Twenty-five years of marriage, three nearly-grown kids, and a morning at Southside Beach that somehow managed to be both delightfully breezy and emotionally profound, welcome to the Jacobs’ Maui family portrait session!
Mike and Julie were celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary, and what better way to mark a quarter-century of love and laughter than by wrangling their almost-grown crew for a family photo session in paradise? With two kids off at college and one in high school, it’s that sweet, blink-and-you-miss-it season of life. You know the one, where everyone is technically still under the same roof for the holidays, but you can feel that future pull just around the corner. Which makes this portrait session even more meaningful…






We met them at Southside Beach in the morning, where the sunlight was golden and the vibes were effortlessly relaxed. The Jacobs family radiated warmth and connection, the kind that comes from shared memories, inside jokes, and adventures. Everyone looked amazing, from coordinated-but-not-too-matchy outfits to those easy smiles that come from just being together.
And that’s the magic of family portraits, right? They aren’t just about getting everyone to smile at the same time (though bonus points when that happens)—they’re about freezing this exact moment. About capturing Mike and Julie’s love story two-and-a-half decades in, and the beautiful, chaotic, ever-evolving family they built together. They had so much fun during their portrait session, as you can see! We know these photos will be so worth it years from now! Absolutely priceless.








So happy 25th anniversary to the Jacobs! May these portraits always remind you of your sunny morning in Maui, when time slowed just enough to say: this is us, right now, and it’s something worth remembering.
Time Of Day: Morning
Maui Family Portrait: Michelle of Karma Hill Photography
Maui Portrait Location: Southside Beach
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