****Update: Love in Lex is ON! City-wide portraits of love event to benefit Step by Step is happening February 14th, 2010 from 2-4pm. Babycakes will be providing delicious cupcake treats. Venue: Busters. Mark it on your calendars;) ***

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I have an idea and I need your feedback!

It’s fairly simple: I want to put on a citywide, free, photo-shoot capturing portraits of love in Lexington. We’ll call it the “Love in Lex” event. Couples newly in love and in love for decades, a child with their favorite grandparent, a single dad with his son, a yogi with his/her yoga mat, a dog groomer with her pups. You get the idea? There are hundreds of possible pairings, and I want to photograph them.

Two reasons why:

1). To celebrate love.

2). To connect with the city, give back and serve it.

Everyone who comes down and takes part in Love in Lex will get to download their photo for free from my flickr account and use it however they like-  get prints made to frame, post on Facebook, give to family as a gift. For the Lexingtonians, it’s an opportunity to get a professional portrait done  for free,  and take part in a city-wide celebration of love- love of all kinds.

Does this sound like fun? Do you think folks in our city would be interested in joining in?

If so,  I would love to work with a non-profit in town and do this as a Valentine’s Day fundraiser for them. (I’m happy to donate my time and resources and do the portrait photography for free for participants who make a small donation to the chosen cause). With this in mind I’d also like to get other businesses and volunteers involved to help make the “Love in Lex” event a success.

1)First things first, though, good idea or no?

Please let me know your thoughts and if you want to help to make it happen (ideas for a cool venue!?) let me know!