Becoming Parents
Starting at €2,800,00
There is a before. There is an after. And there is the interior of that passage, which moves faster than anyone warned you, and is already beginning to soften at the edges.
Becoming a parent is not defined by a single moment. It begins before a child arrives, in the anticipation and uncertainty, and continues to unfold long after, through a gradual reorganization of identity and daily life no one can fully describe in advance.
Every path into parenthood carries its own emotional landscape. Whether a family begins through birth, adoption, assisted reproduction, or a long period of waiting, the work is composed with deep sensitivity to reflect that journey truthfully — the raw, early days of adjustment, the first signs of personality, and the intentions carried into this new life as they met reality.
Choose Your Scope
Reflection
The story of how this child came to be, however that journey unfolded, and the first weeks of finally meeting them. It captures what it felt like to become parents before there were words for it: the fear beneath the joy, the surprise of love arriving so quickly or so gradually. It preserves the first glimpses of who they seemed to be, and the hopes you began to hold for their future..
Continuum
Everything Reflection holds, carried further through the year when personality becomes unmistakably theirs: the quirks, the passions, the traits that make them uniquely themselves. It follows how parenthood continued to shape you, season by season, and closes with the hopes you hold for their future at this moment in their story.
Tailored
Define your own pagination and interview parameters with your editor. Pricing is adjusted from our starting rates according to the scope agreed.
On Professional Family Photography
Alongside the manuscript, a professional family photography session is available by separate arrangement, coordinated through our small number of photography partners around the world. Sessions are quoted separately once your scope is confirmed, and the resulting images can be integrated directly into your volume alongside your own photographs.
Created For
- Couples in the initial months of family formation who wish to document the fleeting details that photography alone cannot hold.
- Individuals seeking to gift their partner a profound, archival record of what they experienced and built together.
- Families whose path into parenthood was long, complex, or hard-won, who want the significance of their journey permanently written down.
What Is Delivered
- Private listening sessions focused entirely on the unique, transitional arc of your family.
- A fully original manuscript written around your history and personal reflections.
- Curated art direction and the thoughtful integration of photographs.
- Professional family photography session available by separate arrangement.
- Revision rounds dedicated to refining personal tone with sensitivity.
- A masterfully bound, heirloom-grade printed volume, accompanied by a complete digital archive.
Commission Details
We begin with a private consultation to discuss your vision and confirm scope. Payment is split into three installments: an initial deposit to begin gathering your story, a mid-point payment before writing begins, and the final balance upon delivery.
As each volume is an entirely bespoke commission, all agreements are treated as final. Our collaborative process — including listening sessions and review cycles — ensures complete alignment before fine production begins. Any rare printing or logistical issue is resolved personally and promptly.
Your heirloom volume is packaged and dispatched via secure, fully insured transit. We serve an international clientele, and all shipping considerations are included in your initial project quotation.