Testimonials
Carlson Family
Being the star in my own life is what Jasmine has provided me in her pictures. As a mom, I'm always the one behind the camera taking the pictures or when I actually have someone take a picture of me, I'm usually frumpy or at least I feel that way. The way Jasmine captures the moments with our family makes me feel not only like a super mom and wife, but it makes me feel proud that I will be able to share these pictures with my children when they grow up. They will get a glimpse and reminder of their very special baby showers, visits with grandparents and great grandparents, and at-home family fun time.
During the sessions, Jasmine makes it fun for my 3-year-old son by making funny noises, counting down, and letting him be "in charge" of some aspects of the session. This brings out his smile and has enabled her to catch some hilarious and very precious moments. What I most enjoy about Jasmine is not only that she takes the posed pictures that I really want but that she is able to capture little moments I never even think of which become my favorite pictures.
Jasmine's sessions and her pictures are a part of my family's beautiful legacy!
Hays Family
Grandma Angie
I’ve taken many pictures in my 85 years, but never like the ones you took of me and the family, absolutely beautiful!
You captured the smile of my grandchildren, the happiness reflected on my face, the touching moments of mother and son reminiscing, and the family together, surrounded with momentous. I can go on and on.
Thank you for giving us a treasure that will be handed down from generation to generation.
Melendez Family
When we received the slideshow my husband and I pulled up beside each other on the sofa with child-like excitement. We were not prepared for the deluge of emotion that was to follow. We saw our real life unfolding before our eyes. We held hands as we watched how you vividly captured a day in our busy lives as parents of a four year old and a newborn. You froze one day beautifully in time for us to enjoy and share and revisit. You froze the most precious moments - the fleeting mom-moments that pass us by all too quickly, the itty-bitty fingers and toes that touch our hearts on a daily basis, the juggling of hectic newborn schedules and feedings and trying to make the older child feel included. The most surprising thing for me was the vast range of emotions my older daughter goes through on a daily basis. You captured that. I learned something new about my daughter from these photos! That’s amazing to me.
My husband was a little uneasy about the documentary day because he thought it would be intrusive and he said ‘we have enough pictures’ but by the end of the slideshow he was the one in tears. He said ‘that’s what it’s all about right there’ and we hugged in gratitude for the family we have built together. It was a reminder that all the chaos is worth it. That day-to-day life with kids is messy and exhausting and precious all at the same time.
I was anxious about my weight as the documenary day approached. I had gained 60 pounds during my pregnancy and I hadn’t had the inclination or the bravery to get on the scale in the month that followed. Would I look huge? Then I thought about what happened after my first baby – I had very few pictures of me holding my beautiful first-born because I thought ‘there will be tons of time after I lose the baby weight’. There were plenty of pictures of Dad with baby and baby alone but hardly any with me in them and before I knew it baby was nine months old and all I had was a few stratigaclly taken selfies. I was not going to let that happen again. I was going to trust that Jasmine would somehow find my best angle and I was going to embrace the real me. I am esctatic that I did that.
I now look at the slideshow and all I see is how my newborn baby needed her mom so much. I can actually feel the bonding that we were going through. I remember the eye contact that she was making with me and the tender reassuring moments between my older daughter and I and the supportive and admiring glances from my husband. One day my daughters will look at this slideshow and they will remember how loving their Mom was and they won’t care about the extra pounds.
The story that you told in the slideshow is the story of us. You captured my beating heart and put it into a time capsule. I am eternally grateful for your dedication to getting it just right for our family. Thank you Jasmine.
Dunaway Family
When I began chatting with Jasmine about a photo documentary of our family, I was torn because I wanted photos of our family’s special moments, but I was still carrying some of my baby weight; I was always exhausted; and being a new mom, I had absolutely no time for myself, let alone cleaning my house. I wanted everything to be perfect for the pictures, so I kept delaying. I am so grateful to Jasmine for giving me a gentle nudge to “just go for it”, because I would have missed out on our priceless, PERFECT photos.
We felt so comfortable with Jasmine, as if she was part of family. She was able to capture so many real moments, without being invasive. She focused on the things that make our house our home, not the messes and she made us all feel beautiful (and handsome). I cry each time I watch our video and will cherish our photos forever!
Thank you, Jasmine!!
Trombino Family
Upon watching our beautiful slideshow, we felt so thankful to be able to have our family documented throughout a day in our life. When viewing each photo we either laughed or cried, tears of joy, because Jasmine captured our little moments so beautifully. Seeing our son Max’s face lit up in the photos where we were playing, filled our hearts with joy, because it reminded us of what a happy family we have!
I’ll admit, I was slightly hesitant to be photographed at nearly 8-months pregnant, but Jasmine made me feel very comfortable. And I am just so happy that I did, because some of my favorite shots are those of my son touching my pregnant belly. Jasmine was able to capture our time with Max, before his brother came into the world, and that was just so special to us. So even though I may not have felt that I looked my best, because of being so far along in my pregnancy, the photographs came out stunning, and those tender moments became more important to me, than my body image.
My husband was also slightly anxious about the photo session beforehand, because he doesn’t really like having his picture taken, but Jasmine just had this way of making us feel natural. Before the session we were both afraid we would have to have perfect poses, or try to be really photogenic, but Jasmine gave us the confidence to just be ourselves, and we just went through our daily routines with our son. After a few minutes, we were at ease and the session was really fun!
Our son Max seemed to like the session too because he was really playful, and warmed up to Jasmine quickly,- - probably because she was so patient and sweet with him. Overall, this was a wonderful experience and we cannot wait to do it again with both our children, now that our littlest guy has arrived! Thank you Jasmine, we are so grateful, and will cherish these photos for our lifetime! Being able to freeze these sweet moments in time, is something we will always cherish.
Love, The Trombino’s