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Congratulations!! It was a close call this year. Thank you to everyone who took the time to stop by and vote. Your love and support continues to amaze me every day. This cutie was in the lead for the majority of the contest, but there were two others giving him a run for his money. There are no prizes for 2nd or 3rd place, but I thought you’d like to meet the runners up.

2nd place:

3rd place:

Again, from the bottom of my heart, thank you to all of my clients, family, friends, everyone who has supported and encouraged me through the year. I appreciate you more than you’ll ever know.

Happy New Year!! What a year it has been! The new year is a great thing. A clean slate. It is, of course, the perfect opportunity to step back and take stock of your life. Which is kind of what I am doing today. In my very unofficial way. There are many many things to be happy for in 2010, many things to look forward to in 2011 and many things I would like to change in 2011. We’ll see how it goes . That being said, one of the areas of my life that gets a major under-the-microscope review every year is my business. Anastasia Marie Photography. And while that’s happening, I can’t help but pull together a collection of my very favorite images from the year. That is why I am writing today, to bring to you Anastasia Marie Photography’s 2nd annual Photo of the Year contest! The only criteria in choosing these was that they generally make me happy. They give me goosebumps. They make my heart smile.

The winner of this year’s contest will receive a gorgeous 11×14 print of the winning photo! *if they happen to already own an 11×14 print of this photo, we’ll make arrangements to get them a diffferent print *.

It’s super easy to vote….just check out the slideshow below by pressing the play button, choose your favorite image, and then vote using the poll beneath the slideshow! If you’ve got any comments, questions, or just want to say hi, feel free to leave them in the comments section.

And since there’s really only incentive for the owners of these gorgeous kiddos to vote, there may be a surprise or two thrown in there for all you voters out there . So, go forth and vote! Then click on the “share this” button next to the “vote” button and share the poll on facebook, twitter, via email, etc. (***update: you’ll have to refresh your browser after voting to share with friends/family***) Good luck!

***another update…Cast your vote by January 10, voting ends at midnight!***