Great Give Away at FairyWonderful!!

You all know I love a great give away!!  Now I want to win but I am willing to spread the news so you can enter too!!  LOL!  It really would not look good if I just kept it all to myself!!

FairyWonderful is giving away a pettyskirt and they are beyond adorable!!  Get over there by Feb. 1 to enter!!

I am Not Hiding!

I know it has been a while but I have been taking a winter break due to rain, snow, ice and other icky weather that prevents me from working outside! No excuses I know!

I have also been working on some good things like a girls weekend with my 3 BFFs from High School and giving something back to the community! Back in December I donated my services and camera for Help Portrait! It was a great experience and I look forward to doing it again next year!

Right now I am working on a fundraiser with 3 folks trying to pay for their missions trip to Jamaica! No not the fun resort Jamaica! The other side of the island where folks have nothing, including shoes!! If all goes well with Portraits in the Park, these 3 folks will have their trip paid for 100% from the proceeds! Pretty cool, huh? I thought it was the least I could do since I am not able to go myself and I can't just hand them the money to go so I am doing the next best thing and giving my time and talent!

I am also getting ready for my Senior Rep sessions!  I have a great line up of guys and gals from area schools who will get their Senior photos done in early spring!  They get a great discount and then they get to compete for a cash prize!   The Senior Rep who gets the most referrals booked will win some cold hard cash and what teen couldn't use that?  Of course, my son who is one of my Reps is not eligible for the prize but he is used to that!

So now you know, I have been working on a few things and not just being lazy!!  Hope you are all staying warm and dry!!  

Happy New Year & A Big Thanks!

As we prepare to say goodbye to 2009, I wanted to take a moment to say Happy New Year and thank you to all who have helped make Picture Perfect by Jo the perfect gig for me! You see, I love being a stay at home mom but my passion for photography allows me a creative outlet that is mine alone! I am blessed to be able to stay at home with the Diva and get paid to do what I love and it is all thanks to YOU, my great friends and clients!

I pray that 2010 will be a great year for all of you!!

It's A Diva Christmas

A Little Change and More Photos!

I decided it was time to change the old blog up and do a new layout! What do ya think? I think it fits my style to a tee!

Life has been crazy with the holidays and people wanting photos! I have not done any advertising so it has all been by word of mouth which means I must be doing something right! So here is my latest shoot with the East family!

Two Beautiful Girls! Arcola, IL Family Photographer

This was a referral shoot from a past client! When Mom called to book the shoot, I was excited to go to my hometown! Mom and I hit it off the minute I walked in the door! She and her husband were both awesome so it only makes sense that the girls would be awesome too! This was a fun shoot and they were up for anything!

Check out the sisterly love between these two!! When I asked if they got along well I was told no so I think all the love was for the benefit of the camera!! I think they really do love each other though neither would admit it!! Ha!

The next few shots were taken at their gorgeous old home in Arcola! I love everything about this house and always have!! I grew up in Arcola!

This is Big Sis! She is a beautifully sweet girl!

The "baby" of the family!! Is she not sweet?

Another Beautiful Wedding!!

How much fun can you have photographing a wedding? Well, let me tell you that it is possible to have so much fun that you forget you are working! This is Kasey and Heath, they are a cute young couple from our church who loved my work and hired me to be part of the fun! There were a few setbacks in getting them down the isle, like Heath completing Naval Basic training! Yup, that was a small hurdle but one that they plowed through like champs!! Congrats guys, you made it!! May you always be blessed by your union and remember my advice: Always kiss each other goodnight!!