Congratulations on your new or soon-to-be-arriving little one! This is such a special and fleeting time in your life and a significant moment in your family and I am here to help make sure you never forget it. It doesn't matter if this is your first baby or if you have a whole van full already, each baby is special and worth celebrating.
I could sit and hold a newborn baby all day! (I get that from my mom :) A newborn baby is precious and this time is so fleeting! I remember when my cousins were born and I was amazed at how fast they got so big! I don't have kids of my own (yet), but I do love babies! I had your standard collection of dolls growing up - some were my mom's first - and if you asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, "mom" was always a part of it. Not much has changed really :) I do have five kiddos who call me "Aunt Sadie" and I love them with my whole heart!

These photos are me with several of my "nieces" and the last one is my favorite baby photo of me! In case you were curious  what Baby Sarah looked like :)
When I start a newborn session, I don't immediately pull out the camera. Since I've probably not met you in person before, I want to talk to you and get to know you and your husband better. Emails and questionnaires are great but nothing beats talking in person!

Part of the time while we are talking, I'll be setting up any props I've brought along and getting things all ready for your little one.

Newborn sessions can have a slower pace to them, depending on the baby. We work around their needs, so when they need a diaper change or to eat, we take a break! It's totally fine if they don't sleep the whole time. Awake pictures are precious too! A typical session is around 90 minutes and can go up to 2 hours, but unless you have a time crunch, I will stay as long as it takes to get the photos we need!

While I'm working with your baby, if you and your husband haven't gotten ready yet, this is your time! Getting your baby ready might have taken all your time before I arrived and that's totally fine. It's very important to make sure they are fed and dressed and clean so that we start off well!
A Few Tips
  • Pick Mom and Baby's outfits first and the plan the rest of the family's clothes around those.
  • If you have older siblings who are still young and napping, plan your session time when they will be happiest!
  • Have a fun distraction available for the siblings to do while we do photos of just Mom, Dad, and Baby.
  • Don't put Baby in their outfit until just before the session, after you've fed and changed them.
  • Bribes are not a bad idea to get extra cooperation from older siblings :)
Premiere Collection - $775

2-2.5 hours
In-home session
3-4 outfits (for baby)
full gallery
25% off products
8x10 fine art print
Custom Christmas ornament*
8x8 heirloom album
Standard Collection - $450

2 hours
In-home session
3 outfits (for baby)
full gallery
15% off products
Custom Christmas ornament*
Minimalist Collection - $375

2 hours
In-home session
2 outfits (for baby)
30-45 images
All sessions will be featured on the blog, get access to my Pinterest boards, and will receive my Portrait Style Guide for guidance with outfits and location planning.

*Product is only available in the collection. Cannot be purchased through the gallery.

As You Grow Milestone Packages
The Trifecta
(Newborn, 6 mo, 1 year): $435/session

Every Four Months
(Newborn, 4 mo, 8 mo, 1 year) $410/session
Every Three Months
(Newborn, 3 mo, 6 mo, 9 mo, 1 year): $385/session

Every Two Months
(Newborn, 2 mo, 4 mo, 6 mo, 8 mo, 10 mo, 1 year): $350/session
All As You Grow Packages are featured on the blog, get access to my Pinterest boards, and receive my Portrait Session Style Guide. They also get 15% off products.
1) When you book one of these packages, included is a pregnancy announcement session OR a gender reveal session. These are about 30 minutes and take place at a few select locations.

2) Sessions are scheduled within seven days of the birthdate. Example - a baby born on June 3rd would have its newborn session within the next seven days. Each session after that would be in the time span of three days before the 3rd of the month and three days after the 3rd.
3) For As You Grow packages, payment is double at the newborn session to secure me for that session and the next. At each following session, you'd pay for the next, with the 1 year session being "free", since it was paid for upfront.

4) Sessions over an hour away have an additional travel fee based on the distance.

5) A studio session is an option but there will be an extra fee to cover the studio rental.