I have had portraits taken by Audrey Wancket in 2003 and 2010. Recently, my husband Bob has lost weight and I have become a blond. So we really need a NEW portrait that shows our NEW selves.
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I had my photograph taken by Audrey when I was about 12. Now, I’m 35! Those photos are still hanging in my parents home. My parents guests always admire them! Not far from where that picture is hanging is another Audrey Wanket portrait that I love–my daughter… Audrey took her picture when she was two weeks old. I would love to add another picture to our collection. One with three generations. My mother, my daughter, and myself.
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Portraits lined the hall of my late grandmothers home. During the holidays my cousins and I would linger in that hallway and admire them. My favorite was of my mother and three aunts in their youth, all dressed in a different pastel color that was enhanced along with their rouged cheeks. So surreal it is, to find yourself in portraits of your ancestors.
Without realizing it at the time, we spent the last holiday together in my grandmother’s house before she passed this fall. I admired my grandmother more than she will ever know, and long to leave such an impression on this earth. These coveted portraits are now her legacy. Regardless of how many times I have viewed them over the years, they continue to have a strong impact on me, and remain in the heart.
Audrey Wancket’s portraits are just so timeless and heartfelt, true works of art. It would be an absolute dream to have her capture my girls and I and create our legacy to be cherished today and for generations to come as well.
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I have seen and admired portraits captured by Audrey Wancket for years–in friends’ homes and at Dr. George Stankevych’s office. We have a gorgeous 11 month old Golden Retriever, Sunny, of whom I am training for therapy dog at present. Sunny is our 4th Golden. We had always wanted to have a professional portrait done of our […]
My husband and I were married for almost ten years before we had children. Up until that point, we had 3-4 dogs at any one time. They were our four-legged children. We had several “family photos” taken with our fur babies.
We got legal guardianship of our nephew in 2003 and had our son in 2005. Ironically, we have had very few family portraits done and I have more pictures of my husband and I with our dogs than portraits with our son. We have quick snaps or photos taken at family events and weddings, but nothing of us all together. Other priorities and life just seem to get in the way.
Audrey’s an amazing photographer and having her photograph a portrait of our entire little family (2 and 4-legged) would be a dream. She is just the kind of patient and creative photographer that would be able to capture our family in a timeless portrait.
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I consider myself lucky to have scheduled an appointment with Audrey Wancket in 2003 when my son and daughter were almost 3 and 5 years old.
I feel like Audrey captured a “sweet spot” in their growing-up years.
Now, don’t get me wrong, we also did photo shoots at the mall, but none of these pictures have […]
This year my daughter is receiving her first communion. My dream portrait wish to celebrate the occasion would be to capture a photo of her in her white dress along with her 10 year old brother by her side. Such as special keepsake moment in time!
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My dream portrait would be my daughter and our horse. I never imagined my young horse and my daughter would form such a connection, they are so calm and content with one another. Horses have been my life long love, I am amazed that after so many years, they are back in my life. At age six my daughter was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome, it was hard to know where to turn. She made her own path, and now I’m just trying to keep up. She loves all animals, especially dogs and horses.
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Our daughter, Gabriella was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), when she was 7 years old. Her treatment was intense, especially in the beginning. Her little body fought valiantly but spent many, many nights in the hospital because of low blood counts and essentially having no immune system. The worst part of this for her, was missing what was going on at home. She is a family girl.
Gabby missed a part of her childhood but she has never complained once about that. For instance, all her First Communion pictures are of her beautiful face and bald head trapped in a very sick little body. That was her normal though, God’s plan for her.
She is now 13 and her doctor just identified her as a “survivor”! Our family was elated.
So why would I want Gabby to win a portrait with Audrey? In short, she is amazing. Gabby has endured what some people will never have to their entire lives. She is tough but kind.
Throughout her journey, the importance of family was reaffirmed for all of us. The things she missed the most was her family. Just being home with us. And being present.
I know if I gave her a choice, she would not want the portrait of just herself, she would want her whole family with her.
Thank you for offering this to us!! 🙂
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My dream portrait would be of my family. Growing up my family never had a group photo and there’s no way to turn back the clock. Now my daughter is 7 and our only family photo was taken when she was a month old. Like a lot of moms, I have a million pictures of her because I’m more comfortable behind the camera than in front of it. I would love a photo that captures my little family.
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What is most beautiful about Audrey’s portraits is that she has an ability to capture what “time” doesn’t seem to allow when raising children~ stillness. Have you ever had a dream that felt so real that when you awoke you were disappointed it wasn’t true? Usually most dreams are the other way around, however, the dream I had a while ago was so sweet I felt it was appropriate to share given this “dream” contest.
Often times, I have wished I could just go back in time, just for a bit, to hold and cuddle my three children when they were younger. The dream I experienced was that wish come true, with one of my children, because it surely felt real. In the dream, my daughter and I were holding hands and twirling; she was giggling and oh so happy! She was just a little girl, about the age of four. As we were dancing and laughing, she grabbed me tight with her tiny hands and put her little cheek to my face and then I gently whispered in her ear, “Will you still remember this moment and know how much I love you when you’re seventeen?” I woke up immediately! I felt as if God had granted me my wish and gave me that “time” Mom’s yearn for as they watch their little ones grow much too quickly before their eyes. You see, today, my daughter is nineteen.As I woke up that morning, I quickly turned to see the beautiful portrait that my husband wanted me to have, a gift to Wancket Studio’s after this baby girl was born, all those years ago. Every single day, I wake up to a picture of me with my little baby girl lying on her tummy, draped in lace and close to me as her older brother (2 year-old) is nestled in my arms. Every time I look at that picture I remember that day as if we just had it taken. It brings me back to that familiar time and place in life.
“The years have passed too quickly,” I often say to myself; much to a mother’s dismay. A new little brother would be added to our family picture; another Wancket portrait that adorns our staircase; capturing “time” and flooding the heart and soul with memories that time can never sweep away.
That is what Audrey’s portraits have done in my life ~ she has managed to find a way to beat “time” at it’s best game by stopping it in it’s tracks~for it cannot steal what the heart and soul have stored. That’s the last time we had our family portrait done with Wancket Studio. Our three beautiful children are almost all grown. The youngest is enjoying being the only child while his siblings are off at college, but I’m trying to adjust to the inevitable new phase in my own life.
My dream would be to have another portrait done, to go along side the other photo on our staircase and remind me of the obvious. There are no guarantees in life. It truly is a gift. I feel as though I went to bed one night and when I awoke, my children were all grown. Despite the passing of time and busyness of raising a family, I’m thankful that I always cherished these years, knowing they’ve been the very best. “It’s been the greatest accomplishment and honor in my life~ to be just a Mom. ENJOY the simple treasures you have; knowing that the people who surround you will always be […]
Pick me…pick me…pick me! My oldest son will be graduating from high school next year. What an awesome keepsake this would be. I would LOVE for you, Audrey to capture his spirit in his senior portraits. The portraits that you took of my children are one of my most prized possessions and definitely top on my list of “things to grab in case of a fire!” It would be sooo wonderful if we had the opportunity for you to do a session with just him, I know it would be incredible! Thank you so much for considering our dream!
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