Can you guess what I hear at the beginning of pretty much every extended family session I do? If you can&#8217;t, I&#8217;ll tell you: it&#8217;s always some variation of: &#8220;We haven&#8217;t had photos taken of all of us together in (insert big number of years)&#8221; or &#8220;since so-and-so was such-and-such tiny age!&#8221; Almost every time. 🙂
I totally get it &#8211; it&#8217;s HARD to get family members all together as families grow, especially if everyone doesn&#8217;t all live in close proximity. But it&#8217;s one of those hard things that is so, so, so absolutely worth it if you can make it happen!
With an extended family session, you get photos of the whole family together, of course. But it also gives you such a unique chance to capture those special interactions with the family members that aren&#8217;t typically photographed together: adult siblings together, cousins hanging out, grandparents snuggling with grandkids. These sessions are always so special. And it&#8217;s always an honor when someone asks me to do these photos for their family. I know how important these photos are!
I spent such a fun morning with this awesome family. Although it was maybe a little earlier than anyone wanted to be up. 🙂 Fortunately, we were able to start early to beat the heat and the crowds at the beautiful <a href="https://gograpevine.com/listing/botanicalgardens/">Grapevine Botanical Gardens</a>. Everyone was so sweet and up for anything. The kids got to climb on some rocks and play with sticks and find some bugs, so they were happy. And their family is growing by one more very soon!
Have you had an extended family session with your special people recently, or has it been too many years? If it&#8217;s time (or way beyond time!) for you to schedule a session for your own family, <a href="https://stacietatum.com/contact/">contact me</a> so we can talk!
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