I’ve been working with the Dacus family for several years now, so I was absolutely thrilled to take their sweet baby girl’s six-month milestone photos. Little Collins has changed so much since I shot her newborn session! This precious little girl has two older brothers and was a very welcome addition to her family. Megan, Collins’s mom, was thrilled to have the chance to dress up a daughter. She chose to have Collins wear her baptism outfit for these milestone photos and she couldn’t have looked any sweeter!
We chose to do this milestone photoshoot at Collins’s grandparents’ house in Belle Meade where their picturesque garden made an absolutely gorgeous backdrop for the pictures of Collins in her wicker chair. We scheduled the shoot for the golden hour on a lovely Nashville evening which provided soft, dreamy light. Older brothers Harper and Brooks are very taken with their little sister and jumped at the chance to dote on her in some shots.
When Megan and Ryan met while attending The University of Tennessee in Knoxville, they never imagined they would build such a beautiful family of five. Megan was originally told her oldest son would be a girl, so she’s been saving some of her favorite girl items for quite a while, just waiting for a daughter to arrive! Needless to say, this milestone photoshoot for their little girl was a very special occasion. Most of the props and items used for this shoot were sourced from HomeGoods, one of my highly recommended spots for finding photo session items.
I’ve been watching the sweet Dacus family grow for so long and it was truly an honor to celebrate another important baby milestone with them!
Ready to finally capture your family memories? Contact me today! I offer both family photo sessions as well as newborn photos, so I can help you document your biggest milestones. I can also work with you if you’re looking to gift a photo session to a loved one.
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Dolly DeLong is a Nashville-based family & branding photographer AND a creative business owner who educates other family photographers (aka creative business owners) on systems, SOPs, workflows, marketing, and launching (aka how to run the backend of your own family photography business as a one-woman show)! Dolly loves serving families with her bold, elevated, and radiant photography. She also loves educating other creative business owners on how to set up systems and workflows to help them save time in their businesses. Dolly produces weekly blog posts, podcast episodes on The Systems & Workflow Magic Podcast, and weekly YouTube Episodes.
She has a heart for serving the larger business community. Dolly shares her knowledge of launching, Email Marketing, and Business Systems with new creative business owners and family photographers in an encouraging and supportive way because she believes anyone can find joy in systems, workflows, and intentional SOPS! Plus, BONUS: Systems are where the magic happens! You can streamline and automate the backend of your creative business with ease!
Dolly’s faith and love for her family motivate her to help other business owners find the joy and freedom she’s seen in running a successful small business.
Whenever she has a spare moment, she enjoys watching TV, loves eating way too many sweets, and listens to podcasts while running or walking. Fill out her contact form to work with Dolly DeLong Photography for a family photography session.
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