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Celebrating Life's Most Meaningful Chapters

Milestone sessions celebrate the chapters that shape your story. From growing families to personal achievements, these sessions create a beautiful visual record. More than photos, they preserve who you are, what you felt, and how far you’ve come—becoming a lasting part of your legacy.

Life moves quickly. Let’s capture the moments that matter. 

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From tiny toes to octogenarians.

Birthday Celebrations

The quiet anticipation, the glow, the bond before baby arrives.

Maternity Portraits

Tassels turned, dreams unfolding, pride you can feel.

Graduation Portraits

The confidence, the milestone, the moment before the next big step. 

Senior Portraits

Heritage, celebration, and the honor of reaching this meaningful moment.

Bar & Bat Mitzvahs

Elegance, tradition, and the joy of stepping into a new chapter.

Quinceañeras

Heartfelt, intimate celebrations for couples who found love on their own timeline, and for anyone choosing a wedding that feels beautifully unconventional.

Weddings

Milestones are anything meaningful to you. Some of the most popular sessions include:

What Milestones Can Be

Bat Mitzvah 

Heather

"Luci was one of the most professional, friendly, upbeat and positive photographers we've ever worked with."

Wedding

vicky

"Luci's thorough communication throughout was the cherry on top of our great experience and beautiful photos. Luci captures the external beauty of her subjects and the beauty of the personality within."

Senior portraits

Monica

"The portraits are fantastic and capture our son's expressions and personality beautifully. Luci immediately put him at ease resulting in photos we all love."

Quinceanera

Leticia

"We will treasure these photos as they have brought so many smiles to so many faces especially our birthday girl. Luci captured the candid moments perfectly."

50th wedding anniversary & senior portraits 

Angela

"We have had two momentous occasions that were recently documented by Luci and the photos are simply stunning."

Weddings

senior & Grad 
 portraits

Quinceaneras

Maternity

Bar & Bat
Mitzvahs

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$525

Investment starts at

Wardrobe consultation. 

Full online gallery delivery within 2 - 3 weeks of your session.

Unlimited pre-session consultations via phone, email, or in-person.

Professionally edited and retouched, high-resolution digital images.

Every milestone session includes...

Full printing rights with unlimited downloads.

Personalized app of your favorite images.

Tell me what season of life you're in and what you hope to remember.

Connect

01

We choose a location, wardrobe vibe, and the emotional tone. 

Plan

02

A relaxed, guided experience that captures genuine connection, emotion, and personality.

Shoot Day

03

I share a sample first so you can guide the final look, making sure every image feels like you. 

Personally tailored retouching

04

You receive a curated gallery that feels warm, nostalgic, and meaningful - a keepsake of this
moment in your story. 

Deliver

05
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Milestone Portfolio

in-home reunion portraits 

Stefanie

"Luci did a great job capturing 30+ years of friendship. Trying to make 5 women (who are not loving how they're aging) happy with the photos is no small feat, but Luci managed to do it."

senior portraits + family portraits

Inger

"Our photo shoot with Luci was fun, super easy and well organized. This was my second time working with Luci and once again I was thrilled with the photos she captured for us."

senior portraits 

Cathy

"Luci made the photoshoot experience effortless from beginning to end. Luci understood the age group she was working with and made it a comfortable experience for them, resulting in beautiful and natural photographs that we will treasure."

Bar Mitzvah

Kate

"Luci knew what to do, when to do it, and calmly led us through a morning where our minds were elsewhere. The final pictures are fantastic, and she got some surprise great ones at the party I wouldn’t have known to ask for."

senior portraits 

Heather

"Luci really captured my son not only as an athlete, but a young adult getting ready to take on the world! He was very comfortable with Luci during their time together, I loved all of the images and it was really hard to pick favorites!"

senior portraits 

Ruth

"Luci is an overall delight to work with. She puts her heart and soul into the photos. She has great suggestions, and is willing to hold your hand if you've never been through the process of having a photo shoot done."

Vow renewal, Temple Manu-El 

Adam

"Luci is an overall delight to work with. She puts her heart and soul into the photos. She has great suggestions, and is willing to hold your hand if you've never been through the process of having a photo shoot done."

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Whatever chapter of life you’re in, I'd be honored to preserve it with care. Book your session today and let’s create memories that last.

Let's Honor This Moment Together

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