… it’s okay mama

Let’s be real, being a mom is hard. 

Your life is not your own, well it is, but it’s become so much more outward focus than inward. I constantly ask myself “am I being kind, patient, loving in my responses as their mama?”.

Often when I stop amidst the chaos I can hear their childhood ticking away in the background, barely audible, I feel the sense of time moving.

This feeling is what made me a photographer, how I look at the everyday with wonder. I try to look through new eyes on how I could create magic through the imagination of my children and future clients.

Whether it’s playing with your kids on the floor or saying goodbye to a season of their life graduating into adulthood. I want to photograph the in between, just as well as the big moments for you.

You deserve to be remembered throughout their lifetime in authentic candid photographs. We don’t take very many things with us through our lives, but pictures… they are passed on for generations.

As a photographer, I’m mindful of the fleeting moments I might otherwise miss, yet grateful for those I’ve captured.

Ready to preserve your own motherhood journey? Gift yourself—or the special mama in your life—a motherhood session, a timeless keepsake celebrating the beauty of this chapter.

The Thomas Family | Vernon Family Photography

I met Jocelyn through photography when I moved to Vernon, and our friendship is something I cherish. We became fast friends and I was blessed to help her document this amazing time in her life when her littles are this age and still as protective and adoring to their siblings.

As you will see flipping through these photographs, Jocelyn and her husband Carlos have loved each other well and it is reflected in the joy and love their children show to each other and those they meet.

The Campos Family | Chilliwack Family Photography

Carolina contacted me back in July asking about booking a family session to commemorate all of her siblings in the same place at the same time.  Carolina and her Husband live in Dubai and to mark their visit I had the joy of photographing their family, which consisted of her brother and his wife and kids, her sister, and her mom and auntie. It was a slightly rainy day but we persevered and in the end the photos were so full of laughter I couldn’t help but smile as I edited and delivered their photos!

 Campos Family, SLPHOTO, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Chilliwack Family Photography, Fraser Valley Family Photographer, British Columbia Family Photography, Sardis Park, 2016.
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Campos Family, SLPHOTO, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Chilliwack Family Photography, Fraser Valley Family Photographer, British Columbia Family Photography, Sardis Park, 2016.

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Campos Family, SLPHOTO, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Chilliwack Family Photography, Fraser Valley Family Photographer, British Columbia Family Photography, Sardis Park, 2016.

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 Campos Family, SLPHOTO, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Chilliwack Family Photography, Fraser Valley Family Photographer, British Columbia Family Photography, Sardis Park, 2016.
Campos Family, SLPHOTO, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Chilliwack Family Photography, Fraser Valley Family Photographer, British Columbia Family Photography, Sardis Park, 2016.

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 Campos Family, SLPHOTO, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Chilliwack Family Photography, Fraser Valley Family Photographer, British Columbia Family Photography, Sardis Park, 2016.
Campos Family, SLPHOTO, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Chilliwack Family Photography, Fraser Valley Family Photographer, British Columbia Family Photography, Sardis Park, 2016.

 Campos Family, SLPHOTO, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Chilliwack Family Photography, Fraser Valley Family Photographer, British Columbia Family Photography, Sardis Park, 2016.
Campos Family, SLPHOTO, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Chilliwack Family Photography, Fraser Valley Family Photographer, British Columbia Family Photography, Sardis Park, 2016.

 Campos Family, SLPHOTO, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Chilliwack Family Photography, Fraser Valley Family Photographer, British Columbia Family Photography, Sardis Park, 2016.
Campos Family, SLPHOTO, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Chilliwack Family Photography, Fraser Valley Family Photographer, British Columbia Family Photography, Sardis Park, 2016.

 Campos Family, SLPHOTO, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Chilliwack Family Photography, Fraser Valley Family Photographer, British Columbia Family Photography, Sardis Park, 2016.
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The Meek Family | Chilliwack Family Photography

What an awesome way to start Easter Sunday than with a beautiful Spring Session with the Meek Family.

Cindy contacted me as soon as the Spring Sessions were announced, she had been following my photography for years and she was excited to finally round up her family for family photos. Little did I know that this wonderful family had known me since I was a small child, they had attended the same school and church as my family.

Steve and Terri are the amazing parents of three wonderful women, Cindy, Rachel and Alicia. Rachel is married to John and they have the sweetest children, Tula and Nigel. It was definitely a session full of laughter and beaming smiles, at least when the kids didn’t have to take off their jackets.

I hope you enjoy this session as much as I did!

Have a blessed Easter Sunday!

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The Mckeddie Family | Yellowknife Portrait Photography

The sun was high in the city of the midnight sun. Yellowknife was a buzz as the weekend was fast approaching the Folk on the Rocks music festival, but the Thursday evening rendered some spectacular light and an equally amazing family.

Mellisa and her troop of boys came to the session in matching blues and matching smiles. I remembered the trail well and we talked and laughed from each spot we stopped to photograph at. I adored this session for the amazing connection between a mother and her sons.

Thank you Mellisa for inviting me to photograph your family photos!

 Mckeddie Family Session, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, summer, 2015.
Mckeddie Family Session, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, summer, 2015.

 Mckeddie Family Session, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, summer, 2015.
Mckeddie Family Session, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, summer, 2015.

 Mckeddie Family Session, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, summer, 2015.
Mckeddie Family Session, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, summer, 2015.

 Mckeddie Family Session, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, summer, 2015.
Mckeddie Family Session, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, summer, 2015.

 Mckeddie Family Session, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, summer, 2015.
Mckeddie Family Session, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, summer, 2015.

 Mckeddie Family Session, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, summer, 2015.
Mckeddie Family Session, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, summer, 2015.

 Mckeddie Family Session, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, summer, 2015.
Mckeddie Family Session, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, summer, 2015.

 Mckeddie Family Session, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, summer, 2015.
Mckeddie Family Session, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, summer, 2015.

 Mckeddie Family Session, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, summer, 2015.
Mckeddie Family Session, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, summer, 2015.

 Mckeddie Family Session, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, summer, 2015.
Mckeddie Family Session, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, summer, 2015.

 Mckeddie Family Session, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, summer, 2015.
Mckeddie Family Session, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, summer, 2015.