Locket Stories

What is safe?  And all of the heart lockets, too.

What is safe? And all of the heart lockets, too.

I've been reflecting a lot lately around what it means to feel safe, to be safe. How it feels, how we know when we're inside of it, how we know whether or not we can trust it. What is the texture of safety? What does it sound like? Where does it come from? How much of it is within our control? What is safety?Since the inception of this pandemic, I've found myself on a lengthy, sometimes reluctant,…
Two photos, 30 years apart.

Two photos, 30 years apart.

"My father unexpectedly passed away of congestive heart failure 2 years ago and for the anniversary I wanted the little circle locket to wear daily as a reminder that he is always here just in a different way. It was until Allyssa placed both pictures in the locket side by side that I noticed my father is looking at me the exact same way 30 years apart!"…
A locket just like her grandmother's.

A locket just like her grandmother's.

"When my grandma passed away, my grandpa gave me the locket he gave her that had photos of them both on their wedding day. I recently got married and want to have the same thing for my family some day."…
Gold Disco Ball Locket for Wife on Anniversary

Gold Disco Ball Locket for Wife on Anniversary

"For my wife, Tara--as a gift for our 8th wedding anniversary, which is 11/17/20! Both photos are from our wedding--one more serious, one less serious, just like our relationship! (And since you're photographers as well, just to answer the question--yep, we own the rights to these photos!) It's fine to crop the backgrounds on these photos so they're squares (no arch in photo 1, no R-side cake back…
"It gives my mama heart so much peace"

"It gives my mama heart so much peace"

"This is a picture of our rainbow baby. This particular picture is extra special because my daughter is in the same outfit my mom put me in for my 6 month pictures.. and truthfully, Bellamie is just extra special. We weren't sure we could ever have her.We went through 2.5 years of infertility and finally got pregnant, but we lost the baby, Caroline. A month later we got the surprise of a lifetime…