Picnic and Pics Portrait Party

Future & Current Seniors, You're invited to this FREE EVENT!

March 01, 202613 min read

Who wants to join me for an aesthetic picnic in the garden? Complete with picnic baskets, blankets, macaroons, petit fours, and other goodies. You’ll be the models and I’ll be the photographer.

Come to the event for free and if you want to stay longer for some extra one-on-one time in front of the camera, there’s a Golden Hour afterparty! Golden Hour Tickets are $50 per person and that includes your own online gallery of your pictures!

The best part: there’s a giveaway! Two big items are 1 Cap & Gown Session Package and $200 off your session with me!

When you RSVP, you are automatically entered into the giveaway, giveaway winners will be chose before the event but you have to stop by to pick-up your prize (I know shamelessly getting you to come! But I know you're busy and I want to be part of your schedule on April!)! Here are some of the prizes -

1 Free Cap & Gown Session Package

$200 Session Credit for select 2026 or 2027 Session Packages (details below).

Giftcard to Leon Thomas

Giftcard to Middle Grounds Coffeehouse

1 Golden Hour Ticket

And more!

Picnic & Pics - A Free Portrait Event + Giveaway for high school and college students & parents interested in senior portraits!

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 3:30pm-5:30pm

Giveaways will be announced at 4:30 & you need to be there to win!

Snack on tea sandwiches & lemonade while you -

Get some free pics with friends

Hear all the details about senior portraits

Win one of the prizes: $200 LCP credit, gift cards, & more!

RSVP today: www.tinyurl.com/picnicandpics

See all the details below!

Details:

  • Event location will be disclosed after you RSVP, but it will be in Lenoir County.

  • This is a free event with the option to purchase a ticket for the Golden Hour After Party

  • What will we do? Mingle, snack and have a group model shoot

  • We’ll talk all about senior portraits - what are they and how are Cap & Gown Sessions different from Senior Sessions, why you should start thinking about them early, how to prepare, what to expect, what working with me for your pics is like.

Golden Hour Details -

Tickets: $50+tax

Starting at 5:30 - all ticket holders will stay and everyone else will say goodbye. Lindsay will take each ticketholder to do a quick shoot with the greenery and picnic setting as the sun begins to set giving us that beautiful golden glow. If there is time at the end, we will do some fun group shots.

What you’ll get: One-on-one photography during the Golden Hour After Party and access to your personal gallery of your solo portraits and the gallery for the event & group portraits to share. You’ll also get a credit to download 5 of your favorite portraits without a watermark. Additional downloads, prints, and products will be available for purchase. You can also share portraits from the gallery without purchasing them, but they will have a watermark on them 🙂


Giveaway Details & Disclaimer -

GIVEAWAY!!!

The rules and the prize details are below!

All contestants must be 18 years of age or older at the time of the giveaway or have a guardian or parental consent to enter.

The winner must have transportation to and from the portrait session location. Lindsay Corrigan Photography will not provide any transportation during the shoot. The winner must be available at the time of the session. All winners and guardians must sign a model release and shoot agreement with Lindsay Corrigan Photography.

OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS:

PRIVACY: We are committed to the privacy of your information. We do not, and will not, distribute, disclose or sell any of your personal information to third parties, other than as required by law or as necessary to process a payment.

This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with, Instagram. Facebook, or Meta. You are providing your information to LINDSAY CORRIGAN PHOTOGRAPHY and not to Instagram, Facebook, or Meta.

ELIGIBILITY: This contest is open to all who are ages 18 or older at the time of entry or who have consent of guardian or parent to enter and live in the country of United States of America. Void where prohibited by law. All winners must have transportation to and from the shoot location. Lindsay Corrigan Photography will not provide any transportation during the shoot. All winners and guardians, must sign a model release and shoot agreement with Lindsay Corrigan Photography.

All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply to these sweepstakes, contests/promotions. If you cannot or will not comply with these Official Rules, you should not participate in the sweepstakes. By entering this Sweepstakes, you agree to be bound by these Official Rules and to waive any right to claim any ambiguity or error in these Official Rules or the Sweepstakes itself. You also agree to be bound by all decisions of the Sponsor or its designees, whose decisions are final and binding.

By entering the contest, you agree to release the Sweepstakes Entities, and Instagram, Facebook and Meta from all responsibility or liability for damages, losses or injuries of any kind resulting from participation in the Sweepstakes or any prize-related activities, if any, or any awarding, possession, use and/or misuse of prize(s), if any, awarded herein. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Instagram, Facebook or Meta. You are providing your information to LINDSAY CORRIGAN PHOTOGRAPHY and not to Instagram, Facebook or Meta.

There is no cash alternative to the prize. Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received.

HOW TO ENTER: Beginning February 21, 2026, at 3:00pm EST follow the instructions to enter the contest by filling out form on www.lindsaycorrigan.com. One entrant who is at least 18 years of age must fill out entry form title RSVP (Entry Form) at this website: https://lindsaycorrigan.com and included full name, email address, phone number, guardian’s name, and then submit it to Lindsay Corrigan via Lindsay Corrigan’s agent’s online server before 3:29pm on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 (“Entry Date Deadline”) in order to be eligible to win the prize.To enter contest, Entrant must complete only one entry form, which includes contact information. Entries received after the entry date deadline and time will not be included in the selection process.Only those present at the event Picnic and Pics (Event) at 4:30pm on April 1, 2026 will be eligible to win.

Please note, this is a global competition and is not site specific, therefore only one winner will be chosen globally. The winner will collect their prize in person at the Event on April 1, 2026. The winner will be selected by Lindsay Corrigan Photography. The decisions of Lindsay Corrigan Photography are final on all matters relating to this competition. Odds of winning will depend upon the number of eligible entries received. The winner will be notified at the Event. If the winner is not present at the Event another will not be chosen. The prize is not transferable and there is no cash alternative.

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SPONSOR: by Lindsay Corrigan Photography located at a private home in Kinston, NC.

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PRIZES:

The winner of the Lindsay Corrigan Competition from February 21, 2026-April 1, 2026 will receive one of these prizes:

1) Cap and Gown Session Package: one voucher for Cap and Gown Session Package, which includes photography services from Lindsay Corrigan for twenty (20) minutes at one location in Lenoir County for one person between the ages of 17 and 23 years-old on the dates April 2, 2026 - May 8, 2026 (Photo Shoot) and $100 credit to use in online gallery from Photo Shoot. If winner arrives to the Photo Shoot location more than 15 minutes late on the day of the Photo Shoot, the Photo Shoot will be cancelled. The Photo Shoot will not be extended if winner arrives late. The Photo Shoot may be subject to rescheduling due to illness, inclement weather or complications of the Lindsay Corrigan Photography staff. Re-shoots are determined by Lindsay Corrigan Photography. The Photo Shoot will not be rescheduled due to a schedule conflict caused by the winner. The Photo Shoot will take place at the location chosen by Lindsay Corrigan and is twenty (20) minutes in length. Winner may choose one outfit for the Photo Shoot. Edited images from the session will be available for order in an online gallery. At least eight 8 inch by 12 inch watermarked image files will be provided to winner Group to share on social media with due credit to Lindsay Corrigan Photography. After winner is contacted, winner will have ten (10) days to communicate to choose date and book Photo shoot. If the winner fails to respond, no session will take place and no other winner will be chosen.

2) $200 Credit toward 2026 or 2027 Session Package: one voucher for $200 credit with Lindsay Corrigan Photography that may be used for any Session Package (Session Credit), which includes photography services from Lindsay Corrigan that occurs between the dates April 2, 2026 - December 5, 2027 (Photo Session). If winner arrives to the Photo Session location more than 20 minutes late on the day of the Photo Session, the Photo Session will be cancelled. The Photo Session will not be extended if winner arrives late. The Photo Session may be subject to rescheduling due to illness, inclement weather or complications of the Lindsay Corrigan Photography staff. Re-shoots are determined by Lindsay Corrigan Photography. The Photo Session will not be rescheduled due to a schedule conflict caused by the winner. The Photo Session will take place at the location agreed upon by winner and Lindsay Corrigan varies in length. Edited images from the session will be available for order in an online gallery. At least eight 8 inch by 12 inch watermarked image files will be provided to winner to share on social media with due credit to Lindsay Corrigan Photography. After winner is contacted, winner will have ten (10) days to communicate with Lindsay Corrigan about Photo Session details and Photo Session must be scheduled and booked before October 31, 2027. If the winner fails to respond or book the session, no session will take place and no other winner will be chosen.

3) Other prizes will vary from gift cards to other small items ranging in value from $5-$50

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