My name is Holly and I am a portrait and wedding photographer residing with my family in Joplin, Missouri. I love my husband, Josh, and our daughters, Gracie May and Emma June, more than words could ever say

When I shoot weddings, I look at every bride and imagine my own daughter getting married someday. Every father daughter dance makes me cry because I think of Gracie's own daddy dancing with her at her wedding. I see all of my brides and grooms not only through my motherly eyes, but also as a woman who was a bride once upon a time. I relive my own wedding memories, watching as the bride nervously fidgets with her hands and reassuring her that the nerves will melt away when she walks down the aisle and sees her groom. It is one of my favorite moments when the bride walks arm in arm with her father down the aisle, and seeing the smiles on both the bride's face and the groom's face is priceless. Also, I am a sucker for a crying groom, so if the groom cries, I'm without a doubt going to cry! Another one of my favorites parts of a wedding are the dances. I can't begin to express the number of emotions that come out during those moments of dancing. I can look through past images and still hear the song that was played and the emotions that I felt, too. I still get excited and smile & dance when I hear Bruno Mars' “Marry You.” I still tear up when I hear Brad Paisley's “Then,” or Tim McGraw's “My Little Girl."