I saw a video once that said, “the photos you don’t take are the ones you’ll wish you had later”… and I think there’s a second part to that nobody talks about. The photos you do take, but never do anything with, end up feeling the same way.
Here’s what actually happens:
You have your baby. You take the photos (whether it’s on your phone or during a session). You love them and fully intend to print them. Maybe you want to frame a few but then life keeps moving. You’re tired and feeding around the clock. You’re figuring out a whole new rhythm. Weeks turn into months, and those images stay exactly where they landed… on your phone, buried somewhere between screenshots and grocery lists. You just never quite get around to them.
And I get it - I really do - but here’s the part I want you to think about. Your baby isn’t going to grow up scrolling your camera roll. They’re going to grow up in your home.
They’re going to walk past your walls every day. Sit at your table. Notice what’s around them without even realizing it. And when they see themselves there—held, loved, tiny in your arms—that does something. It tells a story they don’t have words for yet, but they feel it. That’s why I care so much about what happens after the session.
Beautiful images deserve to live somewhere other than a screen.
I’ve had so many moms tell me, “I’m going to print these,” and they mean it. They really do. But the mental load of choosing sizes, figuring out frames, matching colors, getting it all to look right on the wall… it’s enough to make you put it off one more day. Before you know it, your newborn isn’t a newborn anymore. This is exactly why I do things the way I do. It's not because I’m trying to complicate things but because I’ve seen what happens when no one helps you finish it.
When we design artwork together, it’s not about making things fancy or overdone. It’s about making it done intentionally in a way that actually fits your home and your life. Instead of files sitting in a folder, you have something you walk past every day.
If you’re sitting on photos right now, even if they weren’t taken with me, this is your gentle nudge. Pick a few and print them. Put them somewhere you’ll see them every day. One day, those tiny details you were so sure you’d never forget… you’ll be really glad you can still see them.
