So, as a family photographer there are so many families I see every year. Typically, that is in the Fall for Fall Family Photos before Christmas card season.
But this sweet family, they visit every spring and allow me capture them all around the area as their kiddos grow. They choose to spend a part of each vacation to see family with me.
So much so, that their son said, "Bye Miss Melody, see you next year when we come back to Florida!"
If that doesn't make you smile you can't be human.
So yes, I am blessed family photographer. Blessed with all my amazing clients who keep returning to me.
Want to see more from this hidden gem of a location? Keep scrolling. Want to book your own family photoshoot whether it's while you're on vacation or just because it's been too long? CLICK HERE.
~Melody
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