Inara Studios

Last week I headed out to Kingston Springs to photograph a lovely family! Jeremy and his wife won this portrait session at the benefit concert and silent auction we had for our friend Ruthie last year. UPDATE: Ruthie had the risky, neck surgery a few months ago and is recovering fabulously! We are so excited for her!

We had a wonderful time during our session. Isn’t their family super sweet?

I think I made a friend that day… little “batman” even invited me to stay to dinner. =)

Jeremy & Kierstin - thank you so much for an amazing morning!

Sweet Emma Ruth was 7 days old when I photographed her newborn session. Her mommy and daddy wanted to do a mix, some photos in their home and nursery, and some at our studio. Unfortunately, our A/C went out the day of her session so we had to postpone the studio shots for a few days.

And just in case there is someone out there who thinks newborns behave perfectly or sleep during an entire session… they do cry sometimes!

The studio shots: I absolutely LOVE family portraits like this!

Emma Ruth must have loved being in our 84+ degree studio that afternoon (which was on purpose!) because she fell asleep quickly and didn’t wake up until they put her back in her car seat to leave. I told them they could bring her back anytime to take a long afternoon nap in there. =)

This fireman’s helmet belongs to Garret’s daddy. He sure enjoyed getting his hands dirty… Isn’t he cute?

I can’t believe Garrett is already 9 months old and that we only have one more session (his first birthday) before we are finished with his Baby’s First Year portrait plan!

Don’t you just love receiving baby announcements in the mail? I sure do!

A few weeks ago we added 6 NEW adorable designs for you to pick from. These baby announcements come as 5×5 or 5×7 inch cards that are printed on art recycled paper. Your newborn images (between 1 and 4 based on the design) will adorn the front and the details about the birth will go on the back. All colors and text are customizable… you get to pick! These announcements, just like our other holiday cards, are sold in sets of 24 cards with white envelopes.

Here is one of them… showcasing baby Clara!

Last Saturday I joined other Nashville photographers to raise money for our flood victims through an event called Photos for the Flood. I am so proud to announce that collectively we raised almost $3K. Wow! What an awesome community!

Here are a few images from my sessions:

Happy Thursday everyone!

Baby Liam is such a sweetie even though he is very, very serious.

Ahhh… a tiny smile! =)

My dear friend Nicole gave birth to her baby a few weeks ago and I am so thrilled to finally share these newborn photographs of sweet Clara, taken when she was only one week old. I absolutely love capturing this brand new relationship that can’t be described with words.

I love everything about this sweet baby girl and I am so excited to be able to watch her grow up.

Oh. My. Goodness! I have been so excited about sharing these images of baby Nora. Enjoy!

Garrett is growing up so fast! Isn’t he just adorable?

What a cutie! Keegan was rockin’ some adorable smiles at his 6.5 month old session last week. I love how stylish he is too (thanks to his mommy who has great taste!)

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Don’t forget our Open House tonight @ Ugly Mugs. We hope to see you there!