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Category Archives: Families

Family photography

Will. Shannon. Bill.

A couple days ago I shared pictures from Jerri & Jacob’s beautiful outdoor wedding. Now I have the privilege of sharing some photos from earlier in the day.

I was stunned when about 10 days before her wedding, Jerri asked if I’d be willing to do a shoot for her sister. Before her wedding. Would I mind? I thought… would I mind? No, I wouldn’t mind, but would she mind? I thought if I was getting married, I might want to have my sister around to do important last minute tasks like bringing me champagne or creme brulee, or straightening my piles of bobby pins. But Jerri assured me that she didn’t mind a bit. Her sister, Shannon, had admired Jerri’s engagement photos, and wanted some pictures of her own family as she was just in Pittsburgh for a couple days for the wedding.

I first got to meet Shannon’s very handsome 3-year-old son, Will. He’s a happy guy.

Who loves to snuggle and smooch his mom.

Will didn’t hesitate, he climbed right up the ladder. Thank you, ladder, for having accents of green.

That’s Will’s dad, Bill, on the right. (He was the one in the wedding photos carrying gifts through the rain.)

Bill’s from Mississippi, and has a very charming Southern drawl.

The apple came right off a tree in the yard.

I’m not sure if Will knows this, but I’m pretty sure he’s signing “apple.”

Apple tossing!

Splashing well-dressed parents with water from the bird bath = fun!

Shannon, Bill and Will – thanks for coming early for your photo shoot! It was fun and an honor to photograph a faraway family. And Bill, thanks for braving the heat.

My best friend’s girls!

Morna is my best friend. While we lived in the same town for most of our lives, we didn’t meet until high school, when I was a junior and she was a sophomore. Our paths crossed on the school choir trip to Boston. After our competition, we had an evening to spend back at our hotel. Since there were lots of other schools present, there was a dance in one of the banquet rooms. I was waaaaaaaaaay too cool to even set foot in the room, and was happy when I found a piano out in the lobby and entertained myself for a while. Until some crabby soul complained that it was too loud and they were trying to sleep or something.

Morna wasn’t interested in the dance either. A few other people from various schools were talking in the lobby, and one of them had a guitar. It’s a lot easier to play a guitar quietly than a piano, so this guy was able to keep playing. Morna and I both found ourselves among this group and started talking. And we’ve been friends ever since. She’s been there for me so many times, and is one of those people you can tell anything to, without fear of being judged. She’s a rock.

Last week when I went to visit my family and hometown of Doylestown in Bucks County, PA, I was delighted to have the opportunity to photograph Morna’s three girls.

Mollie is almost 6.

Ana is almost 4.

And Gia is 2.

After thinking about different locations, we decided to stay close to home. Very close. All of these were taken at my parents’ house, where we were staying.

It’s a beautiful spot. Stone walls, old buildings, lots of room to run around. But there was one slight catch. My boys were there, too. They saw that there were cute girls about, and they did not want to miss out.


Poor guys! The girls were also anxious to get in some Leo entertainment and were asking to “go inside,” which I’m sure was their way of saying “let us at those cute blond boys!” So we had a quick snack break, and then let everyone loose.


What are they looking at? Leo, of course, acting like a goofball. I think he was hitting himself in the head and falling down or something.

And you probably figured this out already, you clever blog reader, but the beautiful blond adult above is Morna. And here she is again with Mollie.

It’s all boys in my house, except for me. In Morna’s family, Greg has that role, the only male in a house full of girls. Greg had to work while the girls came for their morning photo shoot, so we met quickly that evening at the Star Garden in Doylestown for a family picture.

What? A picture with no kids? Absolutely. But just one, before the kids run into the street…

Probably Mollie’s favorite.

Thank you my friends! I wish we could do this all the time.

kaya - August 13, 2010 - 3:02 pm

just a few hours ago I was looking at older pictures that mo had sent me and I was wondering how much the girls grew.
now I know. I just can’t believe it! the pictures are awesome!
and they look like a perfect mix of morna and greg. and gia has greg’s chin dimple^^
wonderful!
kaya

Randi Voss - August 13, 2010 - 3:42 pm

These children are adorable. I really like their little dresses too. I can’t get enough of the photo of Leo and Jonas watching the action from behind the screen door. Who wouldn’t want to be around these lovely ladies?

Miley Cyrus - March 5, 2011 - 9:53 am

keep rocking it