Adoption is amazing - and hard.
I’m here to make it a little easier by creating authentic, ethical, & beautiful adoption profiles for you. 

A good profile needs three key ingredients:

 

  1. Quality Photographs (and lots of them!)
    Once you're ready to get started, I will set up a way to share photos (usually on Google Drive). If you don't have a recent professional photo then I recommend getting one or having a friend take some with portrait mode on a smartphone (they come out great!).

  2. Concise & Engaging Content (think less is more)
    Next we provide coaching for the written content of your book. We know it can be hard to write about ourselves, so Love Makes has a simple questionnaire for you to complete. This allows you to have your own ‘voice’ come through, which is so important!

  3. Personality! (displaying your family's uniqueness)
    For this step, we want to find design elements and styles that best represent your family. Are you classic, modern, vintage, or something else entirely? Whatever your style, we will find a design to match.

Keep scrolling for profile options, samples, client love, and FAQ.

 

Love Makes works to take the stress out of making your adoption profile.

 

SEMI-CUSTOM PROFILE: $450
Printing options available for additional cost
Save time & money with this option! Select from 12+ templates, color schemes, & font options. You'll provide your photos and written content and I’ll take care of the rest.

Price include:

  • access to sample Expectant Parent letters

  • simple prompts for writing your content

  • creation of your family profile based on the template you select

  • access to a private workspace where we can share photos, files, etc.

  • 2 hours edit time

  • a high-resolution digital pdf copy

  • a web-sized digital pdf copy

  • a full bleed pdf copy that can be used to order printing on your own

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CUSTOM PROFILE: $750
Printing options available for additional cost
Let me help you from start to finish! I'll get an idea of your vision/style and create a profile for you that is original to you, using your photos and written content.

Price include:

  • access to sample Expectant Parent letters

  • simple prompts for writing your content and an optional coaching call

  • creation of your family profile, up to 20 pages max

  • access to a private workspace where we can share photos, files, etc.

  • 3 hours edit time

  • a high-resolution digital pdf copy

  • a web-sized digital pdf copy

  • a full bleed pdf copy that can be used to order printing on your own

 GET STARTED

 

InDesign TEMPLATES (A DIY OPTION)
Have some experience with inDesign? Then this option is perfect for you! With this option, you add your content and photos on your own in Adobe inDesign. Select from 8+ templates I have available and you'll receive a packaged file with the layout for text and photos, a tutorial video, directions for accessing free fonts, and more!

Price includes:

  • access to sample Expectant Parent letters

  • inDesign template of your choice (now an instant download)

  • coaching and prompts for writing your content

  • printer suggestions/options

 

Browse a few of the profiles made by Love Makes…

I strive to put a little love into every profile I make by capturing each family’s style and personalities so that when it reaches the hands of the right expectant parent(s), they have an authentic, genuine, profile that they can connect with. I have now had the honor of creating almost 700 profiles over the years and it’s been such a joy!

 
 

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“I’ve been meaning to write you…we adopted twin baby girls in March!!! The birth mother chose us simply based on our profile book (we hadn’t even spoken to her yet), so we owe you a HUGE thank you!!!!....It was awesome. The adoption agency uses it as well as a sample of how to do a book properly. Again, thank you, thank you, thank you. You are simply the best at what you do.”
— V.
“Sooooo.... We showed our book for the first time on Monday and we are matched!!!!! Thank you for helping us make such a great profile book. It was a popular case but we stood out.

And due May 15th Yup in about 9 days!! So crazy and excited!! Thank you again!!”
— D. & D.
“Hi Dani!
We are in awe and amazement at the beautiful job you did in creating our profile! You took something that was so difficult for us and made it easy and pleasant and doable!! You are wonderful at what you do! We are truly grateful!Can’t wait to see what comes next!! ”
— C. & M.
“I just did the first glance, and I am absolutely weeping. It is so beautiful, and you captured us like I never could have imagined anyone could. Oh my goodness, I can’t thank you enough. Brett and I will go over it more in depth, but I wanted to provide that quick feedback that you are incredible, and our family will forever be grateful to you for what you have done for us!”
— T.
“We were so grateful for your quick turn around on our digital adoption profile. We were able to share it with the sweetest couple pretty much the same day it was finished. They loved our profile and even commented on how they liked how simple (in a good way!) and to the point it was.

We matched with them and were so blessed to adopt our daughter, Audrey 7 weeks ago!!

Thank you so much for being a part of our journey to parenthood and helping us build our family!
”
— H.
“Hi Dani,
Just wanted to let you know that we received a match yesterday for a baby boy due Sept. 3 ”
— E.
“Thank you so much for all your help! A task that seemed overwhelming to me at first quickly became easy and painless thanks to you! We love our book! ”
— K.
“I can’t thank you enough for working with us through this process. You are so easy to work with and your work is so beautiful.”
— T.
“Dani, we LOVE what you have created!! The profile not only visually wonderful, but the way the photos flow throughout really create a strong sense of us as individuals/couple.”
— J.

How long does the process take?

For the most part, that is totally up to you!

I will start working on your draft after you’ve uploaded your photos and written content (don’t worry - I provide instructions and coaching for those parts!). Some families get this all done in a week or less and others take up to a month. It just depends how quickly you want to move.

A draft for a semi-custom profile takes me 5-7 business days.

A draft for a custom profile takes me 10-12 business days.

At that point, I will provide instructions for requesting edits and we will work back and forth until it’s perfect! Once you approve your final draft, printing and shipping takes about 6 to 8 business days.

What does the semi-custom option mean?

My semi-custom option means that we will start with a template you select. You also get to select the fonts, colors, and graphic elements you want to use.

I call it ‘semi-custom’ because once I have your unique photos and written content, I will make adjustments to the layout if needed.

Does it matter what agency we're using?

Nope! I have made profiles for families working with many different agencies, consultants, and lawyers. I am happy to follow their requirements and guidelines as needed.

Do I have to write the content myself?

Yes - but I will coach you!

The writing is usually the most difficult part for people - it’s hard to write about ourselves! The reason I do not offer to write your content for you is because I have found that the only way to capture your voice is to have you write it yourself. No one knows you better than you! And even though it may be hard to get through this step, you’ll have the peace of mind knowing that as expectant parents read your profile, they are seeing the real, authentic you. And they are hearing your ‘voice’ come out in your writing.

After we met our daughter’s birth mom for the first time she told us we were exactly what she expected after reading our profile. This was so affirming to use because it meant we had done a good and accurate job representing ourselves and it made all of us confident to move forward together in an adoption plan. This is my hope for you as well! And the best way to have that happen is to write it yourself. But don’t panic! I’m here to help and I provide a coaching call, editing and suggestions, and general support as needed.

Hello & thanks for stopping by!

Dani
Owner of Love Makes

Thanks so much for stopping by and if you’re anywhere in the process of adopting - congratulations!

A little about me: I have a degree in Art with an emphasis in Art History and have always loved design. I had the opportunity to learn and practice graphic design during a job I had at my church and went on to be the Communications Director. At that job I was able to continue to work in marketing, communications, and design on a larger scale. 

When my husband and I began our adoption journey, I wanted to make our family profile book myself. After seeing our profile, our daughter’s birth mom told our social worker that we were THE FAMILY for her child - that she couldn't wait to meet us and didn't want to see any other profiles because she was sure it was us! In early 2015 our adorable daughter joined our family. And in Spring of 2017, we welcomed our second daughter (biological).