If you’re one of my amazingly supportive and incredibly appreciated Facebook followers, then you probably heard this news a few days ago! Each year Wedding Wire selects the top 5% of its wedding professionals nationwide to receive a Brides Choice Award. There are so many incredibly talented wedding photographers in the Maryland, Virigina, and DC area – that I feel blessed to even be a part of this very talented network!
I’m excited to announce that Natalie Franke Photography has won a 2012 Bride’s Choice Award!
This marks my third year in a row winning a Bride’s Choice Award (2010, 2011, 2012) and is the perfect way to kick-start the quickly approaching wedding season! I have been blessed to have worked with so many incredible couples and am grateful for each and every one of them!
To All my Couples: Thank you for leaving so many heartfelt reviews, thank you for supporting me, and thank you for hiring me to document these moments in your lives. Your love stories inspire me, your weddings captivate me, and your kind words keep me going each and every year. You’re the best.
I’m also incredibly excited to announce that I was nominated and selected as a Stiletto Woman in Business Award Finalist for Young Entrepreneur of the Year AND Photography Business of the Year! Out of 300 submissions, I feel BEYOND blessed to be listed with so many other incredible women including Me Ra Koh and Keri Doolittle – who women who have inspired me in my own photography career! You can view all of the amazing finalists here, SWIBA Finalists.
Stiletto Woman is focussed on empowering women in business and through the SWIBA Awards aims to honor women in solo and micro business across the nation. Founded by Karlena Wallace in 2009, the Stiletto Brand has become a marker for mentoring, coaching, and supporting women in business for the past three years!
I’m so humbled and honored by all of this! Thank you so much for believing in me and giving me the little push that I needed heading into the New Year!
Even More News to Come: As a few of you heard earlier this week, I have one more exciting announcement on the way next month! It’s something I thought was a long-shot, but now will be coming true! I promise to let everyone know as soon as I can!
SO AWESOME! Congrats girly! You are so hardworking and determined and talented and it’s wonderful to see it celebrated!
Congratulations Natalie!!!!!!! It’s so great to hear how well you’re doing!!!!
Many, many congratulations!
GO GIRL GO!