Jaime and Family

I have a very dear friend, Vania. God knitted us together as sweet friends when Kevin and I got married in 2002. Our lives have weaved in and out and eventually, we worked in the same office. She approached me one day with what I would call an “out of the blue question” about my photography. She asked me if offered gift certificates, and with a perplexed thought, I answered yes. A few days later, she asked me how much do I charge for a family photo session. And to be honest, I hadn’t set package pricing yet. So I gave Vania an answer off the top of my head. She shows up later with cash and asks for gift certificate. She wanted to purchase a family photo session for her BCM teacher, Jaime. 

So there you go! My first gift certificate and first family photo session.  It took about 8 months to coordinate this photo shoot. We settled on 2/23/13! Jaime and her family are amazingly beautiful and fun to work with. Our first destination was “booked”, even though it is a public park. A wedding was in progress and interrupted our plans. So we quickly moved to plan B and that worked out perfect! 

We picked Lake Lily in Maitland! Just the right amount of picture perfect landscape and perfect playground for the kids. It was important to give the kids a break and keep the smiles coming. All in all, everyone was great. The weather was gorgeous, a little overcast with peeks from the sun! 

I asked my daughter, Ashley, to  join me! I thought it would be best to have a second photographer to capture some candid shots of the kids.  I could have not finished this photo shoot without her. 

So my heart is thankful for this photo shoot for many reasons…one: thankful for my sweet friend, Vania, two: thankful for the fun time with Ashley and third: thankful to meet this beautiful Christian family. 

So to sum this photo shoot: thankful!!