Preserve Your Memories. Share Your Story.

You’ve spent a lifetime building something worth remembering. We help you organize and preserve your photos and stories, so the people you love get more than a box of old prints.

Somewhere in that box of photos is a story worth telling.

If it stays in the box, it won’t tell itself.

There are decades of physical photos and digital files scattered across boxes, hard drives, and storage accounts with no clear system

You have no idea where to start, and it’s a project too big to figure out alone

In the back of your mind is a nagging question about whether the next generation will want any of it—certainly not in this shape

A project so personal and so big that the overwhelm itself becomes the reason nothing happens

You try DIY tools that don’t stick, or don’t do the story justice

It’s easy to keep pushing it to someday, but someday just keeps moving

Your story took a lifetime to build. We take the time to understand it.

Memory Proof is a professional photo management and legacy preservation service. We specialize in creating custom heirlooms from your most precious memories.

Expert organization of photo prints, slides, home movies, and digital files — all of your media in a custom solution.

Heirloom quality books designed around your actual life with weighted paper, stitched binding, and a custom cover.

Completely done for you. You hand us the chaos, we handle everything from there.

A guide who researches and understands your story before a single page is designed. We know your story is more than the photos.

We know what it feels like to have a lifetime of memories buried in a box and no idea where to start.

It’s why Memory Proof exists.

Meet Matt & Sasha Rives, the husband and wife team behind Memory Proof

Certified Professional Photo Managers

Memory Proof holds certifications through The Photo Managers organization, with a specialization in Photo Book Design. Our love of photography started by working with film and digital media in the mid-2000s which means we know how to handle whatever you hand us. We can handle your totes of Kodachrome slides, your boxes of prints, your full of iPhone, and even that junk drawer of memory cards.

Every Project Gets Its Own Plan

Every collection gets its own plan, built around your materials and the story you want to tell. We work with a small number of clients at a time, by design, so your project gets the attention it deserves. Our goal is to create a collection that you will use and enjoy that fits into your life.

Our Clients Say It Best…

“The grief and urgency I felt to preserve the memories of my brother was incredibly overwhelming. As soon as I started working with Sasha, so much of that weight was lifted off of my shoulders.

She immediately understood how important these photos were to me, helped me understand what my options were, and I never felt like she tried to up-sell me on anything (this is always a huge fear of mine!). I felt so cared for throughout and feel so much peace of mind now that it’s done—thank you!!!!”

— Alicia, Sticky Album Photo Preservation Project, California

Working with Clients in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida & the entire Emerald Coast Area from Destin to Panama City Beach.

We also work remote with clients from across the country.

“Sasha was amazing to work with! As a full-time working mom, putting together our son’s first year of life in an album was so challenging. I had every intention of putting together something special but it felt so overwhelming. It kept slipping further away, and honestly, so did a little bit of my peace about it.

Working with her changed that. The process was collaborative and she made the whole process feel easy. It wasn’t just handing over a pile of memories and hoping for the best, she was genuinely invested in getting it right, in making it feel like us. She asked very specific questions throughout the process to get to the heart of what we wanted from this album.

The album turned out perfect and absolutely beautiful!! I plan to use her moving forward to create albums for each year of his early life. If you’ve been meaning to do something like this, stop waiting. You won’t regret it for a single second.”

— Caitlin, Photo Culling & Album Design Project, Missouri

Here's How It Works

Step 1 — Schedule a Free Consultation

We’ll talk through your project and your vision. No pressure, just a conversation to see if we’re the right fit and learn about your collection and story. If you decide to work with us, you’ll start with our $299 Inventory & Assessment where we catalog the entire project and provide the full estimate.

Step 2 — Share Your Materials

Ship us your materials, or we’ll arrange local pickup if you’re in the 30A & Florida Panhandle area. We service from Destin to Panama City and the entire Emerald Coast Area. We take it from there.

Step 3 — Receive Your Custom Legacy Preservation Plan

We assess your full collection and deliver a comprehensive inventory with personalized recommendations and clear pricing — so you know exactly what to expect.

A life well lived

deserves to be well told.

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Every Photo Has A Story:

Kitchen Table Prompts to Turn Any Photo Into A Written Memory

If you’re sitting on decades of memories and not sure where to start, we’re here to help.

With this guide you'll get simple, specific prompts that help you capture the moments only you can tell and share them with the people you love—without getting stuck at the blank page or waiting until you "feel like a writer."

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