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Let’s be honest. Your mum probably has a cupboard full of scented candles, a vase she only uses for Mother’s Day flowers, and a very specific opinion about how breakfast in bed always ends up with crumbs in the sheets. She loves that you tried. But this year, maybe it’s time to think a bit differently about what to get mum for Mother’s Day.
And here’s something that doesn’t get talked about enough. Mums are almost always the ones taking the photos. School concerts, birthday parties, holidays, first days, last days, random Tuesdays where the light was nice. They capture everything. And they’re in almost none of them.
Scroll through your family’s camera roll right now. Hundreds, maybe thousands of photos of the kids. Of dad pulling faces. Of the dog. But mum? She’s the one holding the phone. She’s cropped out, or half in the frame, or doing that awkward arm-stretch selfie thing that never quite works. It’s one of those things you don’t really notice until someone points it out. And then you can’t stop noticing it.
So what if you gave her something she’d never think to organise for herself?
A Verve Portraits family photoshoot is one of those Mother’s Day gifts that sounds simple but actually works in a way most presents don’t. Because it’s not just about the photos (although they’re absolutely stunning). It’s about giving mum 90 minutes where she’s not organising everything. Not packing the bag. Not timing the nap. Not worrying about what everyone’s eating for dinner. She’s just there, with her family, being part of the moment instead of documenting it from the sidelines.
The Verve team are genuinely brilliant at making the whole thing feel relaxed and natural. No stiff poses. No forced smiles. Just mum and the kids (and dad, and the grandparents, fur-babies and whoever else you want to bring along) laughing and having real fun in a beautiful studio while an award-winning photographer captures the stuff that actually matters. The real expressions. The in-between moments. The ones you didn’t even know were happening.
Think about the photos you have displayed at home right now. School photos, maybe. A holiday snap. How many is mum in? Really in, not hovering in the background?
After your Verve photoshoot, mum gets to come back for an exciting private cinematic viewing of all the beautifully retouched images. She picks her favourite, and it gets professionally printed as a framed fine art piece. Something she can hang on the wall and actually see herself in, alongside the people she spends all her energy looking after. That’s so much more special and meaningful to her than a bunch of tulips or a candle.
And if she falls in love with more than one image (which, honestly, most people do), there’s a whole range of custom artwork and digital collections to choose from. But there’s zero pressure. The Verve team are good at that.
Kids grow fast. Ridiculously fast. And one day they’re going to look back through the family photos and want to see their mum in them. Not just her hands in the corner of the frame. Not just the photos she took of everyone else. They’ll want to see her face. Her laugh. The way she looked at them when they were small.
That’s what a Verve photoshoot gives you. Not just beautiful, artistic images, but a record of mum being present, being celebrated, being part of the story instead of just the person telling it.
Verve has studios in Sydney (Alexandria), Melbourne (Richmond) and Brisbane (Fortitude Valley). All of them are gorgeous, with good coffee (or bubbles if mum prefers, and honestly, it’s Mother’s Day, so bubbles), and a warm, relaxed vibe from the second you walk in.
It’s easy to book online, and we take Afterpay, Zip, Apple Pay, and credit card options. Our studios do get busy though, so don’t leave this one to the last minute if you’d like to do your photoshoot before Mother’s Day.
If you’d rather find out more before jumping in, you can book a quick discovery call with the Verve team and they’ll walk you through everything. No pressure, just a chat.
Mother’s Day doesn’t need to be complicated. But it should be thoughtful. And if you’re stuck on what to get mum for Mother’s Day this year, think about what she’d really treasure versus what’s easy to grab at the shops on Saturday morning.
She wants to see herself with her favourite people. She wants a family memory. And she wants something that reminds her (and her kids, and their kids one day) that she was right there in the middle of all of it. Not behind the camera. Not out of frame. Right there.
A Verve experience gives her exactly that. It’s the kind of Mother’s Day gift she’ll look at on her wall every single day and cherish for many years to come.
Mother’s Day in Australia falls on the second Sunday of May every year. It’s worth booking your Verve photoshoot well ahead of time since studios tend to fill up six to eight weeks in advance, especially around popular gifting periods.
Absolutely. A lot of families book the session as a surprise Mother’s Day gift and only tell mum on the day. The Verve team can help you coordinate everything behind the scenes. Just keep in mind that mum will probably want a heads-up on what to wear, so you might want to loop her in a day or two before rather than springing it on her at the door.
We can comfortably fit around 10 people in our studios, so they are generally spacious enough for the whole family. Mum and the kids, dad, grandparents, even the dog. Some families keep it intimate with just mum and the little ones; others bring the whole crew. It’s completely up to you.
This comes up a lot, and it’s one of the biggest reasons people hesitate when figuring out what to get mum for Mother’s Day.
Our photographers are genuinely brilliant at putting people at ease. There’s no stiff posing or forced smiling. Most mums who say they hate photos end up loving the experience because it feels nothing like what they expected.
Nope. Just wear something you feel comfortable and like yourself in. The Verve team will chat with you beforehand about colours and styling so everything comes together nicely on the day. The studio provides everything else.
Yes. Verve offers gift vouchers so you can give mum the experience without needing to lock in a specific date. She can book her session whenever suits her, whether that’s Mother’s Day week or a few months later. It’s one of the most flexible mothers day gifts you can give.
They don’t need to. Verve has photographed over 50,000 families, so the team has seen every possible version of toddler chaos. The session is designed to feel like playtime, not a formal photo sitting. Often the most beautiful family portraits come from the unscripted, messy moments where the kids are just being themselves.
