Yesterday, I introduced you to the Pattersons. You saw the portrait portion of our session … however, as much as I appreciate those images and believe this family’s awesomeness is captured in them, we needed to capture MORE. More of their life, their interaction, their home, their daily routine.
I do believe these ‘sacred mundane‘ activities as Kari refers to them, are, well… truly sacred and beg to be documented in photos. I’m over-the-moon excited to offer this type of session to my clients! In preparation for our day, Kari and I chatted about some activities that are routine for them and she named study time, the kids playing, preparing a meal or a snack, housework, reading together, blogging, and putting her daughter down for a nap. Realistically, these take place over the course of an entire day … so for the sake of our session {which was about 2.5 hours} we condensed their day! I scoped out the lighting in their home, planned out where and in what order we’d roll through these activities, and off we went.
With a bit of forethought and planning, we had a relaxing, blessed experience, and I do believe we captured images that will remind Kari and her family of “A Day in the Life”…
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{such a sweet moment when her son stopped reading, to whisper his love to his mama …}
Time and again, I am humbled by the opportunity to document life for my family and for my clients … whether it is brand new life, or lives lived well. This session truly touched me as it was an opportunity to observe the sweet, genuine moments this family shared as they simply did life. We didn’t have to go to a fantastically original location … the comfort of home was all we needed!
Thank you, Kari and Jeff, for welcoming this session!
And I have encouraged you to before, and will again and again, but please do visit Kari’s blog, Sacred Mundane. You will surely be enlightened and uplifted!
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these are amazing…one of my favorite lifestyle sessions ever. i am sure these images will be so special to this family forever;
You are such a fabulous storyteller Lacey! WIth both your images and your words. What a gift!
This is stunning! You have such a wonderful eye for making the ‘ordinary’ look extraordinary!! (and they have BEAUTIFUL light in their home!!)
As a side note, I LOVE the blanket they had on their master bed, actually all the beds were adorable!!
These are just beautiful!
Wow wow wow!! That shot of the dad lifting the little girl for a kiss is OFF THE CHARTS!! Fabulous work. You really got a sense about this family and their connections. Well done!
Great idea! Beautiful pictures! Awesome family! Wish to have pictures done with my own little family…maybe one day:)
These are so fun and real, Lacey! How amazing to give them such a beautiful take on their daily life. Gorgeous work!
Your lifestyle portraits are really making me wish you worked here in Virginia! These are incredible..
This is amazing. What a wonderful thing for a family to have captured for them. All of the images are beautiful, but the apple cutting, with the juice droplets… the light and the moment. Simple and perfect
Truly lifestyle!!! What a beautiful family, and beautiful captures!!!!!!
Stunning work Lacey!! I think you captured this beautiful family perfectly! No doubt they will treasure these images forever! Interestingly I’ve followed her blog for some time now but didn’t realize she was here locally!
These are gorgeous. I love love love them. I especially love the ones of mommy and child getting ready for nap time, snuggling in the bed. How precious.
It’s like the perfect storm! Beautiful family inside and out, amazing photographer, and gorgeous processing (as always). You nailed this one, Lacey!
Oh Lacey, I’ve cried over these photos I love them so much. What a priceless gift you gave us, to capture our family moments!!! I want everyone to get this session done! Love you so much.
Wow, Lacey! Each and every image captures such love. What a treasure these will be! You’re so talented.
These are soooo incredibly beautiful! You did an absolute, knock-out job on these and although I like their outdoor session, this one is fantastic. They will love these and again, beautiful work, as always!
I’m sure Kari will treasure all of these photos. Little Heidi is a living-doll and I love Dutch’s eyes and his cowlick! Being a quilter, I especially enjoyed all of Kari’s quilts and seeing how she mounted the quilt blocks on her wall. This was a beautiful look into the everyday life of a dear Christian family.
XOXOXO to GCK from Grammie
LACEY!!! These are unbelievable! What you captured–their love, their faith, their everyday. I feel like I know them by just looking at this one post. Absolutely beautiful work friend!
Fantastic work Lacey!!! I so wish I had pictures like this of the daily routine with my boys!! These images will be cherished forever!