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meet the last four of the 14 families that we did sessions for in CT!!  the katz family……. so amazingly beautiful and sweet!!!  and their girls were such the little models….. so much fun!  then we have the kellaher kids….. talk about some lively personalities!!!  they were so wonderful and energetic and wiggly and well….. kids!!  we had so much fun with them and even got colin to stand still for one picture (just kidding, colin….. we love your energy!!).  :)   meet the mcshane boys next….. bright eyed, friendly, extremely handsome and ever so kind!!!  they did this session as a surprise for their dad and we had a blast hanging out with them and their mom, jen for the afternoon.  and last, but not least……. the norton family.  3 beautiful girls, their hot mom and handsome dad….. oh and we can’t forget about the family dog.  we had outfits and accessories galore and the sweetest girls in the world to work with.  sigh.  we love all of our new friends in CT…… and we’ll be back in the spring!!  and now for some CT photo faves……….

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4 Comments on this Post

  • Alison said:

    Love the kid on the roof shot and that last one is amazing!

  • meredith huntley said:

    how does one person have so many fabulous places to shoot in! these are all amazing… what gorgeous families too.

  • Brenda Landrum said:

    I *LOVE* the last image! The location, the colors, and the reflection! Very nice!

  • Susan said:

    What a treat!! Your photos are like eye candy for me! Thank you for taking such inspirational photos!! I love the locations you choose also.

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we weren’t kidding when we said we have LOTS to blog and we are going to keep them coming!!!  this part 2 from our CT sessions and once again, a sampling of pictures from each family.

for our next 3 families…… meet the israels, slavtcheffs, and wall family.  we met the israels for the first time on this trip… LOVE them and could totally hang out with them and their ADORABLE daughter.  the slatvcheffs….. so hilarious!!!  they have 5 boys ranging from preschool age to high school and did we mention that this session was at 7am in the morning?!  talk about a wake up call!!!  those boys had us on our toes, even that early in the morning.  they were such a FUN family with lots of boy energy!!!  :)   the wall family…… well, they were our first family in CT and have been our biggest fans, as well as becoming our good friends.  so much love for the walls!!!!

and now for some faves from their sessions……….

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2 Comments on this Post

  • mallory said:

    that little girl is wayy too cute. i just want to bottle up that sweetness and carry it with me, she is so adorable! you guys rocked all these images.

  • haley lamb said:

    beautiful families, great location….great work as always from you guys–a Rock star team!

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WE’RE BACK!!!!!

wow……. it has been a crazy summer, fall and is it winter already?!!!! though we have been shooting all over the country and editing like mad, it looks as if our blog has been neglected a bit…. so sad. :( but the good news is….. we’re back in full swing of things here at home and have SOOO MANY sessions to blog, that frankly, you just might get sick of us! so be ready for some SERIOUS blogging…….. starting……. NOW!!

we left off with the bachaumard family (see the previous post) and they were one of our incredible families out in CT. so the next 3 blog posts will be a spattering of pictures from the rest of the amazing families that we did sessions for in CT. and we LOVED meeting and getting know all of them!!! CT has become one of our main states to shoot in and we can’t wait to come back in the spring!!! now for the good stuff…….. meet the antell family, ludovicos and the mitzelfelts……. ENJOY!!!!

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4 Comments on this Post

  • mallory said:

    You guys are killing me.. how am i supposed to comment on SO much and one time!? every.freaking.image is ahhhmaaazzinggg, on this post and all the ones in between, i love them! hot families, stunning images. its just….perfect.

  • BEN said:

    @TOM your gonna have to wait for pics of the new studio. our walls are still a tad too bare :)

  • tom d said:

    you guys are just too darn good! love the kite and the powerlines/couch. Can’t wait to see more! You gonna post some shots of the new studio soon, too?

  • lisa kae said:

    love these :) that is the best “beach” look…..brilliant. lets pack it up and head for the east coast.

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before we even met the bachaumards, we knew through our emails from them, that they would be the perfect family to shoot a session at an old retro airport we had stumbled across in CT. we were not however prepared for how big of ROCKSTARS they were! the boys, hugo, enzo and elliot not only cooperated enthusiastically, but had some ideas of their own, which was awesome. we also included their amazingly cool parents, kristen and didier into a few pictures, but they wanted us to focus mainly on the boys.

a HUGE thank you to our new friend bill, a veteran pilot that offered to meet us at the airport and take us through security so that we could shoot in the hangar and other fabulous surrounding areas at the airport. we had a blast with the bachaumards and thoroughly enjoyed our adventures with them….. we could’ve hung out all weekend! they were very entertaining and extremely fun! :) and kristen…. you certainly have your hands full with all four of your good looking french boys…. good luck with that!!! :) here are a few of our faves from the day. and as the bachaumard boys would say, “those are SICK”……. we agree.

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6 Comments on this Post

  • Fiona Vardy said:

    These turned out amazingly! :)

  • kristen holly said:

    What a great session! So in love with the hangar! Fabulous location, fabulous shots!

  • Jen Springer said:

    love these photos! definitely album cover worthy!

  • Brianna Phelan said:

    One of the best family sessions I’ve seen in a really long time. Love the style. The colouring is awesome too!

  • cheilaugh said:

    knowing this family…even more fun to see the results! excellent work as usual!!

  • mallory said:

    Look at that airplane, and that sweet wall with broken glass. i love it! great shots!

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there are certain people in this world that are just cool and no one would argue differently……. meet the tibbetts. they are thoughtful, yet fun, creative and smart. then throw in sincere, authentic and some serious style and you get the tibbetts family. they are good friends with ryan and heidi miller (www.mangoink.com) and are now my good friends, too. :) katherine and i like ALL of the same things (style, design, decorating, fashion, etc……) and she offered to come help me with some sessions. what a blast!!! nick is a graphic designer and film editor and he pretty much kicks butt at it. and then there is sweet olive and leland, two of the most beautiful kids you will every meet . oh my word…… could this family be any more awesome?!!! and then they said….. ‘we’ll go wherever you want us to’. and that ALWAYS makes me smile. creative license with no boundaries……… mmmmmm. :) back to the tibbetts……….. we found some swanky spots downtown and then we pulled in nick’s really old, retro car for a few pics…….. fabulousness!!! :) to sum it up….. we love this family, every single one of them and their crazy cool style. check them out……… and ENJOY!!!!

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5 Comments on this Post

  • mallory said:

    Not many people can sucessfully pull off their look, but they ROCKED it. I absolutely love their style. Mindy+Ben rocked too, the shoot that is :]

  • haley lamb said:

    style, style, style…all over this shoot!

  • Kari Hennessy said:

    Those pictures are absolutely amazing. Katherine, your family is amazingly beautiful. You are a little hottie. You should all be models. Proud of you.

  • Kari said:

    My goodness! Pure hottness!!! Love them all, could Katherine be any more smoking hot???? And those kids….wow. As usual, GREAT job Mindy :)

  • Jill said:

    I feel so out of style looking at all these cool posts of families….I think I need some help in my wardrobe dept.!!! Love the picture of the baby in the red coat and red barrette!

    On a side note….my dad would love to know people are starting to name their kids Leland(that’s his name!).

    Great pictures – you guys are so talented!!