So 6 years ago I had the pleasure to shoot Jessica & Adam’s wedding.  They were wonderful to work with then and so you might imagine my delight to hear from Jess recently about doing another project for her.  She emailed me one day and said that she wanted to have me take some family photos for her.  Not an unusual request, she did get married 6 years ago afterall.  However, she was quick to assure me that there were no babies to worry about.  Just two dogs.  And two horses.  Of course of course (should I say that twice or is one “of course of course” sufficient for both horses?).

Needless to say, I accepted her challenge and spent a year (actually about 14 months) scheduling and rescheduling this shoot.  Horse having bad hair day.  Rain.  Unexpected trip out of town.  Rain.  Dog stubbed toe.  Rain.  You get the idea.  Finally, we made it happen in the not-too-hot moments of August and here are some of the results.

We started with the dogs.  Naturally, the white one went straight for a drink in the little duck pond and (probably from being a little top-heavy with that underbite) promptly fell right into the water.  Then freaked out that she can’t swim and looked terrified at us with that face that only momma (and I) could love.  Nice start…

And just in case you don’t think this “horse coming in for the hug” photo is cute enough, get a load of this one…

Yeah.  Nice going, dad.  But seriously, this horse is not only the largest animal I think I’ve ever been around, but maybe the most beautiful.  Immaculate!  And well behaved.  Well done, Jess!  Next horse up, however, not quite so well behaved.  Still beautiful though.

Ok, enter horse #2.  Naturally we thought we’d photograph the horses separated first and then try to get the whole family gathered for one last photo.  But one more horse first…

Dare we try both horses together?  Sure.  Did I mention that they got into a little altercation a little earlier?  Attention hungry much?  Yeah.  But I was not going to be dissuaded.  I did drive all the way out into horse country in VA to see some horses.

And when it was all said and done, I just got this funny look to say farewell to.  What are you lookin’ at, lady?  Be nice, or I’ll take you back to the pond.  😉

So adorable!  Thanks so much, Jess, for keeping in touch.  So nice to see you both after all these years.  And what beautiful kids you’ve got!

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