This post was a long time in coming!  I have held on to it since SEPTEMBER!  It’s not that I haven’t gotten around to blogging, it’s better:  These sisters had the brilliant idea of doing a surprise photo shoot for their family so they could give them beautiful and meaningful gifts at Christmas time!  Therefore I had to wait to post their photos until after Christmas so I wouldn’t ruin the surprise!

This photo shoot was especially meaningful because the older sister is living and working in Cincinnati, while the younger sister is still in school several hours north of her.  Getting together these days doesn’t happen as often as they would like.  I can just imagine the delighted squeals of parents, aunts and uncles, and grandparents when they opened their gifts and discovered an incredible momentos of what true sisterhood is – even despite the long miles and difficult schedules between them!

I also loved preparing a mini accordion album (perfect for grandpa’s pocket or mom’s purse) for them, as well as some beautiful boutique cards that are sooooo soft to the touch, no one ever wants to put them down!  Below is the mock-up of their mini accordion album (just in case you were curious)…