I love extended family sessions! There is something so special about having all of these people that you love together - often, for the first time in a long time! That also makes these sessions a bit nerve-wracking for me; like weddings, these are really important images. Grandma is going to put a big print of the whole family together on the wall, because it’s been five, six, eight, ten years since the last time all her kids and grandkids and great-grandkids were together. One of the aunts will make a family photobook maybe. One year, my grandmom had a mousepad made that had a photo of all her grandkids on it. I take great care when taking and editing and delivering these images, because I know how much they mean to the people in them! These are your people by blood,, the people at your baptisms, weddings, baby showers, the people in your group chats. I want to capture all that love and togetherness for you and your family!

So why should you spend money on an extended family session? Aside from a full family photo that rarely happens, you also get time to have individual family photos (think Christmas card opportunity!), photos with your siblings, photos of just you and your mom & dad - I mean really, it’s all the combinations you can think of in the time we have slotted together!

So don’t delay in booking these - if you know you’ll all be around camping together next summer, make an hour family session a priority! In my personal opinion, you’ll never regret having these images to look back on.