{"id":6224,"date":"2011-09-21T09:00:52","date_gmt":"2011-09-21T14:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rootweddings.com\/blog\/?p=6224"},"modified":"2011-09-14T14:15:18","modified_gmt":"2011-09-14T19:15:18","slug":"francis-family-portrait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/21\/francis-family-portrait\/","title":{"rendered":"Francis Family : Portrait"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When Madeline and Lydia entered our 2010 portrait giveaway (yay!), we immediately knew their family was the perfect fit for us. Lydia is an aspiring photographer, and she and Madeline had been self-proclaimed &#8220;blog stalkers&#8221; for ages, so I felt like I knew them before even meeting. They wanted to surprise their parents on Christmas with the session if they won and ended their entry with &#8220;More importantly, we feel that we would all instantly connect and feel like life-long friends.&#8221; Boy, were they right!<\/p>\n<p>This was their most recent professional family photo, taken over <em>thirteen<\/em> years ago!!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6422\" title=\"family pictures for roots 002 x\" src=\"http:\/\/rootweddings.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/family-pictures-for-roots-002-x1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"910\" height=\"721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/family-pictures-for-roots-002-x1.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/family-pictures-for-roots-002-x1-150x118.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/family-pictures-for-roots-002-x1-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6241\" title=\"RootWeddings77\" src=\"http:\/\/rootweddings.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings77.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"910\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings77.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings77-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings77-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6240\" title=\"RootWeddings76\" src=\"http:\/\/rootweddings.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings76.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"910\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings76.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings76-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings76-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lydia wowed us with her mad photo bombing technique!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6239\" title=\"RootWeddings75\" src=\"http:\/\/rootweddings.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings75.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"910\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings75.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings75-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings75-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6238\" title=\"RootWeddings74\" src=\"http:\/\/rootweddings.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings74.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"910\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings74.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings74-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings74-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Adopt me. <em>Please<\/em>?!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6237\" title=\"RootWeddings73\" src=\"http:\/\/rootweddings.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings73.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"910\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings73.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings73-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings73-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m telling you- It was love at first sight!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6236\" title=\"RootWeddings72\" src=\"http:\/\/rootweddings.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings72.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"910\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings72.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings72-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings72-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6235\" title=\"RootWeddings71\" src=\"http:\/\/rootweddings.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings71.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"910\" height=\"606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings71.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings71-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings71-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Who doesn&#8217;t love spontaneous family skipping?!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6234\" title=\"RootWeddings70\" src=\"http:\/\/rootweddings.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings70.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"910\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings70.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings70-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings70-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Seriously- Adopt me? I can totally be home for Christmas! ;)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6233\" title=\"RootWeddings69\" src=\"http:\/\/rootweddings.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings69.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"910\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings69.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings69-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings69-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These two are my favorite ever- They&#8217;re absolute goofballs like me and <em>my<\/em> sister. :)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6232\" title=\"RootWeddings68\" src=\"http:\/\/rootweddings.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings68.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"910\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings68.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings68-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings68-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6231\" title=\"RootWeddings67\" src=\"http:\/\/rootweddings.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings67.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"910\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings67.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings67-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings67-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6230\" title=\"RootWeddings66\" src=\"http:\/\/rootweddings.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings66.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"910\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings66.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings66-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings66-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6229\" title=\"RootWeddings65\" src=\"http:\/\/rootweddings.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings65.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"910\" height=\"606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings65.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings65-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings65-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6228\" title=\"RootWeddings64\" src=\"http:\/\/rootweddings.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings64.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"910\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings64.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings64-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings64-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6227\" title=\"RootWeddings63\" src=\"http:\/\/rootweddings.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings63.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"910\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings63.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings63-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings63-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We love you all!!!!!!! Thank you so much for the amazing time- Cupcakes soon?!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6226\" title=\"RootWeddings62\" src=\"http:\/\/rootweddings.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings62.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"910\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings62.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings62-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/RootWeddings62-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>More Root Photography Family Sessions!<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rootweddings.goodgallery.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/22\/sammy-shannon-hannah-selah\/\">The P Family in Celebration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rootweddings.goodgallery.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/23\/kelly-mike-asher\/\">Asher&#8217;s Newborn Session<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rootweddings.goodgallery.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/12\/lauren-spencer-hudson\/\">Hudson&#8217;s Baby Session<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Madeline and Lydia entered our 2010 portrait giveaway (yay!), we immediately knew their family was the perfect fit for us. Lydia is an aspiring photographer, and she and Madeline had been self-proclaimed &#8220;blog stalkers&#8221; for ages, so I felt like I knew them before even meeting. They wanted to surprise their parents on Christmas [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[210,53],"class_list":{"0":"post-6224","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-portraits","7":"tag-family-session","8":"tag-rollins-college","9":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6224"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6224\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7200,"href":"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6224\/revisions\/7200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}