Payne Family . Ft. Wayne IN Family Photographer, Columbia City IN Family Photographer

While back in my hometown of Sarasota Florida last month I did an extended family session for my Aunt & Uncle and all of their kids and grandkids.  (I’m a tad partial to these folks!  I love them and miss them so much!!)

An Extended Family session is 2 hours long which allows plenty of time for multiple poses of every combination!

Combinations I typically take: the BIG family, individual families, kids, individual kids, couples, Grandma & Grandpa with the grandkids, adult siblings & spouses, and any other cute moments that happen naturally! 

Dressler Family . Ft. Wayne IN Family Photographer, Columbia City IN Family Photographer

Did the Dressler’s break into a fortnight dance party?  yes they did!

Did Ashton desperately try to stop his mom?  yes he did!  😉 

Cook Family . Ft. Wayne IN Family Photographer, Columbia City IN Family Photographer

Eckert Family . Ft. Wayne IN Family Photographer, Columbia City IN Family Photographer

Baby Butterfield Announcement! . Ft. Wayne IN Family Photographer, Columbia City IN Family Photographer

I’m so excited for my friends, the Butterfield’s!  They are expecting their first child in March 2019!  And we had a fun little pregnancy announcement photo shoot to help them share the good news!

Platt Family . Ft. Wayne IN Family Photographer, Sarasota FL Family Photographer, Columbia City IN Family Photographer

This was my first time working with the Platt family.  And I love them already!  We had a beautiful evening shooting on their gorgeous property.  They have three adorable and energetic boys, which always keeps thing fun and interesting.  And mom and dad kept a great laid back attitude during the whole shoot.  (which is hard, as a parent, I KNOW!). Well done, guys! Our session was mostly focused on baby Hayes since he hadn’t had a portrait session in a while.  But we also squeezed in some other combinations of the whole family and the brothers, too!

Schumaker Extended Family Session . Ft. Wayne IN Family Photographer, Sarasota FL Family Photographer, Columbia City IN Family Photographer

The Schumaker family were all together this summer and had their extended family photos done!  With a 2-hour session and one beautiful location, we were able to squeeze in all kinds of portraits and combinations of this tribe!  

The Butterfield’s . Ft. Wayne IN Family Photographer, Sarasota FL Family Photographer, Columbia City IN Family Photographer

David & Maddie are too cute!  Adorable to look at, so sweet to chat with, and so loving toward each other.  It’s such a pleasure to be around that kind of relationship.  And it shines through in their photos!  It so fun to add a little “activity” (or two) into your photo session.  This lemonade picnic and tandem bike ride are so classic and romantic!

Cooper: 1 year! . Ft. Wayne IN Family Photographer, Sarasota FL Family Photographer, Columbia City IN Family Photographer

Baby Cooper turns ONE this week!

He did awesome job digging into his birthday cake for some “Cake Smash” photos.  What an adorable little guy!  Those eyes are killing me!!  And his parents Bob & Alyssa are so smitten for that little man! 

The Webster’s: Day in the Life . Ft. Wayne IN Family Photographer, Sarasota FL Family Photographer, Warsaw IN Family Photographer

I flew back to my hometown in April, and while I was there I got to visit a dear friend.  A few years ago, her family moved out to the country, and she and her husband have really established a homestead out there; compete with a homeschool room, goats, chickens, bunnies, and amazing home design everywhere.  Becca & Erik are so talented!

This shoot was a typical “Day in the Life” of Becca and her two children.  Unfortunately, Erik couldn’t be in on the session because he was working.  But the other three were amazing models!Follow Becca’s Homeschooling journey on Instagram: @mirthandquery