For most women, we recommend the session be between 32 and 36 weeks. We want to be sure the belly is really showing, but not wait until the very end when most women are uncomfortable. Many babies have surprised us as well and arrived before we could get the session in! The best bet is to contact the studio at 30 weeks and we can get you on the calendar!

We recommend a solid color button up shirt, yoga pants, a bandeau top or a strapless bra, your pre-pregnancy jeans, and any other outfit you feel confident in. We also recommend you bring any items that will have special meaning for the baby– a teddy bear, blanket, toy, etc. If Dad will be in the images, we recommend he wear jeans or khaki pants and bring a long-sleeve solid black and long-sleeve solid white shirt.  We have a lot of beautiful maternity dresses here at the studio that you are welcome to borrow for your session as well.

Absolutely!  The session fee covers either a location or a studio session.  Generally, studio sessions show more skin where location sessions are fully covered.  For studio sessions, we have maternity dresses and wraps to cover you, while location sessions are done with your own wardrobe only.

Standard Portrait Session- $500
45 minute portrait session for up to eight people in studio or on location. Includes five retouched digital images (printable up to 8×10).
​Saturday availability: $50 in addition to session fee.
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​Upgraded Portrait Session- $1000
​One hour portrait session for up to 12 people in studio or on location. Includes ten retouched digital images (printable up to 8×10).
Saturday availability: $50 in addition to session fee.
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​Premium Portrait Session- $1500
​Two hour portrait session for up to 15 people in studio or on location. Includes 30 retouched digital images (printable up to 8×10).
Saturday availability: $50 in addition to session fee.

We have you come back to the studio (or meet on Zoom) the week following your portrait session to review the images and help make your selections.  If you like, additional digital images are available for $50 each, or you can choose to invest in wall portraits, albums, etc.

If you are looking for portraits on a specific date or time, it is best to contact the studio as soon as possible to ensure you can reserve that time before anyone else does. If you have a more flexible schedule, we can generally get you on the calendar within two weeks of contacting the studio. In busier times of year such as Spring or Christmas, it is best to plan your session 4-5 weeks in advance.

Most sessions are right about an hour. Family maternity sessions may take a little longer, especially if we include the big brother or sister.

The session can be just mom, or you can choose to include Dad and any big brothers or sisters! When family is included, we will do images of mom alone, mom and dad, the whole family etc. We work to give you lots of variety in your images!

Small blemishes, bruises and scratches should not be cause for worry. We retouch all of your images before you ever see them and these minor imperfections are not a problem. With more significant issues such as large scratches, black eyes, etc. you should contact the studio immediately to consult about rescheduling the portrait session.

Sick children are not fun, they are not happy and they do not make for good photographs. They also expose us and our other clients to illness, so we ask that you reschedule your session if your child is not well. Please be courteous to both us and our other clients and notify us as soon as your child becomes ill, so that we may reschedule your session and offer the original time to another client.

For outdoor sessions, we closely monitor the weather and we will notify you if we need to reschedule due to bad weather.  Tallahassee is notorious for quick storms where only small parts of town are affected, but certain locations get muddy and unusable with even a small amount of rain.  

About a week after your portrait session, we have you come into the studio for your order session. At this session we show you all the final images and show you a variety of products including designed pieces, wall portraits, frames, canvases, storyboards, etc. It is best that anyone involved in making the purchase is present at this session, as many of the products are only available at this time and this session gives you the best pricing for all of our products. Orders are sent for retouching immediately after the order session and most orders are ready for pickup in three to four weeks.