Extended Family Beach Session – Emerald Isle, NC

July 20, 2022

I was lucky enough to meet these fun families for an extended family beach session on Emerald Isle here in North Carolina. One family flew in from California and another from Oregon! The brother that owns the beach house lives just a few hours away and hosts this meet-up every year so they can all get together!

There are seven cousins total and I know they’ll look back on these summers together with fond memories. My family used to vacation with our extended family in Ocean Isle, NC when I was a kid and I still have wonderful memories of it. In fact, when I arrived at their beach house and saw these stairs, I was reminded of a photo we had taken during one of our vacations together. Here’s my extended family photo below. Old photo of extended family sitting on the steps of their beach house looking out.

And here’s the photo I took of them on their beach house stairs! Extended family sitting together on the steps of their beach house.

Then it was time to head down to the beach!Extended family posing together on the beach. Mom and dad tickling their young son on the beach. Mom and dad snuggling close to son while on the beach. Family of five posing together on the beach. Family of five posing together on the beach.

Grandma surrounded by her seven grandchildren!Grandma sitting on the beach surrounded by her seven grandchildren. Older cousin letting his younger cousin ride on his shoulders at the beach.

The cousin crew!Group photo of seven cousins together on the beach. Husband looking lovingly at wife while posing for a picture on the beach. Young boy smiling for a picture while on the beach. Husband and wife smiling at one another on the beach. Young girl smiling while sitting on the beach. Husband and wife laughing together while posing for a photo on the beach. Young boy smiling at the camera while on the beach.

Three generations of women – Grandma, Mom, and daughter!Three generations of women posing together on the beach. Mom embracing her young son on the beach. Boy smiling at the camera while on the beach. Teen boy smiling at the camera while on the beach.

And we couldn’t forget mom with her grown babies!
A mom with her three adult children posing together on the beach. Young boy smiling at the camera while on the beach.

I love that you can still see their aqua colored beach house behind them!Extended family posing for a photo on the beach. A boy smiling at the camera while taking photos on the beach.

One photo with fourteen people all smiling?? GOLD!Extended family posing for a photo on the beach.

Grandma wanted a photo documenting the fact that her oldest grandson was now officially taller than her!A grandma standing back to back with her grandson making a sad face because he is now taller than her. Extended family posing for a photo on the beach.

There are always a few silly photos when you hire me…
Extended family laughing together while taking a photo on the beach.

Grandma wanted a few individual photos too and I must say, she was a hoot and really knew how to work the camera!Portrait of Grandma smiling at the camera while walking on the beach. Grandma posing with her hands behind her head while walking on the beach.

After finishing the shoot and walking back to the house chatting away, I noticed the beautiful moon and the fading colors from the night’s sunset and asked one of the moms to pose for a quick photo. Woman looking up at the moon on the beach while the wind blows her dress.

It was a blast photographing and getting to know these fun families! I love that they took an hour out of their week to document their time together as well as their current stages in life. These will be photos they will surely look back on with fond memories forever.

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