Creating family heirlooms from your portrait session

If there’s one thing I’m passionate about as a family and newborn photographer, it’s printing photos and creating beautiful heirlooms from your portraits. In a digital age, it’s tempting to let our images live on our devices. And believe me, as a busy mom… I understand why. But, there’s something so powerful about seeing our images where we live and grow as a family. That’s why creating heirloom products together is a service I provide to every family that I work with, and it's why we get together in person after the session to choose your favorite portraits that you want to print and enjoy.

Choosing the Perfect Spot for Your Portraits

My favorite part about helping you create heirloom products from your portraits is determining the perfect spot for your portraits in your home! Strategically placed portraits will bring a smile to your face every time you see them, and that is what’s so special about them!

One of the spots I always recommend a family or sibling portrait is at the top or bottom of the stairs, or outside of the bedrooms. This is because after a long day with a baby or toddlers, you tuck them into bed at night and close the door and let out an exhausted sigh just thinking about the day, but seeing that portrait of their smiling faces will help you reset and bring you so much joy.

Wall Art and Self-Esteem

Believe it or not, there is power in showing your children that they matter through portraits and photos hanging on the walls or on display in your home. Giving them a place where they feel like they are valued and where they belong is so important. I actually read the article linked below years ago, and I come back to it time and time again thinking about how powerful it is for children to see themselves up on the walls with their families.

Heirloom Albums

Albums have the same impact on my son, and he pulls our family albums off the shelf at least weekly to turn the pages and talk about the photos and stories that he sees there. He now keeps our most recent annual album in his bedroom, and it's one of his favorite quiet time activities to enjoy! There’s nothing that brings me more joy than watching him thumb through our albums. It’s so special to all of us!

Heirlooms for Gifts

After we’ve finished deciding what’s best for your family, I always like to talk about gift options! Grandparents love our mini accordion - well, really anything that shows off their sweet grandchildren or family. I love giving out photos of my son to our family for the holidays. Everyone loves updated portraits and I love knowing that what they’re being given is beautiful, sturdy, and truly an heirloom to enjoy for years! Beyond our accordion albums, our collection boxes with matted portraits are often so popular for gifts (or for gallery walls!).

No matter what combination of heirlooms you choose to create from your portraits, my goal is the same. I want you to celebrate your family every single day and enjoy their faces on display in your home. Days go by quickly with our babies, and I know for myself, seeing portraits of my son lining our walls always brings me so much joy. I hope it will for your family too!

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Product Feature: Introducing Our New Collection Boxes with Matted Portraits

Maybe you’ve already enjoyed a peek into our Collection Boxes on The Artwork page of our website, or on this week’s social media stories. But in case you missed it, today we’re sharing an in-depth look into this gorgeous new keepsake product that families are falling in love with.

Our new Linen Collection Boxes are the most versatile product in the studio. The boxes are filled with your favorite portraits printed to 7x10” and matted to 11x14”. Why so versatile? Here are a few ideas for how you can enjoy these portraits:

• Frame one as a gift for the grandparents.

• Frame one or two to display on a smaller wall in your home, or create a gallery wall with 6 or 8 matted portraits to fill a larger space like over the couch, in an entryway, or down a hallway.

• Keep some in the box and rotate your wall art throughout the year.

• Keep them all in the box to flip through like a modern day album.

The portraits are tucked into a gorgeous linen box, and you can customize the linen color AND the debossing text on the lid. If you decide to frame all of your portraits and you don’t know what to do with the box, simply save the box for your little one’s keepsakes that don’t fit into their baby book. It’s truly beautiful and so luxurious to the touch!

Another reason that these collection boxes are so popular with our families is because not every family is in their forever home yet, and they may not want to commit to large wall art when they’re not sure what will fit in their future space. The collection box is filled with safe sizes — 11x14 is a versatile size that fits in any space without feeling too big or too small! Plus, this product packs up small and travels well, just like our Heirloom Albums, which is perfect for families that will be moving at some point in the near future.

But really the best part?

These gorgeous prints are handcrafted with archival materials, meaning they will last for generations. You’ll be able to enjoy them on your walls now, putting a smile on your face every single day. Your kids will be able to enjoy them for years to come, and many years from now they will still be timeless and your grandkids will love looking through these portraits.

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