08/01/2026
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Losing my grandmother last month made me realize how infrequently I’ve been photographing my own life lately. Despite my love for photography and my passion for capturing moments in life, I often neglect to allow my own moments to be documented. As we were gathering photographs for her services, I was saddened by the fact that I didn’t have as many recent portraits of her as I’d hoped.
We used to take photos so often - I remember my aunts and mom always getting the camera out at family gatherings. It made me want to be much more intentional about that going forward. To contribute more to my families legacy in this way and sometimes that’ll look like stepping in front of the camera myself, exactly as I am, right now.
I’m a little older now, maybe a little softer, maybe a different size - but these season of my life is worth remembering exactly as it is - not for aesthetics or because things are perfect. But because these moments with my husband in the middle of an ordinary, humid summer in Bethlehem, PA, full of sunshine, flowers and chickens, are worth holding onto. One day, I pray my future children might look at these photographs and see the love we’ve built and the life we have shared that ultimately led to them.
Just some things I’ve been thinking about lately.
Thank you for this gift Larissa Weston | PA Wedding + Lifestyle Photographer
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