Senior portrait time!

The class of 2008 is out the door, it's time for the class of 2009! It's time to start thinking about your senior portraits. Sam Ellis Photography is now offering senior portraits and is looking for senior ambassadors from Indian River, Sussex Tech, Cape Henlopen, Stephen Decatur, Worcester Prep, and other area schools!

So what's a senior portrait session going to cost me? $200 for starters. That gets you a studio sitting for the formal photo and some candids, and an outdoor candid sitting (beach, athletic field, golf course, or wherever you like). That doesn't mean you get one photo each, we'll take lots of variety and let you change outfits a couple times. Each sitting is for about an hour (an hour in the studio and an hour outside). You also get 100 wallets, 2 5x7s, and 1 8x10 (up to three different images). Additional prints may be purchased a-la-carte, but editing charges do apply for each additional photo you would like retouched.

So what does an ambassador get? Each school can have one male and one female ambassador who gets 50% off their initial package (listed above). You also get 16 additional wallets OR a 5x7 for each referral that books with us.

Interested? Send me an email at sam@samellis.com.

Rehoboth Beach Country Club wedding

This was definitely one of my favorite weddings ever! The weather created the perfect backdrop to a beautiful setting and a beautiful couple. Here are a few pictures, there are more here.

Beautiful Salero weddings!

Brandon and I have been lucky to have two weddings in two weeks at Salero in Rehoboth. Salero is definitely one of my FAVORITE places to shoot a beach wedding. The beach is off the beaten path, so there's not a lot of "extra guests" to worry about. After the ceremony, it's just a short elevator ride to the reception- no traffic, no limo, no hassles. Just go upstairs. When you get upstairs, the view of the beach is unlike anything else in coastal Delaware. You can see all the way to Cape May.

Since Salero is on top of the Henlopen Hotel, everyone can stay right there. Many people make it a whole wedding weekend- rehearsal on Friday, wedding on Saturday, and brunch on Sunday. I haven't had brunch there yet, so I can't rave about it. Hmmmm, I think they need some professional photos of their brunch buffet, then I could tell people how wonderful it is!

Speaking of food, that's the real reason I love Salero. David is an AMAZING chef. I'll admit that one of the biggest perks about being a wedding photographer is the great meals we get to eat, and we always look forward to Salero. It doesn't matter if it's a plated dinner or buffet, it's all awesome. The new chop salad- phenomenal. Steaks, seafood, pasta, or chicken, I'll take anything they're serving plus any extra I can take home in a doggy bag...uh, for my wife.

If you're looking for a location for a beach wedding, go with Salero, you won't be disappointed.

Check out these photos from a recent Salero wedding:



That's Laslo, he's quite the cut-up!