The Groom family are long time family friends of my hubby and his family, and it's been great getting to know them myself! They are quite a quirky and fun group, always ready to laugh, and never in short supply of jokes, especially towards those they love. =P We got together last weekend to take a few minutes and update their family album, and I absolutely Love the images we captured! Take a looksie for yourself:





Images like this are very typical with engagement shoots, but I love how they still look so content and happy 26 years later!



They dubbed this one their new band cover =)

I love photography. I always have. It gives us a glimpse into a moment, and the emotion that was present. It also gives us a look into the past. Old photos are amazing to me. To see how things have changed is just staggering! My grandfather enjoyed photography as a hobby, as did my father. And because of that, I always had a camera readily accessible to play with. However, one thing I have learned looking back through their pictures, is to step from behind the camera every now and then. Let someone else take a picture of you for a change! There are so few pictures of my grandfather, because he was always the one taking the pictures! But, we do have a few gems, and I'd like to share them with you today.




On their wedding day. He came to visit her family, and by the end of the trip, 10 days later, they were engaged! They celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary last June.


This picture is one of the most recent 'nice pictures' that we have of them both together. It's 20 years old. You really shouldn't wait that long to take pictures with the ones you love!
My grandfather passed away on December 17th, 2010.

This past fall a good friend of mine asked me to do some surprise family portraits of her and her 2 sisters for their mother. But of course, we can't just do any old family session. We decided what could be more fun than flinging paint at each other, and occasionally, on the canvas?? So we set about finding eco-friendly paint from the wonderful people at Mythic Paint, a canvas, and a great place to just kick back and have some fun! I hope you enjoy the results as much as we enjoyed creating the images!

And their Wives! Did a family session with these two brothers and their respective wives last week. They were such great sports, willing to try almost any pose. Here are my favorites of the session.

My Favorite!