i heart this family. before their shoot, shauna (the mama) had sent me her favorite photograph of her mother that was taken before she passed away. it was of her in the middle of a wonderfully big laugh… the kind of laugh that spread across her face, squinted her eyes and just felt like home. that photo is how she loves to remember her mother and it was exactly the way i knew i wanted to photograph shauna. if you look at the photos below you will see that she has that same smile and i can also attest to the face that her laugh is very much contagious and has spilled out into the lives of her children and her husband that she loves to kiss oh so much. we started our shoot at my favorite little cupcake shop (cupcakery!) followed by a very fun little picnic (how adorable is shauna’s handmade “oh happy day!” banner!?) followed by some hugging in a field at sunset. and OH, what a HAPPY DAY is was. 
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17 comments
Stephanie - clearly you have a prop addiction as bad as I do. is there help for that?
Beautiful. Love the vintage feel. They must be thrilled!!
Shauna - i am beyond thrilled. i have chills. this was the session give away! I was a fan before, and then I won!!! the best thing ever to win! be sure to enter again if she has another contest! this was an amazing experience. joy is so generous and amazing! thank you! thank you!
courtney - oh my. absolutely gorgeous. the last one is to die for.
Kathy Schulz - i just love these pictures. I knew Shauna as a baby and into her teens. My family moved out of the area 20yrs ago. Her mom, Cindie, was a precious friend to me and was one of the best mothers, I had hope to model myself after. She entered the kids in fairs, taught them how to cook and plant and yes, she had an infectious laugh that defined her as so fun to be around. I miss her, but I feel so blessed to see these pictures of Shauna and her family. It would be great to see that picture of Cindie, you refer to..
Shelley Haganman - These are incredible!!
Josh Elliott - very cute! I’ve known Shauna since High School and it’s great to see her adorable family!
Victoria / Justice Pirate - awesome. I use those 40s styled flash cards for my sons, so that made me smile to see them in there. I love all these shots so much. They are so creative and beautifully set up and taken!!!
darlene winchell - Love your creative and sunshine twist to your photos.
lori - amazing photos!!!!!!
Rosemary Olson - Awesome photos!!!
Adorable and vintage, love it!!
XO,
Rosemary
PS, love that crown!
Alejandra Arroyo - OMG!! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!! I want one like this with my family!!!
hayley crombie - these are so amazing
such happiness with all of the family. it makes me smile looking at these 
Alessandra - I am overwhelmed by the beauty of your pics!I keep on featuring your images on my blog as I love them sooooo much!
Sarah - What a fun, and beautiful family!!!
I have to tell you, I look at your photos and I get so inspired. EVERY SHOOT is magical. EVERY SHOOT. Keep at it. I just love coming here to check what’s new.
amy - this is one of the cutest families ever. ever! love all of these photos and the amazingly creative eye you have. wow!
Jen - I get the feeling the girl is the middle child….I don’t know why lol…I loved the one of her & the suitcase & doll…looks like she wanted to run away from home
lol
Janee - I can just feel the LOVE in these…your amazing.