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I admit, on Saturday morning at the start of mini sessions I was regretting that I agreed to 3 hours in the cold wind but the day went surprisingly fast. Everyone did great and we raised over $500 for the Lancaster Neighbor Fund. Little Sadie was our youngest participant. You can see more from the day in my stories. #lancasterpaphotographer #melissaenglephotography #livecolorfully #boldemotionalcolorful #theeverydayportrait #momtog

I’m starting to think about the upcoming holidays and what I want them to look like for me and my family this year. I have a tendency to want to do it all; the holiday parties, the cookie baking, the caroling, the gift exchanges, the decorating, the local artisan holiday craft fairs, etc etc. All are good, joy filled things in and of themselves however I know I need to make more space for stillness in my life and I feel the pressure of the holiday blitz coming. Maybe I won’t be practicing stillness in the literal sense (not with a 3 year old and this little guy who is now crawling) but in the sense that I need to have more unscheduled days to just be. I have such a hard time of saying no (especially to fun photo gigs) but I’m going to try my best to not do it all this year. And that might just mean saying no more often than I’d like. P.S. fall has been so glorious this past week, I will miss all the leaves when they go. Thanks to @henryandetta for my favorite fall pixie hat, Nolan gets compliments all the time😘 #magicofchildhood #pixiehat #fallbaby #melissaenglephotography #clickmagazine #dearphotographer #livecolorfully #rollinwithnolanavery

Getting ready for mini sessions for a cause tomorrow at Overlook Park. Excited to see how much we raise for the Lancaster Neighbor Fund which helps immigrant families in the community. If you know me well, you know that refugee and immigrant issues are something I care deeply about and I am proud to support this cause. While working for 2.5 years in the immigration program at @cwslancaster I learned a lot about the needs and challenges that immigrants face in our country and I am glad to be able to give back in this small way. #photographythatgives #giveback #lancasterpaphotographer #alwayslancaster #lancasterwelcomes #boldemotionalcolorful #candidchildhood #liveauthentic #dearphotographer

Mini sessions for a cause are coming up this weekend at Overlook Park (where this photo was taken) and I'm pumped for all the families I get to photograph and excited to see how much moola we raise for the @Lancasterneighborfund! #seniorsession #lancasterpaphotographer #melissaenglephotography #photosforacause #photographythatgives

More and more I learn that my favorite photos are the result of people just doing what they do, there is so little posing needed. Sometimes I'll offer suggestions like, "Mom, give her a good squeeze," and then the magic happens. I’m not gonna lie it also helps when your clients are super photogenic like these two 😘 #lancasterfamilyphotographer #lancasterpaphotographer #longspark #melissaenglephotography #liveauthentic #livecolorful #lifestylephotography #familyphotographer