THIS IS YOUR STORY

One size does not fit all when it comes to family photos. If you prefer smiles, perfect poses, and color coordinated outfits, this might not be for you (and that's ok!). My style is less focused on posing, more focused on feelings. If you'd like photos of your family baking cookies, reading bedtime stories, creating chalk masterpieces, or picking out the perfect Christmas Tree, then you’ve come to the right place.

WHY DOCUMENT THESE DAYS?

Because time flies...

Before you know it your family will no longer spend Saturday mornings in their PJs making pancakes. Your kids will grow up. They will spend weekends with friends and grab breakfast on their way out the door. Someday they will not fit on your lap and their problems will not fade away when the time-out has ended. You will want to remember the moments when they were little.
The moments they reached for your hand, cried for your hugs, and whispered secrets into your ear. The big moments will always be documented. Birthdays, first days of school, and Christmas mornings will forever be captured with cameras and cell phones.
But the small things will slip by us. We need photos to remind us these days existed.

Because life is messy... 

And that's OK! Every day life is not ironed dresses and color coordinated shirts. Every day is not "picture day". It is not perfect, or clean, or without massive meltdown at bedtime. But life does not have to be perfect to be beautiful. We should not hide away our baskets of dirty laundry and half-painted bathrooms. These are the things that make a house a home. There is beauty is this mess and it should be celebrated.

Because everyone should be in the frame...

Wouldn't it be nice if you were all in the frame? It's hard to put down our cell phones for fear of missing moments. And then we scroll through 500 photos and realize that WE (the glue that holds this beautiful madness together) are missing from every single one. You deserve beautiful photos of your children AND you.

WHAT TO EXPECT

A few common questions answered…

"Am I not supposed to look at you?"

“Does the session have to be in our home?”

"Can I get a couple of everyone smiling at the camera?"

“I really hate having my photograph taken. Can it just be the kids?”

Location...

A lot of families do opt for an in home session because this is where your family is most comfortable. If you really want the Saturday morning breakfast captured, I’ll see you in your pajamas. Or maybe the bedtime routine of bath and stories is your favorite. If you’d like to plan a special adventure for the day, let’s go! No one place is better than another. You know your family best, you tell me what actives would mean the most. If you're still unsure about what will work for you and your family, shoot me a message and we'll figure it out together.

To smile or not to smile...

The only direction I will give to you is to ignore my existence completely (but please laugh at my terrible jokes). I think you will be surprised that after only a few minutes you won’t even notice the sound of the shutter. My goal is to capture you and your family as you are, big belly laughs and all. All of the little things that change as we grow are what I will be looking for. All of the little things that make your house a home and this group of people a family.
Does this mean you won't get a few of everyone looking at the camera? Of course not. We will always have time to snuggle up on laps and in arms to get a few group shots if you’d like. But I promise you they won’t be the one’s that you love the most.

Staying in the frame... 

I get it. It’s not like you don’t want to be in the photos, but really you don’t. After all, this is about the kids growing up… right?
Nope, this is about your FAMILY growing up. This is about waking one day and realizing that they haven’t reached out for your hand in awhile. Or that you didn’t realize last Tuesday would be the last time they would crawl. This is about showing you the moments you couldn’t even see, because you were in the muck of it. This is about being able to look back and remember how it all FELT. It’s about remembering the good moments. The moments that made it all worth it.

INVESTMENT

Family photos are an investment. Not just financially, but in time and energy as well. Do not think that I take the responsibility of that investment lightly. I know that scheduling and following through on family photos can be stressful.
I promise it will be worth it.

KIND WORDS