that cute chick in the pink sunnies is veronica.
the other cute people are members of her family.
she organized this session for them. she dressed them. she encouraged them to have a glass of wine while waiting for me to arrive. (she got them there early for this specific purpose) (in my opinion, a great idea to help everyone relax and be just a little silly)
my new motto?
just be drunk.
kidding.
her parents. so happy and soooo fun to be around. they raised up some really amazing people. it was so awesome to hang out with an established family with older children. gave me hope that i can make it through these young years, and come out the other side with amazing people to hang out with.
we saw these bar stools stacked behind a bar. um, (whisper) everyone grab a stool! there was an empty parking lot conveniently around the corner.
love, love, love this quote! so did they. so much so that they suffered through a large group of people waiting to get into joe’s crab shack staring at them while we got this shot.
just seconds after taking this shot…
…i got tackled by amy boring, a photographer who i knew online but had never met. she bum rushed me with a huge hug, and we talked for a few seconds before getting back to work with both of our families.
mom and dad with their kiddos. dad couldnt stop laughing. there was a major wrestling match going on between him and the boys just before their shots. loved it. and mom couldnt stop crying. loved that too!
and two more i loved.
thanks veronica and gang!
I’m supporting the ‘just be drunk’ motto…just kidding. kind of. lovely session. Makes me wish I lived by the beach.
tara, i want to thank you again for such a fabulous day. it was such a treat for us!
you were able to so perfectly capture our family dynamic- completely sarcastic but a wee bit sweet when we think no one is looking.
thank you. thank you. thank you!
eek! that’s my girl.
so perfect.
tara, i am so glad you could capture them.
and i support the motto change.
LOVE IT! Vern your fam is SO happy in all of these! So great.
just be drunk?! omg funny!
these are beautiful, tara!!
hahaha. bum rushed…and now you just can’t get enough of me. see you soon friend. for reals. and thanks for the traffic blitz to my site.
and…….beautiful family. beautiful photos!
oh tara, i love these colors! can you share what you do for post processing? so fun and gorgeous!!!
What a fun colourful session! :)
awwwwww…. what a gorgeous idea… i heart this family so much :)
Love the barstools! Love the quote! Love the pics! You are amazing! love you
Your photos make me smile : ) Thanks for sharing.
Such a fun session! Love the colour and the comfortable vibe. I think I may have to steal your new motto ;)
Am loving the colour, and the bar stool shot is FANTASTIC.
These are great. They all look relaxed and happy… not always an easy look to get from adults, right? Love that you snapped a shot of Veronica’s TOMS.
Tara, I love you! And I think I would love this family. Your motto is perfect. And yes, I am reading this entry slightly buzzed. ;)
uhm holy cow that first bw laughter shot. and i’m always amazed at your ability to photograph in full sun. beautiful. thanks for sharing, as always.
Be careful amy : the link to your site is not good. It lacks the letter p. Another great session Tara !! Love it.
Gorgeous images, Tara! I love how just reading your words and seeing the photos communicates so much about what’s clearly a fabulous family!
What a beautiful family. You captured them well.
i am always amazed at your ability to capture people’s true selves. I feel like I know these people after seeing the photos you took. Wonderful as always! (and those bar stools are awesome!)
another great session, Tara……hey, being that you are raising daughter’s I cannot recommend highly enough this book, The Girl In the Mirror, by Peg Streep and Nancy Snyderman…..you must read it when your girls approach the adolescent years. Forces you to reevaluate or just revisit all of your long held personal beliefs. It’s certainly helping me in raising my now 13 and 15 year old daughters
seriously beautiful. so fun to see a family all grown up and still close!
the color, the light, the beach…ahhhh, these are so perfectly Tara shots. Love them!!
what a great family session and love all the colors. nothing like a little bit of liquid courage for a photo shoot!
How is it that you can make me get teary when I don’t usually cry at adults, only kids? I think I get it…the hope for your own kids turning out maybe? Fantastic stuff.
i love that “grown up” families still want their pictures taken together. what an awesome family.
LOVE these-
xo
this is adorable!
these pictures all came out so nice :)
love you guys <3