And now to close out 2015, I’ll leave you with some of my favorite engagement session images from the year! Some of these couples have already married this year, but you’ll see several of these faces, and many more, in the new year for their own weddings!
For my oldest son’s first Christmas, like any new mom, I wanted to use his picture for our card. I’d picked out green and red ornaments for him to play with for our family Christmas photos, but all he wanted to do was eat them. When I finally decided to scrap the props altogether, he wouldn’t stop crying. Eventually I gave up.
Later that evening during bath time, he couldn’t stop laughing. I quickly put his button up dress shirt back on him with the bottom half of the shirt sitting in the bath water. I added a Santa hat, cropped in close and snapped away. To the unknowing Christmas card recipient that year, there was no evidence of a bath tub in the end result!
Fast forward five years and I’d like to think we’ve made progress, but our photo sessions aren’t without their hiccups. And they’ve become slightly more challenging as both my sister and I have added new little ones to the mix. For awhile there, our family grew at the rate of a baby a year, and one year there were even twins! Here’s a look at some of the fun that comes with trying to photograph these sweet kiddos all at once.
I have no idea what was so funny in the two pictures above, but we finally got it. Though I love the first takes as well!
They sure do love their Gramma, even if it looks like they’re trying to tackle her here!
And a big thank you to my friend Susan who took the picture on the left of my family for me and also recommended this scenic spot for photos!
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It’s time to turn those images into canvases! My pro photo lab is holding a canvas sale and whenever possible, I love to pass those savings on to my clients. So through December 31st, all gallery wrapped canvases are on sale for 30% off. Please email me for a complete pricing list and to place your order.
“Wishing you and yours the gift of faith, the blessing of hope, and the peace of His love at Christmas and always.”
Merry Christmas from our family to yours! After 9 months of trying, finally having a photograph of all three of my kiddos looking at the camera is one of the best presents! (Next week, once all the celebrating is done, I’ll share the outtakes from my own family photo session!)
When I started in this business nearly 11 years ago, I began by photographing weddings. For years weddings were, and continue to be, my primary focus. But somewhere along the way, I started photographing families as well. Now there are many wedding photographers that exclusively shoot weddings and they make a compelling case for why specializing is the way to go. All their points are valid, but I just can’t seem to break away from my families. I love sharing this time with them, witnessing the joyous events in their lives and watching them grow year after year. If the wedding is an amazing film, then the sessions that come after are the sequels, and who can resist a good sequel?
Next week, the last of the highlight videos for the year will feature my favorite engagement session images, which only seems appropriate as we officially enter engagement season!
