I love big families. When I was contacted (during my bout with pneumonia) about shooting this great family, I was definitely excited, and I asked them a billion questions about their family. The biggest thing that came across from them was that they were all there for that moment. Family members had come from around the world, and it was important to capture that.
Meet some of the cute families that make up this bigger family:

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And one of the whole family:

This is what happens when someone refuses to smile for my photos. We get him.

So, in the beginning, I mentioned the spread all over the world of this family. In come the balloons. I love these photo, and to me, they are kind of symbolic of the time spent together and apart. I hope they love them as much as I do.



Thank you, Sabal family, and I am excited to show you the rest!






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ohana photographers - refusing to smile shot is AWESOME! love it!!
Leah Simmers - Heck yah, you rocked it and with such a big group that is darn hard to do. Great work!!
care - I love these, the black and white and balloon pics are simply put: beautiful!