I'm raising two wild boys with my husband, who's been a firefighter for more than 20 years. Between motherhood, a full-time job, and running this business, I know what it feels like when the days move faster than you can keep up.

I'm a wife, a firefighter's wife, a working mom, and a mom to two wild boys.

Hey, I'm MelSSA

SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY.

I realized I had thousands of photos of my boys... and hardly any with me in them.

Not because I didn't love being their mom.
Because I was always the one taking the picture.

I never want other moms to feel that regret.

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I don't expect your kids to sit perfectly still, and I definitely don't expect you to know what to do in front of the camera. My job isn't to make your family look perfect. It's to give you a chance to slow down, laugh together, and leave with photographs that feel like your family, not someone else's idea of what family photos should look like.

My approach is simple.

"It never felt like we were trying to get the perfect picture. We were just spending time together as a family. Somehow, those ordinary little moments became our favorite photographs."

lauren

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If you're waiting for life to slow down, I hope you'll stop waiting. Because one day, this season won't feel ordinary anymore.

So from one busy mom to another...

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Whenever you're ready, I'd love to help tell this part of your family's story.

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