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June 4, 2010 - 5:53 am

Mark’s MOM - What great photos!! It is so Mark and Lindsay….sweet, loving, and fun.

June 4, 2010 - 1:54 am

joedanna - the absolute finest photos of a couple in love…………i have ever seen.

God Bless to both of You.

joe,

June 3, 2010 - 8:02 pm

Joyce MacFarland (Lindsay’s Mom) - “YOU ROCK” says it the best!! Granted, I have a beautiful daughter (all my kids are gorgeous and photogenic) and of course, Mark is extremely handsome . . .but I love the way you captured the essence of their playfullness, the passion and yes, fiery chemistry!!

What wonderful wedding moments you will capture . . .and not to jump the gun or anything . . .can you imagine the baby pictures in the future??? Nothing but gorgeous!

Thanks Holly! Love, Lindsay’s Mom

June 3, 2010 - 7:56 pm

Monica Danna - OMG! what a gorgeous couple! those are totally their smiles!! LOVE IT! “Homerun, Holly!”

June 3, 2010 - 4:57 pm

Lindsay - Holly,

You really captured Mark & I in our true spirit…especially on “the bridge” in our jeans. I can’t thank you enough…very much looking forward to the bridal shoot and wedding day! YOU ROCK!

Love,
Lindsay

Syed + Mandy | Part 1 | Houston, Texas Wedding

05.26.10 Posted in Weddings

Syed and Mandy live in Chicago. They had never met each other before until each one of them decided to take a trip back down south to see family that lived in Houston. Syed and Mandy met that day on the plane. How very romance movie-like of them yes? And for another 10 romance points, Syed proposed to Mandy in a restaurant at the top of downtown Chicago high rise. What is so awesome about both of them, in addition to their super sweet and caring personalities, is that they decided to honor each other by having ceremonies from each of their cultures. I was so excited to be able to shoot the first of the events on Friday night, so consider this Part 1 of Syed + Mandy. After the cultural ceremony, friends and family gathered for mingling and some awesome food and a portion of the evening was devoted to pictures of everyone in attendance. We also got to sneak away for a few minutes alone so I wanted to share some of those images. Part 2 of their American ceremony coming soon!

Mandy had so many ideas for pictures and one of them was that she wanted to somehow capture the reflection of the light fixture in these four paneled windows. Of course, I was all about it and loved how they came out. Great eye, Mandy!

by holly

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Shannon + Damian | St. John Church | Houston, Texas Wedding

05.19.10 Posted in Weddings

I just loved Shannon + Damian’s wedding. From the vintage location, vintage bikes, and all kinds of way cool touches that made this super intimate wedding one of my faves. I am a huge fan of intimate weddings. I just love them so much. Words can not really do this super sweet day justice, so I’m going to get to the pics. I am so blessed to have been a part of their day. Thank you’s go out to Tiffany and Jason, Mark and Amber, and Monica for introducing me to Shannon. Although we officially met for the first time the day of the wedding, I felt like I had known them forever. Meet Shannon + Damian.

I absolutely loved what Shannon + Damian did for their guests. They took a ton of fabulous postcards, pictures, and printed images and put them out for their guests to leave love notes and well wishes for them. Every year, for their anniversary, or anytime really, they will be able to open their box of love notes and read what their closest friends and family wrote to them and see the oh-so-awesome love pictures that match! LOVE it.

by holly

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June 15, 2010 - 8:56 pm

Amber Roussel - These came out so beautiful. What an special day. I love the shot of Shannon & Damian kissing in the center with their parents kissing on both sides!

June 8, 2010 - 3:01 pm

Fayza - What an adorable wedding, with adorable people. Not to mention with some really adorable photos to prove it I think these are some of your best photos yet.

May 21, 2010 - 3:17 pm

drmiggy - Wow, Holly. These are just beautiful, and Shannon made such a lovely bride. They both look so happy <3

May 21, 2010 - 10:51 am

Imelda - What a beautiful wedding! Shannon and Damien’s wedding was so adorable and gorgeous at the same time and you captured it sooo well! I want to get married again so you can photograph it!

May 21, 2010 - 8:49 am

Jason McElweenie - Holly

I’m absolutely blown away by these photos. They are a million times better than I could have imagined. You captured that day to a T!

May 20, 2010 - 8:14 pm

Shannon - She captured every moment of the best day of my life. (so far) absolutely perfect. The way weddings are supposed to be photographed. Thank you sooooo much for the memories I will share with my grandchildren. <3 u!

May 20, 2010 - 6:59 pm

Monica Danna - ditto to everything sara just said times 100! you truly captured shannon and damien’s love. <3

May 20, 2010 - 4:24 am

Sara - STUNNING! I’m overly impressed – you’ve always been good, but girl – this wedding is amazing – you’ve done such a good job. I’m so happy your blogging again – I’ve missed you! And I actually said “wow” when I opened up your new site – so excited to see more!!

Back to the blogging board

05.19.10 Posted in Business, Uncategorized

I know. I know. It’s been (gulp) about 9 months since my last blog post. There has been a lot going on to keep me away from this blog, because I really do love posting. But no excuses. I have tons of things I have missed in the past few months, so I’m going to start with the announcement of the new branding and website launch. You would think something so simple would be fast and easy, but anyone that has gone through the branding process knows what an undertaking it is. If you are as close to your business as I am to mine, you know how even more personally important it is to be able to relay to your clients the image, style, and feel of what you offer. So, here I am, finally happy with what things feel like and ready to showcase all the hard work, some of which, is still in progress. There are tons of new things coming that I am so excited about! First things first, so go check out the new website – same place, new face. I’d love your feedback, so feel free to comment here about your experience – only positive comments please – just kidding – but sort of not really haha. I had a few words and images in my mind through the design process so I can’t wait to see how it translates. I have to give a huge thank you to one of my dearest friends ever in the world, Mrs. Lindsey. She is responsible for all the borders and design overlays that she made exclusively for Holly Hoyt Photography. I called her up one day and described what I was looking for and she completely exceeded all my expectations. They have been an integral part of my new image and I can’t thank her enough for her hard work. Thanks Lindsey!!

by holly

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June 3, 2010 - 4:40 pm

AMANDA BURNETT - So despite the fact that Edward and I have still never made it onto the blog :sigh: I keep looking over all the new pictures… over and over! Makes me wish I could have another wedding so we could do something different next time! And, of course, have you photograph it ) Amazing work, Holly… it gets me inspired!

xo
Amanda

Sara + Daniel | Christ Church Cathedral + Majestic Metro | Houston, Tx Wedding

10.16.09 Posted in Weddings

Sara + Daniel tied the knot back in August but I’m just now getting to show them some blog love. You guys have probably seen Sara’s bridal shoot in the previous post so you already know how beautiful she is. If their engagement shoot was any indication of how fun and sweet their wedding would be, then I was in for some fun! I can not even say enough about Sara and Daniel – they are real, amazing, genuine, honest, loving, and passionate people. Sara is a photographer too. She shoots with me on occasion and I couldn’t ask for anyone with a more perfect fit for my style and personality. She’s awesome ya’ll. Daniel, you are pretty rad too. Yeah, I said rad, believe it.

Their day was full of lots of scenery changes as we hopped from the hotel, to the church, to the reception venue and I was loving it all! Special thanks to Mark C. Austin who shot with me for a part of the day – you rock something awesome. Okay, now stop reading and go check out these two lovelies!

You know I always start with my favorite from the day….

Mark snapped the top two of the church shots in this set – beautiful full church shot & close up of Sara & Daniel – love it.

What a cutie patootie!!

by holly

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