It has been a busy 2024 at Bentley Photography! We have grown in numbers by adding new staff members, Bailey, Madeline, Ella, and Bonnie to our team. We think we have one of the best teams around. If you have needed customer service help or met our team out in the wild at a school or sports event, or at the studio, you will know why we love them so much! They work really hard to insure every client has a great experience. We are hoping to have photos and bios on the website soon so you can put a name with their beautiful faces!
Our office manager, Jessica, added to her family with Maddie Claire born in July. And though she was supposed to take her maternity leave, she and MC would come in most every week to make sure this show kept running smoothly. We so appreciate Jessica's dedication and it was great having Maddie Claire here! Such a sweet baby!
In September, our sweet Bailey, who worked with us for the last two summers and into this fall while Jessica was on maternity leave, GOT MARRIED!! She was the most beautiful bride and she married the sweetest, best guy - Matt Eden. She now lives in LaGrange and is living her best married life. We sure do miss her smiling face and all of the fun she brought to the studio but we are so happy for them. Cheers to Bailey and Matt!
So what exactly do we do all year? As many of you know we photograph many families, high school seniors, and children. In the last 10 years we have transitioned to photographing school portraits and sports leagues and they have become some of our favorite events to photograph. And they keep us super busy!
Here are this year's stats:
Student for school photos : 15,751
Athletes: 5061
High School Seniors: 340
Whew!! What a ride!!
We thank each and every school and sports league that we are partnered with. Such an honor and a pleasure to work with these organizations! Working with these schools and teams has allowed us to give back to their communities with over $55,000 given to these organizations in Barrow, Jackson, Oconee, and Gwinnett counties.
Also, thanks to our wonderful clients who purchased Apalachee signs after the devastating shooting at the High School. We were able to donate $1000 to the Barrow Crisis fund. And a special thanks to our own Bailey Boswell Eden for designing and spearheading the sign project. Her designs are amazing!
We are truly blessed to have these schools and communities trust us with photos of their students and athletes as well as our regular clients who trust us to capture their family history. It is not lost on us that there are many choices out there and we do not take our job lightly.
Here is looking to a new start in January! We are already working on projects to make 2025 the best year yet! Merry Christmas to everyone. Praying that 2025 is a blessed and healthy year for you and your family.
By His Grace,
Mike and Chance Bentley
