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With Thanksgiving just days away & Christmas right around the corner, I have the holidays on my mind. It's not all blissful thoughts of love, family & laughter with a nice amount of holiday cookies & cupcakes mixed in. No, before we can get to the celebration of the holidays, we must face the nitty-gritty logistics of where we are celebrating the holidays.
Every couple we know has a different approach. Some host the holidays. Some spend Thanksgiving with her family, Christmas with his family. Some split each holiday between her family & his family. Some spend the holidays with their friends. There a million different scenarios & the magic trick is finding the one that works best for your baby family.
After years of experimenting, we may have found the perfect solution for us! RZ & I are following the same formula as last year: Thanksgiving with his family, Christmas Eve with his family & Christmas with my family. In reality, we consider both our family- I say my family & his family just to for explanation purposes. This holiday formula worked last year with us spending quality time with all of our loved ones while keeping the travel & stress to a minimum. Now once we have kids, I'm not so sure the current plan will work anymore but we will cross that bridge when we must. We will enjoy it while we can!
How do you navigate the holidays?
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My husband & I got married one year & seven months ago. Sometimes it seems like just yesterday. Yet, very sadly, we have said good-bye to two of our guests in that short time. Just three months later, we lost our dear family friend, Esther. She is forever missed for her welcoming nature & her out-of-this-world cooking. Esther's eggplant parmesan was simply the best. Then, just about two weeks ago, we lost my Uncle Paul. He was a great man who seemed to effortlessly excel at his many roles in life- husband, dad, handyman, cook, actor, Marine, etc. I will always remember his long-winded stories, usually accompanied by my Aunt Tami urging him to get to the point, & his helpful driveway traffic control to guide us out of their steep driveway without running over their mailbox. We miss both of them so very much. I wish Esther & Uncle Paul were still with us but how lucky were we to have them celebrating our wedding with us?
At times like these when our memories are everything, I realize our posed wedding photos are oh so important. The candid photos of Esther & Uncle Paul are precious too but there is just something really special about a good family photo. Here's my side of the family including Uncle Paul- we're together, we're dressed up, we're happy. I'll be honest- posing for the family photos was not the most exciting part of our wedding. It's not easy to gather & arrange large groups of people, yet alone get them to look at the camera & smile at the same time. A solid plan, good photographer & skilled wedding planner definitely help! When it's all said & done, we are lucky enough to have a beautiful photo of our beautiful family on our beautiful wedding day to grace the pages of our wedding album, the walls of our home & the heart of our memories. One moment in time captured & treasured forever.
The family photo session may take a bit of time away from dancing & celebrating on your wedding day but it is well worth it, my friends.
My Uncle Paul (in the blue tie above) & Esther (not pictured) may not be with us today but they live forever in our hearts.
Photography: Timothy Glenn Photographers
