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Meet Holly + Grant

Hey friend! We're Holly + Grant! We've learned the rules to photography - now we're here to break them. We're not trying to reinvent the wheel photographing your day. We're just here to capture it as it happens. 

Avid adventurers, we're always looking for our next outdoor getaway. Whether that's trekking a mountain to capture your proposal or scaling a volcano to photograph your elopement, we're here for it!

We don't want to just produce pretty images. We want to produce images that take you back to the moment you felt it. The feeling of falling in love all over again. Just through your images. 

Our favorite part of our job? Seeing all the insta texts and posts about how much you love your images!!


Meet 

international trip every year makes our hearts happy.

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beautiful elopements are photographed every year.

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fuzzy pets that our life revolves around

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Holly & Grant 

husband + wife, full-time business owners, big fans of Jesus, & documenting this           
of a life we've been given 

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about holly

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I love to read! On average I read around 100 books a year. Historical fiction is my favorite genre! In fact, I love to read so much I published my first book in September of 2022. "The Disciples" is available on Amazon & Westbow Press if you want to go check it out for yourself!

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I love to horseback ride! I've been riding since I was 5 years old. I started out English, then went to western and barrel raced all through high school and currently ride English casually. I enjoy showjumping, but love a good trail ride even more!

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I have a personal goal of traveling to all 50 states by the time I'm 50. So far, I've crossed off 14! Grant & I also have a goal to reach all 63 National Parks and we've hit 9 so far. We are going to cross off several more next year!

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I love working with kids and youth! Throughout the school year I teach Special Education at the high school level. In the summers I volunteer for 8th grade camp at Camp YoliJwa. Camp missions hold a very special place in my heart!

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Someday I hope to meet Paul Nicklen in person. Frans Lanting, Paul Nicklen, David Doubilet and Acacia Johnson have been some of my favorite wildlife and nature photographers for a long time. Some day it's my goal to study under either Paul or Frans. Attending one of their in person workshops is a dream of mine!

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about Grant

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Holly & I have an outdoor media company called Blue Quill Media. We serve outdoor brands by photographing and videoing their products for social media and their websites. We started this second company in 2020 and love how creative it allows us to be when we're not photographing elopements!

about Grant

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I'm an avid fly fisherman. Ever since I was little I was walking the stream with my dad. Hunting and fishing are things I grew up doing and still love to this day. When I'm not holding a camera, I'm out in nature. 

about Grant

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Golfing and sports are some of my favorite hobbies. I played golf in high school and it's been a love that has followed me all my life. There's nothing better than sinking a putt right off the green. Especially when it's in regulation. 

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Traveling with Holly is one of my favorite things to do and include some of my most favorite memories. We've tackled several states and National Parks together and I am so excited for all the ones we're going to hit this year!

about Grant

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I LOVE food. I'll try anything once! Eating different foods, especially different culture's foods are my absolute favorite. I have yet to come across something I won't try!

two kids picked up cameras at two different times. We both grew up loving media, and never stopped. Grant got his first Kodak point and shoot to film videos of him skating around his driveway when he was just eight. Holly bought her first DSLR the year after she graduated high school and decided to drop out of college to pursue photography as a business. It didn't take long for our passion to take root and blossom into this business! We went from filming seniors and photographing our closest friends to videoing content for brands and photographing the sweetest people coast to coast.


Our JOURNEY BEGAN WHEN...

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Your biggest and best investment on your wedding day! It is your first family heirloom and will be the only tangible thing you walk away with once the day is over and the sun sets. Picking the right photographer and videographer for your day is important. You'll spend more time with them than your significant other on your wedding day! That's why we're here to be friends first, vendors second.

wedding photography is...

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to us means loving well. We didn't start this business to have a business. We started this business to serve and love our clients. Jesus gave us this opportunity to bless others with our gifts and talents. We want you to walk away feeling like our friend. Because that's what we want to be. Friends!

Our business isn't a business without you!

1 John 4:19 " We love because He first loved us," 

Having a Business...

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are outdoor brand photographers too!

Most people don't know that we:

The Office

Our show that's always on repeat:

travel with our pups

When it's not wedding season, we:

Iceland

Our dream place to photograph an elopement:

travel writers + bloggers

If we weren't photographers, we'd love to be:

we're on park 6/63!

We have a goal to visit all 63 National Parks 

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travel with us 

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Ocala, FL
Cincinnati, Ohio
Montana
Utah
Wyoming
Vermont
Maine
New Hampshire

Oregon
Olympic NP
Iceland
Wyoming
Montana
Europe

interested in scheduling a session where we're traveling? reach out!

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© Holly Marie Photography LLC 2023

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