Took this one just a little bit after Valentine's Day on a day that got up to 55 degrees, which can only mean one thing: spring is almost here. To be precise, it's only 11 days away. And the first wedding of the season is only 9 days away, at Talon Winery!

While we're busy having cameras and lenses cleaned, I noticed in my website traffic stats that a few people have been looking at some of my old open dates posts, so I thought I'd tell you what dates are currently not available for 2011.

Here's what's currently booked this year:

March 18, 19, 26, 27
April 1, 2, 15, 16, 17, 29, 30
May 1, 7, 13, 14, 15
June 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 24, 25, 26
September 16, 17

In addition, I expect July 23rd to possibly come off the board this week.

Don't forget that we'll be appearing at The Art of Entertaining March 31st at The Signature Club in Lexington, Kentucky. I'm also looking for a good bridal event to do on Long Island this spring, more to come on that soon.

We haven't forgotten that big announcement yet-- some paperwork to file today on that, and we're busy building the new website that goes with it still. Keep watching this space!

Booking season is rolling on, and next Sunday, March 21st, I'll be appearing at the Tapestry bridal show at the Galt House. Tapestry is specifically geared towards multicultural brides, and as you've probably seen here, I specialize in weddings of many cultures, including Indian, Jewish, and Eastern Orthodox traditions.  I just added my first Arabic wedding for July, as well!

Here's the latest on which dates are unavailable for 2010:

March 26, 27, 28

April 17, 24, 25

May 21, 22, 23

June 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 19, 26, 27

July 10, 11, 16, 17

October 16

As you can imagine, I expect to see a number of inquiries come up shortly, so if you're still needing to lock down your date with me, don't delay!

A few more dates came off the board last week, including our first May and September bookings.

The current list of unavailable dates:

Things are beginning to pick up a little for summer dates, so please keep in mind that the following dates are no longer available:

March 27

April 17, 24, 25

June 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 19

July 16, 17, 18

Coming out of the last bridal show, I've been fortunate to have a number of brides contact me and book their weddings over the last two weeks. Surprisingly, most of the dates I've booked recently were for September and October, which means a lot of the most in-demand dates for Lexington brides are still available.

For instance, according to the registrations from Jacki Allen's bridal expo this month, 56 of you have June 7th weddings. Given the number of wedding photographers in Lexington, I'm pretty sure a lot of you are looking for a photographer for that date. I've still got an opening that date.

I've also still got a number of May dates, same goes for June, and all of August is still open. July's getting a little tight, but call for your date. Judging by the calls I'm getting, none of these dates are going to last long, so call now!