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Palm Springs and Joshua Tree Winter Getaway
Family Trips Rachel Utain-Evans 11/1/25 Family Trips Rachel Utain-Evans 11/1/25

Palm Springs and Joshua Tree Winter Getaway

Family of five fly from Philadelphia to California for an eight day trip over winter break, spending time hiking and exloring through Palm Springs and Joshua Tree National Park.

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From Philly to the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone National Parks
Family Trips Rachel Utain-Evans 8/28/24 Family Trips Rachel Utain-Evans 8/28/24

From Philly to the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone National Parks

From Philadelphia to the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone. Two families, 6 kids, two National Parks, 4 states, five hotels, twelve days, almost 1000 miles, one epic vacation!

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Wedding photography should be about storytelling. I realized I was falling in love with photographing weddings for the same reasons I love working with families and documenting births. It's all about telling the story. Catching the moments happening
Formal family wedding photos... are necessary, yes. We joke that they're for grandma, but how often do you have all of the important people in your family in one place? And dressed up so nicely ☺️

But also, how often do you have all the important pe
So you're having an extended family photo session, and you've gotten all the cute group photos and pictures of grandma with her kids and grandkids. What next?...

Well, if your family happens to spend most of their time laughing  around the kitchen i
At extended family sessions we often talk about the "grandma shot", with everyone looking at the camera and smiling. But this is the grandma shot I live for ❤️

#extendedfamilysession #philadelphiafamilyphotographer #travelingfamilyphotogra

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