St. Louis Photographer » A Journal by Holly McCaig

Thank you to everyone that came out to the Open House this past Sunday. What a great crowd! I hope that I got to chat with all of you and didn’t miss anyone. The response was so good and everyone loves my new space just as much as I do! It such a huge amount of work, but so worth it. While I’m primarily an outdoor, natural light shooter, in this cold weather, you just need a place to be able to do some inside work – and our warehouse area is huge with really tall ceilings. PERFECT! Plus, the client lounge area is so “me” – I have to get in there and get some photos for you all.

Oh – and thanks to Amy Kant for the awesome WildTree. Message me for details on how to contact her and place an order if you loved it!

It was so busy and so much happening that the only photos that were taken were from our little mock photobooth setup that my mom ran for us. It kept the kids entertained and anyone that was brave enough to get silly with some of our props are featured in this little slideshow. If you would like your photo, just drop me an email at holly@hollymccaigdesigns.com and I’ll send it over!

And, we have some winners! I gave away five different prize packages at the event and everyone that attended was able to take a coupon for 50% off a regular priced session fee. See what you missed?

Our winners (these were numbered on each sheet and winner was drawn by my brother’s fiance that didn’t attend – to be fair).

Thank you again to everyone that came, signed up to win some things, took some fun pictures and just supported me during this endeavor! I can’t wait to see how 2010 goes for us with you as a part of it. THANK YOU!

Lots and lots going on. I know this studio will be a work in progress as I can soon afford to do more and more. But, for now, this is just a peek in the back that is currently in shambles while I work on things on the walls. I heart my vintage chairs. Swoon.

Don’t forget! Our studio open house is January 10th (Sunday) from 2 to 4 p.m. – if you’d like to receive an evite to help us with our count and directions to the location, please shoot me an email!

A couple of announcements from the “office” side of things!

Our Studio Open House invitations went out today via E-Vite. If you did not receive one, please feel free to head on over to E-Vite and login. If you have never used E-Vite, just register and it makes it so simple to send and reply to invitations. Once logged in, you can review our invitation and let us know if you plan to attend.

And, our December special is a quick one! Through December 6th only, you can get 10 sets of wallets (3 poses) for just $160! That’s a $90 savings. But, you have to act fast! Email or call us to let us know you want your gallery back online to place your order. Then, you will be billed so we can get them ordered and drop-shipped to you for your holiday cards and gift giving! There is NO charge to reset your gallery through this event.

For a quick video on how to add your poses to a Wallet Package from our store, please watch!

Add Wallets from scoobyholly on Vimeo.

Learn how to add poses to your wallet special order!

No, I’m not getting married. But, I am having a new, studio open house!

Save the date for January 10th from 2 to 4 p.m. Stop by the new studio and mingle, enter to win sessions and print packages. And, come take a fun photo in our mock photobooth setup (it’s really just a backdrop and a camera but it’s still fun). To get an official invitation with directions, please sign up for our newsletter. The invites go out next month!