Held Dear: Grandparents Portrait Sessions
Honoring the bond between grandparents and grandchildren
Some photographs become more valuable over time.
Not because they are perfect, but because of who is in them.
Held Dear is a limited-edition portrait experience created to celebrate the love between grandparents and grandchildren and to preserve it in a way that feels beautiful, intentional, and lasting.
These are not quick snapshots.
They are portraits created with heart, designed to become meaningful artwork for your home and treasured pieces for your family.
A portrait experience created for the ones you hold dear
Grandparents hold such a special place in a family. They are comfort, wisdom, softness, tradition, laughter, and love woven through generations. And yet, so often, they are the ones we forget to intentionally photograph until time has already moved on.
These sessions were created to honor them NOW. With a warm, airy studio setting in soft greens and neutrals, Held Dear is designed to feel timeless, gentle, and full of connection, so you can preserve this time in a way that is both meaningful and beautiful.
Who these sessions are for
Held Dear is reserved exclusively for:
1 set or both sets of grandparents
great-grandparents
grandchildren from different families
These sessions are not intended to be full family portraits or multi-generational sessions including parents. This allows the experience to stay focused on the unique bond between grandparents and grandkids, and keeps the session intimate and intentional.
What’s included
Your Held Dear session fee is only $195 and includes:
$100 credit towards your order
a pre-session planning consultation
your portrait session in my studio
access to the Held Dear set
guided posing and connection-focused direction
an in-person or guided ordering appointment to select your portraits and artwork
Investment
These sessions were created with printed artwork in mind, because portraits this meaningful deserve to live somewhere more permanent than a screen.
Why this experience matters
So many families have casual phone photos with grandparents.
Very few have a portrait that truly honors them.
A portrait that shows the way little hands fit into older ones.
The way a grandchild leans in without thinking.
The way love looks when it has been lived for decades.
These are the images that quietly become priceless.
Limited availability
Because these sessions are offered in limited numbers, availability is very limited once booking opens.
Since I understand it might be hard to coordinate everybody, I will open these sessions to be booked through June 30th at a date we both agree on. I have a few weekends available so I would book and lock in the date ASAP.
I can’t wait to see you soon!
FAQs
Can parents be included?
No. Held Dear was created specifically for grandparents, great-grandparents, and grandchildren only.
Can multiple grandchildren be included?
Yes. Multiple grandchildren from different siblings can absolutely be included. (Encouraged if possible!)
Is this a mini session?
NO. Held Dear is a special portrait experience designed to create meaningful, heirloom portraits. I will not book more than two sessions on the same day. Each session has up to 90 minutes. There is plenty of time and don’t worry, I will have lollipops for bribing if necessary!
Are digitals included?
Collections and artwork are selected separately after your session. Full details on the investment are above. Feel free to email me with any questions.
Where do the sessions take place?
Held Dear sessions take place in my Lincoln Park, NJ studio.