LGBTQ+ Family Inspiration and Photoshoot Ideas
Queer family can look like so many beautiful things, and we celebrate all of them. From family photoshoot ideas and baby shower inspiration to expecting sessions, two-mom families, two-dad families, and the deeply personal journey of building a life and family together, we share stories and inspiration through an inclusive lens.
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Renovation Experts @BrownstoneBoys Talk Marriage and Makeovers
Read Article: Renovation Experts @BrownstoneBoys Talk Marriage and MakeoversThe Brownstone Boys share their blueprints for communication, budgeting and turning a house into a home.
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Jacaranda-Filled Family Session in Australia
Read Article: Jacaranda-Filled Family Session in AustraliaThis family session is beautifully captured at University of Queensland’s jacaranda-covered courtyard.
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10 Newlywed Holiday Ornaments
Read Article: 10 Newlywed Holiday OrnamentsYou’ve hit a huge milestone marrying the love of your life this year, and before 2022 is over, it’s time for another important occasion: your first holidays together as newlyweds.
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A Sweet Day-in-the-Life Family Session
Read Article: A Sweet Day-in-the-Life Family SessionIt took two years for Grant and Miguel to find a surrogate, but they wouldn’t have had it any other way.
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Justin Mikita Shares Details About Him and Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s New Collection
Read Article: Justin Mikita Shares Details About Him and Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s New CollectionWe fell in love with Justin Mikita and Jesse Tyler Ferguson‘s seamless blend of style and advocacy when they launched Tie the Knot, a collection of wedding bow ties that raised money for LGBTQ+ Americans, back in 2012.
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A Dance Party-Themed Birthday With a DIY Shoe Station
Read Article: A Dance Party-Themed Birthday With a DIY Shoe StationYear 2 was full of dance parties in our kitchen, so when my daughter officially turned TWO, I knew I had to bring in her love of dancing into the design of the party.
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A Cute Family Session in San Diego’s Balboa Park
Read Article: A Cute Family Session in San Diego’s Balboa ParkI always love it when I get to share a couple’s love journey!
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Balloons, Accessories & Lots of Pink: This Cake Smash Sesh Is Filled With Cuteness
Read Article: Balloons, Accessories & Lots of Pink: This Cake Smash Sesh Is Filled With CutenessWhen little Nuri turned one, her mom Charlene reached out to photographer JJ Ignotz, who she had previously worked with, to do a stylized cake smash in the photographer’s studio.
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Lavender Farm Family Session
Read Article: Lavender Farm Family SessionToday’s family session is particularly special for me — it’s mine!
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Throuple Parents Make Legal History
Read Article: Throuple Parents Make Legal HistoryA family in California made history by being the first polyamorous family to have all parents listed on their children’s birth certificates. Dr.
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7 Tips for Entertaining at Home from True Religion’s Founder Kym Gold
Read Article: 7 Tips for Entertaining at Home from True Religion’s Founder Kym GoldFashion veteran and entrepreneurial icon Kym Gold’s latest venture is luxury home goods brand Style Union Home.
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A Gorgeous Beach Expecting Session with an Incredible Donor Story
Read Article: A Gorgeous Beach Expecting Session with an Incredible Donor StoryChelsea and Lindsay knew it may be more challenging but wanted to at least try the DIY route before turning to medical intervention to get pregnant.
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A Wedding Planner’s Glam Expecting Session
Read Article: A Wedding Planner’s Glam Expecting SessionMichelle knew she wanted to create an over-the-top styled expecting session to celebrate her son, Nolan Wolfe, but not only because it’s engrained in her as a wedding planner to make every moment beautiful. “I was not one of those little girls who dreamt of my wedding day, and had baby names picked out by the time I was in college.
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Fall Golden Hour Expecting Session
Read Article: Fall Golden Hour Expecting SessionAubry and Jaclyn trusted the same photographer who shot their wedding, Vanessa Venable Photography, to capture their expecting photos to celebrate their first child, who is due this month.
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Adorable Expecting Shoot on an Alpaca Farm
Read Article: Adorable Expecting Shoot on an Alpaca FarmTheir photographer contacted a family that owned an alpaca farm turns out, alpacas + cute baby bump is the formula for a successful expecting shoot!
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A Love-Filled Nature Reserve Family Session
Read Article: A Love-Filled Nature Reserve Family SessionToday’s sweet family sesh captured by photography Vanessa Venable showcases Sean and Stephen’s cute kiddos, Sawyer (4) and Iris (1), each brought into this world via gestational surrogacy. “We used an anonymous egg donor through an agency called The Donor Source.
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My Virtual FaceTime Expecting Photoshoot During the Pandemic
Read Article: My Virtual FaceTime Expecting Photoshoot During the PandemicI’m excited to officially share the news that I’m expecting twins this summer!
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A Family Session in the Charming Streets of Sardinia
Read Article: A Family Session in the Charming Streets of SardiniaI always think it’s so lovely when a wedding photographer continues working with the couple after their wedding day, documenting their growing family. Gabrielle and Yvette, who had worked with photographer Fabio Marras for their wedding day, enlisted in his talents once again, this time with their sweet Natalie in tow, as they meandered the gorgeous streets of Sardinia.
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A Boho Expecting Session
Read Article: A Boho Expecting SessionMatthias and Anaïs had been together for seven years when they found out they were expecting their first child, a little boy who was born this past summer.
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Mattel Launches Gender-Inclusive Doll Line
Read Article: Mattel Launches Gender-Inclusive Doll LineKids come into the world with a blank slate — gender is a society-dictated binary system that is infused at a young age.
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A Light and Airy Boudoir Expecting Session
Read Article: A Light and Airy Boudoir Expecting SessionMother-to-be Vivian wanted something special for her expecting session so photographer Veronika Paluch Photography brought in florals and sheer fabrics to create a session that felt very feminine and empowering, and celebrated her growing belly.
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10 Same-Sex Family Outfits for Your Littles
Read Article: 10 Same-Sex Family Outfits for Your LittlesLike many things in this world, sayings on kids outfits tend to be extremely heteronormative (*cue frustrated sigh*), but we’ve found some super cute — and inclusive — onesies and tees for littles with same-sex parents.
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Pebble Beach Sunset Family Session
Read Article: Pebble Beach Sunset Family SessionFlora Gibson Photography captured Lauren, Randy and their adorable son Axel, at the beach club pier in Pebble Beach for a sunset session that was filled with both formal and candid portraits of this sweet family of three.
