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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. On this site, I share some of my most cherished sessions, offering inspiration and helpful tips to help you prepare for your ideal family session. Consider this your go-to resource for all things family photography!


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Grace is a mama of six (yes, six!) incredible children, and photographing her with them was such an honor. The clean white backdrop, soft blues and creams, and each child’s sweet energy made this session one of my favorites.
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A Motherhood Studio Session: Featuring Grace Paul

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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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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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