Pick Your 2013 October, November and December Calendar Girls

Ah, the end of November. Have you recovered from all the election ads and coverage? Going through ballot withdrawal? Missing something to "Vote" for?  I've got just the fix you need. 

Drop in to the Grinkie Girl site and pull the level (well, click) and vote for your favorite calendar girls. Don't forget to vote once for each month, October, November and December 2013!


Contest ends December 7th at midnight. Calendars will be available for sale at the end of December. Stay tuned for more information on how you can get a calendar with a bevy of beauties (all tasteful and SFW).

We've Reached Our 100th Grinkie Girl!!

We knew we were poised to reach this historic milestone at our November 17th mini session - but we could not have even imagined what a special event it was going to be.

So who is our 100th Grinkie Girl?

Autumn Koch of Saint Paul, Minnesota has wanted to have a pin up session for quite a while now. She scheduled to come to the 11/17 mini-shoot with her friend Amber Eisen-Ramgren. Amber is a personal friend of this Girl Friday - and she's been itching to experience being a Grinkie Girl from the first time she saw one of my pin-ups.

What makes this milestone so wonderful and enriching is Autumn herself.

Model: Autumn Koch   Photo: Christi Williams   Hair:Avis    Makeup: Dawnfelice

Autumn is a stage 4 breast cancer survivor.

"I'm not a survivor, I'm a thriver" - Autumn Koch

I will admit that I am getting a little verklempt here, because Autumn inspires me. I have long been one to promote the idea of being a "survivor, not a victim" in life. But Autumn takes that even further. She told me - as she was enjoying hair and makeup - that she is "not a survivor, but a thriver".

Autumn shared her story with me during her beauty session. She was diagnosed two years ago with stage 3 breast cancer while nursing her second child, a six month old daughter.  This woman fought the cancer with fierceness, and endured a double mastectomy and the removal of 16 lymph nodes. A year later, the cancer was back, in her brain. Not one to give up - she fought again, and is currently in remission.

Autumn is a terrific Grinkie Girl. She made the photo shoot look easy, as she is a natural in front of the camera. Avis knocked this hairstyle out of the park - giving her a classy and sassy pin curl look.

Model: Autumn Koch  Photo: Christi Williams   Hair: Avis  Makeup: Dawnfelice

 Considering that Autumn has had a double mastectomy with no reconstruction (she was SO amazing in the frank way she shared her life with me - and in turn - gave me permission to share it with you) so we pulled a few outfits that we thought would show off her wonderful figure while being comfortable for her to wear with her custom undergarments.

Model: Autumn Koch  Photo: Christi Williams   Hair: Avis  Makeup: Dawnfelice

As you can see - she rocked the photo shoot - twirling in a Marilyn inspired satin halter gown and high heels.

Welcome to being a Bona Fide Grinkie Girl, Autumn!! You inspire us!!

Our Girl Friday Featured

Bona Fide Grinkie Girl and resident Girl Friday, Dawnfelice Warneke has been featured as a Real Curve Cutie on Kiyonna.com.

"I love Kiyonna.com's clothing. They fit beautifully, and wearing them is comfortable. I own their Betsey Ruched Dress in several colors - and these dresses have been my go to staple for both pin-up photo shoots and date nights with my hubby"

 We love being able to give shout outs to products and services we love and use ourselves - and it's fun to see our Grinkie Girls on national websites.

Model: Dawnfelice Warneke, Hair & Makeup: Dawnfelice Warneke, Photographer: Christi Williams

November 17th Mini Sessions

We still have spots available at our new and exciting mini-session experiment! I'm blocking of most of Saturday, November 17th as "Whatever you need a picture of" mini -sessions.

Pin up? Family picture? Business head shot? Kids? Whatever you need.

I am charging $50 for a half hour spot and one digital portrait of your choice. You may book more than one slot if you think you'd like more time, or order more images if you are digging them. $25/each extra digital image. Prints and other products available for order.

Hair and Make up services will be available if you let me know ahead of time. 

 $65/Hair, $30/Makeup

E-mail me @ christi@grinkie.com and send a $25 deposit to save your spot.

Due to the mini-sessions open house feel it is not a good match for boudoir shoots, so talk to me about that if that is what you need.

*Model: Rohanna Jones, Hair & Makeup - Rohanna Jones

Milestone: Who Will Be Our 100th Grinkie Girl?

Could you be the 100th Grinkie Girl? We're poised to welcome our 100th Grinkie Girl to the fold. Some lucky lady will reach help Grinkie Girls reach this milestone at our November 17th mini shoot. Who will it be? It could be you!

We're getting ready to celebrate with extra fun and goodies for our 100th pin up.  '

Spots are still available for the Saturday November 17th mini sessions.

To see more of our Bona Fide Grinkie Girls, check out our website.

Halloween Shoot

Team Grinkie is excited to be shooting some of our bona-fide 'Grinkie Girls' at a special Halloween-themed event at Live Fast Die Young Tattoos in Minneapolis. We're looking forward to creating some classic pin-up looks as well as some more modern artistic visions.