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The most awkward (and hilarious) Easter photos ever

Thursday, March 28, 2013 by:moms@sfgate.com (Amy Graff)
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Easter is meant to be a day of pretty pastel dresses, white fluffy bunnies and happy smiles, but sometimes things don’t go as planned and the camera captures a less-than-perfect image. That photo of the kids sitting on the Easter Bunny’s lap at the mall turns out more creepy than sweet. The family pic of everyone wearing matching bunny sweaters was endearing in the 1970s but today it looks awfully tacky. But that’s OK because these moments and photos are are often our favorites because they make us laugh!

The folks over at the wildly popular site Awkward Family Photos embrace those weird and wacky Easter moments and they helped us put together the collection of Awkward Family Easter photos above. Enjoy!

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Funny photos: Romantic moments gone bad

Thursday, February 14, 2013 by:moms@sfgate.com (Amy Graff)
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Love is patient. Love is kind. And sometimes it is downright awkward and ridiculous, as you’ll find in the collection of images from the wildly popular website Awkward Family Photos. These photos remind us to not take our relationships too seriously and to look for those moments when you can have a good laugh.

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Weird and wacky family Thanksgiving photos

Tuesday, November 20, 2012 by:moms@sfgate.com (Amy Graff)
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Let’s face it. Thanksgiving doesn’t always go as planned. Uncle Jack drinks too much Jack and passes out on the couch. Aunt Sue overcooks the bird and feeds the clan frozen pizza instead. The twins get into a fight and start throwing food.

Yes, Thanksgiving is meant to be a joyful holiday spent with family, friends, and those we love, and often everything goes wonderfully but other times it turns out to be more like a scene out of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. The folks over at the wildly popular site Awkward Family Photos embrace those weird and wacky Thanksgiving family moments and they helped us put together the collection of Awkward Family Thanksgiving photos above. Take a look for a good laugh.

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The most awkward family vacation photos ever

Monday, July 23, 2012 by:moms@sfgate.com (Amy Graff)
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Last week MSNBC reported on the latest trend among upper-crest Americans: Hiring a professional photographer to capture family vacations. Asking a random person walking by to snap a photo of your family with your point-and-shoot is no longer good enough. No, that shot of your family standing on a Maui beach at sunset needs to be professionally photographed so you have quality photos to post on your Facebook wall and mail out at Christmas.

“I do get the comment, ‘Oh, can we grab one on this beach for my Facebook profile?’” Mariah Milan, a Maui-based photographer who says that vacation photography now comprises half her business that was once exclusively wedding shoots, told MSNBC. “It started out slowly, and every year it’s gotten busier and busier for families. Year after year I set records.”

I find this trend terribly annoying and scary because it could mean that we’re nearing the end of the awkward family vacation photo—that comical, uncomfortable or downright awful photo that captures the Griswold in every family. A professional photographer would never tell a family to wear matching muumuus and aloha shirts or snap a photo when the kids are pouting (or fist-fighting). Awkward photos might not be suitable for the family Christmas card but they capture the essence of a family vacation—the ups and downs. Every family needs at least one photo that they can look back on for a good laugh.

To celebrate the importance of the awkward family vacation photo, I’ve reached out to the hugely popular website Awkward Family Photos, and they’ve shared a collection of pics that only a Clark Griswold-type could dream up. Enjoy!

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