PHOTO + DESIGN

BY MAD

Salt Lake City photographer

Pickett Family

This family has a special place in my heart. My husband and I met Ross and Jamie while we in Ghana on an internship and now we are lifelong friends. I got to take photos of little Claire right after she was born and again a few weeks later for her newborns. I have seen her a few times since then, but she is growing so fast! She was the most perfect baby for their mini session. A natural model for sure! I mean how cute is she?

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Bennett Family + Temple Quarry Trail

The Bennett Family is from little Emery County, Utah, just like me. They drove all the way up to Salt Lake City for their session and I’m so glad they did! I hadn’t seen them for a while, so it was nice to talk with them and catch up. They were so fun to hang out with, I might see if they will adopt me. Plus they are all just gorgeous! I had a great time at this mini family session. The fall colors were perfect!

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Johnson Family (Part 2) + Rooftop Family Session

Are you ready to see this gorgeous family at their second location? As I was editing this one I was thinking, “This might be my favorite session”, but then I realized I catch myself saying that after every new family session, haha. It was so hard to choose favorites for this post, so I might share some more in the future. I love how these turned out and the location was perfect. It was a little chilly, but I think you will all agree it was worth it!

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Johnson Family + Memory Grove Park

I am in love with this family session! Jarom is my brother-in-law and his family is seriously so easy going, they acted like they take family photos every day! Serious naturals in front of the camera. They made my job so easy! Nicci has supported my love for photography from the beginning. I have taken their family photos since 2012, and let me tell you I wasn’t very good back then. I appreciate them sticking with me and always cheering me on. We started their session at Memory Grove Park in SLC to catch the gorgeous fall colors, and then we moved to a second location downtown that I’ll be sharing in another post soon!

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Bodily Family + Tunnel Springs Park

I used to work with Shelley at an architecture firm before I had Ava. We were pregnant at the same time. I hadn’t seen her for a while, so it was so nice to catch up with her and her husband and see how much their kids have grown. It felt more like we were just hanging out and chatting about our lives. Terrell has a great sense of humor and he is such a lucky guy to be married to gorgeous Shelley. Isn’t she so pretty? These sisters are so cute together and they did so good during their session. Such a wonderful family!

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Johnson Family + Antelope Island

Tara and I high jumped together at Utah State University. She was better (and taller) than I am. I would argue that the high jumping group had the most fun! So many great memories and great friends like Tara. I have hung out with her and her kids before, but I was thankful to have another excuse to see them. I was so excited that they chose Antelope Island as the location for their family shoot. I had never shot there before and I had been dying to go. I love the simplicity and the gorgeous tones! I had a hard time narrowing down my favorites of this session, they are just a gorgeous family. And how cute are Keaton and Oaklyn together?!

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Streeter Family + Tunnel Springs Park

I’m so in love with this family! Elena booked this session so she could send pictures to her husband who is currently deployed. I have so much respect for military families. I don’t know how they do it! This mamma is so strong and beautiful. During the session I was admiring how she interacts with her children and I’m convinced they are the most well behaved children ever! She’s doing so many things right. If we have another girl in the future, I just might have to name her Emma, because I absolutely fell in love with this Emma. I know all 3-year-olds are energetic, but I have never witnessed one run as much as she did. I’m convinced she got a few miles in! Aleks was such a good sport and so gentle with his sisters. And beautiful little Laura… those eyes! She was a little shy and not so sure about me when I got close, but she was so sweet! I hope you all enjoy this gorgeous family session as much as I did.

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Wilson Family + American Fork Canyon

When I showed up to this session to meet Cortney and her family, they looked so familiar! We grew up in the same area. When you are from a small town, even if you have never formally met you have probably seen each other somewhere, or know lots of the same people. It’s so funny that way! I love this session so much! They were just a dream! Their little girl Aisley is the sweetest! She didn’t take any time at all to warm up to me and told me about school and all kinds of stories. Axton turns one today, so happiest birthday to you buddy! He was so good, and I loved watching him and his sister together. Thanks for inviting me to capture your gorgeous family Cortney and Kadin! I thoroughly enjoyed spending time with your family and getting to know you all!

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Walker Family + Saltair

I absolutely loved this family session! We had so much fun together! Val and I were in the Interior Design program at Utah State University together. We spent a lot of late nights working on projects. We both ended up completing our internships in NYC and lived together for the summer with 5 other girls in a tiny apartment. That summer was filled with so many fun memories, late nights and good food (I would kill for a Shake Shack concrete with truffle cookie dough right now)! So much has changed since then and I loved being able to catch up with her and meet her cute little family. Their little Gavin is just the cutest little thing! The camera loved him and he did so great even though we kept him up past his bedtime. It was fun to watch this sweet family just play together! The way they love each other really shined through.

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