One for Shelbi

Jessica & Patrick are married!

This was a very fun wedding to photograph! Jessica & Patrick were so cute & loving with each other, and the wedding party was always up for extra fun pictures! Some of these photos were taken and edited by my assistant/sister, Alisa. She's awesome! :)

First off, the Bride and her mom and almost-mother-in-law!
Her shoes:I love this one Alisa took of Jessica peeking out at the guys having their photos taken...
And this is an idea of what was going on with the guys, I mean, "security guards"!
But then the girls had their own fun:

And a few of the lovely bride:
Then after the ceremony, we headed over to SIU campus (where the couple met) for some photos of the bridal party:
and of course they had some fun:then Jessica & Patrick together:
This last spot was extra-special to the couple because it was where he asked her on their first date!Their first dance as husband & wife:
Congratulations to the beautiful couple! Thanks for choosing me for your big day!!

One for Brandon

One for Jessa!

Two for the Roberts kiddos!

Phillip's Senior Session

There are a lot of Senior boys out there who just get their pictures done to make their moms happy, but I thought Phillip did a great job! If he was doing the pics for his mom, he sure faked it well! :) His sister came along to help out, and she just happens to be my daughter's 2nd grade teacher, so we had a lot of fun. Here's Phillip:
Phil was like Dr. Doolittle, he attracted insects and animals! I have 2 photos of him holding 2 different butterflies (that is the first time that has ever happened, for sure!) and there was a cat that wanted to be his friend when we were shooting on the railroad tracks! (but we didn't let it get in the pictures) Too funny!
Above: Loving the hat and the sun in the top corner! I think this one's my favorite!
Thanks Phillip for a great session! I hope you like your images!

One for the Minor family

Some ANNOUNCEMENTS!! Please read...

Some of you may remember that I did a Sesser-Valier PTO fundraiser 2 years ago. I'm sure some of you still have some of those portraits displayed in your homes! :) That really was the big "kickoff" for my business, as far as getting people around town to know who I was and what I did, and it forced me to get my tax id number and get official, ha ha! Anyway, I will be doing another fundraiser this year for the S-V PTO this November on Friday the 7th, Saturday the 8th, and Sunday the 9th. We will be offering regular photos or holiday photos of families and/or children. You can email me at info@jessicahollisphotography.com if you have questions, but please contact Pam Dorris (her number is on the flyer) to sign up! I am not in charge of the ticket sales! :)
Come get some great pictures for your Christmas cards or just for your family and support the Sesser-Valier PTO!
Here's the flyer...click it to read it larger:
My 2nd announcement is that I am completely booked for October, and will be taking a very limited number of sessions in November, due to the enormity of the commitments I have at the end of Oct and the beginning of November (a wedding, a museum grand opening gala, and the PTO fundraiser). Also, I will be taking December off entirely to get caught up, and spend time with my family during the holidays. (I do have one session booked in December already, but that will be the only one! :) Please contact me with any questions or if you want to get photos done in November.

Thanks so much!