Mike Jandreau – Chantal Lavine Photography

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Helloooooo from Maryland! I’ve been quiet all su

Helloooooo from Maryland! I’ve been quiet all summer as we unpacked and saw family and I played interior designer — but I’m thrilled to say we’re settled, we’re happy, and this little biz is up and running again, just in time for fall portraits. 🍁

The calendar is limited and filling up quickly with longtime clients so be sure to snag a spot before they’re gone. Calendar link in stories above! xo

WE’RE COMING HOME.

I’m prepping for another travel day, but this time, it’s not for work. Our whole family is crossing the country to Maryland next weekend to see our NEW HOME and the soon-to-be new location of Chantal Lavine Photography! 🥂 🏡 🥂 (Notice the location change above?!↑)

The last couple of months have been a blur of redeye flights and bidding escalations and home improvements, and the next several will entail project management of a whole new variety for me as we renovate pieces of our charming, 1950 home. It’s hard to believe we’re about to embark on *another* cross country move, but goodness, does it feel reassuring to be moving toward our family and the tribe we left behind four years ago.

As with any big move, it is bittersweet. We’ve grown to love the Bay Area and despite having been here during the throes of an isolating pandemic, we’ve built some really beautiful relationships here. Those goodbyes will be incredibly difficult for all of us. Chosen family is so important, and we certainly have some chosen ones here. You know who you are.

All of this is to say: we’re feeling all the emotions, and we’re grateful for all of them. (I’m already teary-eyed with every other interaction.) So please bear with me over the coming days and weeks as I work through each feeling and prepare my littles for another big life change.

And to my amazing clients who have stayed with me through distance and pandemic, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I can’t wait to come back to you. 🤍

(PS — apparently I collect @epiphanie.co camera bags now. How gorgeous is this??!)

If I was told tomorrow the rest of my life’s cre

If I was told tomorrow the rest of my life’s creative journey would take place at Carmel by the Sea, I don’t think I could even feign disappointment.
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Glimpse some of the magic we made there last weekend in stories, and then tell me you don’t agree. Magic, friends. Absolute magic.
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xo

Parents, don’t stress!

I know you want the portrait of everyone smiling at the camera—you know, the one grandma wants for her mantle—but I promise you what you’ll cherish most are the images like these that really show your family’s personality. The in-between moments. The giggles and snuggles, even the pouts. They’re what make you YOU.

When you look back through your memories months and years later, it’ll be the emotion-filled frames that get you every time. So, yes, we’ll be sure to snap a few cheeses for the camera, the requisite holiday card. But the rest of the time, just breathe in your babies, relax, and let the magic unfold around you. Because don’t worry…it will ✨.