Merry Christmas, everyone! Hope you all are having a wonderful holiday & enjoying time with your friends & family.
I thought I’d pop in & share our Christmas card photos for 2017 + a VLOG we did while traveling to NYC. 🙂 I had this GRAND idea for our Christmas card, since I like typically take them pretty seriously, lol. I wanted to travel to NYC during Christmas time [the city is gorgeous this time of year!] & find a really amazing rooftop & do a night time shoot overlooking the city. On top of that, I envisioned it to be very ‘glam’. Well!! We had to go to NYC anyway in early December so last minute I ordered my dress & Luke’s outfit & thought I could make it all happen. Once we got into the city, it was just so busy and we got totally behind schedule and didn’t get to really get ready! Not to mention, Luke likes to wind down and go to bed right when it gets dark so he was not a fan of getting out after 7pm, not that I blame him in the least. If you follow on Instagram or IGstories, you know he is always happy and laughing but no- not when he is ready to go to bed & let’s be real, no one wants to dress up at night and take pictures! Luckily, my mom & dad had traveled to NY and we all stayed in an AirBNB together. They helped us get over to Elle’s place because we wanted to shoot it on Elle’s rooftop since she has an incredibly gorgeous view. Once we walked outside to shoot this, (just took like 2-3 minutes) Luke suddenly became so unhappy. He wouldn’t really face the camera, he hated his bow tie that matched his outfit, and he just had to have his orange paci, lol! I actually got the photos back and was like “oh dear! I don’t even know if we can use these!” Needless to say, it was an eventful evening and I officially learned my lesson. SO, yea, that’s our 2017 Christmas card story and it will be one we always remember & when Luke grows up we will show him these photos & tell him this story. 🙂 [Sidenote: adding our NYC VLOG to the end of this post and you can see a behind the scenes of this!.]
OUTFIT DETAILS
My dress | Luke’s outfit | John’s suit | John’s shoes | John’s bow tie
It is so wild to think of how much things have changed this year! I am beyond grateful for all of your love & support. I get e-mails from you all regularly that bring me to tears because they are so thoughtful & kind & your encouraging words have gotten me through so many rough spots. I’m not great with balancing it all – especially replying to all of the comments & e-mails but I want you all to know that your support means the world to me & my family. You all are like family to me! This past year we’ve traveled to numerous cities where we’ve met so many readers and I always feel like I’m running into an old friend when I get to meet you all – it is so special.
Anyway, hope you all are having a wonderful Christmas day!
These are stunning regardless! I love your dress and luke’s little plaid pants. Definitely going to be photos to cherish for years to come even if he wasn’t the happiest.
Merry Christmas To you & yours!
Aww! Thank you!
You guys are such a wonderful trio!! magical and merry christmas to you!
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Thank you! Merry Christmas to you, too!
Such sweet phOtos! You have a beautIful Family. You are blessed. Love the vlog! Merry christmas ?
Merry xmas Emely to you n fam. Always looking forward to ur posts to get me through the day. Love Ur stYle. U do such amazing work?
Aww thank you!!
Emma, you have a BEAUTIFUL family and your Photos are WONDERFUL…so gorgeous, yet real which is so refreshing! I just checked your dress Thru the link and can’t believe it’s tHe same dress?! On you it looks Like a couturE gown and the most beautiful Red!! Merry christmas to you and your family…and enjoy these perfectly imperfect photos…These are the pHotos and memories you will look back on❤️?
Its the same dress!
I just adore you and your sweet family! Merry christmas emily! ?
Such a good looking family, you guys all looks so cute together! happy holidays <3
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Thank you!
I loved your vlog on youtube!!! Please do more! Merry christmas!!
Thank you! I really want to do more!
Well it was CHRISTMAS in new yOrk. It was a rOoftop with a great view. It was nighttime. It was extreMely glam.
And also…it was life! perfEcT.
Thank you!
I loved the vlog!!! I hope to see more!! I have alw wanted to go to New York during christmas!!
Luke is just the sweetest! I love his cute outfit! <3
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Absolutely love the vlog!! so fun to watch!
Absolutely LOVED your blog, so adorable!
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everything was beautiful. i loved the vlog. i know you don’t like making videos all that much but you do a wonderful job em. i enjoyed it.
MeRry Christmas Emily, John & luke!! I loved the videO! Your pics were beautiful too. Thanks for making my life more sweet & fashionable too. Have a blessed & happy new year❤️
The blog is precious!! You should do more 🙂
Did you use the same camera for video and for blog/outfit shoots? Which camera(s) did you use?
Thanks emily for sharing your family’s tradition!! so excited to try this game with my family!! (do i enter your website in the website box?)