you always do a great job but I love any shoot where I know who it is! hee hee. :)

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