. the eckert family .

. my photographer friend, laura, and her family made it down to the studio on saturday for some fun family shots . i love laura and was so anxious to do this shoot . it wasn't your typical family shoot either, more on that in a second though . it was raining so we were stuck inside, but we made the best of it !

. they were a happy bunch and caleb was providing constant entertainment through the entire session .

. these are my favorite kind of shots . i love the feeling i get when i look at them . happiness . love . connection . life .

. love it .

. and all the credit for this fabulous idea goes to laura . the big trend in wedding photography is 'trash the dress', right ? so laura had this brilliant idea to do a 10 year anniversary shoot and trash her wedding dress, although it was in no way "trashed", but we're not done yet either ! outside shoot to come !

. this was just so fun and meaningful . don't they look great...after 3 kids and 10 years !

. and lucky for them the kids were just in a wedding so had all the fancy duds as well so everyone got to work it !

. watch this progression .

. couldn't love it more .

. and just because i couldn't help myself .

. thanks laura and fam ! you guys were awesome, i can't wait to do it again !