The Perfect Mother’s Day: styled shoot, family portraits, Ladner BC.

It started with an idea.

An ideal idea: the perfect Mother’s Day.

What would delight a mother’s heart? What would she treasure most on that day?

Time. She would want time in bed, time to look beautiful, time with her family, time being showered with love, time to be celebrated, time to not worry about time.

Being a mother is inherently selfless; one is always giving oneself up for all those special people in her life… but every so often, it is so wonderful to just give Mom a huge “thank you”.

And of course, Mom always wants some precious photos of her babies, so why not incorporate a family photo shoot throughout the day?  I wanted to see Mom in all her wonder: soft but happy colours, literally a flower that is a wonder.

I imagined soft colours, a cool morning and lots of fresh white hues.  I imagined the smell of fresh baking ruminating through the house, sun streaking through the windows on a perfect morning, the sounds of children busy at work to make her day extra special.

It was a whole day affair, but Mom is worth it, no? I loved seeing the kids get all excited about a fancy breakfast, about opening gifts, about showering Mom with kisses and spreading excitement around. That is what it’s all about!  Sure, gifts are lovely (and welcome!) but they are only icing on the cake. It’s time Mom really wants: to bottle it up and preserve it, to capture a moment of it and savour it as long as she can.

Check out my mother’s day Mini-Sessions, the perfect gift for Mom this year.

I can’t believe some of the fantastic vendors who helped me out with this!  It was such a blessing to showcase all of your skills – thank you so much for sharing! What a talented and generous bunch of people.  I would encourage you all to take a look and see what these lovely folks can do for you I can’t wait to work with you all again!