Best Wishes for Tiny Sparrow

When we launched our Wish Album in December of last year, we combined it with a fundraiser for the Tiny Sparrow Foundation. We are so very humbled to announce that though your purchases during the launch we raised $1000 for the foundation. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your support! 

We were elated to present the Tiny Sparrow Foundation in with this donation to assist them in continuing their mission to provide a photography session and accompanying Memory Set at no cost to families with children facing life-threatening illnesses. 

The Tiny Sparrow Foundation was born from the heart of Lidia Boicu, a 34 year-old breast cancer survivor who found solace in photography amidst the surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation she endured while battling the disease. She quickly realized her dream of becoming a professional photographer and had a great desire use her talents to help other families whose children were touched by cancer. Though this process, she became inspired to create the Tiny Sparrow Foundation. 

What the foundation offers is a magical gift of incredible generosity. In addition to our financial donation, we are especially grateful to have had the opportunity to provide the albums to accompany the foundation’s first session for Kate Mcrae, a little girl who was diagnosed with cancer at age 5. Images of those albums were shared previously on our blog. 

We encourage you to visit the Tiny Sparrow Foundation’s website and consider making a donation to support this worthy cause and to visit Katie Mcrae’s website to offer your support and prayers for her and her family. 

Best wishes to Lidia, Kate and the Tiny Sparrow Foundation, may 2010 be a year filled with blessings for all of you! 

Kyung & The Dream Album Team

$50 gift certificate give away

So sweet!

We are super excited to be at WPPI and want to celebrate it! Here is how~

For the ones at WPPI:

Visit our friends SMILEBOOTH (WPPI #1266) on Tuesday 3/9, 10:30 am till noon (PST) to view the cutiest mini Dream Album and receive $50 Gift credit. The quantity is LIMITED, so hurry in!

For the rest of the world:

Follow our twitter DREAM ALBUM and EMAil us "WPPI SPECIAL" on subject  during those hours, the first 300 will get the same sweet gift from us!

More details will be updated in our twitter!

Thanks!

Kyung and the Dream Album Team

Meet us at SMILE BOOTH in WPPI

As samples are pouring in for SMILEBOOTH (#1266), we are so excited to share a sneak peek of their work with you before the show! 

Visit the SMILEBOOTH to get in on the action and view all our fabulous products. If you have not yet held a Dream Album in your own two hands, this is your chance to TOUCH, SMELL and FEEL the beauty. If you visit the booth (#1266) on Tuesday, March 9 between 10:30 am to 12:00 noon, you will get to meet Kyung and the Dream Album Team plus receive a $50 gift certificate towards your next purchase! Quantities are limited, so come as early as possible. Follow us on twitter to receive all the latest details.

Not familiar with SMILEBOOTH? Read on…

"SMILEBOOTH is...a fresh, new rendition of the classic, old school photobooth....a self-functioning, dummy-proof way to get professional photos from your event - NO PHOTOGRAPHER needed! ...a mini photography studio that inspires creative, silly, fabulous-looking photographs...compact to transport and easy-as-pie to set up and breakdown...an exciting addition for any memorable event, party, wedding reception... 

camera + you + fun = SMILEBOOTH"

I was amazed by what it can do, and as you can see from these sample albums full of fun images, we are sure this baby will be a must for any successful event. 

Our team cannot wait to meet you in person!

Did you say FREE? – Giveaway to the hottest party at WPPI this year!

We are a mere 15 days away from the Hottest Party at WPPI  - Air Horns & Lasers! This event sold out of its first round of tickets in record time and the second set of tickets is moving fast!

It is a matter of days before the secret location will be announced. It is an event so exclusive, the details of the location will only be shared with those lucky enough to get a ticket.

Our Dream Album clients are some of the most discerning out there. They deserve to have access to one of the hippest parties of the season. You are definitely are a collection of photographers and designers in the know. After all, you selected Dream Album as you album vendor, didn’t you?

And for that we want to show our appreciation. We have a limited number of tickets to give away to our clients as a thank you for supporting our business.  There will be two ways to be eligible to win:

First, any order submitted (may be any combination of Dream products) between February 20^th and 28^th will be entered into a draw to win one of  6 free tickets to the party.

>>>> WINNERS ARE>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

deesouza@aol.com

jenna@andyandjenna.com

info@annekatherinephotography.com

sara@swparkerphotography.com

vanessa@vlmstudios.com

cbszeto@yahoo.com

With some of the top vendors in the industry participating in the most sought after event in WPPI the Air Horns & Lasers party is not one to be missed! Remember you can still buy tickets here, but it won’t be long before they are gone!

I can’t wait to meet you in person at Air Horns & Lasers!

THE BIGGEST LAS VEGAS PARTY!!!:: Air Horns & Lasers Party

Have you heard? Dream Album Co. is the exclusive album sponsor for the hottest party in Vegas at WPPI this year! We have teamed up with some of the most influential wedding photographers and vendors to host Airhorns and Lasers, an event that is certain to be the talk of the town! 

The first round of tickets sold out in record time, but SECOND ROUND TICKET will be available at 8:00PM tonight! Please check the ticket site.  Tickets will be limited though, so be certain to grab your tickets while you can. This is definitely an event NOT to be missed!

What makes this party spectacular you ask? For starters, there won’t be any vendor booths, gift bags, or cupcakes. There will be a bar, a dance floor, and the industry’s hottest vendors, bloggers, and taste makers getting down under one (relatively small) roof. You will hang with your favorite people, talk, dance, drink, get sweaty, and be very happy you went!

Keep checking our blog, too. I have a few TICKETS that I will be giving away in the next few weeks!

Leave a comment to let us know if you will be at WPPI or if you are one of the lucky few who already have your ticket to Airhorns and Lasers!

Revised Updates (as of 1/20)

Hello fabulous Dream Photographers! 

Revised updates are as follows:

New registration had begun 1/18 starting with the waiting list photographers. As of today we are experiencing tremendous of new registration coming in, so please allow us to get back to those who submit the form about 5-10 business days. Thanks so much, all of you!

New pricing - is out (please visit our product page for download) and will be effective starting 1/25

New ordering system (ROES) - can not wait! probably will happen in February - we are working on it!

New website - better, faster, nicer~

New sample discount  - 30% off ALL items, all year around! (more information is available and effective starting 1/25),

and New product release - drum roll~~~~

This may answer some of your questions already, but I am sure you have more. We will update details as it progresses. And yes, that is why we've been so busy even during the holiday break. We can not wait to share the exciting changes with you all soon! Again, thank you so much for everything.

Quick Updates!

Hello fabulous Dream Photographers! 

As it is our first post of the year, we would like to wish you the very best for the year 2010. Thanks so much for sending holiday greetings and notes out for us and most of all, we are so grateful that we have such wonderful members to work with. And can not wait to serve new members (starting next week!)

Here are some important updates we would like you to know:

New registration will begin 1/18 starting with the waiting list. Once it is completed, registration will be open everyone. Thanks so much for waiting!!!

New pricing - will be out 1/18, and will be effective starting 1/25

New ordering system (ROES) - can not wait! probably will happen in February

New website - better, faster, nicer~

New sample discount (effective starting 1/25),

and New product release

All of above will happen bet next week and ideally before WPPI convention (early in Mrach! - we have a word about that, too!). 

This may answer some of your questions already, but I am sure you have more. We will update details as it progresses. And yes, that is why we've been so busy even during the holiday break. We can not wait to share the exciting changes with you all soon! Again, thank you so much for everything.

Best, 
Kyung ( Creator of Dream Album Co.) and DA team

Show Off Your Dream - Teryn Glenn

We just received the beautiful Dream Album product shots from Teryn Glenn ( of www.terynsphotography.com ). She presented the bride's bouquet on the front cover (very unique statement by the way and we LOVED it). It looks fantastic followed by simple page design of her gorgeous work. It must be every bride's Dream Wedding Album and beyond! Take a look and inspired!

She added, "Oh my gosh!  My first dream album arrived yesterday, and I am in awe!  I have ordered a few 5x7 dream boxes/mats from you, and I have absolutely loved them.  I was so anxious to finally see a dream album.  I ordered this 9x9 30 page dream album as a wedding album for one of my clients from this summer.  When it arrived, and I opened the box, I could not believe how perfect it was.  I am so picky about quality, color, etc. and I couldn't have imagined it any better.  Thank you so much for such an amazing product.  It really is a DREAM album.  I am so excited to get this to my client, and I can't wait to order another! "

We really appreciate the comment as well as her beautiful work on Dream Album! Thanks so much Teryn! 

Our Wish & Dream

As many of you read our previous post about Kate, we had made two albums for Kate's family. A Dream and a Wish. Thanks so much for your love and support for the family and comments on the blog.  We (Dream Album Co.) will continue to help Tiny Sparrow Foundation making the families like Kate's great memories by providing our products and services.   We are very happy to be part of such a great love and we would welcome all of you to be a part.

We had taken some product images for Tiny Sparrow Foundation to help them raise funds and would like to share it with you. They are 10x10, 24page Wish album and Dream album (Same size and same design). 

They both carry so much of love, thought, and happiness of the moments. We are so sure they will be cherished for a long time. As we post this, we would like to remind you that our wish album special is still up until 12/10 and a portion of our wish album sales during the special period will be donated to Kate and Tiny Sparrow Foundation. Thank you so much for your support.

* Photography of Kate's family is provided by Lidia of Oh So Posh Photography / Tiny Sparrow Foundation

Wish for Kate

Kate's Wish Album came out yesterday and we would like to share her story.

We received a call from one of our Dream Photographers, Lidia (of Oh So Posh Photography, and also a cancer survivor) about a month ago. She flew to Arizona to take these wonderful pictures – and capture amazing memories – of the McRae family whose little girl is fighting brain cancer. The five-year old girl in the picture is Kate.

Kate had already undergone multiple rounds of chemotherapy and was expecting another one soon. Because the treatment destroys her immune system’s ability to fight germs, her brother and sister cannot visit her in the hospital. Lidia and the Dream Album team wanted to create a beautiful album for the family to look at while Kate is in the hospital. 

Take a look at the slide show below (click the arrow to start the show. There is a little bit of waiting before it starts.)

To find out more about Kate you may visit pray for kate, and please also check out Lidia's new venture at tinysparrowfoundation.org/blog. This amazing woman created a foundation to help photographers around the world make memories for families with children who have a terminal illness. She would appreciate your support and participation.

We sent out two albums (one for the hospital and one for home) to Kate today and our prayers are with her and her family. If you want to help or donate, please visit the two sites (links available above). 

We are running specials for the Wish Album this week and will donate a portion of our sales to Kate and Tiny Sparrow Foundation. Thank you.