Fraser Valley Family Photographer | Hidden Lives Photography

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Family Documentary Photographer

Authentically capturing the beauty in your family’s life in Vancouver & Fraser Valley, British Columbia

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Hello, I’m Carly, a mother of three and your Abbotsford wedding, newborn + family documentary photographer.

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Your motherhood matters. Whether you want to preserve the memories of your pregnancy, early newborn days or later days as a family, I’m here for you to photograph your motherhood and family story in all its raw beauty.

Let’s connect + capture the beauty of your Fraser Valley family!

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“Carly’s talent for photography truly shines through in every shot, and the end results are nothing short of stunning. Her photos are beautiful memories that our family will cherish forever.”

-Maclean N. // Langley, BC.

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Ok, so why the name “Hidden Lives” Photography? For me, it’s an important way to remind myself and my clients of my particular vision and approach to photography.

The name comes from a favorite quote of mine, from George Eliot&rsqu

A small preview of a beautiful day. Congratulations Carmel & Oscar!
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“Bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh, at last.”
Happy wedding weekend to C & O!
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“Sometimes I need only to stand wherever I am to be blessed.” Mary Oliver

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“Sometimes I need only to stand wherever I am to be blessed.” Mary Oliver
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A gorgeous golden hour was fitting for celebrating this family. They’ve been a light to many of us and I know they’ll carry that along with them on their next adventure 🤍
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A break from the usual content because these graduates in black and white were a vibe 🤍 Congrats to the Class of 2025!

“…Tell me, what is it you plan to do / with your one wild and precious life?”
Mary Oliver, “The Summer Day”
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Magical summer evenings are finally upon us ✨
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New on the blog— how I love to embrace the chaos. Here I offer a peek into how I approach my family sessions, which is shaped by how my friend @beedalgetty artfully worked with my own family’s dramatic photography session years ago. Link

My eyes already touch the sunny hill,
going far beyond the road I have begun,
So we are grasped by what we cannot grasp;
it has an inner light, even from a distance-

and changes us, even if we do not reach it,
into something else, which, hardly sens

Who else is excited for wildflower season? 😍
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It is a gift for me to witness through my lens so many different stages in a family’s life. Whether documenting an engaged couple preparing for marriage, a couple entering marriage, a family welcoming a new member or watching a family grow, I f

A happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there. Within motherhood’s different forms, in all its joys and all its sorrows, it’s a transformational and beautiful gift. May we honor and support those who live it today and every day!

It was such a pleasure to connect with other local creatives at @catherinealycsa.photo ‘s content shoot last weekend. Thank you @catherinealycsa.photo for hosting this lovely event!

And thank you to the local vendors who also made the day so s

Giveaway alert! 🎉

In two weeks, we’ll be celebrating Mother’s Day, and I will also be celebrating my first year in business! And I can think of no better way to mark this moment than by giving one of you a family session (valued at $37

I’m excited to announce the launch of my redesigned website! My friend Mary Colleen (@themarycolleen) has done such a wonderful job helping me bring my vision for Hidden Lives to life and I’m so happy to be able to finally share it with y

It’s been a while, so I thought I’d show my face again and share a bit more about me!
I’m Carly, the woman behind the lens here at Hidden Lives. I have three little ones and am deep in that beautiful and intense phase of motherhood

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