Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday and a day from which some of my fondest memories have been born. I come from a small, but loud, Italian family and when we would all get together — my dad, my two sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents — it was like love had come to roost round the dining room table. And, oh, how the laughter and noisy banter did flow.

There was no pressure to buy gifts that might later be returned. There was no pomp or circumstance; only togetherness, full bellies, and afternoon football.

Being English, Andy didn’t grow up celebrating Thanksgiving, but he too has grown to love it, especially the turkey with gravy…reminds him of Sunday dinners back home. But, really, the thing we love most about Thanksgiving is the opportunity it provides to pause and take stock of our lives and of all the things we are grateful for and have been blessed with over the past year.

On the eve of Thanksgiving, as families start to gather, we wanted to take this opportunity to thank you…members of our bello family…for trusting us with capturing your most precious memories, for opening your hearts to us, and for sharing with us your lives and your love. We are truly humbled and incredibly grateful to have you in our lives!

We also want to thank our special vendors….the other half of our bello family….for making our job not feel like work, for supporting us and helping us grow. We couldn’t do what we do without you!

And, finally, thank you to our faithful blog readers, wherever you are (and most especially you, sweet Candice) for being interested in us and what we do and for all of your wonderful comments, which make this blog so fun for us!

Wishing you all a very Happy Thanksgiving! In peace & love, Chris & Andy xoxo

PS…To tempt your taste buds, we thought we’d share with you some photos of a scrumptious-looking Cranberry & Apple pie from the Centerville Pie Company that was unexpectedly delivered to us yesterday courtesy of the fabulous Desiree Spinner of DSEvents. Thanks Des…you are wonderful!

Does any other food say, “Love,” quite like a homemade pie? We think not!

You know you want to dive in! Mmmmmm….

May your tomorrow be filled with much love and lots of pie! xo