At Our Journey to You, I specialize in the customized creation of Adoption Portfolios, Adoption Profiles and Birthmother letters for prospective adopting couples. The process of adopting can be stressful enough without the worry that you do not have the time or the knack for creating your portfolio or letter. I will follow any agency/attorney guidelines to create a portfolio or letter that best shows the story of your family with thoughtful words and your own family pictures. I am a very blessed Mommy to 3 children my husband and I adopted, as well as having been adopted myself. This is VERY close to my heart and I treat each portfolio, profile and Birthmother letter as if it were my own!
At Our Journey to You, I customize everything from the look and layout of every page to"quotes" from you about one another. In each page I capture part of who you are and what is really unique and special about you, your life and family. Using my own custom worksheets (you complete), along with any guidelines from your agency/attorney and your preferences for page styles, colors, etc. and my experience in creating the text and pages that reflect you in your best light your part of the letter or portfolio will be so much easier and MUCH less stressful then if you were attempting to create it on your own. Fair or not, we live in a very visual world and your letter, profile or portfolio will need to be visually appealing to attract Birthmothers and put you on a level playing field. I want to help you to have a portfolio, profile or letter that not only is the best reflection of you but that outshines the rest.
I have had couples that have matched with Birthmothers within one to 6 weeks of submitting their completed portfolios. While this is not always the case in adoption...the adoption portfolios, adoption profiles and Birthmother letters I design get noticed which is the first step to being chosen. I do not take shortcuts by making every page similar...each page is different and draws the Birthmother in to reading it and learning more about you and what you have to offer their child. Because each page is different it is more likely to be noticed & read by a Birthmother.Think about when you are comparing two products at the store~ if you are unfamiliar with both of them you are most likely to choose the one with the prettiest, most enticing packaging. The truth is that we do live in a very visual society and you are "marketing" yourself.
COMMENTS FROM MY CLIENTS:
My main goal is to give all of my clients a portfolio that reflects the best of them and that they believe looks, feels and sounds like them, while giving them the best possible opportunity to be noticed and chosen by a Birthmother.
Some brief comments from some of my clients! MORE TO COME SOON!!!!!!
"Madeleine, Elisa and I wanted you to know how incredibly lucky we feel to have had the pleasure of working with you on our adoption portfolio. Having been a bit worn down by the bureaucracy and formality of the adoption adventure so far, you are a breath of fresh air! For anyone considering using Madeleine’s services, the final products (outstanding!) will speak for themselves, it’s the process itself that was surprisingly FUN and not at all the overwhelming task we had been dreading. From our very first inquiry Madeleine was hard at work on our pages just hours later and kept the ball rolling until our very happy conclusion just days later. Her suggestions and insights made the wording of our portfolio much better than it would have been without her experience, and the graphics and layout we think make our final product “pop!” just the way we dreamed it would. We will be highly recommending Madeleine to everyone we know and look forward to having her prepare our announcements once our family expands through adoption."
Steve & Elisa Wiggins
"Debra & I had tons of questions to which you answered all with a quick e-mail! You always went above and beyond. You are truly a sweetheart and made this experience so personal that we would venture to say we made a new friend. Throughout the whole process, you kept the job unbelievably beautiful. The work on the profile is magnificent...so much more than we expected! I think I could go on and on about our experience! This experience with you made the adoption profile that much more special. Thank you a million times over."
DEBRA & BILL, Pennsylvania
"To anyone considering using Madeleine's services...First I want to say that working with Madeleine was an absolute pleasure! She is so amazing at everything she does. Madeleine completed our portfolio very quickly, she treats each one as if they were her own, she is very timely and so quick to return your calls or emails. She also makes your portfolio or birth mother letter your very own, everything was very unique to us and her main objective was making us happy. I WILL highly recommend her to everyone I know she is a wonderful, sweet, caring person that will not disappoint you in any way personally or business wise. I loved working with her and will continue the relationship we began through our precious baby's adoption. Her work will make the difference in your very own adoption.
THE BAITERS, Illinois
"Just wanted to let you know that the portfolios are done being printed and look gorgeous!! I sent 5 to our attorney yesterday and they should have arrived by now. I am so excited about them. I just think they look really homey and family-ish. I saw my friend's portfolio the other day and there is just no comparison between the two.
JULIE & KIRK, South Carolina
"It's perfect!!!! Thank you sooooo much!"
CASEY & KURT, Illinois
"Madeleine, I just received the CD in the mail and the pages look great. Thank you for all your hard work. We will definitely let you know the “happy ending” Thank you so much for helping us with our portfolio. I can't wait to get that special call~ now I know it will happen."
PAM & JEFF, Kansas
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***The pages on my website have been created for my own personal use. The pages created for your Birthmother Letter or Profile/Portfolio will be created as uniquely your own, using different programs and layouts than those seen here. Regardless of what is used in creating the pages that are unique to you and suit your needs, I do retain the same quality in every letter, portfolio or profile I create, that I would my own. Thank you!
At Our Journey to You, I specialize in the customized creation of Adoption Portfolios, Adoption Profiles and Birthmother letters for prospective adopting couples. The process of adopting can be stressful enough without the worry that you do not have the time or the knack for creating your portfolio or letter. I will follow any agency/attorney guidelines to create a portfolio or letter that best shows the story of your family with thoughtful words and your own family pictures. I am a very blessed Mommy to 3 children my husband and I adopted, as well as having been adopted myself. This is VERY close to my heart and I treat each portfolio, profile and Birthmother letter as if it were my own! 
At Our Journey to You, I customize everything from the look and layout of every page to"quotes" from you about one another. In each page I capture part of who you are and what is really unique and special about you, your life and family. Using my own custom worksheets (you complete), along with any guidelines from your agency/attorney and your preferences for page styles, colors, etc. and my experience in creating the text and pages that reflect you in your best light your part of the letter or portfolio will be so much easier and MUCH less stressful then if you were attempting to create it on your own. Fair or not, we live in a very visual world and your letter, profile or portfolio will need to be visually appealing to attract Birthmothers and put you on a level playing field. I want to help you to have a portfolio, profile or letter that not only is the best reflection of you but that outshines the rest.
I have had couples that have matched with Birthmothers within one to 6 weeks of submitting their completed portfolios. While this is not always the case in adoption...the adoption portfolios, adoption profiles and Birthmother letters I design get noticed which is the first step to being chosen. I do not take shortcuts by making every page similar...each page is different and draws the Birthmother in to reading it and learning more about you and what you have to offer their child. Because each page is different it is more likely to be noticed & read by a Birthmother.Think about when you are comparing two products at the store~ if you are unfamiliar with both of them you are most likely to choose the one with the prettiest, most enticing packaging. The truth is that we do live in a very visual society and you are "marketing" yourself.
My main goal is to give all of my clients a portfolio that reflects the best of them and that they believe looks, feels and sounds like them, while giving them the best possible opportunity to be noticed and chosen by a Birthmother. 