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portrait studios are the fifth circle of hell
My MIL (who I love, don't get me wrong) wanted pictures of all four of her grandkids because we haven't done any since Owen's newborn pics and she "didn't have any of him with his eyes open." We prefer using in-home photographers but she likes the quickie photo studio style so we all trucked over to the local Portrait Innovations this morning for a shoot.
Her vision--Maggie and Ella in cute matching sundresses from Gap, the boys in white button down shirts, Owen in overalls and Michael in shorts. Everyone sitting nicely, smiling, and being the adorable kids they are.
Reality--Owen covered in spit up and drool and not in the mood to smile, Maggie entirely overwhelmed and stressed because everyone was talking to her at once, she wouldn't sit for any pictures and sobbed and clung to me most of the time, Michael had a giant bugbite on his face and he and Ella both had puffy allergy eyes.
It was awful. Screaming kids everywhere, tacky people who kept the tags on their kids Cincinnati Reds clothes so they could return them after the pictures, 4 year old girls wearing lipstick...ugh. We're never doing that again.
Ready to rumble.
Re: portrait studios are the fifth circle of hell
I apologize, but I find this really funny. That is pretty much what I picture when I think about taking Andy to one of those places.
Yeah, judging by the outcome, I think you should certainly stick to your at-home photographer. Those pictures are always so pretty. I'm sure the high school student working the camera at Portrait Innovations had some really good training. Yeah.
"That chick wins at Penises, for sure." -- Fenton
Word.
Seriously. I'm pretty much in tears just thinking about this picture.
Kristen, I wanna see...
I bet her FUPA's name is Shane, like the gunslinger/drifter of literature.--HappyTummy
I would love to but it breaks Mr. Winged's no picture on the internets rule. So instead, here is a re-enactment
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"That chick wins at Penises, for sure." -- Fenton
I bet her FUPA's name is Shane, like the gunslinger/drifter of literature.--HappyTummy
here we go cali. i even bedazzled my MILs
"That chick wins at Penises, for sure." -- Fenton
OK Bob, I scanned them just for you.
We start out OK, aside from the crushed velvet backdrop and the scratch under Owen's nose.
Maggie is happy! Whee!
Then we do one with grammy and papaw. Notice Owen not facing the right direction and Maggie about to scream "MOMMMYYYYYY!!!"
Three out of four ain't bad.
Okay, so I thought I was in the middle of posting, and then it disappeared. B*tch better not post twice.
Awwww, the pictures are great! I actually saw the last one first and was very confused as to how Maggie looked so old. I'm smrt.
Maggie is really cute in the picture on papaw's lap. "Uh, mom. Not cool."
Whenever we go to Babies R Us on a Saturday Ian gets upset by the all kids having meltdowns in the photo studio.
When my sister and and I were about 5 my aunt took us and her two boys to Zayre to have a portrait done of all of us for my grandma. We were all upset at the photographer for yelling at my cousin Kevin. It's an awful picture that could easily be a hostage photo and became family legend for its awfulness. Grandma kept an 8 x 10 of it in a prominent spot on her staircase.
I'm sorry for your trauma, Kristen, but I am laughing my head off. I was so cranky and now, between you and Winged's misfortune, I feel all better!
Winged, can you blur out the faces or something? I NEED TO SEE THE FULL THING. Also, shame on you for not allowing a glorious background.
When I was a year or so my mom took me to Sears Portrait Studio. I was getting fussy so she picked me up to comfort me.
And smacked my head into a pole. All the other moms let her skip the line then! On the plus side, check out how shiny my eyes are (from crying) and how nice my bangs look (arranged just so to hide the red welt on my forehead)
Husbands should be like Kleenex: Soft, strong, and disposable.
"That chick wins at Penises, for sure." -- Fenton
Husbands should be like Kleenex: Soft, strong, and disposable.