When original plans don't pan out

Back I'm the fall I was contacted by a good friend of mine, she had referred me to her friend and neighbor for family photos.  I sure love when that happens!  So we set a date, made our plans (we were going to head to Little Talbot Island for a family shoot at the boneyard beach) and waited for the day.  Unfortunately, the day before our shoot, one of their dogs passed away.  Our plan was no longer a plan.  We opted to wait for a better time.  She would let me know when they felt ready to proceed with the shoot.

An email from my client a few months later

We have a new puppy! We are ready to proceed with our family photos! We changed our plans a touch, since the new puppy would do better on a private beach.  Lucky for me her in laws had access to a private beach in Ponte Vedra, FL.  We would be able to limit the distractions for the new puppy, which is always helpful!  I met them out their for a sunset shoot and it was beautiful!  Our beaches here in Florida are still ruined to a degree from the hurricanes last year, but we embraced the erosion.  It is a part of living in FL after all.  

This puppy was cute my friends

Is puppy the same thing as baby fever?  Because when I see a new puppy I always want one! Until I get home to my two large dogs I already have, that usually cures it.  Just scroll down for the fur ball love bug this puppy was, and the big sister golden retriever who has clearly had experience in posing for family photos.  Now, go check out some of my favorites from this family session in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.

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Please contact me if you do! I'd love to do your family photos.  Now, go check out some of my favorites from this family session in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.

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Missing the Beach

Have you ever moved away from home and missed something about "home"? Or maybe you vacation at the beach or another special place every year with your family and you miss it during the year.  That is the beach for me.  When I moved to Seattle 7 years ago, I underestimated how much I would miss the beach.  I missed my family and friends fiercely, and I expected I would.  I lived close to the beach my entire life so I took it for granted, I didn't realize how much I would miss the serenity of the beach.  

My Family Traditions

My grandparents lived in the Pensacola beach area along with several other family members, so as a child my entire family would go to Pensacola to vacation together.  I grew up spending a good portion of my summers on the beach with my cousins that lived in Michigan.  There were so many of us we slept on air mattresses throughout the house.  You were the lucky one if you got the couch in the living room for your bed, it was the most comfortable couch!  Living so far away from cousins, we could have easily lost touch.  But my family is close, and my cousins are some of my best friends, perhaps thats why i'm so nostalgic about the beach.  I'm going to venture to say my cousins might just feel the same way about the beach.

Fast forward a few decades, my cousins still come to FL to vacation and visit.  And now, I get to take their family photos.  Guess where they picked to have them done? The beach! Guess where my favorite location to do a family session is? The beach! I'm sure that will change as  time goes on and i've been back home for a longer period of time, but for now, the beach is my happy place.