Fish Creek's Sunset Beach and Clark Park | A 50th Anniversary Photo Session

Fish Creek's Sunset Beach and Clark Park | A 50th Anniversary Photo Session

Mr. and Mrs. White have been married for 50 years, and they wanted a family photo session to mark the occasion. Together they have five grandchildren, and I asked the kids about their favorite thing to do with their grandparents and they said, “Make box forts!” I haven’t made a box fort in years; add that to my to-do list!

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Fish Creek's Sunset Beach and Clark Park | What Year Did We Start Dating?

Fish Creek's Sunset Beach and Clark Park | What Year Did We Start Dating?

“On the count of 3, I want to know the year you started dating…… 1… 2… 3!”

“2015!” Karen exclaimed.

Karen’s husband, who didn’t offer an answer of his own, quickly looked at her with the most confused expression. “2015? You think we started dating 5 years ago?”

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Fish Creek | An Extended Family Vacation

Fish Creek | An Extended Family Vacation

It’s become a tradition to get ice cream at the end of my Fish Creek family sessions not only because it’s a fantastic motivator, but also because the results are absolutely timeless. We should all remember what it’s like to have ice cream smeared across our faces and not a care in the world.

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Fish Creek's Sunset Beach Park | A Door County Family Vacation
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Fish Creek's Sunset Beach Park | A Door County Family Vacation

We start every extended family session with full-group shots, and I could tell that one of the small girls didn’t fully understand what was going on. As you can imagine, the idea of a photoshoot is really confusing if you’ve never been part of one before! I crouched down and ask what her favorite funny words was. She was a little shy, but her dad said “coyote.”

“Coyote,” I said, “that’s pretty funny! When I count to three, I want you to say ‘coyote,’ ok? One, two, three!”

“COYOTE,” she said, and she did great every photograph after that :)

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Fish Creek's Homestead Suites | Gary and Marsha's 50th Anniversary
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Fish Creek's Homestead Suites | Gary and Marsha's 50th Anniversary

To make the day special, Gary and Marsha rented a house in Fish Creek for their entire family to stay the week. Everyone had such sparkling personalities, and they welcomed me with open arms. I learned which of Gary and Marsha’s three boys was the biggest trouble maker growing up, their grandchildren’s favorite ice cream (chocolate and cotton candy), and narrowly escaped a $20 bet that the kids couldn’t wrestle their uncle to the ground in five seconds (I’d never been so relieved to count to six).

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