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Gavin and Erin’s Holiday Family Portrait

There’s finally a cold nip in the air, the trees are finally turning beautiful shades of yellow and red, and I can almost smell the test run turkeys cooking. Not only is this my favorite time of year, but it’s my favorite time of year for family portraits. I’ve been doing quite a few lately and I’ll be sharing them with you this next week, but I wanted to start off with introducing you to my good friends Gavin and Erin, and their pups Ella and Chloe. Not only are these two people dear friends of mine, but they’re also crazy talented wedding photographers… who just so happened to be MY OWN wedding photographers. Their friendship has meant the world to Christopher and I over the past year and some… and we’ve watched their little family grow from just the three of them (Gavin, Erin, and Ella), to now, the four of them as Chloe has joined the family. And while, normally, I do family portraits with just people, this family of four is just too cute to refuse. Here are my favs from the evening….

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Ella, meet everybody…. everybody, meet Ella.

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Chloe Monster, meet everybody…. Everybody, meet Chloe Monster.

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Aaaand… everybody, meet the Wade Family.

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After a little while of shooting with the pups, we decided to ditch them for a bit and take some of the cute couple for a bit…

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We had to get a few shots with the infamous Chloe monster….

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And with the pretty lady too….

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Gavin and Erin, once again, we love you and we’re so thankful to have friends like you. We couldn’t ask for better workout buddies, board game teammates, and friends than you two. Happy Holidays!

And to everybody else, there’s still some time to get your Holiday Portraits booked with me. Click here to book a Family Holiday Portrait with Kate.

  1. Carrie Ahrens says:

    LOVE. Adorable pics 🙂

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