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3rd Annual Forever Family Portrait Day!!!

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We are SO excited to be actively preparing to hold our THIRD annual Forever Family Portrait Day!!   All the necessary details are below, please let anyone in your life who has adopted (or is in the process of adopting) know about this FREE portrait opportunity!

Who may participate:         Any family that has adopted or is in the process of adopting one or more children.

What do you get:                A brief portrait session to capture a nice portrait of your Forever Family, with one of our professional photographers.  One or more of the best images from your portrait session will be edited and uploaded to our proofing site, www.shootproof.com, where you will receive a $35 credit towards the purchase of prints or digital downloads of your photos. Additional prints may be purchased a la carte, but are not necessary. [e.g. $8 for 5×7, $15 for 8×10, and $35 for digital download with rights released] 

 When:                                Saturday, November 21st from 9:00am-2:00pm – the day after National Adoption Day!

 Where:                               GENESIS – 35 Olympia Ave, Woburn, MA 01801 (Right off of 95 at the Washington Street exit). 

 How:                                  Families must register via Eventbrite to reserve your spot.  Please sign-up by purchasing a FREE ticket for one of the 30-minute time slots available – ONE TICKET PER FAMILY, regardless of the number of people in your family. We ask that you arrive at the beginning of your scheduled time slot.  Families will be photographed on a first come, first serve basis and we will do our best to take families within the 30 minute window for which they have registered.  Due to space limitations, portraits will be limited to 8 people per family (if you have a larger family, please contact us directly to work out an alternative).  Last year we had an unusual number of last minute no-shows, so if you are unable to attend, we ask that you please give at least 48 hours advance notice so families on the waiting list may attend. 

 Why:                                  We truly believe that adoption is one of the most generous acts of humanity, and we want to bless your new family with the gift of capturing your Forever Family in a photo that will last for generations!  We are so excited to be able to offer this special event and cannot wait to meet you!

 **Please note, while we appreciate how important the furry members of your family are, we are unable to accommodate pets at this event due to liability issues**

Posted on by Amy Panichella

First Ever Forever Family Portrait Day – 2013!!

It was just about two years ago that Krista and CoCo told me about an (awesome!) little idea they had been tossing around.  Krista is always looking for ways to give back through her photography and CoCo had a friend actively trying to adopt in another state – together they wanted to do SOMEthing for the amazing people who make the incredible decision to add to their family through adoption.   My background, as you may recall, is in social work.  Specifically working for the state in child protective services.  I have had the privilege of being present for many adoption finalizations over the years and I LOVED the idea of bringing these two worlds together!

From there our Forever Family Portrait Day was born!  With a WHOLE lot of help and support from fellow photographers – who photographed families, assisted one another, documented the behind the scenes of our day, loaned us lighting and equipment, and so. much. more…

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… and volunteers – who got families checked in, entertained children while they waited and answered LOTS of questions – we were able to photograph nearly 100 forever families!

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Our very first family could not have been more perfect for kicking things off!  Zoey’s adoption had been finalized just the day before, on National Adoption Day, and this family was SO full of love and excitement!  You can actually read more about their adoption journey here.

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There was PLENTY of goofiness at every station!

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Not just in front of the camera!

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Amazingly, this was not our largest family!

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So much joy!

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And so much sass!

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Waiting so patiently.

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There are SO many more families that we would love to share, unfortunately adoption can be complicated.  Some families have foster children – kids who are every bit a part of the family, but not yet legally so.  Others have adopted through the state DCF system and chose to remain private.  Still others are simply fiercely protective of their children and prefer we not use their images.  We fully respect these families’ decision to keep their images private and have only shared images of families who gave us permission to do so.

We must give a special shout out to the incredible photographers who donated their time and talents: David DiNisco, Kris Rae Orlowski, Lisa Seidel, and Emily Tebbetts.  You all rock!!

Stay tuned for another post soon about our second annual Forever Family Portrait Day!

If you would like to know more about adoption and the MANY children in Massachusetts who are waiting to find their forever home, the best place to start is with the Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange.

Posted on by Krista Guenin · 13 Comments

Forever Family Portraits


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For those of you who know us here at Krista Photography, you know that giving back is a big part of our brand, and a big part of who we are!  It’s important to me that my talents and my business be used for a greater good, and not just to bless those who can actually afford to hire me.  Thankfully, I’ve got an awesome team of people working with me who share that desire!  So, we brainstormed together how me might reach our community, and we came up with Forever Family Portraits!  On Saturday, November 23rd, we will be offering FREE family portraits for adoptive families!!  After my experiences working at orphanages all over the world, and CoCo’s experiences with friends who have adopted, and Amy’s experience as a social worker – it just seemed like a perfect fit!  We all really believe that adopting a child into your life is one of the most generous things you can do, so we want to bless and encourage these special families by giving them a photograph to celebrate their “Forever Family!”

We are SUPER excited for this event, and cannot wait to meet some really amazing families, and have an awesome time shooting some portraits for them!  To sign up, or get more details about the event, check out the invite on Facebook, or register directly here.  Please help us spread the word!!