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Cherie + David

I’ve been conversing with Cherie for well over a year now. She just lives over in O’Fallon. Yet, we have never had the opportunity to meet. She runs CI Photobooth, a popular, and VERY elegant photobooth company. Finally, it came to her booking a session with me for us to meet. I should have made more of an effort to get together with her for lunch. Sometimes, you just need to put those things on your to-do lists – the personal things that matter more than anything.

Cherie and her husband, David, as well as myself, drove out to Cedar Lake Farm in Wright City yesterday afternoon. When I photograph my sessions, especially in THESE amazing types of locations, I’m always, secretly, hoping that my clients want to create an album from it. After all, how can one resist to NOT shoot for two hours and get so many amazing shots, yet take home just a few poses? Books are such a great way to do this. I’m working on a few more alternative albums to what I’ve developed for my weddings. Because, my hopes are that people with all budgets will find something they love, so they can enjoy more than just a few poses from their session.

Cherie and David, thank you for an amazing afternoon…you make my job easy! I can’t wait to finally do lunch!

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FORE! Holly Shoots Golf…With a Camera

This past weekend, I got to do one of my favorite jobs. Shooting for Harrison’s Hope. I’ve photographed their Annual Charity Dinner Auction and am now covering their Annual Golf Tournament to help raise money for Harrison’s Hope. I know I’ve shared their story before, but it can never be told enough.

From the Harrison’s Hope website:

Life is hectic and life gets in the way, however the safety of our children should be our top priority. Each year thousands of children are left unattended in and around cars and most people underestimate the potential consequences. Harrison’s Hope is a national, nonprofit organization committed to educating children and caregivers about the dangers of children being left alone in and around cars.

The Struttmann’s lost Harrison and their world changed forever because he was struck by a van that was left unattended by parents – running while children were inside. They placed the van into gear and within seconds, nothing would be the same.

I invite you to watch the story of Harrison and to read the stories as written by their parents on the website here.

Even though the event that happened was tragic, we still go on as Harrison would have wanted us all to. We enjoyed ourselves this day. My amazing, new assistant, Hollie, saved me. I have NOT one clue about golf. She drove the cart around the course for me and watched so that we didn’t get hit with a golf ball. I learned things like, don’t drive on the green and what a “pin” was. It was a great time. Everyone really came out and enjoyed themselves.

Harrison’s Hope Golf Tournament is on the last Saturday of July, every year. Teams of 3 minimum and just $85 a person to jump in. There are lots of prizes and food and drinks. I invite you all to join up next year if you love golf! A few of my favorite shots and then a slideshow I put together quickly last night. I left out a lot of photos in this particular one because I took so many!

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Be sure to let the slideshow load when you hit play. It might take a few minutes as there are LOTS of photos!

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