Family Videography With Grandparents Atlanta, GA
This Season Matters—and is Fleeting
One of the luckiest aspects of my own journey through parenthood is that we had grandparents present in the lives of our boys. I know that it’s rare, and I’m grateful that my kids have grandparents who are around and in a relationship with them. Of course, we have some posed pictures of them together, but the ordinary moments that they got to have together were beautiful. Real time spent together, making pancakes and eating chocolate pie. Intergenerational connections that I cherish, and the videos I made of them over the years, are a quiet reminder that this chapter doesn’t last forever, even when it feels ordinary.
What Family Videography Captures That Photos Can’t
Family videography captures your parents’ voices, accents, laughter, and cadence. The way they move through the world and light up the room. The in-between moments and how comfortable the kids are climbing into their laps. All these details that we think we’ll never forget.
But, because I know portraits also matter, family videography sessions also include 10-15 edited photos, including some candids and a few nice portraits.
Possible Activities to Film (Nothing Forced)
Focus on familiar, low-pressure moments that already exist in their relationship:
At Home
Reading books together
Cooking or baking a family recipe
Sitting at the table talking while kids draw or snack
Grandparents watching kids play
Outside
Walks around the neighborhood
Gardening together
Sitting on the porch or backyard while kids run around
Playing games (cards, checkers, puzzles)
Connection-Based Moments
Grandparents telling a story from their childhood
Talking about how they met, raised their kids, or what they hope for their grandchildren
Kids asking questions (prompted gently or naturally)
The Value Once They’re Gone
I can attest to the invaluable power of my kids hearing their grandparents’ voices years later. It’s amazing as a way to grieve that also includes connection. This is one reason family photos and videos become even more valuable over time—it gives my kids a sense of belonging to something bigger than themselves. Family videography is about a legacy that feels real, and it’s not about perfection or performance. Everyone can just relax and enjoy eachother, and I’ll put clips together to tell a story so that grandparents can be remembered as they truly were.
“While my mom was with us it was a cute Saturday morning to watch her flip through old photos with the kids. It was really sweet to watch them try and help her make breakfast , and fun to see them enjoy her silliness as they spent time together...
Now when I watch the video I’m reminded how much I loved her laugh and to see her eyes crinkle when she looked at her grandsons. To see someone you care about so much interact with the family just makes the video so much more than anything I could take with my phone.
It has become as precious to me as a family photo album, but has light and movement- and most importantly, sound. All those little interactions that your memory fills in when you look at a photograph are actually recorded. It’s magical.
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