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the falconbridge crew • home movies that rock! with tara & michel sandy • san diego photographer

michel’s request: daisy chains
my request: grassy field/golden sun/happy family

michel and i wanted to get out there and do a few home movie sessions together, so we asked emily and fam to meet up with us on sunday. and just in case you dont read emilys blog-they are expecting baby love number three in september. this is a magical time for them!

we drove around the rancho sante fe area until we found the perfect patch of grass, nestled on a perfect little hill, sitting below the golden sun and sky.

the girls explored and mick and emily relaxed while i wandered around doing my thing. we were all so blissed out, to use a boho girl term. michel was like a fly on the wall, watching over everything as it took place, so laid back and relaxed and comfortable in his approach to recording what happened that we hardly noticed him there. and that is why i could never in a million years have imagined that in the short time we were together, that he could create something so absolutely heart stoppingly special.

but he did.


Falconbridge Family Film from Michel Sandy on Vimeo.

i feel like i cannot accurately express my feelings about what he has created. so i will let it speak for itself. i think it does.

we have another one planned for later this month with another very special family, and several inquiries coming in. for more information, go to www.tarawhitney.com or read this! (We are also offering this as a “special side” without the large package for $1525)

EDITED: MUSIC by Priscilla Ahn “Dream”

EDITED AGAIN: YOUR RESPONSE HAS COMPLETELY OVERWHELMED ME. i knew that if i had the reaction i did so would many, many others…but i had NO idea, NONE whatsoever, that this little film would touch so many people the way it has. i still have no words. i just feel very very lucky to have connected with michel, and very very lucky to be able to do this as my job.

we have had some people ask if we are taking this show on the road, and yes, absolutely we are interested in doing that. i will be traveling four times this year, and michel has already said he would love to tag along…more information on me, traveling, in the next blog post.

xo

by Tara Whitney

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Kimberly - oh my god. beautiful beyond words. made me cry!

Vicky - Oh my lord. I laughed and I cried like a fool. just when I think you cant get any better..... what beautiful people, all of you!

deidre - Simply Amazing!! I'll be saving my pennies for this package! It's beautiful! What an incredible feature to add to a family photo session. And what fun it must be to shoot it! enjoy!

Kate - WoW! ...you are right, there are NO words for something so absolutely beautiful... there is just: WoW.

Tricia - Words cannot give this amazing piece of priceless love the justice it deserves. I am moved beyond all reasoning. This is extraordinary!! Thank you so much for sharing this heartfelt, emotive genius. In. love. Besides the fact that you used my favorite song at the moment! Adore Priscilla Ahn!

Paige - glOriUs!!!

alison - oh my goodness. so gorgeous! music, pictures, film and LOVE. what a precious gift. so so so amazing! can you hear everyone standing at their computers and clapping loud?

Kirsten - HOLY CRAP!~ Amazing!

Stacie - Absolutely LOVEly

chris - that is the most beautiful thing i have ever seen.

Bonnie - I cried too! What a beautiful everything! The girls, Emily, Mick, the shots of you photographing them and that song. That song is fabulous. Beautiful, I say.

Betsy - My heart is SWELLING! That is SO precious!!!! That whole thing was just LOVE!!!

Michele - I admit. i was skeptical when I first heard about your idea. But I watched it. I was moved. This has taken family portraiture to a whole new planet.

Alice the Brit - OMGosh - just BREATHTAKING-ly beautiful ... the COLOURS are just magnificent, they are so bright, crips and vivid.... and what delicious little girls!! I was grinning from ear to ear watching it and ever got teary-eyed. Totally LOVE the wellies too - I had a pair like that as a kid!

Ashley - Oh this is seriously heart stopping. So beautiful. Lucky you to be a part of it... Lucky us to be able to share in it. Thank you!

Rebecca - I really truly look at your blog when I need to be inspired and uplifted and so to see this video....it just made a bad day good. Your good karma and light shine through in all that you do....peace.

Cyndi - Just amazing. Creating something so beautiful must be as much a gift to you as it is to the subjects.

alicia price - so heartwarmingly beautiful Tara!!

Sara - words cannot express how awesome this is!!! what an amazing experience you are providing your clients!!! you never cease to amaze me with your talent and creativity Tara!!!! :)

April - I can't even remember who referred me to your blog, but I love checking it! This video was beautiful! I just might have to have you shoot my family some time.

Janelle Shultz - this is beyond words! that song is absolutely made for this video! again...speechless!

katycoffey - oh my goodness - that is beautiful. amazing. you are right - words cannot express how wonderful that is. this is taking your work to a whole new level - which i dont know how that can happen since you are already the best of the best. thank you for sharing - i can't wait to see more!

Rebecca - Oh yeah...who is the siren with the lovely voice in the video?

rebekah - that is absolutely beAUTIFUL!! :) and the music couldn't have been more perfect. :)

Puanani - Beyond words. Absolutely lovely...

Stacey R - Wow. Just... wow.

jodie - i've written this comment so many times and each time it doesn't get across how amazing that was. so that's it i guess. i loved it so much i am literally speechless!

gitz - When I go to heaven I'm going to live a day like that one over and over and over again. Bliss.

Amy Del Bello - Beautiful...I am speechless...probably because of the tears flowing down my cheeks. I don't even know these people, but THAT was touching. I'm saving my pennies and maybe one day I'll have one done of my family. Love it!

Sue - WOW...amazing!!!

ria - oh my. this is absolutely beautiful. you always amaze me. you guys make a great team. smiles ria

Kelly - I agree! Im saving my pennies now, maybe i will have enough before my oldest graduates highschool! That was really amazing! I just cant imagine having something like this! Your photography alone is outstanding, and then to add this to it! Brillant idea!

Shanna - That. is. beautiful. Amazing and priceless.

cecily - Amazing! What a treasure! Wow.

kathy p - once again, you have set the bar oh so high.... i would LOVE to have something like this with my family! KUDOS to you and michel!!

Amy - packin' our suitcases to come to CA now so you all can do this for my family...I wish... one of the most beautiful things I have seen. tugs the heartstrings it does.

Sylvia - Of course I knew it was going to be amazing. Of course I knew it was going to be gorgeous. Of course. I just didn't it expect it to be magical. Ohhh, that little girl at the very end just chomping down on that grape. So, so beautiful!

stacy benintendi - i love this! i keep forgetting that em is prego...such a beautiful woman.

Rachel Russo - I just came across your blog and this video seriously made me cry (and that's super rare). It's so special and wonderful. Keep doing it. I may be your newest blog stalker:)

Jen - Okay. I don't know that I've ever commented here, mostly I just lurk and think about how I want to be you when I grow up (which is silly because you are probably younger than I am -- but I digress.) But I am seriously sitting here awash in tears. Sentimental, girly, usually-saved-for-Hallmark-commercials tears. This was gorgeous.

Chris - So fun, having spent time with these beautiful people in italy i can say you both captured who they are and how they interact with their kids perfectly. What a great concept,perfectly executed! go tara!

Amy - OMG!!!! That was absolutely amazing. It brought tears to my eyes. Just perfect!

kim - i'm dying over this. it's just beautiful! you picked the perfect family to start this wonderful journey of photography and video. love you, girl!

Ashley Schultz - Wow. Awesome. Love it!

meg duerksen - this made me cry! i love every second....every family would dream of having this of their own. amazing work. i just love it.

kilipohi - This is a wonderful video Tara and Michel. It's so timeless and shows such love between everyone. I can't wait to see more.

Christie - I'm straight up bawling, and I don't even know them. That is just gorgeous. Emily, your family is beautiful, you can just see the love in this. I'm gonna watch again. :)

Ashley - Breathtaking video... there aren't even words to express how beautiful that is.

Chelsey - you already had almost 50 people tell you how amazing it is, but i can't help but say it again. tears in my eyes, had to blog about it too! i hope one day i can come to cali and get this package :)

vivienne - totally speechless! this is such a beautiful work of art!

Tara Swain - Left me speechless. I bet the family FLIPS over it! It was AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!

ana roat - not sure what to say--too beautiful for words!

Cortney - wow, that was amazing!!

Jaana - I have no words (well I do have words, but they'd be hard to make out through all the weeping). What a treasure this is. (and is Emily ever stunning! Holy cow). I so needed to see this today. I'm so glad I stopped by! A question: how do you go home without little Yindi in your back pocket? What a darling girl.

cblackstone - the one material thing I would grab if my house was on fire.......

lisamcg - I keep watching it over and over again. Its beautiful and mesmerizing. You and Michel are so talented. Em must be sooooo happy.

denise bovee - pure magic......

Angela Williams - Heartbreakingly beautiful!

Christa - I can tell both you and Michel have such a passion for your work and THAT is what makes it so amazing. I was lucky enough to be the first one michel showed the video to and I've watched it probably 15 times since then and I cry every time! You both are SO talented. I hope to one day have a family as beautiful & happy as theirs! Much love <3

Heather - Holy Manoli---I have no words to describe such beauty. -- No words!

Michelle - Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan. You guys...wow.

Rach Richter - Fan-tastic!!! My favourite part - when Yindi "lifts" Dad's eyelids to see his eyes :) :) Truly laughed out loud. I want you to do one of these for me :) Rach

Claire - BEAUTIFUL....why you don't leave in France ???

Holly C. - Oh Tara...so beautiful!!!!!!

samm blake - so beautiful!

luna - Umwerfend, so sollte ein Shooting ablaufen.Danke fürs zeigen!

manon - oh that is really amazing. the pictures and the video fit just perfectly together. so cool.

Holly C. - Oh Tara...so beautiful!!!!!! Sorry... forgot to say great post - can't wait to read your next one!

kelly s - simply magical, thank you for sharing this!

Jen - Simply amazing! Loved every second of the video!

marie - so proud of you!

jennifer - My lord, that is the sweetest thing I have ever seen. I Love it, love it, love it. You guys did an awesome job!

Jackie - Oh wow...this is amazing! Gorgeous, inspiring, awesome! It's like a long commercial for family bliss. ;-)

Kim - WOW! what emotion!!! congrats on #3. when did baby get so big? gorgeous to fam, tara, and michel. once again, blown away!

Jennifer - Simply put, that was just sweet. Beautiful job.

Heather W - words can't even express how lovely this is. wow. so much inspiration, so much love. Just beautiful. I want that package. I am going to start saving NOW!

tami - wow. so beautiful.

Michelle Croson - WOW! I am blown away, that was the most beautiful thing ever!

Gail - Wow.... text book perfection Tara. I think what I loved best about this video of your best friend is seeing her husband with his beautiful girls. What a GORGEOUS location .... 3 minutes of enchantment...and I needed that this morning. :)

jo marks - hey lovely T, just finished crying over at chateau embers typepad, wow! and just seemed so right to have you in the film with them. just wonderful, love ya xx

Tammy Mellish - be.still.my.heart this seriously made me cry.. something so simple, and yet so profound. this is the stuff that dreams are made of.

christine - omg. its amazing.

KENDLE - WOW!!! THAT BROUGHT TEARS TO MY EYES! SO PRECIOUS!!!

Sandy - Wow! What an amazing video and what a dream family to photograph. You can just tell how laid back they all are and how much they love each other. Beautiful!

Kim - WOW WOW WOW Absolutely amazing! As being one of your clients - I know first hand the magic and emotion that you capture. This collaboration - I just love, love, love it :) Even though I don't know Emily and her family personally, this video brought tears to my eyes! Unbelievably awesome! Thank you to you, Tara, & Michel for what you do! Keep 'em coming :) Hugs!!!

melissa - beautiful.. absolutely beautiful. The both of you captured the true spirit of the entire family as one. I sure wished I lived near you...

Cheri - Wow...what a treasure...I wish I had done a video like when my children were small...

erin - priceless. who would not want this of their family. seriously precious.

cindy_redd@hotmail.c - It's simply perfect. I'm beginning my day feeling completely inspired. Thank you for sharing this with us.

jamie v - OMG!! you can't put a price tag on this magic!!!

Vanessa - WOW- amazing and such a beautiful family! Love how special this is!

Shannon Taylor - OH MY!!! I don't even know these people & I found myself all teary-eyed! Lovely lovely lovely!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

denali - I'm bookmarking this in "My Happy Place" file for perusal on sad, sorry little days when I need an ENORMOUS pick-me-up, because it just doesn't get better than this. Thank you.

Janet - Oh Tara and Michel, that was MAGICAL!!!!

ArtsyMama - Love Love Love. Can't stop watching it. What a gorgeous film. Wonderfully done! Cheers Kari

haley lamb - aawww, this is so dream-like! What a perfect collaboration!

amanda mankin - this is AMAZING!!! wow, blissed out magic indeed!

karlalala - absolutely beautiful. sniff, sniff. ya'll are so cute!! lovely to knowing there's such a great friendship between Emily and Tara too.

Julie - Breathtaking...every second.

elizabeth - Ok that brought tears to my eyes.. how incredibly beautiful... I am speechless.. just beautiful... ( I have to go find some tissues now )

Marie - Totally awesome....I can feel the love of this family. Wow.

kristinenoel - Absolutely stunning, lovely, amazing. What a wonderful heirloom.

Cherron - Gorgeous. Gorgeous. Gorgeous. This makes me want to have a video of my family RIGHT NOW!

leslistreets - The best little family to practice with and it turned out to be a nugget of time captured brilliantly! I'm so happy for you to be able to do this for people. It must be insanely gratifying to be able to create such a treasure for a family and send out so much goodness into the world by letting people view them. You and Michel teamed up are wickedly memorable. Meant to be. Please share more if clients allow. These could make anyone's not-so-great-day all better in the end!

Gina Carvallo - I'm crying! It's so beautiful... perfect! I love the music and the end it's awesome with those 2 little girls speaking...really love it.

Terri - Beautiful, simply beautiful !

kathy wolfe - its perfect, on so many levels.

MichelleG - Wow!!! The video and photos are amazing and so, so beautiful!

carole R - Gorgeous film - loved it

cherie - blissed out is a perfect description! love. love. love.

jodi - wow, that is amazing. So beautifully done.

Cheryl - I just died. That is all.

jen downer - heart stoppingly beautiful. you 2 are a collaboration that dreams are made of! congrats!!!!!

Kate Callahan - This is such a beautiful, beautiful, beautiful gift. I'm sitting here wiping tears. You do such wonderful work.

sharon - Yeah... so I'm crying and looking around my house thinking of things I could sell so I can book a session! AWESOME!

annie - WOW! That was beautiful....nearly brought tears to my eyes, just so beautiful..shows the love of their family and how relaxed they are together, so precious...and I also loved how it showed how you work as well....very cool Tara...amazing!!

jes - omg, absolutely breathtaking! the song choice was perfect and there's not a cuter family out there than the falconbridges :D

kathryn - Completely blown away as usual! That was absolutely magical and beautiful!

Houston - So beautiful, there truly are no words.

ashley - I am positively in tears. Heart stoppingly beautiful for sure. incredibly magical. Thanks so much for posting this. My heart is so happy. :) simply g o r g e o u s .

teri Mylovelyfrenzy - yet another amazing thing you have done mrs. tara. hope all is well. love, teri

Summer - Love it! Brought tears to my eyes.

Davinie - Beautiful beyond words.

kp - So incredibly beautiful. I am continually amazed by your gift. Thank you so much for sharing it with us! (especially the sunshine and the green grass, just love seeing that when it is below zero here...)And the PERFECT song choice, Priscilla Ahn is one of my faves.

jeanette - Hey there Tara, I was over at E's site a min. ago and saw this video. H E L L O! That is amazing!!! The family, the video, and of course, the photography! I would just be in absolute heaven to have something like this. Simply priceless. WOW WOW WOW! {sigh} Love it.... {cheers}

Laurie - The tears are a flowin.....what a wonderful and magical video! Thanks for sharing...

suetreiber - wow. stunning. gorgeous. beautiful. wonderful!

Carie - I cried like a baby and I don't even know Em personally. I can't imagine what this will do to her mother!! LOL! Beautiful, beautiful job :D

Melyssa - AMAZING!!! I shed a tear or two:)

Karen - That is truly amazing. What a fabulous idea. Amazing.

Lesley - Beauuuuuuuuuutiful! :)

Rebecca - Oh Tara, I was all teared up watching this video. I think the two of you have something really special going now, and I can't wait to see more of these! Please keep sharing! I love watching you shoot, too! You always look so at ease and relaxed! Amazing...

amy boring - o.m.g. Seriously? you two have outdone yourselves. Just super Tara.

Nikki G - WOW. WOW. WOW.

Leslie - there really aren't words for this, are there? a few might be goosebumps, welled up, stunning, priceless. just plain wow.

Heather Prins - seriously the most beautiful video ever!

erin - Absolutely stunning. Breathtaking.

Kim - OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!!

Shelley Dalebout - I cried and held my breath, and could not believe my lucky stars because I had just sent my email with dates to confirm my own family's session with you and Michel in August.

Melissa - wow - made me cry. what a beautiful video to capture a beautiful family.

Lisa Damrosch - Holy cow...that is amazing.

stacey crescitelli - Tara My whole clan just wacthed this work of art & we all fell in love. Oh how I wish I could be you when I grow up..... XOXO Stacey

Shell - It is absolutely beautiful. I cried, too ... the beauty was just ... overwhelming, I guess. What a beautiful collaboration!

april - I can only mutter one word after watching...magic. It's beyond beautiful!

Jennifer Hart - Holy crap. That was perfection. It was like a dream. I want small babies and green grass.

Shari Schwarz - omg! I am bawling. I want one of those of my family. That was AMAZING!! No, it was BRILLIANT! The song, the images, the memories...

jen - WOW - that was simply amazing.

kati - Holy crap that was AWESOME!!!!!!!! That's not even my family and I was getting teary-eyed! Beautiful!

Ali - seriously...this totally made my day. it's even better that i know these people in real life :). pure magic.

Kim - You had me from your own family video. I think ( often) about how wonderful that was when you first posted it. After seeing this video how could anyone pass up this option it rocks. I need to do it here in MI, but first test it on my own family. :-)

Stacy - Thanks for touching my heart again and again! this ROCKED

Brenda Hurd - so beautiful - every minute of it!

Carrie H. - That was simply awesome no other words!!!!

BethBG - Tara & Michel, that was beautiful and amazing. Thank you for sharing it with the rest of us! (I so wish we weren't on the other side of the country) XX's BethBG

Cathy - so amazing! I almost teared up it's so beautiful and heartfelt. wow.

ashley mcnamara - omg freaking love it. LOVE LOVE LOVE IT.

JenCozz - Beautiful! Just beautiful!

M3 - As one of my three-year-old is fond of saying "Wow weezers!"

Thea - This video blissed me out, and made me cry.... what an absolute treat to see some bits of you in action-and emily's family is magical...... wonderful Xo Thea

Jennifer - breathtakingly beautiful... wow - you've really gone to the core of family and love. i could watch it over and over.

jeramy - tara! what a beautiful memory for this family! gorgeous. perfect. excellent, excellent job!

Kim Bolyard - T H I S I S A M A Z I N G!!!!! almost brought me to tears and I know emily just a little bit....I so wish I lived close by.... peace KIM

wrecklessgirl - incredible!!!! (holy crap, can you tell? look at those comments!)

Nina - This post + slightly down blog follower = crying over laptop while drinking wine. Wonderful! Really needed an infusion of love today, and this did it! Thanks for sharing....

Jamie - Your work is Amazing.. This was sooo Beautiful, Thank you for sharing,Jamie

Freda - That was so wonderful. I actually cried! I want one! I need to start saving my money!

Anne - Amazing. That is priceless.

Tina - That was so amazing. I want to just grab a flight to LA with my guys and meet them in the meadow. Beautiful.

amy j. - I...um, don't suppose you'll take this show on the road? Absolutely beautiful, as always Ms. T.

Kathleen - Wow.

arlene bax - that was so beautiful, it gave me that feeling, and now i just want to burst.

Betsy - Just watched it for the second time with my hubby. It makes me want to eat organic and recycle more. ;-) LOVE! Bets

amanda - love.it! such a beautiful window into an ordinary day in their life. something to treasure forever!

Jenny - oh, tara. such a precious and immeasurable gift you are all to eachother. sigh. i can't even begin . . . oh, my.

Tracy - Like a beautiful film that makes me weepy - this did the same for my soul. Bubbling over and wishing you lived in Canada!

danielle - tara - if i beg and plead will you please come to OHIO?! flippin amazing. you're really onto something here...

CaroL Adams - This is the most touching video I have seen in a long time. You really capture the meaning of "LOVE" and "FAMILY". The both of you make a FABULOUS team. Keep on creating so we can keep on being touched. Thanks Carol

beth - Cried, cried, cried, and really wanted to go get my kids from school and have our family all together happy :) :)

Jeanne - I have tears this so beautiful! What an amazing treasure the two of you have created for this family!!! You are truly artists!!!

valerie - the two of you ALWAYS make me cry, with the depth of the emotion you both bring out in your subjects. wonderful stuff.

AprilA. - WOW WOW this made my heart ache it was just GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!! And yes... I cried... LOL

Jen - This moves me. Beyond belief. I WANT this. Bad. I met Emily a few months ago here in AZ when she was visiting a friend. What a lovely person & family...captured so beautifully. Sigh...can't wait to see more... & start saving up for my own.

Davina - AMAZING, what a beautiful life, you are all so very blessed.

Kathleen - That is absolutely one of the most beautiful videos I have EVER seen! Awesome job....what a great way to capture Emily's beautiful family.

alison holcomb - oh my gosh. arlene said it best.. it makes me want to burst. i seriously started tearing up SEVERAL times.. beautiful. good luck to both of you in this venture. you are giving families a priceless treasure.

Jessica Nole - magical. that is the word that best describes the feeling i felt of this video of such a beautiful family. magical.

Laura Reaux - I just saw this on Em's blog and commented, but I wanted to come and comment here, too. Beautiful work you two have created! From a mother's heart, it touched me and brought tears to my eyes. What an amazing thing they have to cherish and pass down.

Tracy Bartholomew - AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL!! I have watched it about five times now and made my whole family watch it...precious...what a treasure!

A.Summers - Wow! I am sure that family will cherish this forever.

amanda o. - oooohhhhh...that is just gorgeous! can they adopt me, please! oh wait, i have my own family to take care of...what a beautiful family they are!

Amber - Just beautiful. This is family videos taken to a whole new level. Simply beautiful.

jenny - this is such a beautiful and unique snapshot of a lovely family. it made me snuggle my own kids a little longer tonight. thank you for sharing your talents.

shannonk - Wow, what a truly gorgeous and wonderful experience! Congratulations!

Sue J - Amazing Space ... great stuff! You two have formed a truly unique business partnership where each partner is so creative in his own right. The combination is killer! Best of luck!!!

emma - amazing tara, as always. this is soooo beautiful. what a treasure.

thobeka - i'm speechless! how divine :)

Amy Tangerine - oh how magical would it have been if michel was with us in thailand?! much love darling

Val from Down Under - ohhh tara and michel, it's beautiful...

Deena T. - So beautiful. Thank you for sharing it. Wow.

nicole - Wow. This moved me to tears. Amazingly intimate and heartfelt and totally beautiful.

Astrid - Yes magical is the word!

Mandy - Holy COW...I will travel to anywhere you go! This is so touching...and I had to re post it on my face book so everyone could see it in my family. Its amazing and everyone is touched by it.

scarlett flores - Amazing. Simply Amazing.

melissa - this video is so amazingly touching... brought huge tears to my eyes :) this is an amazing opportunity to present to your clients.

Shelia Stone - Simply beautiful!

meghan - I am crying. This is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. So nice to see you in action Tara!

Rachael - Oh wow, made me shed a tear! What a beautiful family!

michele - hands DOWN the most precious thing i have ever seen. wow. you two are a miraculous force together, and i wish you nothing but the best.

mindy - I almost didn't comment because there are already so many, and I am not sure I can say it any different that what has already been said...but this is SO amazing that I simply HAD to comment! It is stunning and I am blown away. What an AMAZING team the two of you are and what a gift you are able to present to this family. This in my opinion is family perfection! Something they will weep over one day when those babies are all grown!! I'm sure it is more than they ever expected to see captured and worth more than money can buy!

~Kristina - What a perfect collection. Such a beautiful collaboration. I, like many of the previous commenters laughed and cried. The ending moved to me a place beyond words. Thank you for sharing your gifts with this world.

lisa verstichelen - AMAZING !!!!!!

Tara Whitney - thank you thank you thank you EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU. i read every comment and want to reply personally to all of you. THANK YOU! im completely overwhelmed.

jennifer mcneely - beautiful work, beautiful family, beautiful song, beautiful love. I have watched it over and over and still cry.

Tammy - Beautiful. Straight to my heart. If this were my family or people that I love ... oh, wait! I do feel like I love them!

jackie Stringham - This is awesome! in the words of dude crush, "You so totally ROCK!!"

Kim - I had to come back and tell you...this video stayed in my subconscious is is so touching. LOL..I had a dream about you, Emily, and I were all friends hanging out and camping in tents. Yeah, camping is never going to happen for me. Must have been the grass, from the video, not from smoking. hehe.

lilia - awwww, that is just MAGICAL!!!!

Malinda - I just wanted to cry when I saw this...it's so touching and beautiful. I just heard this song a few weeks ago and it is the perfect one for this video. Thanks for showing us and I hope I can do one with my family someday! Please, come to DC this year--put us on your travel schedule! :-)

LisaW - Tara- Every.single.time. I visit your blog, I am touched emotionally. It just oozes out of you. Combined with Michel's amazing video...chills. This is one awesome adventure you're taking. What a gift.

Lynn - Holy smokes! Gorgeous!!!! how about Canada??????

Gina - Well that just knocked my socks off. Absolutely spectacular. Of course the subjects weren't the least bit shabby, but you have the most amazing ability to capture the tiniest fraction of a moment! Beautiful.

Jessica C. - this just amazing, so special. I'm glad I was able to share in these moments by watching the video. If I ever win the lottery, you're my first call!!

Kymn - That is the most beautiful video I have seen.....EVER! Tara, I am so inspired by your creativity and I look forward to each little nugget of knowledge you pass on. Michel and you have found and put together something soooo soulful. Congratulations to you both. Phenominal photos, phenominal video. Thank you, Michel and the Falconbridge family for sharing.

ali - just completely wonderful.

emily ruth - i only read emily's blog every once in a while but today i just felt like i should check it & what did i come upon? a beautiful, sweet, intimate portrait of a family in love...so so wonderful! you guys are giving such a gift to the families that get to work with you...so very special

Krysta - Oh whhaaaaa..I commented on the wrong post yesterday. Not that it's not magic too because everything you touch seems to be. I meant to say I'm going to have to pretty please for one of THESE! I love it so. I dream of it. I have to have one. Beauuuttiful work you. Krysta

kayla grace - This is amazing. WOW.

cindy mandernach - i'm speechless, so extraordinary...what a treasure. why, oh why do i live in icky michigan??? the setting was beautiful and as usual, you've outdone yourself again. simply lovely. when i win the lotto, i'm comin'. :) cindy

Heather - I usually check your site EVERYDAY (many times a day) but lately my work has been so incredibly busy (marketing for a library) that I have been deprived. And today, when I should be working on a last minute presentation, I took a ten minute break and went to your site. What a perfect release for me at the most perfect time. The only concern is that now I am crying, while at my desk, and the tears will not stop. I have heard others say this before about other posts - but I always seem to keep myself in check - but not today. I am missing in my life at this moment exactly what I see so beautifully presented on your site - a little bliss, a lot of love, and complete and utter freedom. Tara - you are amazing - you tell others ALL THE TIME - but what you see in them is clearly a reflection of you. You and Michael are a dynamo team that I wish to hell I could hire. Absolutely, incredibly, more than I could imagine - AMAZING. Thank you everyday - but especially thank you for today. Damn. I am out of Kleenex too. Feeling the love, H Hey - should this have been an email? Sorry!!! :)

Heather - I'm still leaking tears. Sheesh!

tracy - Magical! A video that has the same wonderful quality as your photography. You and Michel are a perfect combination.

Jinky - Wowee Tara, you & Michel & the gorgeous ever enduring Falconbridge family are wonderfully talented. xox b

Jenell - Tara - The Falconbridge family video is absolutely beautiful.... and so inspiring. What a lovely family . . . but your photography and Michael's videography are just fabulous. Great job.

Carolyn - Incredible. I'm in tears. You can just feel the love. Wow wow wow.

Deann B. - Tara, You get so many comments on blog posts like these (and rightly so - this is amazing) that I wonder what one more comment actually means in the scheme of things. But I couldn't keep quiet and just had to say that you and Michel have hit upon a brilliant collaboration and I can't think of two more talented individuals who are qualified to fill this need. I'm right now trying to scheme a way to "borrow" 2 or 3 kids so I can book myself one of these awesome "movie-shoots". Bravo!

Beth - Wow wow wow - now this is something special. Amazing collaboration!!! Can't wait to see more. Pretty please come to DC!!!

kristin - i can't keep quiet either. inspiring. i want to go run in a field with my kids.

zaida - carefree, delightful, lovely, and pure---reminds me of being a happy six-year old running around and singing songs in the backyard.

Kim - i mean really! this is just amazingly special! words really can't describe it! i need this for my family. it's not a want, it's a need! thanks for sharing!

Raven - Well, I don't know this precious family but I'm crying my eyes out. What a priceless gift for her whole family.

alison - i would love, love, love to do this for my family. if you are thinking of coming out to utah, let me know. or else i will just have to make the trip to cali in the next little while. it was so fun to see you on film. you and michel did a beautiful, brilliant job. i cried. really, i cried.

Beckie - That was FABULOUS!!!

Shelley - i am seriously moved. beyond words. you are beautiful. your work.. beautiful. whenever you make it to upstate ny - i will have you over for coffee or tea...period.

Elizabeth - wow. this is just amazing. brought tears to my eyes. now more that ever i wish and hope that some day i will be able to afford to come and have this sitting done with you and michel.

Visty - I was not surprised by your genius one bit.

Catherine Clay - Oh my goodness - I just cried - what an incredible and touching gift you have. I sent this link to my husband and told him, I would rather have this than diamonds any day! Not that I get a lot of diamonds. You are so amazing and so is he! What a fantastic team! I have always said, if I could have anyone capture my family, I would want you -now I have something even better to hope for! Thank you for sharing!

anne - What a gift to her...to capture her family like that. Perfect.

stacymeyers - this MUST be what heaven is like...pure bliss! loved every second tara! fabulous.

Rebecca - Beyond magical, so good that I feel sick. I don't know how to say it, I'm in love.

candi - LOVE IT!! you so rock. beautiful location and props! amazing video. who's song is that? I must know!!

erika verginelli - I'm speechless...

Jen - i, too, have absolutely no words. I do not know this family yet somehow I sit here with tears in my eyes feeling absolutely overcome with beauty, love and the blissfulness of childhood. Thank you :)

Lesley - speechless is a good word.

jessica - wow. that is so incredible!

Virginia - Wow! WHAT amazing work. It made me cry! I hope I can afford you one day!

kate - that is such a beautiful video. you both captured the girls' innocence perfectly.

Joscie - that was so awesome! Totally made me cry too! Just beautiful, this art you both do!

Amy Biggerstaff - WOW! This is AMAZING..I would love to have something like this of my family..what a wonderful creation to cherish for a lifetime! Beautifully done both of you!

lee kriel - stunning! stunning! stunning!

Danielle - WOW - Just breath taking. Totally amazing. I read Em's blog and I think you have captured them perfectly. What a wonderful thing to be able to do.

kristi hedberg - They represent the perfect definition of complete, joyful love, and comfort in each other's company...what a beautiful family so simply preserved for a lifetime in this film.

Claire - Tara I absolutely LOVE these videos! So Inspiring!

Marilyn - Tara, this is such an awesome project. Both Michel and you are superb! it's very touching and loving the video. thanks for sharing. :) Emily has such a beautiful family.

Allison F. - I feel like the last to hear about this magic you've created. As always. Inspiration. Well done. The love radiates.

Angela - Oh my gosh, this is AMAZING. I would LOVE to be a part of something so special. This is the first time I've wandered into your blog and stopped to watch this while browsing through. It made me laugh and cry. I particularly love the ending after the music stops - that little bit is just so perfect. And the beginning, with the doll carriage and boots, so amazing. I love this. The family is sooo lucky to have it.

Abby - This is magic. Pure magic. I am absolutely enthralled. I love, love, love it.

tracy - That is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. What I would give to have something like that from when my children were small. Amazing....

Mindy M. - I'm a little late to comment, but... Wow! I'm not usually an emotional person (except when impregnated), but I got tears in my eyes watching this. It is so moving. I want to say precious, but that word doesn't do it justice. It is a beautiful work of art capturing the falconbridge's family dynamic - so real & yet ethereal at the same time. Wow!

Sharon Pfrang - This video is amazingly beautiful. It shows what a beautiful family the Falconbridge family is and it also shows the awesome talents of my wonderful son, Michel! Great job! Love, Mom

Jennifer - Tara. Your work meets your philosophy to a T. Life-this is what it is all about. Just be you-

Frances - News of the Falconbridge Family video has hit me in Australia. I am overwhelmed by the emotion that it stirs deep in my soul. Will you take the road show down under? I'm madly thinking of friends who can help me create this for my own family ....... you have given so much inspiration. What a talent you both have. Keep going

Tiona - The video is absolutely beautiful! I was so moved by it.

kathryn - makes me feel all warm and tingly! that was just amazing!!!!

Josiah Michael - Soooo beautiful. I've never seen love and connection captured so organically. When I have my kids, I know where I'm headed- you tara!

Mindy Sayers - Thank you for giving me a beautiful gift to start a beautiful sunny day.

Krista - I am moved beyond words. Simply lovely.

devon - welp...i pretty much wanted to bawl my face off...beautiful doesnt even begin to describe this..its the essence of who they are..and i dont even have to know them to feel it. wow.

Kris Teixeira - stunningly beautiful video and pictures!!! as i sit here tearing up at the computer lol...I can't describe how much joy and love my heart felt while watching that, i can only imagine how they must feel to have something so precious for their family to watch years and years from now.

April Fletcher - No words, just tears. Priceless absolutely priceless...

Lindsay S. - This was BEAUTIFUL! It made me cry. So SWEET.

Lachalle - amazing .................. U R blessed with amazing talent... Anyone should be so lucky to have something like this .

Marsha - This totally blew me away!! So beautiful. And what a perfect choice of music!!!

Debbie - I have no words....Just tears! AMAZING!!! So, very, very amazing

erika verginelli - Hi Tara!!! I was really looking forward to showing this stunning video to my family on my iphone but it doesn't work because vimeo is on Flash player! ;-( It would be really cool if you could upload it to You Tube so we can show others in our iphones!!! Can you do that? Hope so ;-)

Tara Whitney - going to have to just view on the computer-we like vimeo! :)

Marmalade - I just saw this now - wow Tara...this is amazing!! The best vid from the photo-vid combo cameras I've seen yet. Gorgeousness.

laura h. - tara, what a beautiful thing it is to have people like you in this world. creative spirits truly capture what is most special about life. you do that so amazingly in your work and i cannot even express how absolutely overwhelmingly excited i am to see you branching out like this. YOU WILL TOUCH SO MANY MORE LIVES. i just know it. your spirit is beautiful, your work amazing. i cannot wait to see more projects like these. this is truly what life is all about. i was just talking with a friend earlier today about the love i feel when i read your blog and view your captures. i don't even know what to call your photography; it's so much more than a picture or a feeling. it's real love. and it's amazing. can i say it again? it's AMAZING. it's likely our paths will never physically cross, but i have to tell you, tara, that your path has intersected mine in a very special and unique way and i am forever changed by it.

Emma Sharkey - You're right, there aren't words for this kind of magic!

Michelle Gibb - These family videos are better than ANY movie I have ever seen. Love them!

rosie - no words. just tears...

Shellie Benson - Amazing. I love it so much

cassidy miller - AMAZING.. I can't stop playing it. How can you put a price on that sort of experience? How amazing!

Jessica Anderson - This is absolutely amazing! Please let us know when you come east (Chicago)!!

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