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January 3, 2017August 25, 2026Celebrations, Family Legacy, Memories and TributesBy Julie Kessler

8 Ideas for Displaying Your Photos (or Giving Photo Gifts!)

I love displaying my favorite photos where I can see them often – and my clients do, too! The images I display include family portraits, snapshots of my children when they were young, and various vacation memories. The décor in my house is mostly items we purchased while we were on vacation, or handmade items given to us by friends or relatives. There’s very little on our walls, shelves or tables that doesn’t remind us of a person or place that’s important to us. In the past, decorators have told me that it’s not necessary to use my photos for […]

December 13, 2016August 25, 2026Celebrations, Memories and TributesBy Julie Kessler

5 Creative Ideas for Displaying Your Child’s Artwork (Without Getting Buried in Paper)

My kids are all grown up, and they’re out of the house now, but I can still remember the mountains of paintings and doodles that came home from school, Sunday school, and summer camp – plus the vast quantities of last-minute drawings my kids produced while they were waiting for dinner to be prepared. As parents, we want to encourage creativity, and there’s something lovely about the innocence of a child’s drawing or painting – so we often feel moved to display our kid’s artwork on our refrigerators or bulletin boards. Then as the quantity of artwork grows, we might get […]

November 28, 2016August 28, 2025Celebrations, Digitize and Preserve, Memories and TributesBy Julie Kessler

How to Create a Family Recipe Book

My husband Tom and I got married 33 years ago, and to this day, I treasure one of the gifts we received at our wedding. This gift was a recipe book – compiled by my sister, in her beautiful handwriting – that includes recipes of favorite dishes from both sides of our family. This book contains everything from appetizers to holiday meals, and it’s become one of my go-to reference books during our 3+ decades of marriage. My sister called it “The Keepsake Recipe Collection,” and it is one of my most special (and most treasured) possessions. Back in 1983, […]

October 16, 2016August 28, 2025Celebrations, Family LegacyBy Julie Kessler

The Importance of Establishing and Documenting Family Traditions

Most of us have our own unique family traditions, like gathering at the holiday table, taking annual vacations together, or watching special sporting events. Family traditions help us form our identities (as individuals, and as a larger group) and they’re a critical part of creating a positive family culture. In this article, we’ll take a look at what traditions are, why creating and honoring them is important, and the best ways to document our family rituals so we can pass them on to future generations. What Are Family Traditions? The official definition of “tradition” is handing down of information, beliefs or […]

September 10, 2016August 28, 2025Celebrations, Family Legacy, Photo Albums, StorytellingBy Julie Kessler

The 4-Step Process for Creating a Meaningful Photo Guest Book

Our daughter Molly recently got engaged to her boyfriend Michael. We are thrilled for both of them, and can’t wait to officially welcome Michael to the family! As we start to plan the wedding, I started thinking about different ways to create a guest book for their wedding. I’ve focused my business on telling stories with photos (and it’s one of my favorite things to do), so I’d like to design a book that focuses on Molly and Michael’s relationship, and on their guests. After all, their guests are the people who are most important to them, and they will […]

August 29, 2016November 14, 2025Celebrations, Memories and Tributes, StorytellingBy Julie Kessler

6 Creative Ways to Incorporate Photos Into Your Wedding

Congratulations! You’re getting married! You and your fiancé will be gathering all your closest friends and family members together in one place for the day. Very few people at your ceremony and reception will know everyone else in the room, so using photos in your wedding can be a fun way to let your guests get to know one another. You can also snag photos of informal magical moments from the day that won’t necessarily be captured by your professional photographer. Here are some ideas for incorporating photos into your ceremony and reception: 1. Include older photos to showcase your families’ […]

July 12, 2016August 28, 2025Celebrations, Memories and TributesBy Julie Kessler

How Photos Can Help Us in Times of Grief and Loss

In May, we lost our family dog, Otto. His death was very sudden, and it has been a big loss for me, my husband, and our three kids. Otto was a huge presence in our lives. He was a typical goldendoodle – big, happy, and overly friendly in the most lovable way. Otto was my husband Tom’s daily companion — his shadow who followed him throughout the house. He sensed Tom’s gentle personality, and Otto would often nudge his arm off the desk to get some extra attention while Tom was working. To me, Otto was a gentle soul who […]