Last year, we had the privilege of capturing "Pop and Gagga" with their whole family. When Melissa first asked if we would be available she explained that Pop was not in good health, couldn't leave their home and would have to be seated the whole time.
"Okay, so let's just wheel his chair out in the front yard and crowd everyone around him!"
Sometimes we want to wait. Wait for someone's health to improve. Wait until we lose the weight. Wait until the toddlers are more manageable. Wait until life slows down a bit..... Wait.
We went out to Pop and Gagga's house. We wheeled his chair into the front yard. He was cold and wanted a blanket to cover up. It was a short and sweet session with every pose simply crowding around their grandparents.....
You see, the location didn't matter. The fact that Pop was covered with a blanket didn't matter. The lack of a variety of different poses did not matter. Capturing THIS moment with these people...that's what mattered! Having a printable memory of everyone crowded around this precious couple who held hands the whole time mattered. Freezing a time when Pop was well enough to sit up and have great-grandkids in his lap matter.
The problem with waiting is that there will ALWAYS be a reason to wait. Hear me on this!
There will always be weight you want to lose...be proud of that amazing body and get the pictures taken.
The toddlers may not become more manageable...or they become teens who just ain't feelin' the family photos... accept this stage of life and get the pictures taken.
There will always be a busy season...pause and get the pictures taken.
You may have to meet someone where they are...with blanket cover and all..... go meet them and get the pictures taken!
The health may not improve.....
Pop passed away a few months after we were able to take these pictures.
Melissa's family participated in our Christmas mini session last month and we were able to talk about Pop and this session. They had a photo album made for Gagga....who looks at these images almost every day. None of the reasons they should have waited mattered! And, thank God that those reasons didn't keep them from booking...because, what an amazing way Gagga gets to look back and remember him!
I will always look back on *this* session and remember why I love this little passion of taking pictures. I want you to have that album you can pick up and look through. I want you to remember the way you looked, the toddlers at this age, the busy season, the family members who may have passed. Get the pictures taken. If not for yourself...then for the next person who will want to look through that book.
I promise, you will not regret it.
Get. The. Pictures. Taken.
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