There’s absolutely nothing, nothing, like getting to connect again and work with couples whose weddings I’ve photographed, especially when you get to meet their sweeter than sweet kiddos! Hanging out with Sarah and Justin for their Missoula Montana summertime family photos seriously felt like it was only yesterday that I’d photographed their wedding. And I’m so glad I was able to catch up with them during their Missoula visit!
Their daughters, Elise, 6, and Isabelle, almost 3, were so cute in their matching dresses, and we managed to find some purple flowers for them to frolic in — talk about perfection! Purple is Isabelle’s favorite color, and, after getting acclimated to some very tall grass, she was all about checking out the blooms.
Elise loved showing me how beautifully she twirled in the sun, and the whole family got some great laughs as the resident winery dog “sang” to us through a very hilarious series of howls! (Elise and Isabelle loved imitating his howling, which had us all in stitches!)
Grandma and Grandpa (abuelita and abuelito) even got to join in for a few photos, and everyone helped sing some songs to me that I “absolutely needed to hear” and had “definitely never ever heard before ever in my life…ever ever.” 😉 The smokey the bear song was a treat! I think Rockin’ Robin might have made an appearance, too!
Elise told me some stellar jokes, the girls both loved dancing on a few big rocks we discovered (can you guess the image below that I swear is going to be Isabelle and Elise’s next save-the-world movie poster?), and both Elise and Isabelle are living proof that girls and dresses and backhoes and sandboxes are the perfect mix. I got to play in the sand, too, at Elise’s request. (“You need to stop taking photos and play with us!” she insisted. Twist my arm, sweet girl!)
Elise and I took a little stroll together to go look for birds in a nearby field. We walked the dirt road and she gently brushed her fingertips against the sun-kissed tips of the swaying grass. We also had a blast making images of Sarah and Justin together in that same field! (Did I mention it feels like only yesterday we were making photos of the two of them as newlyweds! Oh, time — how she flies!)
Towards the end of our session, Elise and Isabelle giggled gleefully together in a rope hammock as Sarah and Justin rocked them back and forth. Elise looked at me and exclaimed at the top of her lungs, “We’re going to send you a gift! It will be CHOCOLATE!” “Chocolate?!” I asked. To which Isabelle added, “AND POPSICLES!” I’ve never been offered such a thoughtful gift, and I seriously can’t wait to have chocolate and popsicles mailed to me. They’re definitely girls after my own heart.
Sarah and Justin! What a hands-down, absolute treat to get to see you again and meet your darling girls. (And see your folks again, too, of course!) Your session nearly made my heart burst with happiness, and I can’t wait for our next “play date,” as Elise put it. Thank you again from the bottom of my heart for bringing so much love and joy to our time together that evening! Chocolate and popsicles and summertime hammock giggles forever! 💗
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Cheers,
-Kristine
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