I have been waiting to share this movie and I am so glad that I finally can. Momma used the movie as a baby announcement, so it was to be kept under wraps until after its release.
I met April on the Find Yourself, Thailand trip. The first time I saw her I was struck by how calm, cool, and collected she was. In Bangkok. No one is calm, cool, or collected in Bangkok. The sweat glands on my upper lip can prove it to you. They remember. And yet there she was, in a crisp white shirt and perfect jewelry. (Her own designs, might I add?) A smile on her face. Telling us about how she had left her wallet in a taxi, something that would have made me curl up into a ball and beg for mercy, but that had her shrugging her shoulders. I could take lessons from this woman, is what I thought. Lessons on how to stay cool under pressure. As I got to know her, I listened first hand as she spoke about their desire to adopt a child. And then, a miracle happened and people came together, and just a few months ago their dream came to life in the form of Miss Amelie.
Film: Michel Sandy
Images: Tara Whitney
Music: The Littlest Birds by The Be Good Tanya’s
xo
Tara
Quite simply, just awesome!
full of life and love. meeker family you are blessed.
absolutely beautiful and I loved that so many of your images appeared. the moment of mom and dad looking over the baby, the looks on their faces brought me to tears. so wonderful.
So magical! What a treasure! The mom’s outfit is soooo beautiful (as is she)! What a lovely family!
everything you do is so full of love that it just oozes over and spills onto everyone that touches/sees it. thats what i love about what you do… we all get to feel some of everyones love.
those always make me cry! so amazing! some day some day some day i will fly my family to you for this!!!
Just incredible. I cannot watch these without crying. And what an amazing idea to use that for a birth announcement!
once again, awesome! moving, real, unique, a beautiful time capsule of this family’s history!
Ack…. sooooo beautiful! What a beautiful family and what a blessing that you captured it for them this way!
Love the videos! Such a great complement to the images.
This was my favorite one yet! Loved it…
Perfect! Love the song, too! :)
This is great!
I cry every time I watch one of your and Micheal’s movies! Just beautiful!
love your work! some day i would love this for myself…
wonderful! i love this!!!
love love love…
thank you…
kiss kiss
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beautiful teamwork!
wow. dang!
damn you’re good. i love the songs you put with your videos. i have them all on my itunes. gotta add this one now. you and michael are awesome. i love that you are always somewhere in the video.
smiles forver
ria
That little girl is just about the sweetest thing I’ve ever seen! Such a beautiful home movie.
(i get so excited when you post a movie). as usual, LOVED IT. the upclose face shot of baby with her pink hat was so sweet and tender. little boy is something special too and how i couldn’t tell which your fav was, i liked.
Oh I’m so teary after this one, but in such a wonderful way. We are currently struggling with infertility and after reading this momma’s blog I just felt such a connection. Absolutely beautiful, as always!
it’s fabulous and I love it :)
this is the best one yet! great editing!
love this, T. Love the song too. Dan loves the Be Good Tanyas.
I’ve run out of adjectives to describe how much I love your home movies that ROCK! You and Michel knocked it out of the ballpark… AGAIN. Beautiful work. What a treasure for the family.
gorgeous… you guys rock! great, awesome work! and what a beautiful family…
Amazing – as usual!
You and Michel ROCK!
That family is beautiful! :)
Thanks for sharing!
Gorgeous. I love watching the family dynamics you and Michel capture :)
Leo Carrillo Ranch is an awesome place for photos. My son goes to the elementary school right there and peacocks visit the schoolyard on a regular basis :)
so brilliant. my favorite home movie yet.
Wow! I love it.
I always adore your images, and these videos are perfect additions! What a sweet family!
beautiful tara (and michel). loved the music you chose and how you captured them being them.
spectacularly real as always…..so wonderful to witness these family moments. this is my fave so far too!
darn it! you guys always make me tear up…in the best way :) love it.
The video is so lovely. I was instantly smiling to it, and so glad to be reminded of how sweet being a mother and a wife and a family can be.
Tara, I really can’t find the words to tell you how amazing you and Michel’s work really is. You just blow me away. Maybe one day I can be 1/4 as good as you….just really flippin amazing.
Tara, I am a HUMONGOUS fan! all of your pictures and stories remind me of something i would say in a way! you truly inspire me! Everything you said on your podcast made me think of the photographer i want to be! I LOVE everything about the way you work…:D
P.S. i would kill for a comment on my blog just critiquing (however you spell that) what you think of my work.:)
I love these videos! They usually make me cry, but in a good way.
And this is one of my all time favorite songs too!
Beautiful!
Your videos always make me smile. I’m so glad you post these. They make my day!
all I will say… I wish it was longer – love watching the video that you two create!
this made my heart grow. thank you.
This is my first visit to your site. I came from a mention of you by Michelle Riddle. I am squeezing back the tears from this post. My goodness! It was beautiful and warm and so simple. I just loved how the simple things like lining up the army men along the wall was captured and then reading a book or rolling down the hill. But, my favorite shot was the very first. The newest addition next to all of the boots. Just brilliant and TOO adorable.
Thank you for sharing and I’ll definitely be back to see more!
This is amazing. Thanks for sharing your fabulous talent.
BEAUTIFUL!
so. simply, beautiful.
i am floored, this is amazing!!!
and i am sooo happy for april and her little addition to a beautiful family!
LOVE love
LOVE.. I always love these collaborations you do with Michel.. they are always just so wonderful and I always get teary.. not sure why.. I think its just all the love that comes out of them.