I'm Dolly, a Nashville-based family and newborn/motherhood photographer.
Since 2008, I’ve had the honor of capturing all the beautiful seasons of motherhood—from maternity to family photography. Through this site, I share some of my most cherished sessions, offering both inspiration and helpful tips to get you ready for your ideal family session. Consider this your go-to resource for all things family photography!


NASHVILLE-BASED FAMILY & MOTHERHOOD PHOTOGRAPHER

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A special thanks to the sweet Grace Paul (of Grace Paul Co) for inviting me to her beautiful home to take maternity portraits of her and her little girl. Fun fact about Grace, she is a boy mom of 5 boys, so the arrival of this sweet girl is full of joy and anticipation. I loved this session for so many reasons...

Spring Maternity Portraits in Nashville

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Nashville Extended Family Portraits | Nashville TN Family Photographer Dolly DeLong Photography I just adore Ann Marie and her sweet family. Ann Marie reached out to me about capturing a photo session for her, her siblings, and her parents while they were visiting the area. We met up on New Year’s Day here in Nashville […]

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Nashville Motherhood & Family Photographer, Dolly DeLong Photography features a sweet Mommy and Me session in Mount Juliet with the Evans family! I am so excited that my sweet friend, Briana, reached out to take portraits with her son, Ezekiel.  In addition to the photos, it was also nice getting to pamper her with hair […]

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Aakash’s Farmers Market Session Aakash’s parents (Saurin + Swati) and older brother (Aalam) wanted to celebrate Aakash’s 1st birthday with a Farmers Market Theme because Aakash loves fruit and his parents wanted to feature several photos at a local farm in Franklin, TN and even in their neighborhood as well. This family adores Aakash, and […]

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Nashville Luxury Family Photography Session & Experience with The Bone Family I have been documenting the Bone family’s milestone photos since Griffin turned ONE and it has been so much fun watching their family grow through the years! So I was thrilled when sweet Ruchala (mom) opted-in for a hair and makeup artist (Kathryn Coursey) […]

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A summer maternity session at the Nashville Ellington Ag Center by Nashville Family Photographer Dolly DeLong Photography

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The Mullins Family Rainy Day Newborn Session as featured by The Bump by Nashville Family Photographer, Dolly DeLong Photography Update to this session, very recently The Bump featured this session to highlight the importance of Paternity Leave. To check it out, please click the link HERE.  Introducing Baby Micah Reggie and Caroline just welcomed sweet […]

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Welcome to the world baby Summer! (a few of my favorite photos from The Swinea family’s session with Dolly DeLong Photography LLC on a rainy Saturday afternoon in Spring Hill, TN) If you are interested in setting up a family session either at your home or at a specific destination please reach out to me […]

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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 was Jude’s age so that they could be friends (and so that I could […]

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The Dacus family just welcomed sweet baby Collins to their family very recently and Megan (mom) is over the moon because she has been waiting to welcome a baby girl to the family for over 8 years now. Big Brothers, Harper + Brooks, were super gentle and affectionate towards their baby sister and they were […]

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Catherine and Scott are expecting their first (Mason) in a few weeks, so they wanted to capture their maternity portraits in Downtown Nashville’s Historic Union Station Hotel. It was my very first time shooting an event of any kind at this venue, and I absolutely L O V E D photographing here! Here are several of […]

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