A couple in white outfits walks through a lush green field, overlaid with text reading The Couples Session Investment Guide.

Investing in photographs of this season is not something most people do without thinking twice. That's okay. This guide is here to walk you through everything; what a session looks like, what it costs, and what you'll have when it's over. My hope is that by the end, it feels less like a decision and more like a yes.

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Welcome! I'm so glad you're here.


Most of us have plenty of quick snapshots. A phone passed around at a wedding. A quick selfie before heading out. Photos that exist, but don't really capture anything.


But what about the life you actually built together?

The slow mornings, the regular nights, the version of your relationship that exists when nobody's watching and nothing's being performed.


That version of your relationship deserves to exist somewhere other than your memory. Because life won't always look like this.

 

 

My Approach


Your love isn't a performance. It's a rhythm.


My work is rooted in slowing down enough to notice it. The way you reach for each other without thinking. The look across the room that says everything. The quiet in-between moments that carry the whole story.


I won't over-direct you. I won't ask you to be louder or softer or more anything. I'll offer guidance when it's needed, but mostly I'm there to hold space while you just exist together.


We'll stay in places that feel like you. Your kitchen in the morning light. Your favorite park to watch the birds together, your backyard, the bed, the couch you collapse onto at the end of the day.


These are not staged memories.

They're honest ones.

The kind you'll reach for years from now and feel in your chest.




Here's something I want to be upfront about: I don't work from currated Pinterest boards. When I've tried in the past, I spend the whole session chasing someone else's image instead of finding yours. The art suffers for it. What you're getting when you book me is my perspective -- and that only works if you let me use it.


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Process


Before we meet, I'll send over a questionnaire to get to know you both and what this season feels like for you. This helps me arrive to your session with intention and care.


On the day of your session, we keep it simple. No performing. No perfectly planned agenda. I'll gently guide when needed, but most of the time I'm observing and responding to what's naturally unfolding between you.


I do encourage choosing one everyday activity that feels honest right now. Making breakfast together. A slow morning on the couch. A walk you actually take. The ordinary things often hold the most.


Within 45 days, your full gallery will be delivered online. You'll receive high resolution images with clear instructions to download, share, and print.


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Collections

 

The Couples Session

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Two hours to slow down and actually be here for this. We'll usually start at home and move somewhere nearby - unhurried, unposed, just you in this season of life.


• Two-hour session

• Two locations (typically in home, then a nearby location)

• Two outfits

• 125 high-resolution images delivered

• Add eight same-day Polaroid images to take home for $80



 

$ 1200

 

Short Story Session

Black and white photo of two people playing Skee-Ball arcade games in an indoor amusement arcade.

A sweet, simple way to remember life as it is right now.

Perfect for returning clients that are already warmed up to my style of shooting.


• One-hour session

• One location

• One outfit

• Welcome guide with styling support

• 60 high-resolution images delivered

• Add on eight same-day Polaroid images to take home for $80

 

$ 800

 

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Trusted by couples for the past nine years;

 




“Every single photo feels so true to us and who we are as a family. Her work is purposeful yet organic."




“Her talent for capturing candid moments is matched by her professionalism, kindness, and work ethic. Every photo is a joy to see.”




"Not only is she an incredibly talented photographer, but she is wonderful at making everyone feel incredibly comfortable."




"Shannen captured such organic, real and loving photos of our family that we cant wait to cherish for years to come."




"Shannen was the best, don’t think twice just hire her! She gave me a new appreciation for my home and captured moments I will cherish for a lifetime."




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Ready to move forward?


Choose your package & get started

 

 

STEP 01

 

Date & Location

We'll find a day that works for your family and talk through where feels most like you - your home, your neighborhood, somewhere that holds your everyday.

STEP 02

 

Contract & Retainer

A signed contract and 30% retainer locks in your date and makes it official.

STEP 03

 

Questionnaire

Before we meet, I'll send over a few questions to get to know you and what this season feels like. This helps me show up to your session with intention.

STEP 04

 

Session & Delivery

With everything taken care of ahead of time, your session day will feel easy and unhurried. Within 45 days, your full gallery will be delivered and ready to download, share, and print.

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Black and white photo of a bride in a flowing white dress caught by the wind outdoors.

It means a lot that you’d consider me to document this part of your life.

Being there with you, in a real and honest way, is something I value deeply.

I’m looking forward to creating images you will hold onto for years.


x

Shan