I actually heard about Holli long before I met her. I had met people that used her for their photographer and they all bragged about her non-stop. I could not wait to meet her. When my bride said she had already booked Holli B. Photography for her photographer, I was ecstatic. We had a great time talking at the wedding and getting to know each other. Now, from personal experience, I can brag on her just like all her previous brides do. She is not only an incredibly talented photographer, she is an inredible woman that you, your fiance, your bridal party and your family members will all love to work with you on your big day! I would highly recommend checking her out for your wedding, bridal, and/or engagement needs.
I asked Holli if she could answer a few questions for me so that we might know a little bit more about who she is, how she got into photography, and what she loves about it:
1. How long have you been in the business?
Been in the wedding business full time for 3 full years- been shooting for over 10.
2. How did you get involved in photography and how did Holli B. come into existence? I was always that girl with the camera all thru high school and got my first film SLR for my high school graduation gift. I started college as a Journalism major and took a lot of film and dark room photography classes in college. I finished with an arts degree from the University of Oklahoma. During this time my husband played professional baseball for 8 years and we traveled all over the country playing pro ball. I was always shooting for the team, the players and their wives and following photographers from whatever state we were playing in. I also shot all of my best friends weddings while we were all in college (with film, sadly it was that long ago…) and after that I thought hey I should try and get paid for this fun hobby. I started working with a lot of different photographers from all over and learned a lot about different styles of photography. I then made my own website and put some images in a gallery and booked 43 weddings my first year. Last year my husband retired from baseball and started working and shooting weddings with me and this year we have hired Taylor full time to shoot weddings and do all of our design work. It has been an awesome 3 years!
3. What do you love about shooting weddings? I love that every wedding is COMPLETELY different from the next. One week it will be at the Skirvin and super swanky and the next week it will be a lovely intimate ceremony in someones back yard ( i love them both equally!) I love getting to know my brides and grooms and the wedding party and just being completely IN their lives for the entire process. I have the BEST brides! They are now some of my best friends!
4. What would you tell a bride regarding her pictures on her wedding day? I would tell brides to thoroughly look at wedding photographers. Meet with more than one and make sure their personality fits with yours. You will end up spending a lot of time together during the whole process (engagement, bridals, wedding day) so you REALLY want someone who you feel comfortable with. The comfort factor really shows up in photos. I dont require that my brides meet the groom before the ceremony but I think it is AWESOME when they do! They get “THAT” moment when he sees you in your dress for the first time TWICE! You also have time to talk, kiss, and talk before you walk down the aisle and the busyness begins. The time we as photographers have with the bride and groom is usually more when you meet before the ceremony so that gives us more time to be creative and “play” and get some incredible photos of the two of you together on your wedding day.
