Formal Family Session {Old Newcastle, California}

Photo day is the day you you have been waiting for sometimes for months.  Most women dream of this day going smooth, everyone smiling and outfits looking great.  Well this sounds great and all but real world doesn’t look like this.    Most my sessions consist of kids crying, spills, parents arguing, sick kids, late clients, potty accidents / no diapers on hand, rain, hungry and tired kids (and parents) drunk relatives, fights, yelling, hitting and much much more.  So you might look at gorgeous family photos and think that family is perfect, just beware because there are no perfect families out there!  I get the honor to photograph 10-30 sessions a month and sorry to tell you all but I have not yet met a perfect family.  So take a deep breath and accept this simple truth.  Although there are rough patches in some sessions, I always somehow end up getting a few great shots and sometimes, well actually all the time I photograph the mess too!  I know this family session below doesn’t have any huge messy crying photos but last year we might have gotten a few.  This family is a gorgeous family inside and out.  They sure know how to live life & love and encourage one another.  They are so patient with each other and actually even when they get frustrated they joke and tease a bit and the kids actually take it well.  I had a blast photographing them and I blogged this session to showcase their amazing outfits and this wonderful location.   Thank you so much Taryn Passifione Make-up  and Emily Scott for amazing hair & Make-up as always!