There are milestones in everyone’s life. Everyday moments matter, of course, but there are a few moments in life that should be distinguishable from the rest. I want to talk about the importance of celebrating milestones with your family, especially if you have children.
Milestones for you and your family should be documented in order to preserve your memories of those happy moments. The first year of your baby’s life is full of wonder and firsts as they explore their surroundings and learn about the world, and you’ll want to reflect back on the major milestones you celebrated with loved ones.
If you are wondering what important milestones are worth capturing, keep on reading!
5 Milestones You Should Capture
Maternity
You should document every step of your motherhood journey! Why wouldn’t you want to treasure such a fantastic aspect of your life when it is something you have always dreamed of?
Of course, you will be exhausted, but a quick makeover and a relaxing environment will help you forget about that. When your child looks back at these lovely photographs, they won’t be concerned about how you look; instead, they will be delighted to see their mother at this time of life.
Having a maternity session allows you to look back and recall the moment you welcomed a child into the world. For the sake of your memories and those of your child, it is crucial to document this milestone. You would never regret looking back at their tiny wisps of hair and baby rolls.
Newborn
The newborn stage is unlike any other, a restless, overpowering flood of affection. The earliest memories of your child can be preserved with the help of high-quality newborn photographs that capture the thrill of new life.
It’s crucial to take baby images in a calm and secure setting. You may consider having an at-home studio session or at a location that brings you comfort and joy. My newborn sessions are always baby-led so we will always go with the flow and let your little one take the lead.
Family
Choose an annual event that you want to celebrate. You can keep a record of how your family has grown and changed over time. You can take similar pictures every year and put them in a photo album to look back on. The entire family and future generations can see the many stages of your family’s life, this is a significant milestone that ought to be documented.
Sitter Session
A sitter session is a photoshoot for babies who can confidently sit up unsupported. Typically this is from about 6 months of age to 12 months. We start to see a lot more of a baby’s personality around the time they can securely sit up on their own.
Babies at this age are typically quite at ease interacting with strangers. And because of this, they’re willing to interact with the photographer, who can get all kinds of adorable expressions, from wide smiles to cheeky giggles.
Wedding
Wedding photography offers you the opportunity to relive your entire wedding day while catching moments you might have missed, seeing people’s faces in photos, and receiving a collection of photos that capture a specific moment with your guests that you might have missed.
When the big day is done, all that will be left for you to keep and pass down to loved ones and future generations are the photos. The cake is consumed, the flowers wilt, the balloons deflate, and your dress is stored away at the end of the day. A skilled wedding photographer is an investment that is worthwhile.
If you want to hire a wedding photographer, getting to know them will help you feel at ease having them there on your special day. Therefore, it is a wonderful idea to use your wedding photographer to capture your family photos. Additionally, your photographer gets to know both you and your children!
How to Distinguish Important Milestones
Photo Albums
You can create personal photo albums for each of your children. They can look back and have proof of all of the memorable milestones that you shared together. It can feel like a daunting task sometimes, but they can look back and you can tell them the stories of their life.
Traditions
When you create a habit of celebrating each other, it just sticks in your mind that much more firmly. Like your normal daily habits and tasks.
Are you Ready to Capture Your Milestones?
Family milestone photos are a wonderful way to keep track of all the ways your child has changed and how everyone has grown up. You will love to look back on and appreciate these unique family moments, whether you organise a digital file with your footage or print images for an album or your home.
It can be difficult to decide which milestones to prioritise for photography! We want to capture every second. I hope that these 5 milestones worth capturing were useful to you.
You can book me to document these moments for you, by enquiring here!
Couldn’t agree more! Family sessions are especially brilliant because they have no shelf life- have one a year and capture the growth🤎🤍