Giveaway!!!
So~…I think EVERY woman should have a portrait taken around her 20′s-30′s. The only portrait I have of my mom is her “engagement” portrait when she was 19 and it’s wallet size; back then (sorry Mom!) engagement portraits were only of the bride, the groom was not included. Men would probably prefer it to be that way today–sorry! 
I wish I had more photos of my mom in her 20′s-30′s. The more I thought about it the more I decided this is what I needed to do for a giveaway: a free session specifically for women ages 18-40 with a disc of edited images!!
Ok…so some of you may be thinking, “I’d rather have photos of my children taken”…well, I don’t photograph children anymore, BUT these photos will be something your children will cherish, maybe not now, but later on down the road! If you don’t have children, it’s okay! Give them to family, friends, post them on FB, etc., and more than likely one day you will have children. 
Rules for the giveaway:
1. You must be a woman ages 18-40.
2. You must be willing to drive to me, zip 75954.
3. You must follow all entry guidelines or you will be eliminated from the giveaway.
4. No entries past MIDNIGHT on SUNDAY, JUNE 5th. If you enter past midnight you will not be included in the drawing.
To enter the drawing for the giveaway:
1. Leave a comment below saying why you would like to win this giveaway.
2. Go to my Holly Bonner Photography FB page and leave a comment.
3. Post it on your page, suggest to your friends to “Like” my page and to enter the giveaway!
4. Wait to see who wins!!!
The winner will be announced Monday, June 6th at 9:00 A.M. Good luck!!
I think this is an awesome idea! I am 33 and my appearance has changed so much since my senior pictures, and even my wedding portrait which are both over a decade, lol! This past year I have decided to put more effort in my appearance. I have lost weight and gotten dental surgery! I would love to have my portrait done! Thank you for considering me!
I’d love to win this give away!
I want to be entered!!! What an awesome idea!!!
Holly, this is such a great idea, I too just have the engagement pics of my mom, or ones from her teenage years! I think when we get over a certain age we tend to stay behind the camera instead of in front of it! Besides family pics, I haven’t had any photos of myself taken since my bridal portraits when I was 20. I’m now 28, and yeah, I’ve changed so much my kids didn’t know who I was… *lol* I went to a funeral today, afterwards I told my hubby that we were taking more pictures, and i didn’t want any complaining when I do it. The funeral was for my 6 yr old neice, and my sis-in-law was so grateful that they went to have family pictures taken so often, and that she had all of those memories to cherish forever. I want my kids to have the same of me, not just say, hey, mom took great pics of us when we were little… Pictures last forever, and I will be doing more, and it would be even better if it were free, so consider me entered, I’ll post in just a moment!
Holly, You were a joy to work with when you took mine and Brannon’s Christmas pictures, but I have seen the work that you have done and really feel like if we had left Brannon out of them (LOL), we could’ve had a LOT of fun with the pictures, and not have been so “traditional” and I would love to have a session dedicated just to me having fun! As you know, I am 40 and Brannon and I are fixing to celebrate our 3rd year anniversary and I STILL don’t see an engagement coming anytime soon, so I may never get to have those ‘engagement pictures’ everyone has. I think it would make a perfect gift for myself. I would love to have you get involved with the outfits and would probably be getting The Loft involved as well, to have some fun, unique clothing to wear.
My mother never had engagement pictures made, in fact, she never wore a wedding dress. My parents were too poor to afford such things and she was pregnant with my brother when they got married. The only pictures I have of her by herself is her senior portraits. I would LOVE the opportunity to SPOIL myself and have a session completely about me!
Such a good idea – I always say you can take my picture, just don’t show it to me for 10 years. Then I can look at it and think ” I didn’t look so bad back then after all”! As busy mom’s raising families, it’s usually the mom behind the camera and they get left out of the photo too often. Memories should be captured to cherish that little snapshot of time in your family – it’s not whether your hair is combed or your makeup is on, it’s “family time” that you want to save. Wonderful blog! I’m too old for your giveaway, but I think it’s a wonderful idea and way to share your talent – God bless you and your family!
Hi my name is Ashlie and I am entering this contest because I feel it’s time to do something for just me. I have had a rough 2 years and think a confidence boost would help. I lost a baby in November 2009 and now I’m divorcing after 6 years. I married young but I am focused on me and my 3 year old Aiden now but feel I may focus a lil too much on Aiden…hence something like this just for ME!
I started kindergarten and graduated high school with your hubby. That’s the last time I had photos taken of ME. Even when I got married, I didn’t bother with bridal portraits. I’ve since had two beautiful babies and would love for them to have a beautiful photo of their mom “when she was young” to cherish they way I do pictures of my mother and grandmother. I think this is the best idea for a giveaway I’ve heard in a long time!
Hi Holly! I’d love to enter your contest. I agree with you that we all need a photo of us when we’re young so our kiddos can see us. I didn’t have any bridals done with my second wedding and haven’t really had any photos done since then.
I would like to win this!!! I am 25 and I am pretty sure i have not had pictures of just me done since i was in high school. I totally agree with you that maybe one day my kids would like to have some! Plus i would love to come visit you lol!
Hey Holly, I love this idea!
I haven’t had pictures taken of just me since I graduated in 06. I miss having a reason to get dressed up and take pictures that’s the girly girl in me but sometimes seem to lose sight of who I am with all the chaos in every day life. Also, the past two years have been filled with so much pain heartache and craziness that I have barely had time to think about me at all. On April 16, 2009 I gave birth to a beautiful little boy a month and ten days later the lord decided he needed my angel in heaven. Last year I became pregnant again and was so excited only to be let down by having a miscarriage. It’s amazing how you can come up with so many ideas on how it’s your fault but all the while you know nothing possibly could of been done to change the situation. After all of this happened it took a very big toll on my marriage mostly because I wasn’t happy with myself. Now I am a single mother with a 4 year old daughter and even with all the stress of trying to make it on my own I am slowly regaining happiness.I love to hear my daughter say Mommy your so gorgeous it makes my heart melt.I am so lucky to have such a sweet little girl. Compliments from her in any form or fashion are what matter the most.Well actually her opinion is the only thing that does matter! So I definitely love the idea of being able to give her a picture of Mommy.
I would love to win this giveaway!!!!!!
Holly- This is such a wonderful idea! I wouldnt have even thought of Colin wanting a pictures of me or his Dad when he was younger. Most of my thoughts now are capturing all of his growth and milestones! It is a super idea and I would love to win it, if not for me, but for him.
I would love to win this giveaway
I am 27 years old. I have 3 kids (1,2 and 5). Speaking of engagement pics, we never had any done. I was 8 months preg when I got married. I would love to be considered for this give away. It would mean alot to me. You see, I too know what …its like to only have a few pictures of my mother. I think I have a total of maybe 8. Which is a terrible tragic. My mother passed away 14 years ago this August at the age of 33. So needless to say I will miss out on having more photos of her. I do worry that one day my kids will be faced with the same delemia. I am always the one taking photos of them and the rest of the family. It is very seldom that i get any pics of me with or without them. I would like to have pics done for them so when they are older they will have something to look back on. Its sad because my oldest son who is 5 asks alot of questions about my mother and what she looked like and all the pics I have of her are when she was about my age now. Anyways, I don’t mean to lay on a sad story but this is my reason for wanting to win the give away. Thanks for your consideration and keep up the amazing work. I love your photos.See More
I would like to win this giveaway!!! I really have never taken any professional pictures and I would like to see what it feels like and experience your good work.
This is a fabulous idea!! I am 32 and have recently lost 120 lbs. and feel wonderful. I would love for my son and daughter to be able to look back and know that I not only did this for me but also for them!! I love the new healthier me!!
I would love to win
So my mom just had pictures taken. I’m 31 now and the only one I have besides that is the two of us together when I was 2 or so! I don’t have any of “just me”, plenty of me and my 4 year old, Chance. So I would love to have some with “just me” so he’s not saying the same about his mom in 20 or so years!
This is me COMMENTING TO WIN!!! LOL!
I am 28 and haven’t had pictures done of myself since my senior year which was 10 years ago. I think this is a wonderful idea!
What an awesome idea! I remember looking at my Mom’s professional photos and they were only from her Senior year of high school. To this day, she still hasn’t had new photos taken. I would love to show my grandkids one day what I looked like in my younger years!
Great idea! I havent had just my pic takin since my first child was born ten years ago!
Hi Holly. I saw on Facebook a couple of days ago about your contest, and at first I was not sure if I wanted to enter. I was not sure I wanted the attention I would get if I won… For the last 7 years my life has been about anything but me. I turned 28 in April and my sole focus has been my family.
In February 2004, at 20 years old I got married and uprooted my life here in Texas, to follow my heart. It just so happend that my heart was going to Connecticut (where my new husband, Nick, was stationed on a submarine in the Navy)In 2006 we had our firstborn, a son. Zachary was the center of my world seeing as Nick was often out to sea. in 2008 we got orders to Nacogdoches TX where Nick was to be a Navy recruiter. We decided long before these orders that we would have our next child as soon as he had a more stable job. What we didn’t bank on is our wonderful daughter being born with Down syndrome. On Septebmber 14, 2009 my whole would was shaken to the core. I didn’t know if there would be a day when I didn’t cry. However here I am 20 months later and I wouldn’t trade her or her Down syndrome for anything in the whole universe.
All this being said. I feel like it is time for me. About a month ago I made a decision to take care of myself in order to be able to take better care of my family. I started an exercise routine and I am already down 13 lbs and I feel GREAT. This is my year, and whether or not I win this contest, I know how important I am and that I deserve the world. Our family is so very blessed and I would not have it any other way! Also thank you if you have read this all the way to the end. I don’t get out much and it feel good to let it all out so to speak
I think this is a great idea especially for women 30 and up because we usually get photos taken of our children and maybe even photos of us with our families but we rarely have photos taken of ourselves.
Over the years I’ve looked in all of our family albums and all the photos hanging on my walls and they are mostly of my children and husband what if something happend to me? Would there be photos of me around for my children to remember me by? Right now I would have to say no, not many at all, either because I was behind the camera or because I didn’t feel confident in how I would look in a photo. I do trust that you are an awesome photographer and would help me to be my best in a photo shoot with you. Please pick me lol.