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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A Love to Last a Lifetime-Ideas On How to Celebrate Valentine’s Day With Your Forever Sweetheart I recently had the pleasure of capturing the sweetness of intergenerational love in a Valentine’s Day styled shoot at Promise Manor in Lynchburg, TN. I wanted to showcase the beauty and importance of love throughout your lifetime, highlighted by […]

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Capturing Photographs That Illustrate Your Love Story: Jenny and DC DC and Jenny’s soft and lush lavender field session at Menkveld Farms was both dreamy and whimsical. Dreamy, because the lavender field made us all super relaxed with its aromatic magic. And whimsical because I felt like we were on a small farm in France! […]

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An intimate garden & farm wedding in Music City (Nashville, TN) by Dolly DeLong Photography LLC “I knew I liked him the moment I met him” Katherine’s eyes sparkled as she described her first meeting with Jeff. Amidst the chaos of getting ready on one of the hottest days in Nashville, Katherine cooly shared several […]

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I was originally supposed to shoot Kelly and Matthew’s engagement session a month earlier this Spring, but due to a rainy forecast we pushed their engagement session to a late Sunday afternoon in early April (and guess what? It ended up being cold and a bit rainy again, but we made the most of the […]

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David + Laura David and Laura are engaged and here are several of my favorite photos from their Downtown Nashville Session. Since the  Schermerhorn Symphony Center is an important part of Laura’s life, we took some photos there and ended our session in the peaceful setting of Shelby Bottom’s nature center. Laura is a dear […]

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