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I'm Dolly — a Nashville based branding photographer for small business owners, milestone family photographer & a systems + workflow educator (and Podcast Host) for creatives who want to be more streamlined and organized with System, Workflows & SOPS. I'm here to help you look awesome (for your photos) & feel great about workflows!

All of my blog posts are written to help the reader find clarity in the areas of branding photography, systems/workflow education, and I even have peppered some of my own personal life in several blogs so you can get to know me! The most important thing is: I want you to walk away with tangible next step resources! Thank you again for being here!

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I am so excited to finally get to share Lauren’s bridal portraits featuring her Couture Gown from Posh Bridal. Located in historic Cummins Station, Nashville’s premier luxury bridal boutique has some unique and lovely bridal gowns to feature, and Lauren’s dress was simply perfection. Lauren’s dress fit her like a glove and the details of […]

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An Update: Here is the official feature From The Nashville Bride Guide: Link HERE https://nashvillebrideguide.com/realweddings/laura-david-music-filled-hidden-creek-farm-wedding/ A Joyful & Music-Filled Wedding at Hidden Creek Farms in Nashville, TN When one of my sweet bridesmaids (Laura) from my own wedding (June 2016) asked me to be her wedding photographer I immediately jumped at the opportunity since this […]

bride and groom are sitting on a floral swing after sharing a first look before their wedding ceremony
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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 […]

A new husband kisses his bride on her forehead as her veil fluffs out in the wind in a garden wedding
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A lot of Brides debate whether or not they should do a first look to see their groom before the ceremony, or if they should stick with tradition and see their beloved as they walk down the aisle. Well, Elizabeth decided to do a first look with Kevin at their destination wedding in Lansing, West […]

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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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A Winter Wedding At The Barn At Sycamore Farms in Nashville, TN by Dolly DeLong Photography Honestly, it was incredibly hard narrowing down “several” photos to share from Hannah + Jake’s Barn at The Beautiful Barn at Sycamore Farm’s wedding for the blog (let’s just say I had to narrow it down from over 1500 […]

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You all, I get to finally share sweet Hannah’s bridal portraits from last Fall! She was the most picture perfect January Winter bride and we actually took these photos in late October of 2018 because I had a feeling that we would run out of time on her actual wedding day (and that it would […]

A bride is taking her bridal portraits in October to feature the gorgeous foliage and she is looking off of her shoulder
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Jami & Andrew// 1.5.2019 // Murfreesboro, TN Their Love Story // (Super thankful Jami shared their love story on their wedding website because I wanted to share it with you all in this blog post!) “(Andrew and Jami) have a pretty great story and Jami loves to share it with people. She tells them how she […]

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Earlier this Fall I had the opportunity of getting to photograph an intimate and adventurous elopement in downtown Nashville with Gina & John Newman. We began their festivities at the Florida Georgia Line (FGL) (a downtown Nashville bar next to the Pedestrian Bridge, where they walked over to have their wedding ceremony). Gina & John ordered […]

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I finally get to share my sweet best friend’s 10th-anniversary session. And yes, Nicoll and Justin are wearing the same wedding attire they wore when they were babies fresh out of college. I can’t even wear the same jeans from last year because of my donut addiction! Thank you so much, Nicoll and Justin, for always inviting […]

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