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  • ABOUT THE STUDIO

    The Kimberly Jarman Photography Studio specializes in Portrait and Wedding Photography. We are located in the historic district of Downtown Mesa, but are willing to travel all over the world. We have been photographing Weddings and Portraits for over 13 years and have won numerous awards for our photography.

    We love weddings, as well as we love working with High School Seniors, Families, Models for fashion photography, and fitness style shoots, as well as many other types of photography.

  • Winner of "Best Photographer" 2012 by Arizona Bride Magazine
    Winner of "Best Photographer" 2011 by Arizona Bride Magazine
    Winner of "Brides Choice Awards" by WeddingWire. 2009, 2010, 2011
    Invited to join the Platinum List of "Wedding Style Magazine" by Grace Ormonde 2011
    Featured on the Cover of Arizona Weddings Magazines 2011

    Kimberly Jarman's images have been featured in Arizona Weddings Magazine, Arizona Bride Magazine, The Wedding Chronicle, Phoenix Bride and Groom, Destination I Do, Haute Living Magazine, June Bug Weddings, Elizabeth Anne Designs, and several industry blog sites.

MS Silent Auction-Vendor Spotlight!

Thursday, October 7, 2010 Posted in 07:: Personal, Community

Ok, people let’s look at the vendors devoted to your beauty, health, and well being that are donating to this important cause!

Blossom Salon

Want to look as adorable as the girls working inside Blossom?  A lot of people think you need to flock to Scottsdale for the best salons, but we’re really lucky being located on Main Street in Mesa, because we have a few truly awesome salons right on our street!  Blossom is unique because it not only beautifies your hair and skin, but it provides you with an entire shop full of trendy, hip, adorable clothes.  We really love this spot, and we are so thankful for their donation of one free haircut with Katie!  Thanks girls!

Adorn Style Lounge

Eyebrows need waxing?  Makeup application needed?  Desperately seeking a new haircut?  Come to Adorn Style Lounge!  This place is so dang cute it’s ridiculous, and the girls working here are seriously sweethearts.  (One of our favorite wedding coordinator girls splits her time working here too, Sharisa with Outstanding Occasions!) We really love this place and I’ve had my haircut here recently and can tell you firsthand they know their stuff.  They are so generously donating a Brazilian blowout and haircut with Coppola, which is an awesome deal.  Thanks, ladies!

The Neuromuscular Studio

Everyone can use a massage, there isn’t one person out there that isn’t  feeling stressed/pressure/anxiety/overworked these days!  The Neuromuscular Studio is a place to get those kinks literally worked out.  As an entire facility devoted to the relief of chronic pain, injuries, and the general well-being of the body, to receive a treatment here is to receive it from true professionals.  This amazing facility is so kindly donating a 60 minute therapeutic massage to this cause, and we’re so thankful!

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Go to this link to start the auction bidding:

If you are asked for an Auction ID and password the information is below.
Auction ID:
christysmissionsquad
Auction Password:
christy
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Again and again, we thank you for your support and donations!

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Kimberly Jarman is a Phoenix Wedding Photographer & Arizona Portrait Photographer, located in Mesa, Arizona. We would love to work with you! Please contact us for more information about how to have us photograph your wedding or portrait.

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MS Silent Auction- Vendor Spotlight!

Wednesday, October 6, 2010 Posted in 07:: Personal, Community

Let’s talk about the yummy eats involved with our vendor list of donations to this amazing cause!

Queens Cafe and Pizzeria

Do you want to eat the best pizza ever?  You should do what we do, and head across the street from our studio over to Queen’s Pizzeria and Cafe.  They offer up these amazingly delicious slices and yummy salads with a big smile, always giving you great service and a fun atmosphere.  As work friends of our studio’s, we can vouch for both their food (delish!!) and their kindness (genuine!!)  We really love this place as a great spot for work meetings, lunch on the fly, and times when we just need to get out of the office for a minute!  They are so kindly donating $10 to be used in their shop, and it’s worth the deal.

The Grill on Main

124 W. Main St. Mesa, AZ 85201  (480)-464-3555

This amazing restaurant is located next door to us…literally right next door, and JennyP has been going broke on it!  The couple that own the place are just about the cutest duo you can imagine, and come from head chef experience at the Ritz!  He’s retired to own and operate this great little spot where everyone in downtown Mesa stops in for lunch and dinner.  They serve delicious wraps (the turkey wrap is Jenny’s go-to lunch choice daily), burgers, and a few items that might surprise you like their amazingly decadent desserts.  They are so kindly donating a $20 gift certificate to their joint, and with their completely reasonable prices, this more than hosts two for a great lunch and something sweet after!

Support our cause and eat your way to charitable giving!

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Kimberly Jarman is a Phoenix Wedding Photographer & Arizona Portrait Photographer, located in Mesa, Arizona. We would love to work with you! Please contact us for more information about how to have us photograph your wedding or portrait.

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October 6, 2010 - 7:47 am

Michelle Scarzone - Awesome cause! My mom was diagnosed with MS 25yrs ago and it has been challenging to say the least. I believe her positive attitude and determination has kept her going all these years. It’s a disease that truly affects the entire family. Thoughts and prayers for your cousin and family.

Mentor Session with Kimberly Jarman | MS Silent Auction

Tuesday, October 5, 2010 Posted in 07:: Personal, 08:: 4 Photographers, 10:: Business, Community, Question and Answers

Over the last 7 years I’ve learned a lot. A lot about life, business, and photography. I started my business while I was a senior in college. I used my grant money from my last semester to buy a camera and a laptop and then created my own website. I got my name out there, took a lot of workshops, was mentored by some of the best in the country and just pushed through. I had never 2nd shot a wedding before and I just jumped head in. My business grew every year and in the last 7 years I now have a beautiful studio,  3 associate photographers, an amazing office manager and 2 interns. It’s been kind of amazing but a lot of work.

It doesn’t happen over night and you have to be willing to work hard. I’ve learned and trained with some of the best photographers and business people, and it has changed my life and business.

There are a lot of photographers out there right now who have a dream to own a business and to be successful, but they want it all to happen fast, they aren’t willing to invest into their business or their equipment or work to make their dreams happen.

I’ve had the chance to train and mentor a few up and coming photographers and I value those who want to grow and become better. I love seeing how well they are succeeding and many of them have become good friends.

Sadly, I don’t have time to do a lot of mentoring and haven’t offered one on one sessions because of that. A lot of people have asked and I know the demand is out there, so I decided that if I’m going to do one it’s going to be for a great cause.

Many of you have heard about our Silent Auction that is happening this week to raise money for my cousin Christy. She has MS and it has completely affected her life. I want to raise money to find a cure, so we are auctioning off a lot of items this week in hopes of raising $3000.

My donation to the auction is a personal One on One mentor session for a day with me. Like, I said, I don’t do these often because we just don’t have time. This mentor session will be fully up to what you want to learn. We can go over photography, business, accounting, shooting, lighting, etc. We can do a mock photoshoot and I can walk you through things. Pretty much this day will go as you want. I’m dedicating it to your learning.

The bidding is starting at $300 and in all reality this is over a $1500 value, so I’m really hoping that there will be a good bidding war and that those of you who have always wanted to grown in your photography and business will take this as a great investment and opportunity… so come on, head over to the auction site and bid like mad!!! The more money you spend the more secrets I will share with you!!!!!!

Thanks everyone:)

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Kimberly Jarman is a Phoenix Wedding Photographer & Arizona Portrait Photographer, located in Mesa, Arizona. We would love to work with you! Please contact us for more information about how to have us photograph your wedding or portrait.

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Silent Auction for MS is LIVE!!!

Monday, October 4, 2010 Posted in 07:: Personal, 10:: Business, Community

Today is the day that the Silent Auction starts!!! I’m praying and hoping that we can spread the news so that we can raise some great money for MS!!! Please feel free to forward this blog on to all your friends and family so that we can do some damage!!!! If you haven’t been following what is going on please click here to read more about the MS walk on November 6th and about Christy, my cousin, and her battle with MS.

To give you a short catchup, about 4 years ago my cousin, Christy, was diagnosed with MS. MS is such a horrible disease and has changed Christ’s life so dramatically that it’s been a rough road. Every year my family walks for MS in support of Christy and this year I wanted to do more. I wanted to raise money to help fight this disease. So, Kimberly Jarman Photography is hosting a silent auction that will start today, Monday, October 4th and go through Wednesday, October 13th. Many amazing businesses have donated time, services, and products towards this auction and I am so blessed and thankful. Below is a list of all the amazing auction items that are on sale.

Information about Bidding

This is a silent auction, meaning that you will bid on these items throughout the week and the highest bidder will win the auction. Your money will be due on Thursday, October 14th and if not received by then the bidder underneath you will win the auction. We will send out any gift certificates via mail, or you can come in and pick them up. Items that have a lot of value and are irreplaceable, must be picked up in the studio and can not be mailed.

So, let’s all start bidding and let’s raise money for MS!!!!

Go to this link to start the auction bidding:

If you are asked for an Auction ID and password the information is below.
Auction ID:
christysmissionsquad
Auction Password:
christy

Below is a list of the amazing people who are donating and their items.

Let us know if you have any questions.

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Full-day mentoring session with Kimberly Jarman complete with mock photo shoot and shadowing ($1500 value) from Kimberly Jarman Photography

Learn from Kim’s experience and knowledge. She will be donating an entire day of answering questions and mentoring. You control what you want to learn! She will take an entire day to show you the ropes and ask questions that normally she would keep to herself and her studio. She will be an open book to that one special person that wins this auction. If you desire she will walk you through a live shoot as well. Kim does not normally do these types of mentor sessions, so get it while it’s hot and donate big… the more you donate the more Kim will share… :):):)!!

Located at:  126 W. Main St.  Mesa, AZ 85201

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Two $100 framing gift certificated toward any framework  from : Matage Custom Framing

Rob is phenomenal and does all of our framing. He will work with you to create an amazing piece of art and is also one of the nicest people you will meet. Don’t let these get passed up…. I might bid on them too, so watch out!!!

Located at 166 West Main Street Mesa AZ 85201

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A beautiful ruby marquise ring (valued over $4,000) from: Cabinet Concepts

Ummmm….. over a $4000 estimated value? What an amazing donation. Don’t pass this one up… remember… thing BIG MONEY!

Located at 128 W. Main St Mesa, AZ 85201

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One free haircut with Katie, $40 value from Blossom Salon – Stylist Katie

Located at: 164 W. Main St  Mesa, AZ 85201

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$10 gift certificate toward  any food and beverage service from Queens Cafe and Pizzeria


Located at: 125 W. Main St  Mesa, AZ 85201

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Brazilian Blowout and Haircut by Coppola ($250 value) from Adorn Style Lounge

Located at: 160 W. Main St.  Mesa, AZ 85201

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On Location Photo Session complete with $200 Credit for prints from Mary w/ Kimberly Jarman Photography

Mary is an amazing photographer and one of the sweetest girls you’ll ever meet. If you are in need of family portraits, don’t pass this up!!

Located at 126 W Main St Mesa AZ 85201

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A $20 Gift certificate for dining from The Grill on Main St.

This is one of our newest favorite places to eat. Hamburgars, wraps, and homemade chips. We would eat here every day if we could afford it and you don’t want to miss out on this one!

Located at 124 W. Main St. Mesa, AZ 85201

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$200 Credit towards Custom Invitations for your wedding, party, anything from Paper Mango

This girl is amazing and her work is sought after by a lot of people. Grab it… don’t let it get away.

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60 Minute Custom Theraputic Massage at $75 Value from Neuromuscular Studio

Located at 1801 S. Jentilly Ln. Ste C16 Tempe 85281

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The auction is now live!!!!

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Kimberly Jarman is a Phoenix Wedding Photographer & Arizona Portrait Photographer, located in Mesa, Arizona. We would love to work with you! Please contact us for more information about how to have us photograph your wedding or portrait.

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Silent Auction for MS – Our Mission!

Friday, October 1, 2010 Posted in 07:: Personal, Community

Jenny is out in California this weekend watching her wonderful man graduate as a Navy Seal and also enjoying the much cooler weather. She has also generously donated her Fashion Frenzy Friday to a very worthy cause and something both Jenny and I are close to in similar ways. I want to thank her for helping me put this together at the last minute!!

MS, Multiple Sclerosis, is a terrifying and heart breaking disease, and here at Kimberly Jarman Photography we’ve been affected by it in a few ways.  Jenny’s aunt was very recently diagnosed with MS and her family is just learning about this condition and all the ways it affects her life, and her families. I, Kimberly Jarman,  learned about this disease and was affected by it about 4 years ago when my cousin, Christy, was diagnosed with MS when she was 24 (read more about Christy’s story here).   At first I really did not know what it was and didn’t understand how insanely crazy and horrible it is, but quickly learned. In the last 4 years i’ve watched how this disease has changed Christy’s life and how she has fought through everything it’s thrown at her. I’m so proud of her and want to stand by her every way that I can.

On November 6th, 2010 I will be walking for MS along with my family, friends, and thousands of other people. We are trying to raise money to help find a way to get rid of and cure this horrible disease called Multiple Sclerosis. I’ve been walking in this for 4 years now and sadly have never had the chance to help raise money for it. This year when I found out when the walk was I decided that I would somehow try to donate and raise money. My vision started as a small donation of something that I could auction off somehow, a mentor session or a portrait session, and all of the sudden others started asking if they could help, and it got me thinking that I should dream bigger and try to see if more people would help donate to this cause. Within a week I got some amazing donations and have been in awe of people’s generosity.

MS affects each area of your life, forever, and while there are amazing treatments, there is a long road to walk to a cure, or a real way to make the symptoms and side effects of the disease something that isn’t a struggle each day to live with.  The National MS Society raises money for awareness, research, and all kinds of other aspects of support for people suffering with MS, as well as the medical community devoted to making advancements in the journey.

So what is Kimberly Jarman Photography doing?  We’re hosting an online silent auction with some of our favorite vendors and friends and are hoping to raise as much money as possible for the MS Walk on 11/6/10, while auctioning off some amazing stuff!  Listed below are the amazing people contributing their goods and services to our cause. We would love for you to join us in bidding on these auction items. We have well worth over $6500 in value between all of these items and my goal is to raise at least $3000. Please join with us!! The bidding will begin Monday, October 4th and go through Wednesday, October 13th. Here is a preview of the amazing people who are donating.

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Kimberly Jarman Photography

Donating:  Full-day mentoring session complete with mock photo shoot and shadowing ($1500 value)

Learn from Kim’s experience and knowledge. She will be donating an entire day of answering questions and mentoring. You control what you want to learn! She will take an entire day to show you the ropes and ask questions that normally she would keep to herself and her studio. She will be an open book to that one special person that wins this auction. If you desire she will walk you through a live shoot as well. Kim does not normally do these types of mentor sessions, so get it while it’s hot and donate big… the more you donate the more Kim will share… :):):)!!

Located at:  126 W. Main St.  Mesa, AZ 85201

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Matage Custom Framing

Donating:Two $100 framing gift certificated toward any framework

Rob is phenomenal and does all of our framing. He will work with you to create an amazing piece of art and is also one of the nicest people you will meet. Don’t let these get passed up…. I might bid on them too, so watch out!!!

Located at 166 West Main Street Mesa AZ 85201

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Cabinet Concepts

Donating: a beautiful ruby marquise ring (valued over $4,000)

Ummmm….. over a $4000 estimated value? What an amazing donation. Don’t pass this one up… remember… thing BIG MONEY!

Located at 128 W. Main St Mesa, AZ 85201

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Blossom Salon – Stylist Katie

Donating: One free haircut with Katie, $40 value

Located at: 164 W. Main St  Mesa, AZ 85201

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Queens Pizza

Donating: $10 gift certificate toward  any food and beverage service

Located at: 125 W. Main St  Mesa, AZ 85201

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Adorn Style Lounge

Donating: Brazilian Blowout and Haircut by Coppola ($250 value)

Located at: 160 W. Main St.  Mesa, AZ 85201

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Mary w/ Kimberly Jarman Photography

Donating: On Location Photo Session complete with $200 Credit for prints

Mary is an amazing photographer and one of the sweetest girls you’ll ever meet. If you are in need of family portraits, don’t pass this up!!

Located at 126 W Main St Mesa AZ 85201

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The Grill on Main St.

Donating: A $20 Gift certificate for dining

This is one of our newest favorite places to eat. Hamburgars, wraps, and homemade chips. We would eat here every day if we could afford it and you don’t want to miss out on this one!

Located at 124 W. Main St. Mesa, AZ 85201

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Paper Mango

Donating $200 Credit towards Custom Invitations for your wedding, party, anything. This girl is amazing and her work is sought after by a lot of people. Grab it… don’t let it get away.

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Neuromuscular Studio

Donating: 60 Minute Custom Theraputic Massage at $75 Value

Located at 1801 S. Jentilly Ln. Ste C16 Tempe 85281

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The auction will go live on Monday, and we’ll be posting the links and information here, on Facebook and on Twitter.  We really hope you can join in the auctioning fun and find a way to purchase one of these amazing offers to donate your fund to the MS cause!  Thank you!  Please call us/email us/send a smoke signal if you have any questions, or want to help in any other way!  Taking vendors for the auction until Friday–so if you have something you’d like to donate to the event, please let us know ASAP!

And…as always…you’re amazing, thank you!

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October 12, 2010 - 6:05 am

MS Walk 2010 | Win a Mojo’s Gift Card!! » Kimberly Jarman Photography - […] hope by now you aren’t all sick of all of our posts about the MS Silent Auction, because there are only 2 days left and we have a LONG Way to go!!! My goal is to raise $3000 from […]

October 5, 2010 - 10:16 am

Silent Auction for MS is LIVE!!! » Kimberly Jarman Photography - […] so that we can do some damage!!!! If you haven’t been following what is going on please click here to read more about the MS walk on November 6th and about Christy, my cousin, and her battle with […]

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