In Memorium: Don W. Lee 1924-2011

   Don W. Lee, father of Southern Flair's owner Dwayne Lee, passed away on March 12, 2011 in Arlington. He was 86 years old.

   "Gramps", as we affectionately called him, is survived by his wife and Dwayne's mom, Elayne Lee; two daughters - Sharron Dillon and Connie Healer; daughter-in-law Barbara (Dwayne's wife): four Grandchildren - Shana Healer, Lee Healer (and his wife, Kristin), Heather Lee, and Robbie Lee (and his wife Amanda); four Great Grandchildren - Abigale Lee, Rachel Healer, Hayden Healer, and Byron Lee; and numerous nieces and nephews.

   He retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1965, and then retired from the U.S. Postal Service in 1985. A Lifetime member and Past President of the Arlington Men's Garden Club, Gramps also enjoyed hunting and fishing as hobbies.

   Funeral arrangements were handled by our friends at Wade Funeral Home in Arlington, and burial was at Moore Memorial Gardens, also in Arlington. Donations may be made in Gramps' honor to the Alzheimer's Association. 

"Girls Night Out" - New date, Same time, Hopefully warmer weather!

Hopefully we have seen the last of the snow, ice, and frigid temperatures! The new date for our 4th Annual "Girls Night Out" is Thursday, March 3, 2011. Mark your calendars and plan to come. Invite your friends! Remember - it's a FREE event with complimentary Valet parking.

Southern Flair Receives "Bride's Choice Award" for 2011

WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, is thrilled to announce Southern Flair Photography has been selected to receive the prestigious annual WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 for Wedding Photography!

Recognition for the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 is determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 750,000 WeddingWire newlyweds. Our past clients are among those that shared their experiences on WeddingWire, the largest wedding review site in the nation.

Southern Flair Photography stands among the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire community, representing quality and service excellence within the wedding industry. Awards were given to the top wedding professionals across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, and were based on the overall professional achievements throughout the past year.

“WeddingWire is honored to celebrate the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire community,” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “With the annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ program, WeddingWire has the unique opportunity to recognize the best wedding professionals across the US and Canada. We applaud Southern Flair Photography for their professionalism and dedication to enhancing the wedding planning experience last year.”

We are happy to announce that Southern Flair Photography is among the very best Wedding Photographers within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading Wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Martha Stewart Weddings, Project Wedding and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for nominating us to receive the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011.

Save the date - "Girls Night Out"

Southern Flair's "Keeping in Touch" Newsletter

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Wishing you a Happy New Year!

As 2010 comes to close, I am thankful for the continued support of all of our clients and friends. I am even more excited in the anticipation of better business and professional growth in 2011.

Digital photography has really changed our industry - in some ways to the good, in some ways to the bad. Fortunately, as people start to understand that the creation of quality wedding or portrait photographs is not based on the camera alone, we are seeing more and more people deciding to not to cut corners or expenses to record their treasured memories. Smart consumers are coming back to using professional photographers, like us at Southern Flair Photography, for these very special times.

As with wedding photography, you really only get one chance to get it right. Plus, there is so much more to photographing a wedding than just taking pretty pictures. That's where a true professional wedding photographer, like Southern Flair, will make a defining difference. We have been a staple in the Dallas/Ft. Worth wedding market for the past 35 years and have photographer over 3900 weddings.

As for portraiture, we highly recommend updating your family's portrait a minimum of every five years. So many things can change during that time to the family make-up, so don't put this project off.

Again, thank you all, and please be careful tonight. I want to see your smiles in 2011.

Santa's Visit to Our Studio

Santa Visit 11/20/10

Santa made his annual trip to visit kids at our Studio last Saturday. As usual, all the kids were so cute!