2010 November | Champaign and Urbana wedding photographer

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Hey! Thanks for coming to my blog! If you're here as a bride or groom, I hope you like what you see. I'd love to meet with you in person to talk about your wedding day and how I can help you. I love photographing weddings and hope that shows in my work!

Things I love: the Illini, the color orange, lobsters, my husband, my son, weddings, my Nikon D700, socks, my dogs, Johnny Cash, American Idol, my iMac, The Sound of Music, Hereford cattle, a pair of good-fitting jeans, the Food Network, & macaroni and cheese (and my Grandma Hazel wants me to add her in here too).

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Monthly Archives: November 2010

November 24, 2010

Autumn + Josh | Downtown Champaign + Urbana engagement session

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Autumn + Josh met us in downtown Champaign on a blustery November day for some engagement photos. I had Misty + Melissa from Hart + Hill Photography along for the ride so they could get a behind-the-scenes look at Holly Birch Photography. I hope everyone had a good time! Autumn + Josh’s wedding is next June, and after this session and getting to know them a little better, I’m really looking forward to it! And Josh, I’m sorry I made you miss the first half of the football game. Hey, at least the good guys won though, right? Go Illini!

A happy + somewhat accident:

I’ve been drooling over this orange wall for a while now.

I can see this vine-claden wall from the front window of my downtown Urbana studio! It’s on the north side of the Urbana Free Library.

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Tags: Champaign, e-session, Engagement, Urbana

November 23, 2010

Australian Shepherds | Outdoor pet photography

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These two dogs are so gorgeous and posed so well for me that I thought they deserved their own post! Plus, I wouldn’t mind doing a little more pet photography here and there. I mean, how can you resist the sweet faces of these two pups, especially with Twiggy’s mismatched beautiful eyes (above)?

I just have to post this one again because it showcases both dogs and I love the way it turned out:

And of course my absolute favorite of their family!

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Tags: canines, dogs, pets

November 23, 2010

Jessica + Dan | Engagement session + pets!

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Jessica + Dan met me on a windy but not too chilly day in November to squeeze in their engagement photo session before Christmas. They’re getting married in February… just around the corner! I was incredibly excited that they brought along their two best friends–Australian Shepherds Twiggy and Deacon. The dogs were very well behaved considering all that we asked them to do and all the squirrels that were at West Side Park that day! There’s a separate post about these two gorgeous canines coming up next… stay tuned!

A favorite:

Thanks also to Jessica + Dan’s friend Julia for coming along to be the dog handler. She did a great job of getting the dogs’ attention and handing out treats!

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Tags: Champaign, dogs, e-session, Engagement, pets

November 11, 2010

2010 Holiday & Christmas cards

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Here are a few of the Christmas card designs I have available for 2010! Prices are as follows:
5×7 double-sided flat card: $1.86 each (any finish); order more than 25 – $1.56 each
5×7 specialty-cut flat cards (double-sided: $2.32 each (any finish); order more than 25 $1.98 each
(shapes available: scalloped, oval, round, beveled edge rectangle)
4×6 single-sided metallic cards: $.98 each
5×7 folded cards: $3.75 each (printed on all 4 sides)
**ALL PRICES INCLUDE ENVELOPES!**

Any print credits available to you may be used toward cards as well, so keep that in mind as you’re thinking about your holiday cards!

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November 8, 2010

Danielle + Ben | Mahomet-Champaign engagement photographer

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Danielle and Ben met me at Lake of the Woods on a rather blustery weeknight a couple weeks ago. We got to the park to find that the park would close in about 35 minutes (note to self!). We made the most of the time we had there though, even though we spotted the park ranger a few times checking on us to make sure we left at 5. After we finished in Mahomet, we headed back to Champaign to Scott Park and the Hallene Gateway for a few more shots before we lost the last bit of the day’s light.

These two were so relaxed and easygoing in front of the camera. You can tell that they have a good time together, all the time. I would not be upset one bit if we get a TON of shots like this on their wedding day. Brides always look beautiful when they laugh!

Ben’s kinda tall.

I told them we had to wrap it up because their noses were turning red. Ha!