This session marks the 3rd in-home newborn session with this beautiful family. This is by far my favorite part of my job — getting to tag along for the ride of a couple’s life. My heart is full to the brim of kids asking “when can we play with Sarah again?” after I leave, quality conversations with clients-turned-friends, dance parties, and dogs remembering my scent. God, I love what I do.
>> Check out our last session with bebe number two <<
After 6+ years of photographing beautiful little family, we decided to try something different this year — see if we could do an entire family session without a single “look at the camera” moment.
You see, family sessions can be stressful for everyone — even the kids. So we thought, what if we went to their favorite place and let them do their favorite thing: just. play. No posing, no directing, just organic, child-led joy. And it was better than we could have dreamed. There were no meltdowns, tears, or tantrums. The kids didn’t fight or get overwhelmed.
It. Was. Everything.
(See how much the kids have grown since our last session)
How many things can I say about how much I adore the Gomes family? Lindsey wandered into my life 13 years ago and our lives and businesses were never the same.
A lot has changed since that coffee date all those years ago — and we’ve documented every little piece of it for one another the entire way.
This family is SO special to me. And this blue eyed boy turns ONE on Friday.
Life’s a trip.
There is something so incredibly special about photographing a family in their own home — where shoes are optional and kids feel 133% safe to be themselves.
I’ve been photographing this precious family for 7 years now, and this is by far my favorite collection of images I’ve ever delivered to them.
There was pizza making, poker playing, chicken holding, and tree climbing — all the pieces of childhood that should be documented, but sometimes get missed in the chase of the perfect Christmas card photo.
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