Thanksgiving is an annual American Federal holiday to express thanks for one's material and spiritual possessions. What is the most important spiritual possession one might have? Family! There is nothing more important in the whole wide world than your family. This is the exact reason why we fell in love with this family.
Fast forward to the day of the shoot. Picture this - cold rainy day with no prospect of sunshine (according to forecast) - we are supposed to start the shoot with a game of touch football. You can imagine what was going through our head ... Once we were inside the house with our cameras set and ready to shoot we looked at each other with these huge smiles on our faces. Why the smiles? It was the "scent" of FAMILY that was in the air. Sorry, but this is the best way I can describe it. The amount of love and joy shared was overwhelming. Right then and there we knew that we'd hit the jackpot and there was nothing that could stop this family and us from having a blast together :)
A couple of weeks ago we received a call that went something like this:
-Hello, this is Tony.
-Hi Tony, I am looking for a photographer to take some portraits of my family on this date. Are you available by any chance?
-Great! We are available and would love to be of help.
You get the idea, it was a regular inquiry, but what immediately stood out to me is the phrase at the end of our conversation - There is going to be a lot of us and we just LOVE each other!
-Hello, this is Tony.
-Hi Tony, I am looking for a photographer to take some portraits of my family on this date. Are you available by any chance?
-Great! We are available and would love to be of help.
You get the idea, it was a regular inquiry, but what immediately stood out to me is the phrase at the end of our conversation - There is going to be a lot of us and we just LOVE each other!
Fast forward to the day of the shoot. Picture this - cold rainy day with no prospect of sunshine (according to forecast) - we are supposed to start the shoot with a game of touch football. You can imagine what was going through our head ... Once we were inside the house with our cameras set and ready to shoot we looked at each other with these huge smiles on our faces. Why the smiles? It was the "scent" of FAMILY that was in the air. Sorry, but this is the best way I can describe it. The amount of love and joy shared was overwhelming. Right then and there we knew that we'd hit the jackpot and there was nothing that could stop this family and us from having a blast together :)
The day was so-well planned out, from a hockey game early in the morning to some football, to a balloon toast...to some awesome turkey preparation (deep-frying! yes!)...to a lovely dinner.
The girls are looking at the balloons flying high in the sky right after the balloon toast
We love this simple moment between father and son that will be treasured forever.
Stephanie and the gang! This Thanksgiving was twice as special for us than usual, we truly felt like a part of your big happy family. You've touched our lives with your love and warmness (is that a word?), and for that we are so thankful! Please, keep up the good work and we hope your tradition is not going to be forgotten like some others and will stand the test of time through generations to come.Please, enjoy this slideshow and visit the entire gallery from the day here.
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