Sauder Village

| Lucas Dominique AHS 2024 |

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As we kick off the busy fall season, the cool air is slowly returning, and we are ready for all that fall brings!  We spent last Saturday with AHS senior Lucas and headed out to our local campground, the downtown area, and then off to one of his favorite places, the football field.  The weather was great and we took full advantage of it to capture as much of Lucas on the football field as we could!  Each year we feel very lucky to get to work with not only wonderful seniors, but their families as well; it was a great evening with Lucas and we can’t wait to see what he does out on the football field the rest of the season.  Good luck to Lucas and the Bluestreak football team this season!

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| Meyer Family 2022 |

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Family sessions are a favorite of ours, big, small, or extended, they all make us smile!  Our Sunday evening was spent with the Meyer Family out at the Sauder Village Campground where the colors we stunning as golden hour set in.  Their pup Nala provided entertainment for all as she asked for belly rubs and ran her zoomies out, she even sat still for a handful of photos!  Families can get so busy going in all different directions, it’s wonderful to see so many great families taking the time this fall to get together and update their photos.  We are so grateful to the Meyer Family for choosing us, we had a wonderful time and wish you a Happy Fall!

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| Wendt Family 2022 |

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Our summer sessions kicked off with the fantastic Wendt Family!  Full of smiles, laughter and some O-H-I-Os!  We started at the always beautiful Sauder Village Campground and made a final stop at the family home where they all sported their scarlet and gray.  The heat broke just in time for the weekend and made for a great evening.  Thank you Wendt Family for a wonderful evening!

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| Graber Family 2021 |

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Last weekend you got to enjoy the Unverferth Twins’ one year session, this week we get to share with you one of their extended families!  The Graber Family met up at the Sauder Village Campground on a beautiful fall day!  Little Lake Erie was a great backdrop for this fun family.  From bubbles abounding to a perfect home made fall blanket, there were lots of smiles from not only the twins, but grandma and grandpa too!  Capturing our Ridgeville families is one of or favorite things, and this fantastic crew didn’t disappoint.  Thank you Graber Family for a wonderful afternoon!

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| Zirkes Family 2020 |

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Fall is finally here and the weather has been beautiful!  While this year has been unusual to say the least, it has been refreshing to see so many familiar faces!  Two years ago I met Alicia and Matt for their maternity session, they were complete strangers to me then, but today, they are wonderful friends whom I love catching up with!  They recently moved to the Cleveland area, but I was so excited to meet up with them while they were here visiting family.  Warren has grown so much and has such an adorable personality and a love for dinosaurs that you can see we had his dad use to help get him to smile!  We picked up right where we left off and it was so refreshing to see them, laugh, and smiles together.  Thank you Zirkes Family for an amazing evening, can’t wait for our next session!

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| Tyler Smith PHS Senior 2020 |

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Senior year is a busy time for today’s seniors, so many activities, ball games, programs, college visits, and job opportunities!  Within the hustle and bustle are also many lasts; the last first day of school, the last first game, the last first club meeting, and even that last exam.  I had the honor of spending last Sunday with Pettisville High School Senior Tyler and his family and what a beautiful day we had!  The rain held off, we had sunshine, clouds, and wonderful locations.  We started off at Franker Mill Bridge, then to the school, and our last stop was the always wonderful Sauder Village!  We took advantage of the many great buildings and even ventured into their newest addition, The 1920’s!  We were able to capture so many wonderful images of Tyler, it was no easy task to find just a few sneaks!  Thank you Tyler and Family for a wonderful Sunday afternoon, best of luck this year and in the coming fall!

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| German Family 2019 |

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Fall was in the air last week, this week we are back in the temperatures of the 80s and 90s, but the leaves are starting to change!  Last weekend I was honored to spend the afternoon with the German Family!  A wonderful extended family session full of adorable families, sweet grand kids, and amazing facial expressions from the little ones.  We met up at Sauder Village, our local living history museum that has amazing places for photos, from weeping willows and grassy places, to an old mill and wonderful old homes!  The kids did great and were thrilled to see the horse and her pony at the end of the session, brought lots of big smiles and laughter from all of them!  We found beautiful sunflowers and enjoyed walking through the Village that we had all to ourselves!  Thank you German Family for a fantastic afternoon!

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| Reichert Family 2019 |

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I knew the moment that I met Beth, that we were going to have a wonderful family session with her crew!  She had so many wonderful ideas and we were able to combine our thoughts for this amazing outcome!  The Reichert Family is prepping to send their oldest daughter off to Yale in the next few days and before everyone went their separate ways and school starts back up, they wanted to make sure to do an updated family session!  We met at the always gorgeous Sauder Village Campground where the grasses were green, the weather was comfortable, unlike the sweltering heat we had just he week before, and their family was so full of laughter, smiles, and inside jokes that you couldn’t help but smile right along with them!  Thank you Reichert Family for such a wonderful summer evening!

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| Felicia Jones AHS Senior 2019 |

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Rain has kept many farmers in our area out of the fields lately, but that didn’t stop us from heading out to the always beautiful Sauder Village Campground for Felicia’s Senior Session last weekend!  The trees were showing hints of leaves and the grass showing more greens than browns as our spring has taken a back seat to colder weather!  We started at the Heritage Inn and made our way to the campground, the ground was a bit soggy but that didn’t stop us from capturing this gorgeous senior!  With graduation just a few weeks away, seniors are planning parties with family and friends and getting ready to take that next step, be it collage, trade schools, or the work force, the class of 2019 is almost ready!  Best of luck after graduation Felicia, thank you for a wonderful Sunday evening!

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| Alt Family 2018 |

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Combines are in the fields all around us, gravity wagons bounce down the roads behind tractors and trucks, and fall color has finally arrived!  I was lucky enough to spend part of my weekend with the beautiful Alt Family at our local living history museum, Sauder Village!  Their two gorgeous girls were full of stories, giggles, and lots of kisses for Mom and Dad!  They helped us to pick out some great spots in the Village and seeing their smiles made us all warm and fuzzy on a cool and crisp day!  We explored the Village and checked out their newest edition of the 1920s and took advantage of the cool green colors of the weeping willow before heading off to find the fall foliage.  Thank you Alt Family for a wonderful Saturday afternoon and Happy Fall to all!

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