Heather Neal Photography

I have been so fortunate to photographer several extended families as they joined together to celebrate this past holiday season. Most of them have had family members who traveled from far away to be together and they rarely get photos of the whole gang. My family also lives far away from most of our family members so I truly understand how precious these family photos are and am honored to capture them for these lovely families. 2018 was such a great year for Heather Neal Photography in many ways. This family sessin took place on December 30th which means I stayed busy all year long which is a great accomplishment for an “on location” photographer in the midwest where the weather is unpredictable to say the least. Photographing this lovely family was a great way to end the year.

I have been photographing some of the members of this family for several years and so I was super excited when they asked about adding more family members to their session this year! Unfortunately the weather didn’t cooperate with our plans for an outdoor shoot so off to Union Station we went! I had fun working with and meeting the entire family including the littlest member who was still in mommy’s tummy last year when I saw them!

I love, love, love this family. They are the most kind, caring and compassionate people with hearts for God. And can we talk about how much gorgeousness they pack into a single image? Every photographers dream! I was so excited to get to do this session for them. You might recognize one of their lovely daughters from the Senior session that I just recently posted. They added a family session to her senior session while everyone was home for Thanksgiving! What a great idea!

The end of 2018 was pretty unpredictable as far as weather goes, but thankfully that didn’t stop people from booking sessions. When it was too cold for an outdoor session, I got to spend some time at Union Station which is a beautiful place to be during the holiday season. I last saw this beautiful family for a wedding and then for a maternity session…which has since become the new adorable addition to the family! So much fun to catch up with families and watch them grow!

What a gorgeous family! We planned on doing this fall family session at Burr Oak Woods however I had a session there the week prior and noticed there was a sign up informing visitors that there would be a “Managed Hunt” the next weekend. Since they would be closed to the public (and also we didn’t want to get shot!) we had to decide on a new location so I recommended another favorite of mine…Belvoir Winery. This turned into a “Happy Accident” because I think the fall colors were brighter and prettier here anyway. This family with two energetic but very sweet boys was so much fun to work with and wow are they handsome?!?