The Beauty of a Mom

Motherhood isn’t a single moment or a title that stays static forever. It’s a collection of ever-changing roles and emotions that build into the lives we’ve been entrusted to raise.

As moms we seem to stretch and soften, grow quieter or louder depending on the season. But every stage, as hard as they all can be, is fleeting and beautiful. And more than that—each stage has a deep meaning that is worth capturing.

So often, we moms opt out of pictures. We're tired, busy, not looking our best, worried about everyone else and just happy to stay behind the scenes. And I, for one, mustalways remind myself that my family deserves images of me in the small, ordinary moments that actually become their core memories.

So this Mother’s Day, I want to offer more than just a session. I want to offer you the chance to be seen. To step into the frame. To preserve the kind of moments that grow more valuable with time.

Because you deserve to be remembered—in every stage, just as you are.

So today I speak to you mom - in the exact stage you are in.

To the mom in the Dog-Tired Early Years

Your eyes are blurry with naps and feedings, baby-wearing and rocking. Everything is new and tender. You are probably exhausted, but your love is at its fiercest.

Please capture this stage so your baby can one day see just how much they were loved before they could remember your love for themselves.

To the mom in the Running-on-Coffee Years

I see you constantly fielding sticky fingers, tangled hair, and bugs in your face. Just getting through the days feels endless. These are the years where childhood is fully alive—and where a mother’s presence becomes a corner store of a family. You’re their whole world, even on the hard days when you feel weakest.

Please capture this stage so your children remember what their days felt like—and how deeply you were there for them.

To the mom in the Learning-to-Let-Go Years

Congratulations mom! You’ve grown them well and they’re making their own worlds that include you less and less. It’s less hands-on and more heart-to-heart, and sometimes that breaks your heart. But know, you're still their anchor and your quiet presence is their steady rock.

Please capture this stage to honour the transition, from caregiver to life-giving friend.

To the mom in the Out-of-Home but Close-at-Heart Years

Don’t ever believe your job is done because once a mother, always a mother. Now you get the honour of guiding adult children, hearing their career successes, becoming a grandmother, and seeing all your love come to fruition as your family legacy grows.

Capture this stage for your family, yes—but also for you.

You did this mom!

You made this!

Stare in awe on these lives you’ve shaped with grace.