On the Beach: the Thomas Family

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1 killer beach house
11 family members
13 years since they’ve all spent a week under the same roof
A ridiculous thunderstorm the minute I pulled up at their house, but a few minutes on the beach in between the clouds:

The Thomas Family.

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The whole clan:

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Becky and Dallas…they’ve still got it! 😉

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The Thomas kids with mom and dad

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Big sis Amy and her family, all the way from Texas!

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I love this moment and the look on Amy’s face…

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Jessica, Chris, and their girls. (If you’ve explored my website, you’ll recognize them from my portrait gallery HERE!)

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Emily wasn’t so interested in posing with the fam. Hehe! I adore this photo and her independence…

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Lauren, however, was ready to put on a show for my camera!

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One of my all-time favorite images…this just plain makes me happy.

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If these make you happy, too, I hope you’ll show me some love to let me know! (Your comments also make me happy.)

CLICK HERE to see the Thomas’ entire proof gallery. Email me or one of the Thomas’ if you’d like their password!

Next up, the rest of the photos from Victoria and Annalee’s “Anytime” session, and a super-glamorous wedding I’m shooting on Saturday. Everybody, please cross your fingers and say some prayers for good weather!

Sneak Peek! Victoria & Annalee

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On of the best feelings for me as a photographer is when my clients trust my vision. Victoria, Annalee, and their mom didn’t bat an eye when we drove up in front of a grungy old loading dock, a brick building with the paint peeling off, or a field with lightning striking in the distance. (OK, the lightning really wasn’t all that distant, but we all survived without even a drop of rain.) They were totally on board with my ideas, and I had a great time with these gorgeous sisters!

Here is a tiny little sample of the awesomeness that we got…more photos will follow soon!

Um, yeah. They pretty much rocked this.

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Victoria…

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Annalee, Class of ’10…

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Check back for more from this session and from last month’s family beach session with the Thomas Family…another triumph over a thunderstorm. 🙂 Gotta love summer afternoons in the south! And as always, I love it when you show me some love!

Addison’s Gallery

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Cutie-pie Addison’s proof gallery is online! Please CLICK HERE to view her session and order proofs. Password is Addison’s mommy’s maiden name. (You following that?!?) If you want to save your shopping cart for later, please be sure to enter your email address at the very beginning! Thanks so much–enjoy!

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Miss Addison

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Waaaaay back in 2003, the first bridal portraits that I ever shot were of Resa and her sister, who got married 6 weeks apart (their poor parents, right?!?). Resa was one of the first of her friends to get married, and she was sweet enough to pass my name along to most all of her friends when they got engaged. In all, I think I was the photographer for 5 or 6 of them! Anyway, I’ve kept in touch with Resa and her husband Brenn, and we’ve been trying to plan a family session for over a year. Brenn contacted me right before Mother’s Day, wanting to surprise Resa with a portrait session…..but the same week Resa ALSO contacted me wanting to schedule something! Ack!! I felt so badly trying to put her off until he could give her the gift. 🙂

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We had a gorgeous morning in Spartanburg for their long-awaited family portraits. Brenn and Resa’s little girl Addison is so beautiful…

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Daddy and Addie…

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I think Addison is SUCH a mix of Brenn and Resa both; I see so much of each of them in her…

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I looooove this setting and Addison’s long dress & sweet bare feet. So Southern!

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Soooooo stinkin’ cute!

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Consider this your pouty-face warning. Here it comes…

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Brenn and Resa, um are they a pretty little couple or what?

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Brenn’s sweet girls…

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A little girl’s first love will always be her daddy…

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And finally, one of my favorites from the day…

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I say it all the time, and I read it on other photographers’ blogs all the time, but it is so true: nothing is more rewarding than having clients I also consider my friends. Few people have the opportunity to follow a family through the most important times in their lives. I am so happy and humbled to do what I do!

Don’t forget to leave a comment to “show me (and Miss Addison’s family) some love!”

The Twins’ Gallery

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Dillon & the Twins’ proof gallery is now online! Please click HERE to access their photos. The password is the family’s last name. If you would like to save your order and come back to it later, be sure to enter your email address when you log in. Enjoy!

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