{"id":3799,"date":"2012-02-15T23:52:35","date_gmt":"2012-02-15T23:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/?p=3799"},"modified":"2012-02-15T23:52:35","modified_gmt":"2012-02-15T23:52:35","slug":"and-the-winner-is-minneapolis-pet-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/taketwo\/and-the-winner-is-minneapolis-pet-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"and the winner is \u2026 :: minneapolis pet photography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Boy oh boy, it\u2019s been a hectic 2 weeks around Chocolate Moose!!! And I\u2019ve loved every minute of it!!! My clients are amazing and so is everyone who voted for these lovely, lovely animals. What a treat to have 97 people take the time to share their thoughts about this contest! Thank you thank you!!!! <\/p>\n<p>So, without further adieu, the winner of the GRAND prize of a complimentary session + mini brag books goes to \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_8641-copy.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"Chocolate Moose Images, pet photography, pet portrait photography, minneapolis pet portrait photographer, dog portaits, cat portraits, contest, birthday, minneapolis, minnesota, cutest pet, prizes\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Chocolate Moose Images, pet photography, pet portrait photography, minneapolis pet portrait photographer, dog portaits, cat portraits, contest, birthday, minneapolis, minnesota, cutest pet, prizes\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_8641-copy_thumb.jpg?resize=430%2C645\" width=\"430\" height=\"645\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">EDWARD!!!!<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">in the last few hours of the competition he sneaked in with enough votes for the win!!! The total valid votes for Edward were 18. Way to go 10 year old, you\u2019ve made history again!!!! <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">And the close, oh so incredibly close, second place goes to \u2026<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/astro-25.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"Chocolate Moose Images, pet photography, pet portrait photography, minneapolis pet portrait photographer, dog portaits, cat portraits, contest, birthday, minneapolis, minnesota, cutest pet, prizes\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Chocolate Moose Images, pet photography, pet portrait photography, minneapolis pet portrait photographer, dog portaits, cat portraits, contest, birthday, minneapolis, minnesota, cutest pet, prizes\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/astro-25_thumb.jpg?resize=430%2C645\" width=\"430\" height=\"645\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">ASTRO!!!!!!<\/p>\n<p>He had 16 valid votes and I could tell that all of the Goldstein family + some extended loved ones came out to vote for Astro as the CMICBMFP of 2011. While he didn\u2019t quite win the top prize he and his family are still going home with some lovely, lovely mini-brag books. Hooray!! Happy Birthday little guy! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>And third place goes to \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/7-PeWi-chocolate-moose-images.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"Chocolate Moose Images, pet photography, pet portrait photography, minneapolis pet portrait photographer, dog portaits, cat portraits, contest, birthday, minneapolis, minnesota, cutest pet, prizes\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Chocolate Moose Images, pet photography, pet portrait photography, minneapolis pet portrait photographer, dog portaits, cat portraits, contest, birthday, minneapolis, minnesota, cutest pet, prizes\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/7-PeWi-chocolate-moose-images_thumb.jpg?resize=430%2C645\" width=\"430\" height=\"645\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">PETE!!!!<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">out to an early lead, Pete hung on for 3rd place and his family is taking home a set of 10 notecards customized with an image from their session. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">And as I said in the beginning, just for leaving a comment you could be a winner!! Since I was SO excited to <em>almost <\/em>make it to 100 votes I decided to give away 2 sets of cards instead of just one. I know, wooo hoo, right??!! So random.org has helped me select the two comments that are the winners of those. They are:<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/clip_image002.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"Chocolate Moose Images, pet photography, pet portrait photography, minneapolis pet portrait photographer, dog portaits, cat portraits, contest, birthday, minneapolis, minnesota, cutest pet, prizes\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Chocolate Moose Images, pet photography, pet portrait photography, minneapolis pet portrait photographer, dog portaits, cat portraits, contest, birthday, minneapolis, minnesota, cutest pet, prizes\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/clip_image002_thumb.jpg?resize=175%2C202\" width=\"175\" height=\"202\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/clip_image0028.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"Chocolate Moose Images, pet photography, pet portrait photography, minneapolis pet portrait photographer, dog portaits, cat portraits, contest, birthday, minneapolis, minnesota, cutest pet, prizes\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Chocolate Moose Images, pet photography, pet portrait photography, minneapolis pet portrait photographer, dog portaits, cat portraits, contest, birthday, minneapolis, minnesota, cutest pet, prizes\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/clip_image0028_thumb.jpg?resize=673%2C108\" width=\"673\" height=\"108\" \/><\/a>   <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/clip_image0024.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"Chocolate Moose Images, pet photography, pet portrait photography, minneapolis pet portrait photographer, dog portaits, cat portraits, contest, birthday, minneapolis, minnesota, cutest pet, prizes\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Chocolate Moose Images, pet photography, pet portrait photography, minneapolis pet portrait photographer, dog portaits, cat portraits, contest, birthday, minneapolis, minnesota, cutest pet, prizes\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/clip_image0024_thumb.jpg?resize=175%2C199\" width=\"175\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/clip_image0026.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"Chocolate Moose Images, pet photography, pet portrait photography, minneapolis pet portrait photographer, dog portaits, cat portraits, contest, birthday, minneapolis, minnesota, cutest pet, prizes\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Chocolate Moose Images, pet photography, pet portrait photography, minneapolis pet portrait photographer, dog portaits, cat portraits, contest, birthday, minneapolis, minnesota, cutest pet, prizes\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/clip_image0026_thumb.jpg?resize=430%2C96\" width=\"430\" height=\"96\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">I\u2019ll be in touch with you ladies soon to get your addresses so I can send you your cards! <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Congratulations to the winners of this competition and a HUGE \u2018Thank You\u2019 to all the <em>amazing <\/em>animals and families I worked with from 2011. I loved every minute of it!!!! Now, after all of this, who needs a nap?? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boy oh boy, it\u2019s been a hectic 2 weeks around Chocolate Moose!!! And I\u2019ve loved every minute of it!!! My clients are amazing and so is everyone who voted for these lovely, lovely animals. What a treat to have 97 people take the time to share their thoughts about this contest! Thank you thank you!!!! 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