{"id":6275,"date":"2021-03-12T11:30:35","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T16:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/?p=6275"},"modified":"2021-03-12T11:30:36","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T16:30:36","slug":"cathartic-moments-suspended-in-time-for-puzzle-piece-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/cathartic-moments-suspended-in-time-for-puzzle-piece-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Cathartic Moments Suspended In Time For Puzzle Piece Family"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Stephanie fondly calls her family \u201cour puzzle-piece family.\u201d Her two girls, who are 9 and 10, were born in Ireland to their Irish father. When her husband passed away in 2015, Stephanie and her girls moved to the States (New Jersey), where she soon met her now fianc\u00e9 Rich. The two dated for a year before Stephanie felt it was time to introduce him to her daughters.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6745-8_0x12_0-01-A-Q01-1800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Renaissance Family Photoshoot\" class=\"wp-image-6288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6745-8_0x12_0-01-A-Q01-1800x1200.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6745-8_0x12_0-01-A-Q01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6745-8_0x12_0-01-A-Q01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6745-8_0x12_0-01-A-Q01-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6745-8_0x12_0-01-A-Q01-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6745-8_0x12_0-01-A-Q01.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI wanted to make sure it was right before he met them after everything they had been through,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It didn\u2019t take long for Rich to bond with the girls and much of it was done while he looked after them so Stephanie could complete her studying and schooling for Massage Therapy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1196\" src=\"https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6976-1800x1196.jpg\" alt=\"Dad Snuggles Children Photoshoot\" class=\"wp-image-6280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6976-1800x1196.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6976-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6976-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6976-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6976-1200x798.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6976.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, a little over a year after he met and fell in love with the girls, Rich was suddenly diagnosed with Stage 4 Hodgkin\u2019s Lymphoma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was scary and devastating because we had no idea what the outcome was going to be. We were due to get our first proper photos together that year but his hair fell out from the chemo so we held off-he hated how he looked without hair,\u201d said Stephanie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"1300\" src=\"https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7049-864x1300.jpg\" alt=\"Dad and Daughter\" class=\"wp-image-6281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7049-864x1300.jpg 864w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7049-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7049-768x1156.jpg 768w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7049-1021x1536.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7049-1200x1806.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7049-1196x1800.jpg 1196w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7049.jpg 1276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thankfully, shortly after Christmas 2019 Rich was given a clean bill of health. The cancer scare only fueled their desire for photos together even more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOnce I started seeing the photos being created for the Renaissance of Mom, I knew that was something we needed to be a part of. We wanted so desperately to have &#8220;real&#8221; photos together; we didn&#8217;t have any nice photos of the four of us. After all we had been through, it was definitely time to celebrate our puzzle piece family.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1196\" src=\"https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6604-1800x1196.jpg\" alt=\"Laughing Family Candid Photos\" class=\"wp-image-6282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6604-1800x1196.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6604-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6604-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6604-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6604-1200x798.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6604.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>She continued, \u201cWe have become so close, so essential to each other. I took care of him. He took care of the girls as I went through school. He&#8217;s taken sick days for them and comforted them while they were still very raw in their grief over their father. Some days I feel like he is our second chance at life. I didn&#8217;t really believe we could truly ever be happy again after their Dad passed away. But here we are. He said he has spent many nights being grateful that he has been given the gift of us, even though it was through tragedy.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1196\" src=\"https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7228-1800x1196.jpg\" alt=\"Mom and Daughter\" class=\"wp-image-6283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7228-1800x1196.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7228-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7228-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7228-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7228-1200x798.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7228.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;After a few more postponements due to snow, we finally got the four of them into the studio for their long awaited session.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cErika instantly became a friend. When the day finally came I couldn&#8217;t help but hug her when we met in person. We just sort of fell into playing around and joking around. That&#8217;s when she started shooting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1196\" src=\"https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7382-1800x1196.jpg\" alt=\"Mom and Daughter Hands Together\" class=\"wp-image-6284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7382-1800x1196.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7382-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7382-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7382-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7382-1200x798.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7382.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As Erika took their photos, Stephanie says moments like watching her beautiful girls laughing and looking lovingly at Rich are now suspended in time for her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1196\" src=\"https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6766-1800x1196.jpg\" alt=\"Beautiful Children's Portraits, Philadelphia Photographer\" class=\"wp-image-6285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6766-1800x1196.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6766-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6766-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6766-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6766-1200x798.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6766.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cI remember Rich having an especially quiet and beautiful moment with our youngest in his lap and Erika turned around to look at me&#8230;we were both crying&#8230;then of course at that moment the oldest farted and we all erupted in fits of laughter. Kids really know how to interrupt a serious moment!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1196\" src=\"https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6947-1800x1196.jpg\" alt=\"Precious Moments, North Wales Family Photographer\" class=\"wp-image-6276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6947-1800x1196.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6947-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6947-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6947-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6947-1200x798.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6947.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Stephanie added that, like most moms, she rarely sees herself in photos with her babies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m one of those moms who is never in photos. Accepting that even though I don&#8217;t look perfect&#8230;I am beautiful as I live within the joy and love in my perfectly imperfect family.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"1300\" src=\"https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7271-864x1300.jpg\" alt=\"Montgomery Family Photoshoots\" class=\"wp-image-6277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7271-864x1300.jpg 864w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7271-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7271-768x1156.jpg 768w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7271-1021x1536.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7271-1200x1806.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7271-1196x1800.jpg 1196w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7271.jpg 1276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When it came to their photo reveal, Stephanie says she sobbed uncontrollable, cathartic tears.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6426-8_0x12_0-02-A-Q01-1800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Sisters Renaissance Family Portraits\" class=\"wp-image-6290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6426-8_0x12_0-02-A-Q01-1800x1200.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6426-8_0x12_0-02-A-Q01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6426-8_0x12_0-02-A-Q01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6426-8_0x12_0-02-A-Q01-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6426-8_0x12_0-02-A-Q01-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6426-8_0x12_0-02-A-Q01.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was like this physical turning of a page&#8230;having gone through such deep grief of losing a spouse, then finding love again and fearing losing him to cancer, all the while watching my girls grow and experience such pain that no children should ever know&#8230;to finally being ok. Happy and healthy, all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1196\" src=\"https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6890-1800x1196.jpg\" alt=\"Sun Crown Children's Portraits\" class=\"wp-image-6286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6890-1800x1196.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6890-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6890-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6890-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6890-1200x798.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6890.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The family selected some of their favorite prints and plan to purchase more in the future after their wedding this fall. (Fittingly after their Renaissance session, they will be married at the Renaissance Faire in Manheim, PA.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"867\" height=\"1300\" src=\"https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6517-8_0x12_0-03-A-Q01-867x1300.jpg\" alt=\"Laughing and Dancing Family Photos in North Wales\" class=\"wp-image-6289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6517-8_0x12_0-03-A-Q01-867x1300.jpg 867w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6517-8_0x12_0-03-A-Q01-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6517-8_0x12_0-03-A-Q01-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6517-8_0x12_0-03-A-Q01-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6517-8_0x12_0-03-A-Q01-1200x1800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_6517-8_0x12_0-03-A-Q01.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 867px) 100vw, 867px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis shoot was just so unique and perfect. The Renaissance style completely broke the mold of traditional and mundane family photos. The photos Erika took speak volumes of love, passion, and life. I could&#8217;ve spent an eternity in that day&#8230;laughing and not worrying about a thing. I can&#8217;t thank her or Allebach enough. We will treasure these photos for years to come! Thank you so very much.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"1300\" src=\"https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7439-864x1300.jpg\" alt=\"Family Candid Moments\" class=\"wp-image-6278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7439-864x1300.jpg 864w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7439-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7439-768x1156.jpg 768w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7439-1021x1536.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7439-1200x1806.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7439-1196x1800.jpg 1196w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_7439.jpg 1276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Celebrate the renaissance of your own family! Book your own session by calling 610.539.6920 or by visiting&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/contact\/\">http:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/contact\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stephanie fondly calls her family \u201cour puzzle-piece family.\u201d Her two girls, who are 9 and 10, were born in Ireland to their Irish father. When her husband passed away in 2015, Stephanie and her girls moved to the States (New Jersey), where she soon met her now fianc\u00e9 Rich. 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