
You all should know how much I adore the Grady family. They are truly some of the sweetest people I know, and I was honored that they let me update their family photos in Franklin, Tennessee. I sincerely wish my son were Jude’s age so they could be friends (and I could hang out with them more often)! After our session wrapped up at The Factory in Franklin, they even bought me a donut from Five Daughters Donuts. How amazingly nice is that?
Here are several of my favorite photos from their family session at Harlinsdale Farm & at The Factory in Franklin. If you can’t tell, it was extremely cold outside, but it did not stop them from having a fun, positive attitude!
Thank you, Grady Family, for letting me step into your lives for these photos, and also, my waistline thanks you for the donut! YUM!
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There’s no single right choice, only the right fit for you. When you find a photographer who aligns with your values, communicates clearly, and helps you feel at ease, you’ll know.
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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, and marketing (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.
Dolly shares her expertise in Marketing, Email Marketing, and Business Systems with family photographers in an encouraging, 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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