18 and counting...{Southlake Family Photographer}

I recently got the pleasure of meeting an amazing family of 18...an extended family, that is. :)
As I sat here tonight looking at so many of their pictures, I realized what awesome memories were created that night by this family. Everyone came together from different areas to celebrate the 80th birthdays of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wentling, or "grandma and grandpa" to the bunch. So they were having a huge celebration for them and called me to take some family portraits before the big event. Everyone looked wonderful, was in great spirits (as they should be), welcomed me and my gang with open arms and then went off to celebrate 2 the guests of honor. It really hit me tonight though what an event this was and how proud Grandma and Grandpa must be of their children and grandchildren, AND how much of a blessing this day was for everyone. The evening was centered around Mr. and Mrs. Wentling, but more than that it was centered around four generations of love that came together--what an amazing thing to celebrate! Thank you so much for choosing me to be there to capture these memories. I am most honored!! And thank you to Tammy and my sweet husband for helping me out! You guys rock! And....I know this family is anxiously waiting to see the "big group" shot, but I am going to save those surprises for the full gallery. You won't be disappointed--you all did great!!!






This last one was not "the" intended shot, but it's the unintended shots that I am always hoping to get! LOVE how much LOVE is shown between these two! Lindsay is a very happy wife now that Anais is home from Afghanistan--only by 2 weeks!!! I felt so silly...I just kept stumbling over "Wow..thank you, thank you, thank you" during our little breakaway shoot. :) Another blessing I am so grateful I got to be there to see!