Holly Birch Photography

*Dialup warning! This post contains tons of photos!* Jessica & Steve were married on Oct. 24 at the Alice Campbell Alumni Center on the UI campus. It was nice having both the ceremony and reception in one location! That doesn’t happen very often. ...

On Oct. 17 I headed back to my hometown of Mason City (Easton) to photograph the wedding of Ashley and Scott. You can see their engagement session again HERE. I’ve known Scott’s family forever so I was excited to see who all would turn up at the wedding that I hadn’t seen in a long time. Sco...

Finally, after about a year of planning, several revisions, 3 photo shoots, and tons of phone calls and emails, Oskee in Illini Land is in print! This book is definitely a labor of love, especially for Joanne, who gets to take care of this adorable pooch...

On Sunday I got to take a short country drive to rural Lovington, Illinois, to do some family portraits for my friend Sarah and her husband Kyle’s family. I actually showed cattle with Kyle and his brother Joel (they showed Shorthorns and I showed Herefords) too. ...

Up until their engagement session, I hadn’t met Melissa or Kyle and only Melissa’s parents who were big fans of my work. I...

Dawn + Doug were married on Saturday, September 26 in Pontiac, with a reception following in Streator. Dawn was a referral from my friend Becky, whose wedding I photographed last July. Becky did Dawn’s flowers and they were gorgeous! ...

I have very few session spots left for the remainder of 2009, so if you’re really wanting some portraits done before the holidays and before the wintery weather starts, call or email me soon! I only have 1 day left in October and a few days in November. ...

Haley + George are the first couple I booked for a 2010 wedding several months ago. They have such a cute story and will have a cute outdoor wedding that I am very much looking forward to! Haley and George met in college at Indiana University and they got engaged in Italy. How sweet is that...

Illinois beat Illinois State 45-17 on Saturday, September 12, 2009 in the home opener at Memorial Stadium. Above, Doug Pilcher makes a tackle. Below, Corey Liuget sacks the ISU QB. Eddie McGee played quarterback for Illinois for most of the game and scored a TD here:

Alexa’s mom contacted me months ago about doing Alexa’s senior photos. Neither of them was very sure of where they wanted to take their photos, but I had some great ideas in mind as always! T...

Rosanne and Carl were married at the First Christian Church of Bement on Aug. 29. They have a really sweet love story that Carl told over toasts at Jim Gould’s in Champaign following the ceremony. I’ve always wanted to do the ring pictures on an old timey piano. This one was perfect! A...

I’ve mentioned to several people lately that I’m participating in the News-Gazette’s wedding expo on Sunday, September 13 at the Hilton Garden Inn. So Aaron asked “Why don’t you put it on your blog?” Why didn’t I think of that first? You can see the details on www.c-uwed.com. There’s no ...

My mom Paula and Joe were married in Joe’s (now their!) backyard on August 22. The weather was beautiful and not too hot at all. I was the matron of honor and photographer, so that was a little tricky! I didn’t get the ceremony shots I wanted, but I think overall it turned out ok. S...