Family Portrait
Happiness
“We were not know for our smiles but every year, mom would schedule a family portrait and every year, nobody ever smiled.”
(submitted by Diana)
Jersey Communion
“My first communion and my family posed for our boriqua, telenovela, purple rain, dynasty family photo. 1986, North Bergen, NJ.”
(submitted by Desirée)
Sweater Support
“My husband’s 1986 photo with his mom and sister in Princeton, Indiana. He hurt his eye playing football after his mom specifically told him not to but that wasn’t enough to miss the church photo. He was thrilled to be there.”
(submitted by Amy)
Maybe Showers
“Our then 5 year-old daughter didn’t want any part of the baby shower for my sister-in-law that I dragged her to. She was acting up all day and at this point, I had given up.”
(submitted by Gabrielle)
On The Rocks
“My parents wanted to showcase our life in London (American military assignment) for our family Christmas photo, so we all wore matching Hard Rock Cafe of London sweatshirts. I did not like how the sweatshirt felt and pouted throughout the photo session, and my parents were so upset when they developed the photos weeks later (before the digital camera era!). I was in trouble for years for ruining the beloved family Christmas photo.”
(submitted by Kate)
The Anniversary Party
“It was my in-laws 50th anniversary party, and they were taking pictures with the grandkids, and it’s like no one in the picture knew who and where they were supposed to look at.”
(submitted by Laura)
Busted
“It was 1984 in Dallas, Texas and nobody was cooler than me, my mom, my step-dad, and his two daughters. Who you gonna call?”
(submitted by Daniel)
The Thrillingtons
“This is a family portrait taken of my family in 1985 and I am the youngest with the fabulous bowl cut. Not exactly sure what the photographer was going for but the photo has become legendary within our family and beyond.”
(submitted by Katie)
On The Clock
“Back when cell phone minutes weren’t free until after 9pm, my dad had this idea for our 1998 family photo. My dad keeping track of our phone minutes…get it? It’s still one of our favorite family photos.”
(submitted by Jennifer)
The Mouse House
“My mom used to make our clothes and we wore matching outfits all the time.”
(submitted by Katrina)
