Crowns For a Cure

I was recently asked to cover a pageant.  The pageant is called Crowns For a Cure, and unlike your typical pageant, this one is to raise funds towards cancer research!  Well why wouldn't I hop on that opportunity?!

There are so many different kinds of cancer out there, and each day cancer takes a member of someone's family.  My mother in law recently lost a kidney to cancer.  We weren't too attached to her kidney ;), so we were just grateful to not have lost her!  She's strong.  She was a survivor even before cancer decided to mess with her.  Now she's more of a conquerer I think. Still though... I'd like to kick Cancer's a$$!

Back to the pageant;
http://www.crownsforacure.net
Chloe Olivia Harding has been crowned as Crowns For a Cure 2011's Sponsored Child, having been diagnosed with Acute Lymphatic Leukemia. At the age of just four months old, that makes her the youngest child in MA to have been diagnosed with this cancer.
The idea for the pageant was inspired by a little cutie named Addison, who's 'Papa' was diagnosed with Leukemia last February.  She'd do anything for her 'Papa', and as a natural little performer & show stopper, the idea practically formed itself!  This pageant is not only in honor of 'Papa', but all who suffer from or have been affected by Cancer.
Proceeds from the Pageant will be donated to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute & the Chloe Harding Fund.
Hold on!
I can't finish talking about the pageant without mentioning Jodi LaFountain.  She's Addison's mom, and she made this whole idea into a reality.  She rallied together people, vendors, got the website going, found a location, found Chloe.... and so much more!!  She's got a huge heart & is a very determined person ~ Cancer better watch out for this one!

I've not been to a pageant before, nor have I tried to photograph one.  I've done Birthdays & Weddings... though in both of those scenarios you basically have one or two MAIN subjects and a handful of important ones. In a pageant [i'd imagine] there's a WHOLE BUNCH of main subjects as well as a bunch of important ones!  I'm thinking this calls for reinforcements!  I am, by the way, just one person!
I thought this'd be the perfect opportunity to ask my cousin Stephanie (who also has her own photography business - http://www.stephaniechristinephotography.com/) if she'd like to join forces with me!
We've never collaborated on any projects before, so I thought this would be a great opportunity for the both of us! I was excited to hear back from her that she was interested & thought it would be a great opportunity as well! So now we're just working out details and bouncing ideas off each other.

Now I just have to narrow down some of my favorite images & gets some prints made up & framed for an advertisement table at the pageant! (Which, by the way, I've never done either)
Eeeek!!
This is exciting!