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One Big Happy Family | madison family photographer

M & M are siblings, and their parents have just celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. This special session has been under wraps for two months as a surprise for them! Their family ties to Madison and UW are strong, and it felt so right to have their session on Bascom Hill and Memorial Union to honor that.

We all remember the spring, yes? After the winter we had (and shook our fists at), late April felt like Dorothy landing in Technicolor Oz. We were all fairly wide-eyed amazed that the grass didn’t forget how to grow. The chartreuse buds were filling in more each day, the hill was dotted with happy undergrads, the sun gloriously spilled over the top of Bascom Hall.

We spent the evening chasing bubbles with aunts, laughing with uncles, tumbling with cousins. The love in this family reins supreme. You feel it in the way they connect: the ease in their presence is truly remarkable.  They are wonderfully engaged with each other, their nieces & nephews, spouses in such genuine way!

Happy 40th anniversary!

Black and white. Family standing on stairs outside together. Black and white. Young boy sitting and smiling next to his family.Family standing outside. Mom blowing bubbles for kids.Father standing outside holds baby girl. Young boy standing in a field of grass.Black and white. Family sitting outside in the grass in front of a large university building.

Black and white. Parents blow bubbles for two kids running in the grass.

The back of a baby girl walking up a grassy hill.Baby girl sitting in a grassy field in font of a large building.

Black and white. Father kneels down to hug and pick up baby girl standing in the grass.Black and white. Father lays down in the grass playing with baby girl.

Black and white. Mom laying in the grass while dad plays with two young kids.

Baby girl standing outside laughing in front of bare trees and a large brick building.Family standing outside in the grass. Father picking up baby girl.

Black and white. Mom sitting outside in a grassy field with her kids.Parents and baby girl stand outside and smile for the camera.Baby girl sitting on moms lap looking at the camera.Dad stands holding onto dogs leash. Mom sits in the grass and holds out her arms for young girl learning how to walk.Black and white. Parents stand outside and smile while holding baby girl.Parents, grandparents, and three young kids sitting in the grass smiling.

This was the beginning of starting to work with Heather and her family! How lucky am I to find such amazing people to work with year after year after year!

Here is what Heather shared about our Madison Family Photography session:

I honestly can’t imagine having a better experience with a photographer/her business. Jen is kind, diligent, patient, understanding, and most of all…talented! Her work, I believe, is not only stellar on a local level but on a national one. We are in love with the images she took of our family. Working with two toddlers is not the easiest and she just met them where they were and managed to capture their personalities perfectly. We would recommend Jen to anyone seeking a journalistic photographer and look forward to working with her in the future!

Thank you!

 

xo,

Jen

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