JACKIE WONDERS :: PHOTOGRAPHER

Samantha - Totally with Brandi on the first one! Loooove the colors... so vibrant and rich! *drool* Great job Jackie!

Brandi - Love that first one. the colors are so rich. It would look great in anyone's house with brown, greens and blues. You could so sell that one!!!!

Matt Wonders - "Luckyyyy" (in Napoleon Dynamite voice)

Chantelle Turgeon - That's awesome Jackie! Thank-you so much for sharing this! I LOVE the processing on your photos! Breathtaking...........

Mindy - thanks for sharing this. :)

Caiti Barr - My senior year of high school was probably my best valentines day yet. I have been dating the same boy since 3rd grade and I am currently 19, so you do the math :) Well anyway, my boyfriend knew I had my eye on these adorable designer sunglasses, so after school got out and I went to my car I found a huge stuffed animal sitting shotgun in my car wearing the sunglasses I had been dreaming of.

Maaren - You can’t just call her ON Valentine’s Day, they said. That is so not cool. You’re just going to cold-call her? You can NOT do that. The words flew around in his mind as he picked up the phone. He defied the stern warnings and nervously dialed the number. There was no answer. He would have to leave a message. He was not sure if she remembered him - but would she like to go to a jazz club with him? Tonight? He left his number. Useless, he thought, I’ll never hear from her. Five days later, when she returned from her trip, she called him back. They talked. They made plans to meet. They met and talked some more. A year later, they got married. Every Valentine’s Day marks the anniversary of the historic cold-call. -The very un-cool, honest and charming move that changed two lives forever.

Erika - My husband and I dated in high school and have always been close friends. We have now been married for just over 4 years and we've been through everything you can think of together. Every single year has brought life changing moments, giant leaps of faith, and precious moments of joy we find in each other and our son. My best V-Day memory together was our first one as a married couple. We had only been married 4 months :-). We had a "picnic" on the living room floor. I changed the words of the "boy scouts" pledge to something silly and sappy and wore his Cub Scout uniform! His face was classic. We roasted marshmallows over candles (we didn't have a fireplace), drank champagne, and had the most romantic evening. It was so simple and yet so perfectly matched both of our joy in simply being together- no frills needed. He's my knight in shining armor and wins my heart over again all the time.

manon - it might sound weird, but we don#t really celebrate valintines day here in germany. its getting slowly to it, but until now, most people thing its just for the industry to make some money (sad, right). I would love to decorate everything in hot pink and red, but you bearly find anything beautyful in this colors (I wish I could go to target right now, must be a pink and red heaven). anyway because of that I can't really tell a valintines story, sorry. But I will work on one this year :)

Adam F - My best Valentine's memory has yet to even happen! February 14, 2010 will undoubtedly go down in the books as the best Valentine's Day ever, the day I get to marry my sweetheart, Dana Lisa. We'll be at our favorite resort in Indian Wells, CA to share this incredible day with our closest family and friends and we've got an amazing photographer to capture it all (wink, wink!) I can't wait to get that first peek of Dana in her dress . . . And of course, the best part: every Valentine's Day we get to re-live the day we were married!

Tara - this is a tough one... i've always thought of valentine's day as a commercial holiday so i've never really payed much attention to it. however, when dom and i were dating we did do a special night that i will never forget. i was living with 3 other girls at the time and decided to make dinner for him and another couple (to keep us "accountable"!) and i made fillet mignon with a veggie and some salad. it was very martha. dom showed up in a red cardigan sweater. we watched a chick flick and he and the other dude gagged while me and the other chick oooo-ed & awww-ed. good times.

jen }i{ - The Valentine's Day before Jase and I were married, he transformed his mom's house into a cozy restaurant for the two of us. He designed and created the menu and had it printed and placed on the ornately decorated dining room table. It was really cute, with three variations (that I could "choose") of the salad, chicken, potatoes and veggie that HE had already prepared for dinner - with ice cream as dessert. The house was completely done up with fanciness and he served me. Surprisingly, for a guy that lived off of cereal, he did an amazing job on the meal. :) He topped off the night with having a song already set to play at the end of dinner so that we could get up from the table and dance, to Jewel's "Near You Always." It was perfect. I can honestly say that this Valentine's Day memory has helped us float through the interspersed-hard-times of our 11 year marriage. He hasn't done anything as extravagant since, however, doing something like that - all the time - would get old. It's the little things that build this beautiful life we have now. Things like this: http://the.oppositeofbreaking.com/apples-to-apples/

Carrie - Oh, and what NOT to give? Men should never ever give their love a little blue box unless it ha somethin' sparkly inside! I once had a man give me a Tiffany's box and I about passed out while hyperventilating! He smiled with delight as he watched me untie the little ribbon and I, anticipating earrings..or a RING...was nonetheless let down by the KEYCHAIN I found in the box! Granted, I thanked him profusely for the gift but inside I was thinking..."now that would have been MUCH better received had it NOT been in the little blue box!" So men, take note....no blue boxes lest ya mean it! And who really needs them anyway? Gifts I mean? My fiance and I absolutely adore staying in on Valentine's Day...no gifts, no dressing up for an evening out...just us on the floor in our PJ's with a movie, some pizza and ice cream. Oh and wine...thankfully I have that keychain still cuz it works wonders opening bottles now!

Carrie - Well, I have two Valentine's Day memories...The first one took place in the early 80's in Los Angeles and the latter in 1994 in Connecticut. My Great-grandfather, after having lost his wife of over 50 years to breast cancer, found true love again with one of our family friends, who also coincidentally, had lost her husband of almost as many years. Having been given a second shot at love, they thought the best way to honor that gift was to be married on St. Valentine's Day. It was truly beautiful to see the both of them, once again happy and in love, as they stood at an alter made of rose petals and branches. Breathtaking. The latter was just funny. My boyfriend at the time, bless his little heart, decided to surprise me before we left work on Valentine's Day...he dragged me to the car, ruffled around in the back seat, and then popped up with a grin and gave me, I kid you not...one of those clear plastic wrapped chocolate boxes and a dozen LOTTERY TICKETS! If it had been ANYone else, I would have been disappointed that my significant other merely stopped at the gas station to grab me a gift as an afterthought on the way to work. But with him, he was clearly so pleased with himself...I couldn't help but to see the love in the gesture. So while i've yet to have gourmet chocolates on Valentine's Day...I've at the very least seen 2 very different expressions of love!

christy - I emailed you last week, I would love to join you!

Samantha - Bummer! There's so much I love about your work and am so curious about learning! Maybe another time! :)

Annadee - Bummer! Wish I was going to be in S.D. in on Feb. 1st! I'd love to chat with you.

chatti - i would love to meet up in the future...say july?

manon - damn, I live on a different continent. I would love to join you.

Deann B. - Whoops, missed the "new" part. Maybe a coffee meet-up some other time?

Deann B. - Jackie, it would be awesome to meet you and talk shop!

brooke bowland - ah. i wish!!! love the table setting. fantastic!

michelle meador - jackie, thank you so much for sharing not only your professional but personal highlights. your family photos and favorites always bring a smile to my face =) continued blessings in 2010~

Bethany Murphy - Love it! It looks like you and your family are already creating some amazing traditions and memories and I know now that I am grown, those are some of my favorite things in life! She will love looking back at the time you have created and the important things in life you have taught her :)

Deann B. - Congrats! It's a great shot and looks fab in print!

brooke bowland - Congrats to you....how awesome is that!

Tara - woo hoo!

Katie Neal Photo - This is totally rad!!! :) Congrats!!! Here's my question, do you know if you can subscribe to this magazine? Or do you have to buy it at a bookstore? I tried finding info out and couldn't! Argh!

Matt Wonders - right on!!!

Angela - these photos are just precious - emery's smile is contagious. so lovely!

grammie wonders - We do a happy dance together each week.....at grammie's house.

Brandi - I love the two fingers up one. So much character.

aunt b - she has my heart...

Susan Young - That's Nana's Baby! xoxoxo

Mandy - Em's baby blue's make's my eye's water...love her. She's totally rockin the chuck's.

gretchen knoblock - that looks like bates nut farm! that is our familys pumpkin patch tradition! Love these, she is too cute!! =)

Cindy - Emery is sooooo cute! These pictures are amazing, as usual. :)

Matt (Jackie's Husband) - seeing those pictures of Emery makes me do a happy dance in my heart...as Michael Scott would say, "my heart is very full right now".

C - Adorable! Marley has the same dress - they're practically twinsies... ; )

Harmony - yea!! I know Christina so I'll do a happy dance for her!! :)

Cindy - Knowing my son has survived one more day in Iraq and is one more day closer to being home from deployment makes me do my happy dance...

Natasha - what makes me do my happy dance? simple: every time i remember god's overflowing grace, mercy, and unconditional love.

Natasha - what makes me do the happy dance? simple: every time i remember god's overflowing grace, mercy, and unconditional love.

Joyful Weddings and Events - Dessert. Also, watching my son giggle and dance. Then more dessert.

Annadee - When my 13 month old son eats and especially when it is something other than puree baby food. I seriously do the happy dance around his high chair! :)

~*Mei*~ - I do my happy dance whenever my darling husband and I share a precious moment, genuine laughter or inside joke between the two of us. Intimate connections like that come so rare, and whenever they do occur, I am eternally grateful and do a secret happy dance in my heart.

Nicole - Today's happy dance included toro horns turned tummy ticklers. My happy dance is less for myself but more for the joy of hearing the pure eruption of giggles coming from baby Eamonn's mouth. Bootie shakes are also another happy dance that induces a giggle fit :)

Harmony - I do a happy dance with my cutie puppy Lola everyday when we go for a walk. quite a spectacle for others to see :)

ashlyn carter - funny you should ask. I just litterly DID a 'happy dance' on the couch as I watched The Office episode from last night. Pam and Jim's wedding...that song and dancin' down the aisle...amazing! :)

Seth - I do my happy dance when I get to see Matt and Jackie!!!!!

Jeff - I do my happy dance when I come home from working out and Erin's backing something yummy :) Happy happy hooray! :)

Allison Davis - I do my happy dance pretty much any time an awesome song comes on the radio or my iPod - I'm pretty sure KC & The Sunshine Band's "Boogie Shoes" will do it every time. :)

Samantha - I can't believe I'm admitting this but FOOD makes me do my happy dance. :) My morning strawberry yogurt... a bean and cheese burrito with sour cream when I am starving... hot chili on a cold day... walnut and pear salad from the Yard House... freshly baked chocolate chip cookies with a big glass of milk, and the list goes on! Slightly pathetic, maybe but I love my comfort food! :)

erin vega - ok, that could be many things! But at the moment, my world is turning bright orange, red, and yellow. We have a lot of sunny days/bright blue skies, evergreen trees, and purple plum trees around as well. add that up, and my world looks like a rainbow! and that is currently making me do my happy dance! i love fall so much! :) :)

sofia boudreau - The thought of walking outside on a early friday evening, the sky is slightly dark, the weather is cool and crisp. I see and hear fall leaves and smell the warmth of surrounding chimney smoke. Mmmmm. Off to get a steaming hot Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte with extra whip cream folowed by snuggle/movie time with my hubby. Makes me want to do the happy dance!

sarah - My happy dance? Hmmm...my husband at the front door with a surprise autumn bouquet, two days at the beach, fresh ground coffee, and sleeping in. (Well, I'll dance when I get up...)

Manon - Hey Jackie, we recently have been to the US for our honeymoon(I am from Germany so I don't know if I am allowed to enter anyway). I could totally start a happy dance when I think of food like Pinkberry, In-N-Out Burger and Krispy Kreme. I wish we would have thinks like this. This is really a reason for me to go to the US over and over again.

Angela - hi jackie. oh goodness. i just saw that in my my 'happy dance' post, i have a typo! it should read, 'we aren't always in synch day to day, but "when" we (instead of we we). It's late and i just finished working. it's definitely time to get catch some zzzs. buenas noches senorita!

Angela - i do 'happy dances' alongside my hubby when we are teammates and are playing a game with other couples. we aren't always in synch day to day, but we we are playing games and guess each other's word in charades or come up with the highest scoring word in scrabble, we jump right up, high five each other and shake our booties together to celebrate. you'd *never* catch us doing this alone, but together somehow, we are comfy doing a little 'happy dance' during these times. *smile*

megan welker - since im a die-hard romantic....handwritten little love notes :) they make me so happy inside!

jen }i{ - Jase, the kids and I do a dance and song whenever one of us makes into the "Home" zone in the Sorry! game. We dance the the tune of us singing the song at the end of the Vonage commercial. Whoo Hoo Whoo Hoo Hoo! :) The kids and I also go CRAZAZY doing a dance, while in the car, whenever "Hey Ya!" comes on the radio.

Tara - the fact that you are taking our pictures tomorrow! i'm a photography junkie!

Jessica Morrisy - My happy dance is also know as "dance break" My sister and I have been calling each other during work hours for years calling "dance break!" Typically the song involves "baby got back" or "Are you gonna be my girl". Both songs that make you want to shake our boo-tay. Sometimes work can be mundane...but our dance breaks always make me smile. You should try it:)

Nina - The fact that I'm getting married in 37 days makes me do the happy dance!!!!!!

pam heggie - when i find the perfect antique ANYTHING for a cheap price to boot!

Cindy - I did a happy/victory dance when I beat out Daniel on Super Mario Wii Tennis on. haha...I didn't even realized that I was doing it until my friend caught me in action. LOL!

cristina thornburg - Oh, there are so many things right now. I just feel so blessed. Being a mom to four boys and a wife to an amazing man has to top the list though. ;) I haven't had Chuao chocolate for a while. I'm sure I'll do a little happy dance if I win. ::grin::

Kris Hakwins - getting wet slobbery kisses from my baby girl :)

Happy Dancing Dad - What makes me do the happy dance...it's pretty simple: when my two kids rush up and welcome me home from a long day at work. Not only do we all dance, but we wrestle, give noogies and tell stories (highs and lows) about our day at the dinner table. Always the best ending to a day of work! Great idea for a giveaway!