Historic Nauvoo is a busy summer destination spot and this little town of 1100 swells during tourist season to 3000-5000 daily visitors. Wide-open spaces plus activities are available for energetic kids while parents visit historic sites making Nauvoo the perfect place for family reunions. Retired couples serve missions lasting from six-to-twenty-three-months, either in the historic...
Historic destination + national holiday + family gathering = a Nauvoo family reunion in red, white, and blue. That’s where, when, and part of the why Linda and Wallace’s ten children converged at their family home in Nauvoo. The most important why was to celebrate mom and dad’s 50th wedding anniversary. We spent part of...
The Historic Nauvoo landscape, just before winter begins, can be stark and somewhat somber after fall leaves have dropped and color has faded. But when you add a colorful family group (who braves chilled air and cool winds) to gather for a reunion portrait, life returns to Nauvoo for a short while. Tammie and her...
From our first conversation months before Jim and Liz’s family reunion to our last communication weeks after their portrait session, we were impressed with their genuine kindness, friendliness, and appreciative attitude. The entire family was pleasant, happy, and smiling during their portrait session, even while experiencing Nauvoo’s summer humidity. The grandkids who would have preferred...
Early morning summer portrait sessions always have pros (good light, beat the heat) and cons (sleepy, grumpy kids) but John and Nora’s family group was exceptional. What made them different, leaving us with such a warm, lasting impression? The kids smiled when needed and had zero complaints, even though they were tired and didn’t really...
