• We will discuss and choose a date and location for your photos. For newborn photos, you can just let me know when you have the baby and when you are ready for the session.
• I will email you a quote, contract, and invoice. It’s here that you will choose a package.
• The invoice is payable in 2 installments: 25% due to book and the remainder due on the day of the session.
• Once the contract is signed and the retainer is paid, you are booked!

Maternity photos are best done between 32 and 36 weeks of pregnancy and can be done at a location of your choice. Newborn photos are best done within a month of birth (2 weeks is ideal). I will come to your home and include the rest of the family in the photos. You don’t need to worry about making your home picture-perfect as I will find good spots with good light in and around the nursery, living room, and master bedroom.You will need to choose what everyone will wear (I can help)! It is best if everyone is comfortable. Make sure that you feel awesome wearing the clothes that you choose and your family does as well. I urge you to choose a color palette and go with it! Don’t worry about matching patterns, etc. I will be working to create true-to-you photos of your family…so if that means that your 3-year-old doesn’t wear a shirt or has on last year’s Halloween costume…so be it. Because of my very authentic style, I do not offer a client closet. I do advise against logos, text, neon colors, or very thin stripes on clothing. Maternity wear should be simple and non-restrictive. You do not need to plan outfits for the baby. A diaper and/or diaper cover, a white onesie, and a swaddle blanket or two are all that you will need. I also suggest having “special” gifts (handmade blankets, etc) ready to go for the photos. In addition, I will ask the rest of the family to be dressed simply in plain color clothing.

THE SESSION! The most exciting step in this process is the actual session! Most maternity sessions are one hour, during which I will probably make a complete fool of myself trying to get real smiles and authentic laughter in the photos. Newborn sessions are typically about 2 hours, depending on the baby. Drink lots of water on the day of your session and please resist the urge to give the kids crumby or colored foods in the car if you are driving to the session! The absolute most important thing: DON’T STRESS and try not to stress out the rest of the family. This is gonna be fun, promise!

After our session, I will pick a few quick favorites and post them on my social media (usually a few hours after the session is complete). You are free to share and tag these images.

• You can expect your gallery about 2 weeks from the session date. (This can vary in the busy season.)
• Your gallery will allow you to share and download your web-ready images. The web-ready images are low-resolution and watermarked. Print-ready images are high resolution and ready to print elsewhere with a print release.
• You can order through your gallery or you can save 10% and shipping (East Mesa area only) by ordering directly through me. My print pricing is very reasonable.

1-hour session for up to 6 people, web gallery, web-ready images, consultations, $25 print credit, and 8 print-ready images with print release **$325 maternity, $375 newborn, $650 bundled**

1-hour session for up to 6 people, web gallery, web-ready images, consultations, $50 print credit, and all of the print-ready images with print release on a custom USB **$625 maternity, $675 newborn, $1200 bundled**

You can bundle sessions for the first year of your baby’s life at a discount. I will build you a custom package ~ maternity, newborn, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, and 1 year. Depending on how many sessions and what packages interest you the sessions will each be $50-100 off and you will get a custom USB with the year’s photos on it for half off!