When I became a mom, I quickly learned the true meaning of all of those daunting phrases, "babies don't keep", "don't blink", "time is thief", they are all so painfully true, but that's what makes photographing it so extra special.

For my own babies, I felt a strong urge to capture every waking moment of their babyhood/ childhood in hopes to remember every tiny detail that I want to hold onto so badly. Over the past three years, I learned that it's a heck of a lot harder to DIY it, and even harder to photograph your own kids, but I tried anyways and it led me to find my passion for it. I know not everyone has the time, the bandwidth, or the budget to capture the memories or milestones of that first year, but it is here and gone in the blink of an eye, and for that - enter Mandi -

My goal is to create affordable, timeless, and obviously extremely adorable keepsake portraits of those hearts that live outside of our bodies. I don't want any parent to look back and wish they had portraits from that fast fleeting time. Instead, I want to create those memories that will bring you back to this time, for all the years to come!