A Well-Dressed Family Session in Uptown Charlotte | Charlotte Family Photographer

The Gary Family was truly a pleasure to spend time with! Mr. Gary contacted me towards the end of the year to schedule a photo session while his oldest son was home from college. It had been many years since they had taken family photos and they knew that now was the right time to do so. Not only were they choosing to document their beautiful family with this photo session, but Mr. and Mrs. Gary were also celebrating 24 years of marriage!

A gorgeous family with gorgeous weather at gorgeous locations—what more could we ask for? Here are a few of my favorite photos from their gallery.

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Cherish the Little Things | Charlotte Family Photographer

I used to have a bad habit of not taking photos of my children at home unless everything was perfect and planned—the lighting, the background, the outfits.  It used to drive me nuts if I would take a photo of them in the moment, then notice all the distracting elements around.  I would delete the photos.

Fortunately, it didn’t take me too long to come to my senses.  I realize (and actually realized long ago) that the little moments we see that pass so quickly soon become big moments when we look back at them over time.

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