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Hello blog world!  As you know I am on an editing frenzy.  So many pictures…so little time.  That’s my new slogan.  Anyways I am so excited to post the Napoli family’s sneak peek.  These photos came close to not happening…thanks to our little friend named rain.  But the day turned out to be PERFECT!  This session was so much fun because it was actually 2 families!  The more the merrier if you ask me.  So enjoy this little tidbit and stay tuned for many more!

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This will be my last post for a few days as I am off to forge the raging river via canoe.  Wish me luck…my paddling skills are sub par.  I will apologize for my upcoming lack of posts but I promise you lots of fun-filled family photos when I return.  And maybe even some super awesome shots of my canoeing skills…if you’re lucky.  Until then…

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  • Virginia Napoli - July 14, 2010 - 8:19 pm

    These are great! Can’t wait to see them all.ReplyCancel

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It’s Monday…I’m coming off one the busiest weekends I’ve ever had.  But I must say…I am loving it.  I have more editing in front of me than I know what to do with…but fear not…I’ll get it done.  Because that’s how I roll.  In the meantime I thought I would share Part 2 of the amazing Smithe Family.  I won’t babble since I pretty much said it all in part 1.  Enjoy…

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So…I kinda want a bulldog now.  A pug and bulldog…sounds good to me… bulldogs

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I swear as soon as I took this picture I told her that wasn’t food… blue eyes

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These two remind me of me and my older cousin.  They’re going to be best friends one day…just wait… kids playing

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It was a long day…that was me the second I hit my pillow that night… sleeping babies

Well…that officially wraps up the Smithe Family photos!  The best thing about my job is getting to meet so many awesome people…and the Smithe’s are no exception.   I feel like I’ve known them for years and I hope that I actually get to!  This family is truly one of a kind and I can’t wait for the chance to photograph them again!!!  To all the Smithe’s – I love you guys!!!!!

Happy Monday everyone…

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  • Shannon - July 13, 2010 - 2:44 am

    I love you too 🙂
    Great work!ReplyCancel

  • Janet Wakefield - July 13, 2010 - 1:35 pm

    Great pictures – especially the sleeping childrenReplyCancel

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This is my first official 2 part blog post.  Most of the time blogs are in 2 parts for weddings and such…and this event was equally as grand.  My friend Maureen and her sisters put together this AMAZING birthday party for their mom, Mary.  Just imagine sipping cocktails…next to a pond…while the sun is setting…oh, and there’s a hammock! This was by far one of the coolest events I’ve had the opportunity to shoot.  I gave a sneak peek a few posts back…and now I give you the mother-load!  Well…at least part 1….

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How cool is this setting…I couldn’t get over how awesome all the details were….way to go ladies! Outdoor party

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Walter and Mary…definitely a couple to model yourself after… any time photography

This dog cracked me up all night… dog photos

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I told you!! Their blue eyes are amazing!!!!!  I did not digitally enhance them….scouts’ honor! blue eyes

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Is she stunning or what? unique family photos

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Bulldogs make me giggle… bulldog

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The only boy in the family…I’m sure he learned a lot growing up….  😉 mother son

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Whew! Hopefully that gives you an idea of how awesome this night was!  And I’m sure all of you are wishing you had a pond in your backyard…because I know I do.  There will be a part 2 soon I promise….so many pictures…so little time!  Later gators!

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  • Sheila Cruz - July 8, 2010 - 9:04 pm

    Lauren- you captured the essence of a great family gathering! As much fun to watch the second time around!ReplyCancel

  • Colleen - July 8, 2010 - 9:40 pm

    The pictures look great! I can’t wait to see round 2! Thanks Lauren!ReplyCancel

  • Maureen - July 9, 2010 - 3:18 am

    Oh so excited!!!!!!! I can’t wait for Part 2!!ReplyCancel

  • Mimi Lappin - July 9, 2010 - 4:36 pm

    Beautiful ! Beautiful ! I love how you captured the spirit of the family and the wonderful event.ReplyCancel

  • Colleen N - July 9, 2010 - 5:21 pm

    These should be in a magazine!!! UNBELIEVABLE how beautiful you captured the day and the essence! Thank-YouReplyCancel

  • Jane de St. Aubin - July 10, 2010 - 7:29 pm

    Lauren! Beautiful, beautiful pictures! You definitely have your own style and it makes for great images! What an awesome gift to be able to have these wonderful moments captured in such a lovely way!ReplyCancel

  • Cindy - July 11, 2010 - 1:48 pm

    Amazing photos of an amazing family event!ReplyCancel

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A while back I took family photos of Maureen and her family.   It is still to this day one of my favorite sessions.  I couldn’t get over the bright, beautiful blue eyes they all had (a photographer’s dream).   Well…now take Maureen’s family and multiply it by 5 and you’ll get the session I’m blogging about today.  Maureen and her sisters planned this AMAZING birthday party for their mom (Mary).  It was the perfect night and the perfect setting and it couldn’t have turned out better.   This family was so much fun to photograph and I’m so happy I got to be there to document this picturesque evening.  So here’s a sneak peek…

This is Mary (the birthday girl) and her grandson Mack…

And then finally…the whole Smithe clan…they are one good looking family….

That’s all I’ve got for now…but there will be MANY more to come…stay tuned….

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  • Janet Wakefield - June 29, 2010 - 9:11 pm

    Wow these are really great – can’t wait to see the rest.
    I want you to do this for our whole familyReplyCancel

  • Steve - July 1, 2010 - 10:57 pm

    The color pic of Evelyn is amazing!! You caught her sense of wonder, combined with the innocence of a little girl absolutely perfectly. Way to go Lauren!ReplyCancel

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Last week I put up a sneak peak of the Macks…I had mentioned in that post how incredibly hard these photos were to edit.  I have been working on them non stop and I am just now finished!  This is definitely going to be the biggest post…image wise…I’ve ever posted.  So get ready!  🙂

Mallory (the mom in the photos) and I have been friends for a VERY long time.  She is a big part of some of my favorite memories…and I feel so lucky that I got the chance to photograph her family.  It’s so bizarre when I stop to think about it…because when you’re younger you talk to your girlfriends about what your wedding is going to look like and what you’re going to name your kids.  You sit around at sleepovers and plan out your soon to be perfect life….and now…years later…here I am documenting what we used to sit around and day dream about.  I’m going through these photos and looking at her picture perfect (no pun intended) family and her freakin’ adorable little boy and I just can’t help but smile.  The inevitable has come and we are grown ups.  And our picture perfect lives are unfolding in front of us.  So…here is picture proof of what used to seem so far away….Enjoy!

He had the cutest little crooked smile.  He’s gonna be a heart-breaker…

Are they not the cutest father-son duo ever!

There was a giant doughnut in the middle of this park…enough said!  🙂

So in love…

We found this little mini-village and there was a jail.  So cute…

Kids and ice cream….a dynamic duo.

So there they are!   All 24905802345209485 of them!  😉  Hopefully now you can understand why it was so hard to edit these…have a good one!

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  • Steve - June 10, 2010 - 1:05 am

    Absolutely beautiful! What a neat family and you have really captured that. That little boy is so cool! Keep up the great work Lauren. I will see you in a few months in Indy at Josh’s wedding.
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