Do you know the history of the red poppies in Georgetown?
“A young soldier sent home seeds from Flanders’ Fields during WWI and the Red Poppies began to grow wild across Georgetown for many years. Although the flowers no longer grow wild as they once did, the citizens of Georgetown have worked diligently to preserve the City’s history and beauty by cultivating these wonderful Red Poppy flowers in locations across town.”
So when this family requested flowers for their photo session and the bluebonnets were done for the season in Austin – we headed North to Georgetown instead. The poppy-filled Sunken Gardens in San Gabriel Park in Georgetown, Texas made a great Spring back-drop.
Please enjoy some of my favorite pictures from their Spring portrait session below. Full gallery (password protected) available HERE.
These sisters had their Spring Wildflower photo session at Northwest Park in Allandale. The bluebonnets were almost done, so luckily some other colorful flowers were popping up in that field.
Please enjoy some of my favorite pictures from their portrait session below.
While the wildflowers were putting on such a show at St. Edwards Park, I met up with this sweet family for some Spring portraits.
The kids were great sports to go exploring in the tall grass among the sticky burrs.
We had staring contests:
Piggy-back rides:
And lots of snuggles, silliness and smelling the flowers:
Please enjoy these sneak peeks from their family portrait session.
To see all the photos and purchase prints from their gallery, click HERE.
1. How do you know Stephanie Friedman Photography?
I met Stephanie when our kids went to the same pre-school – and we became connected on social media. It was through her darling Instagram account where I was wow-ed with how she approaches photography – especially capturing natural and sweet moments with kids. (Edit: Thank you! It was so fun to see how much the kids have grown since their Montessori days – Stephanie)
2. What was your favorite part of your photo session?
My favorite part of the photo session was Stephanie’s presence and sense of adventure. She had great ideas for the shoot – and then worked in the moment and with the kids to come up with ideas on the fly – like my daughter’s bridge in the field of flowers! You can also tell that Stephanie is a mom – she knew how to work with my kids to get what she wanted, and also knew when it was time for a break. (Edit: Thank you! See “I wish I could do that” bridge pic below, and I always follow the kids’ leads when it comes to taking breaks – Stephanie)
3. What advice would you give to other families planning a photo session?
Go with the flow and let natural moments happen – those typically end up being the most memorable shots. (Edit: Yes! The in-between moments are always my favorites – Stephanie)
4. Anything else you’d like to add?
Stephanie is really easy to work with. Great communicator. Great ideas. And most of all, a great photographer! (Edit: 🙂 – Stephanie)
Cooler temps and high winds didn’t stop us from snuggling and dancing our way through the wildflowers. With a combination of silliness and sweetness, Carsyn and Heather had their yearly wildflower session at Balcones Disctrict Park. And when I saw them walking under that tree, Carsyn holding flowers with her tulle skirt, I fast-forwarded 20 years when Heather gets to walk her down the aisle (cue the waterworks).
Please enjoy this sneak peek of their Spring Portrait session. To see all the photos and purchase prints from their session click HERE.
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Took Max & Miles location scouting at Northwest Park to check out their back field of wildflowers this weekend. The boys enjoyed running over the metal bridge, checking out all the different colors and types of flowers back there (and were open to being bribed when I requested they sit still for a few pics as well). 😉
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