A Lovely Mess

Cooking with children is never neat. Inevitably, some stray chopped veggies drop to the floor, you can’t quite remember where you put that ladle—and yes, flour somehow manages to make a comfortable living in your hair and across your cheek. It’s a fine microcosm for parenthood at its core: a beloved chaos peppered with giggles and sprinkled with playful, joyous noise.

It’s a mess. A lovely mess.

featured in Cottage Hill Magazine‘s Grace Issue / captured on Portra 400 film / Lifestyle Family Portrait Photography / Family Lifestyle Film Photography / Lifestyle Film Portrait Photography / Fine Art Film Photography / Fine Art Film Photographer / Family Lifestyle Portrait Session / Lifestyle Film Portrait Photographer 

design: Michelle Wright Events / location: The Stanley Homestead / film processing: The FIND Lab / food: Belle’s Catering / hair & makeup: R.A.E. Makeup Artistry / paper goods: Silver Fox Calligraphy / chairs: Greenhouse Picker Sisters / dutch oven: Le Creuset / china: Vietri / florals: Cotton Social / shelf styling: Sur La Table / dad’s watch: Brooks Brothers / flatware: Anthropologie / cast iron: Blanc Creatives / necklace: Francesca’s / dishes: Schiffman’s & Vietri / candles: Yummi Candles / mom’s dress: Anthropologie / little girl’s dress: Jane & Jack