5th Annual Santa & Me Christmas Special

Well, honestly I wasn't going to offer my Christmas Special this year... but I kept receiving inquiries when I was going to hold it.  Mind you, not because I don't like to offer specials, I'm just swamped and traveling a lot plus I didn't think I could fit it in my calendar. But, I caved in and here is the info. I also added your choices of Christmas Cards for 2011.

 I don't want to sound like I am complaining... I LOVE WHAT I DO. I love creating art and designing cards. And, I actually enjoy being busy. So, bring me lot's of coffee, I will be up late working. lol

Is it too early to say?  Merry Christmas! Hope to see you soon.

Kim Hoegger Home Holiday Open House

Anniversary Holiday Open House
Join us at 5:30 for champagne punch and a wonderful cake provided by Annie's Bakery of Murphy, the BEST cake bakery around!


Enjoy house beverages such as our famous Pumpkin Pie Coffee and Apricot Mango Tea. Sample our favorite food items from the store; Baked Brie with Sweet Onion Jam, Roasted Red Pepper Goat Cheese and Roasted Garlic Dip from Village Gourmet and our newest additions Twelve Oaks Chunky Peach Jalopeno Salsa and Spicy Black Bean & Corn Salsa....fabulous!!  And more...


Gift giveaways from the Thymes and Illume candles with the first 25 customers! $100 Gift Certificates will be given away along with other gifts throughout the evening. Be sure to put your name in the hat as soon as you arrive. A second entry will be dropped into the hat for those customers who RSVP for the party. Check out the full invitation on Facebook and send us your RSVP ASAP!


Come join us and bring your friends, enjoy a 15% off discount through out the evening as well as free box giftwrap for all items purchased Thursday evening (that fit into our boxes. We will not be wrapping chairs, sofas or Christmas trees, lol. Sorry).


Great fun ahead, looking forward to visiting with you all :) 
Thanks again for a wonderful year!


Warmly,


Kim Hoegger
Owner/Designer Home Hoegger HOME ( Formerly The French Pear)
Located on the Historic Downtown Square
106 S. Goliad
Rockwall, Texas 75087
972-722-9995
www.kimhoeggerhome.com

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This is the email I received today from one of my wonderful clients and a very talented designer/shop keeper.  If you are looking for a new "Find", something fun to do on a Thursday night (like get a head start on your Christmas shopping) or would like to taste the best baked goods around you should check out Kim Hoegger Home's Anniversary Holiday Open House in Rockwall.


Her shop is a one stop shop with a very eclectic selection of fun items for you and your home. She offers Home Decor, Vintage Garden Items, Candles, Adorable Clothing, Jewelry, Frames, Furniture, Wonderful Baked Goods and Specialty Drinks, etc, etc;,  I know I always find something when I shop her store! I mean really...at how many stores can you shop for your home, try on a cute sweater, then relax and enjoy a Pumpkin Pie Coffee and a Cookie? YUM!

Hope to see you there!

Red Velvet Tour

I was fortunate to attend "The Red Velvet Tour" presented by the talented Kay Eskridge and Graphic Authority. Kay spent all day demonstrating her lighting techniques and posing ideas with two models. The models were wonderful to work with. Now remember, you are in lingerie in front of 15 students and they all have a camera pointed at you. Yes, they were wonderful. And, yes these are published with their consent.

I love celebrating women's beauty, outer and more importantly inner beauty. I love to empower women by showing them  how really beautiful they are. Everyone deserves to enjoy a pampered day with professional hair and make up and be photographed by a professional photographer.

Every single woman is beautiful in her own way and I like to highlight and emphasis their special features. Let's stop being so hard on ourselves. No one is perfect. So let's appreciate what God bestowed upon us and celebrate our own sexy.

Sexy may be your favorite pair of jeans with heels or a little black dress. Of course there is always lingerie. 8-)

 Here are some of my favorite images.

I love Boudoir Photography. It is by far the most challenging type of portrait to capture well. Yet, it is the most rewarding to see that smile on her face and to hear, "Do I really look like that?" Yep...  Celebrate our own sexy.

The Second Shooter!

Recently my BFF,  Liddie,  asked me to help her photograph a wedding. I have to admit I loved being the second shooter. I have complete freedom to shoot at will, like a stealth shooter. Sneaking in and out grabbing my shot and moving on to the next frame without interrupting the flow.

Here are a couple of my favorites.

I photographed this fun angle while Liddie was photographing all the girls together.

I grabbed this image while Liddie was photographing the bride and groom together.

I love it.

I was sent to capture a few fun images of the guys....  I'm starting to see a common theme here of cutting off my subjects heads. lol

This bridesmaid created all the beautiful flower arrangements and bouquets. She did such a fabulous job that I needed to capture an image of her holding all the bouquets. Now that's a great bridesmaid!

To all my fellow photog's... I'm available as a second shooter if you ever need the extra help. hint, hint! lol

I really did have a blast photographing this sweet couples wedding.