Introducing Mr. Blue Lily (GIVEAWAY!)
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at 01:04AM You better believe I have been celebrating our 2nd year birthday/anniversary here at Blue Lily. One thing I recently did was hire my first employee.
His name is Tyler. Tyler Whitacre. As in, my husband. As in: Mr. Blue Lily.
Tyler is a lot of things. He is a genius, he is sincere, is is the best dad. He also happens to be a phenomenal photographer.
Up til this year, he's been shy as all get out. Happy to let me do most of picture taking, let me go crazy with Blue Lily, do whatever I want. This year though, he's got other plans.
He is my Mr. Blue Lily; and he is so good, I might be quickly out of a job.
Probably not, though, as things are so busy around here, I definitely needed help, especially needed a second photographer around and most definitely another editor. Tyler is both of those things and is crazy amounts of artistic. Most of the time he's to busy either waxing philosophical or rolling around on the floor teasing the kids for people to notice.
But- he's got the photography itch and he's got it BAD.
So- here's where the giveaway comes in.
We are giving TWO WINNERS either a free mini session (at any location we're visiting, so anyone can win) or a whopping $150 gift card to any store we can buy a gift card online.
Supah sweet!
All YOU have to do to enter the giveaway is comment and tell Tyler just how awesome he is. Like that's hard.
To get a second entry in the giveaway, add Blue Lily as a friend on Facebook. Click here to do that!
To get a third entry in the giveaway, give our blog a link on your site or blog. And then email us to tell us where we can find it.
So easy.
Just do it.
Yes, yes, we will be accurately tallying up how many entries everyone gets. It will be time consuming but WORTH IT!
Here's where this post gets really long. These freaking incredible images below were all taken by Tyler AND edited by Tyler AND I didn't have a single thing to do with a single one.
Bummer for me, but YAY for Tyler!
So, get going to the comments. Let Mr. Blue Lily know how much you love him. (but like, don't hit on him, cuz he's MINE!)
Reader Comments (232)
That is so cool! Fun to work with your hubby. He is amazing! Simply amazing. Your kids are going to be super creative, with your genes passed on! Thanks for the giveaway!
as you would say, hells yah! he is awesome! i'm very impressed, totally.
Mr. Blue Lily! I'm so excited you'll be taking pictures too. Your work is awesome, I love the one with the big pink sky. Can't wait to see more!
Tyler You Rock....These are fantastic....Are you sure you aren't secretly a pro???
Sweet, another freaking awesome photographer! Your blog gets better and better everyday. And, I wanna win!
Wowzer Ty-Ty!
Who knew? You little sneaky pants--hiding your talent under a bushel of snarkiness!!!
To me, this is excellent news. Why? Because now you can write off BOTH of your tickets when you come to Japan to award me with my free session! (I already have your link on my blog and just accepted your friend request today...so I'm planning to win.)
Yay! Can you come in two the next two weeks? The cherry blossoms are just starting to bloom!!!
Cousin Emily
www.actegratuit.blogspot.com
P.S. If I put your link on my other blogs to I get even MORE entries?
... alloway. Those are some mad skills! worthy of a link for sure
Tyler,
These are incredible. I like the variety of angles, the oddly lovely look of a couch in the middle of nowhere nature, the vastness that somehow does not over power the love of these two people, and the hilarity of the umbrella flying away. You evoke such a range of emotions with the photographs.
I have added Blue Lily as a friend on Facebook and will link to you on my Blog after posting this comment.
Looking forward to seeing more from you two, the dynamic duo :-)
oops... forgot the link... http://littlemeadows.blogspot.com
Wow, what a team! I LOVE the cloud picture- I can't stop staring at it.
LOVE the pictures - especially the angle of the one of them "walking the line" on the highway! Excellent!!! I can't wait to see more!!!
Um, wow. You guys are such a dynamic duo. Awesome - and RAD. I just love that you both put fantastic furniture out in the most gorgeous places. Yum! Can't wait to see more from your photographic partnership.
Beautiful photographs. I love the one of her feet/dress next to her groom. But, favoring a touch of whimsy, the photograph where the bride is hiking up her dress and the groom has lost his umbrella --- that's the one I would pick to purchase. For sheer beauty, the photograph where the bride and groom are in the foreground and the pink/mauve clouds dominate the background? Priceless.
I've added a link to your blog (awhile ago) as one I check daily. Hope that still gets me two entries. The Litterbox
whoa.
tyler, you are a force to be reckoned with! watch out world!
love love LOVE these shots, the mood in them is fantastic!
I am commenting all over the place... Please pick me!!!! These pictures are beautiful! I would seriously consider getting remarried just to have you take my pictures. :) Congrats on the new job, Tyler!
Holy cow. AWESOME!!!!!!
Those photos totally rock. Mr. Blue Lily, you totally rock.
Wow!!! AWESOME pics Tyler! Are you willing to teach other husbands about photography?
congrats on the addition! Tyler, the images are fantastic....especially the last one---brilliant! I think you and Wendy are going to make a KILLER team in business!
Oh my.... suddenly I want to re marry my husband in that exact dress and location. Excellent photographs!
Whoop Whoop! I love giveaways! I have never won one, but I love the excitement and anticipation of wiating to see who will win...will it be me? haha! How fabulous that you get to work full-time doing what you love with the one that you love! Tyler...good on ya man!
great pictures! tyler, it was fun to meet you in san fran. thanks for helping out with our shoot. we would love to be entered in your give-away!
Of course your hubby is, oh so fabulous! It's great he's involved in YOUR world too. I should only be so lucky to have my hubby involved in my world ... or Tim McGraw ... or both. :)
um those are incredible. i can't take a decent photo to save my life. and you have 2 amazing photographers in your family?! i love love love them, and the location is awesome.
Those are really amazing! What a great location! Great job Tyler!
beautiful - i adore the muted colors! how fun to work together!
added you as a friend!
Tyler, Tyler, Tyler... How awesome are you! I am so jealous that the two of you are so creative and get to work together. In addition to all of your photography sessions, you need to have classes on photography. I would love to be 1/2 as creative as you. Tyler - keep up the awesome work - that is so great that you have taken the plunge and dived right in. Now - just convince your wife to come to Atlanta!! ;)
Wow Tyler these pictures make me want to get married all over again.
Great job!
Wow- totally impressive. LOVE those shots. I'm super excited for you both on your new adventure!! And I hope I WIN!
I added you as a friend on FB- just waiting to confirm. :) That's 2 for me.......
Great work, Tyler! How great to work together!
Check out my blogpost about you guys:) www.photographyrachelrenee.blogspot.com
AND I totally added you as my friend on FB BABY!
Another great husband/wife photography team!! I LOVE the last shot, and the ring shot is one of the best i've seen!
Wow Tyler you did an awsome job i love the pic's!! there so good :) http://hollikim.blogspot.com
The location for this shoot is to die for...Tyler, the color... omgosh the color is vintage perfect! An overcast day in the desert, glorious. Makes me want to move back to Arizona to have you take my picture with a Joshua Tree.
Adding you to my blog; EASY I did it months ago!!! Because I am a phototgraphy blog freak and am quite literally addicted to them! You can see my blog at http://bennyandkarianne.blogspot.com. Your link is in the right hand column in the section labeled Fave Photog Blogs.
I'm headed over to FB now to make you my new friend!
Thank you for being such an amazing inspiration with each new post. Your work is always phenominal and I am excited to see that Tyler's work is just as fantastic.
Linked to you on my blog here: http://brainyandbeautiful.blogspot.com/2009/04/dynamic-duo.html
Mr. Blue Lily is amazing! That first shot...oh, it takes my breath away! I love his ability to include the incredible background in his pictures while still keeping the people the focus of the picture. Wonderful!
I just added you as a Facebook friend, and I will now email you with a link to my blog where you're had a happy place on my blogroll for a few months now. Woohoo!
I love your work! Your style is amazing. I was wondering if you were a part of club or group of photographers in Utah. I would love to be able to meet you and pick your brain. Amazing work!
i'm pretty sure i have entered every giveaway you've ever had. maybe with 2 winners I will get lucky!
we're now friends on facebook!
These pictures are amazing! It's so difficult to get this type of landscape to turn out without being washed out. You did such an amazing job! I'm so inspired by your work, Tyler.
Wow! These are amazing pictures! You guys are going to have so much fun working together.
Beautiful pictures, Tyler! I love Blue Lily. Take a trip to Texas! We need a little Blue Lily here! :)
Alright we want my freakin honest opinion...HOT DOG!!!! HELL YES!!!! another whtacre for pics- life cant get any sweeter. You seem to have the midas touch- those pics are amazing.
Your pictures are AWESOME Tyler! I would love for you or your wife to take my picture!
Congrats on the new job!
WOW! Great job Tyler!! I wish my hubby would take great pics so I could actually bein some with my kids :) I love all the little deatil photos. Details are my favorite! Happy Anniversary Blue Lily!!
go tyler! awesome job. how fun for the two of you to work together...you and the mrs. blue lily.
happy anniversary!
I would love to win your contest! Your work is outstanding! Added you to my FB, and I've had you linked on my blog for a while, but it's private since it has so much info about my kids on it. I can add you as a reader, if you'd like, I just need your email address. I would love to get portraits taken in old town! We just love it there!
I've loved looking at Blue Lily pictures for a couple of months now. Tyler your pictures are amazing. I'm an aspiring photographer trying to learn the tricks of the trade, Little did you know I look at this website for inspiration and Ideas. Your pictures are phenominal. The colors are amazing and the location couldn't be better. I love that you even remembered to photograph the small things. The rings in the rock and of course the invitation. WOW!!
We'll see ya on facebook!
My blog is www.chadandshaynadevey.blogspot.com