Mother’s Day is getting close! It’s on May 13th to be precise.

You might be thinking…

How could we make mom feel appreciated and loved?  What could we do that is really thoughtful and special this year?

What is the perfect gift to show a mother  how much of an impact she’s had and just how grateful we are for her love?

Mom values family over possessions.  She would lay down everything for her loved ones.

What if you could give her an experience…

Something she would talk about 20 years from now.

A professional portrait session!

Providing mom a gift certificate for a portrait session is the perfect way to share a fun day making memories, and give mom a wall display that will be a lasting reminder of how important your time together is.

Once you purchase your gift certificate for mom, she will have 6 months to use the portrait session, so scheduling is easy and flexible.
She can use it right away, or later this fall. She can use it with the kids, hubby, or with the whole family.

We’ve put together something special for moms who deserve a meaningful gift.   

We are offering a special portrait bundle to 20 amazing moms.
This offer allows you pre-order your family portrait session and get a $400 value for $99.
It does not have to be used on or before Mother’s Day.  It can be used anytime through October.

Here are the details:

Here’s what a few of our portrait clients have to say about the experience:

Spring Family Portrait Event

 

Here are the details for these limited edition Spring portrait sessions:

The Location:

Council Grove State Park.

Our outdoor location is breathtaking this time of year with Ponderosa pine trees, a blue mountain backdrop, and a river running through it.

The Dates:

April 28th & May 5th

 

Who’s it for:

Whether you are just starting a family or are gathering with generations, this session will be the time to capture your family at this stage of life.

Perhaps you are commemorating a transition in life or have felt the realization that the kids are growing up fast.

These short sessions a great opportunity to update your family portrait with a fresh, beautiful new one!

Everyone is welcome!   Bring your dogs if they are part of the family too!

 

Sessions Include:

•  A 20 minute professional portrait session in Missoula.  One of the main things families like about these event sessions is that 20 minutes is just the right amount of time to keep kids engaged and having fun.  It’s also enough time to expect about 50 awesome professional photos of your family.

• We will reserve a viewing and ordering session to reveal all your gorgeous photos and show you our boutique products.  We will provide insight in how to showcase your portraits and can help you design a custom display for your photos at that time.

• Portrait wall art, albums and specialty products are sold separately.

 

Details:

$50 reserves your 20 minute professional portrait session.  The $50 reservation fee holds your date and will be credited back to you during your viewing session.

 

Here’s what people are saying about our family portrait sessions:

“Nelli definitely has a gift for capturing sweet moments and a gift for working with kids. I’m not sure how but she was able to capture so many beautiful shots of my entire family including two young boys and two dogs. Thank you so much for the beautiful artwork that hangs in my living room.” – Amelia T.

“Jesse and Nelli have been taking our family photos for years and we wouldn’t go to anyone else! Our pictures always turn out so beautiful and professional! They are so fun and easy to work with- they go the extra mile to make sure that you are getting a wonderful product worthy to hang on your walls. I can’t say enough about them!” – Amy B.

“Our family had a great experience with Nelli!  She was so patient with 6 kiddo’s and made the session so much fun……in spite of the snow and cold weather! The end result was amazing. Beautiful pictures! We will definitely have Nelli take our pictures in the future! I highly recommend Nelli!”  –Joann

“I can not say enough positive comments about these wonderful people/photographers. I have never had pictures taken before that can bring tears to my eyes like this team does. They capture the most perfect moments. I am not a fan of getting my picture taken at all and Nellie makes my whole family of 6 at ease. It isn’t an easy task to get so many young children to smile at the camera yet she accomplishes it better then anyone else! They have been taking our family pictures for the past few years and we will continue to have them document such precious moments for us. Besides doing wonderful work they are the kindness people we know!”  –Angela

Questions:

Email us@jesseandnelli.com

TWEENS – the last stage of childhood

TWEEN model call

As I flip through the pages of my mother’s photo album, those plastic pages with photos slipped in between, I can hardly do anything but grimace. My permed hair that was cut into a mushroom and the glasses that swallowed my face.  I remember all too well the feeling of trying to fit in and to feel like I was pretty.  It suddenly mattered what I looked like to others.  My mother loved taking photos of me and my siblings, but was by no means a pro.  I flip through a few more pages and remember how painfully awkward it felt.

Which brings me to my children.  My oldest daughter is 19.  I started my professional photography career when she was just toddling around and she became my most popular subject.  She grew, went through adolescence and I photographed her.  I wanted her to feel beautiful and I wanted to show this social media world and her far away relatives, the beautiful girl that I saw everyday.  As she grew older and went through high school, every so often she would ask me to photograph her.  She told me the photos made her feel good about herself.

I realized that through the gift of photography I could make my daughter see herself as I see her and as God sees her…  beautiful.

I want to offer this same gift to your daughter as well.  As a mother, we want to give our daughters confidence as they enter womanhood.  To be comfortable in the skin God gave them, to show them and the world how beautiful they truly are.  We can do this through the power of photography.

It is my desire to photograph those preteen years (age 10-12) as portrayed by those that love them best. The goal is to help tweens look and feel beautiful and have unshakable confidence in themselves when they hit junior high.

In comes the “Who I am.” project
We are starting the “Who I am” photography project to capture that last season of childhood while enriching the lives of pre-teens. The main goal is to make pre-teens look and feel beautiful and be confident in who they are.

Who we’re looking for
We are looking for female models for our photography project, ages 10-12. We will ask the model and their parents a few questions, then combine the text and photographs to create one impactful piece of art.

Participating tweens receive a FREE portrait session + so much MORE!

Why “Who I am”?
We want to capture the personality of these tweens and record the last stage of their childhood before they become young adults. We want them to realize their true beauty so that they are confident in themselves before they hit Junior High. Imagine the impact a single beautiful image can do for your tweens self-image.

This transitional time in life is so fleeting.  Before you know it, they start wanting to hang out with their friends more than you, they want to wear makeup, get their driver’s license and maybe even date!  Believe me, I saw it happen right before my eyes, my cute little freckled face daughter is now a young woman at the University!

How to participate or nominate a friend:

Click here to see the available dates for these sessions. 

You can reserve a spot right there ⬇️.  The deadline for reservations is Friday, March 23rd and the in-studio session itself will be complimentary($150 value).

If you are interested in having your daughter participate in this project, or if you would like to nominate a friend or family member that you think would be perfect for this you can contact us below.

 

Please nominate people you think would enjoy the boutique experience we provide.

Additional Details

The in-studio session itself is complimentary and includes $60 in product credit (a total $210 value).

Our goal is to create a gorgeous group of photos you’ll love and that truly show your child’s spirit and soul!

Many people like to use these photos as birthday, Mother’s Day, and “just because” gifts for their daughter.

Our finished fine art portraits start at $60.

 

Fall Family Portrait Event!
October 14th, 2017

Greenough Park in Missoula

Limited Edition Fall Mini Sessions

$49 session fee

We are happy to be Announcing our final Fall Mini Session Event on October 14th in Missoula!

Fall is Here!  Crunchy leaves, fireplace gatherings and beautiful colors make this our favorite time of the year. 

Fall is also a reminder of how fast time goes by and our kids grow up.

As parents with so much on our plates, it’s sometimes hard to stop and reflect on our relationships.

A professional portrait session is a time to stop and say, “This is what’s important.  It’s time to celebrate my family.”

If it’s been several months since you captured the memory of your family, we have a special invitation for you.

This year we will be doing our Fall Mini Sessions at one of our favorite parks for walking in nature – Greenough Park.

It’s a perfect place and time of year for family portraits and to capture this moment in your families history.

Our event sessions are 20 minutes long.  It’s short and sweet.  The main thing people like is that the 20 minutes is just the right amount of time to keep kids engaged and having fun.  It’s also enough time to get about 50 really good professional photos of your family.

The Location:
Greenough Park is close to downtown Missoula at the gateway to the Rattlesnake wilderness.
There is plenty of beautiful trees, walking paths and fall colors.  This is a great park to showcase you and your loved ones.

Who is it for?
These limited edition sessions are great for family portrait sessions along with children, couples, engagements, and seniors.  Everyone is welcome!  Families of all sizes!  This is a great time to update your family picture with a fresh, beautiful new one!

Sessions Include:
A 20 minute professional photo session in Missoula on October 14th.
Products are sold separately.  We will also schedule your viewing & ordering session at the time of your booking to reveal all your gorgeous photos, and guide you through all our boutique products and display options.

Price:

$49 for the session fee

Prints and products sold separately

Questions:

Email us@jesseandnelli.com or Call 888-541-FOTO

Let us know what time of day works best: Morning, Early Afternoon, or Late Afternoon

Our Event Sessions One-Day Only Special Events.

These sessions are a limited time offer and subject to availability.

*Update* This event is sold out.

You can still sign up below to get on the waiting list for our next portrait event.

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The Session Fee for this event is $49.

We have gotten so many rave reviews about our event sessions.   Here’s a few notes we received from previous event sessions in Missoula:

I absolutely love them. I just finished hanging the collage up. A little challenging single handed, but I made it!  I wanted to keep it safe, and it is safest on the wall. Looks wonderful. Photo attached – tools and all. Makes my table look humble next to such pretty photos! I have the rest of the prints positioned around the house looking for homes and planning for frames. I love all of them. Thank you for the extras. I adore the print format – the colors are incredible.

Thank you for all the time and care you put into these. They are perfect. You were right all along — would be a choice I would not regret.

Jen

I can not say enough positive comments about these wonderful people/photographers. I have never had pictures taken before that can bring tears to my eyes like this team does. They capture the most perfect moments. I am not a fan of getting my picture taken at all and Nellie makes my whole family of 6 at ease. It isn’t an easy task to get so many young children to smile at the camera yet she accomplishes it better then anyone else! They have been taking our family pictures for the past few years and we will continue to have them document such precious moments for us. Besides doing wonderful work they are the kindness people we know!

Angela

 

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