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2020 Senior Spokesmodels | Christmas Shoot At Crooked Row Produce In Selma, NC

December 12, 2019

One of my favorite parts of my senior spokesmodel program is making the time to see my girls multiple times throughout the year. I know this will continue to get more difficult as wedding and senior seasons pick up, but we plan weeks ahead so everyone can come! This is my first year that all of my girls have made it to every shoot so far and that means the world to me!!!

Since being a part of the team is about being a huge part of my business, and that means the girls get to have a huge say in what they want their experience to look like. This year I gave a few options for our “winter” shoot theme and they chose to go to a tree farm! Unfortunately we live near the coast so we don’t have rolling hills of trees or snow, but we DO have amazing local tree lots that let us use their spaces for photos!

This year we went to Crooked Row Produce, an awesome tree lot and produce stand in Selma, NC. They do everything for you when you pick out your tree, including shaving it down, putting it in the stand, and loading it up for you! They had so many varieties of trees to pick from, of all shapes, sizes, and colors.

Kelly’s sweet mom Lisa sent along some of her homemade hot cocoa and thankfully the sun was shining so we weren’t nearly as cold as I was expecting to be! After taking photos of all of the girls, we did some group pics and then opened up a little Christmas gift from me –– #dakotaherseyseniors tumblers!

Here are a few of my favorites of each of the girls!! The behind the scenes vlog to come soon 🙂

Abbie did a great job getting some of me too!!!

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