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The Lathams | June 2011

In mid June, I had the opportunity to spend some time with the Latham family while they visited Seaside, Florida, for their annual family vacation. I spent the entire week with them, documenting their family and friends who made the trip down for Benson’s 40th birthday party in Watercolor, and then another celebration at the Great Southern Cafe in Seaside. But what I loved most was getting to photograph the family together on the beaches, and here are a few of my favorites.

Joanna, thank you for inviting me along, I had so much fun and I can’t wait to make this a yearly event! :)

I don’t think kids get much cuter than this bunch. :)

The many faces of Arch.

Time for some frost bites!

Paxton + Whitney | Seaside, Florida

Paxton + Whitney are from Houston, Texas and were originally planning a huge wedding for about 400 of their closest friends and family back home. But in the middle of the wedding planning melee, they decided that they wanted to have a small destination wedding in their favorite little town of Seaside, Florida, less than 6 months before they were to say “I do”. :) When I met with Paxton + Whitney for the first time, they told me that they just didn’t want everything to be about the fluff, and just to be about them joining their lives and their families together as one. Paxton’s father was going to officiate the Seaside chapel ceremony, and the gathering was going to be an early afternoon affair on the Lyceum Lawn. I can’t think of a better way to have a wedding. :)

Last minute, we decided to shoot a little video while photographing, and I am so glad we did because as I looked back through the footage, I thought it would be fun to post some video along with the stills so you could witness what we did on this beautiful day. :) We are in NO WAY claiming to be videographers, so this footage is not perfect by any stretch of the imagination. We just loved the final product and wanted to share. :)

Thank you Paxton + Whitney for just being you. We both got a little emotional during your wedding because MK and I are both have grown so attached to you. To say that “we love you” would be a huge understatement!