Brianna Pendley Photography

09/07/2026

Taking SENIOR photos for the kids you used to teach in your preschool class when you were still in high school/fresh out is WILD… 😭

Little (not so little!) AJ was one of those kids you just don’t forget! HILARIOUS, sweet, and full of personality. And somehowwww that sweet little preschooler is now a SENIOR?! 🫠😭

I may or may not have shed a tear when he asked his mama (who I just ADORE) to jump in for a few. 🥹🤍

AJ • Class of 2027 🎓

09/06/2026

This little baby ‘Byrd’ 🐤 (I knowwww, I’m corny 😂) is going to be so precious and SOOO loved!!! 🥹

I’ve absolutely loved getting to know Areli and Adam over the past couple of years, and being asked to be a part of their sweetest journey yet meant so much to me! 🥹 I can’t wait to meet this sweet little babe!!! 🤍

09/06/2026

ONLY 9 SPOTS LEFT FOR SANTA MINIS!! Get in on those before they’re gone! Booking link at the bottom of this post!! 💗

I FINALLY DID THE THING. 😭🙌

You can now officially book a family/couple/kiddo session with me without having to message me first!

Here’s how it works: You’ll click my booking link, choose either a 20 minute basic session or a 45 minute full session, see my actual available dates, choose the vibe you’re going for, and book your session right there on the site! 📸

Once you’re officially booked, I’ll reach out within a day or two and use the vibe you chose to help come up with the perfect location for your session. Whether you’re dreaming of mountains, water, downtown, a field, or something totally different, we’ll figure out what fits you best! 🤍

ANDDDD my minis are moving to the booking site too! 🙌 As I announce and promote new mini sessions, they’ll be added right there. So all you have to do is click the link, see what minis I’m currently offering, choose your spot, book, and BOOM. You’re on my calendar. 😂

No more messaging back and forth asking what dates I have available or how to book. If you see it on the booking site, it’s available and ready to grab! I’m only taking ONE regular session per day, so once a regular session date is booked, it’s gone. 👀

This is going to make the entire process SO much easier for everybody and hopefully save what’s left of my sanity. 😂🤍 BUT PLEASE REMEMBER, this is something new to the business so we may have to work out kinks in the coming days! Hopefully it’ll be a super smooth transition though.

Click the link. Pick your session. Pick your date. Book. BOOM. DONE. 📸🙌

THE BOOKING LINK!!!! BOOK HERE 🔗 https://book.usesession.com/i/O7Z-BUEr9

09/06/2026

🏆📸 WE HAVE OUR WINNERS!!! 📸🏆

Y’ALL SHOWED UPPPP for that contest post. 😭💗 I absolutely LOVED seeing so many of my photos from over the years pop back up on my feed! Babies, weddings, families, fur babies… ALL OF IT. 🥹

But the votes are in and our Brianna Pendley Photography Photo Contest winners are… 🥁🥁

🥇 1ST PLACE- Makayla Miller!
$200 SESSION CREDIT!

🥈 2ND PLACE- Hunter Wiseman!
$100 SESSION CREDIT!

🥉 3RD PLACE- D’jan Vallini!
$50 SESSION CREDIT!

🎉🎉🎉 CONGRATULATIONS TO SOME OF MY FAVORITE PEOPLE!!! 🎉🎉🎉
Message me when you’re ready to use your session credit!

And a HUGE thank you to every single person who entered, shared, tagged their people and fought for those likes. 😂 I seriously had the BEST time going through these and seeing which photos have meant the most to y’all. 🥹💗Andddd judging by how much fun this was… we might just have to do another one very soon!

09/04/2026

Taylor + Brody 🥹💗

Just a little updated couples session for these two cuties! Brody is one of my best friend’s babies who is not a baby anymore (😭😭). They are the sweetest little couple, and getting to photograph “kids” I’ve watched grow up will never not be special to me. 😭🥹

‼️And a HUGE shoutout to my besties Merrill Event Rentals for always being so kind and allowing us to use their gorgeous property. It is seriously one of my favorite spots to shoot.🤎 (give them a follow and hit them up for all of your event needs!) We may or may not have some BIG collab news coming out soon… 👀 stay tuned… ‼️

08/31/2026

!!!CLIENT PSA!!! 📸💗

If you’re waiting on a gallery from me, don’t fret… 😉 I’ve only fallen asleep sitting up at my computer every night for the past week trying to edit. 🙃🤣 BUT TODAY I AM LOCKED IN. 😅 I’m basically disappearing to my studio until Wednesday, so if you’re deeeeep in the lineup, keep an eye on your inbox! 👀💗

Busy season is already BUSY and I’m loving every second of it, but thank you SO much for your patience and grace. 🥹 Reminder that I hand edit every single image I deliver… no outsourcing, no AI editing, no pasting one edit across an entire gallery. Just me, going through thousands of images one by one. 😅

As much as I want to get your photos back ASAP, I want you to LOVE them even more. I’ll never rush through someone’s memories just to check a gallery off my list. 🥹💗 Okay bye. Entering the editing cave. 🫡🤣 See y’all Wednesday. 😂

08/30/2026

I hope Marion Elementary asks me to work the Bigfoot Dash 5K every single year because this might be one of my favorite things to photograph 😂😂

This is year TWO helping with it, and I’m telling y’all… watching Bigfoot jump out and scare unsuspecting runners on the Peavine Trail will NEVER get old. 😭🤣

So please enjoy some of my favorite VERY raw reactions from this year’s victims 😂🦶🌲 (also enjoy some other photos from the race, FULL gallery can be found on Marion Elementary fb page once it gets uploaded!) Until next year, Bigfoot. 🫡

See someone ya know? Tag ‘em!!

08/27/2026

Okay this is VERY specific 😂 but I have a vision and I need the right person for it.

✨ I’m looking for my Dolly. ✨

Have you ever been told you look like Dolly Parton? Do you think you could pull off Dolly? 👀 I want to put together a little creative session in memory of Dolly, purely for funsies and because I have an idea in my head that I NEED to photograph. 🥹🩷

This would be completely free, because profiting off of someone’s passing isn’t something I’m comfortable with, ever. This is truly just for fun, creative expression, and a little way for me to pay tribute to someone so iconic. 🩷 You’d basically just be modeling for me and letting me bring the vision in my head to life!

The catch:
💗 You have to be willing to fully dress the part.. big hair, glam, rhinestones, the whole Dolly moment.
💗 You’ll provide your own outfit. It can be something you already own or something you decide to order.
💗 You have to be okay with me getting creative and using/posting the images!

So… where is my Western NC Dolly lookalike?! 😂

If you think it’s you, or you KNOW somebody who needs to see this, tag them or send me a message. 👀✨

08/26/2026

📸🚨BRIANNA PENDLEY PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTO CONTEST!🚨📸

Okay y’all… I KNOW some of my favorite photos I’ve ever taken are hiding in your camera rolls!!! So let’s see them!!

📸 DROP YOUR FAVORITE PHOTO I’VE EVER TAKEN OF YOU OR YOUR FAM IN THE COMMENTS! (Include the year it was taken if you remember!)

Then tag your people, share this post & get your friends and family to ❤️ LIKE YOUR PHOTO!

🏆 3 WINNERS- TOTAL OF $350 IN SESSION CREDIT!

🥇 1st Place- $200 session credit
🥈 2nd Place- $100 session credit
🥉 3rd Place- $50 session credit

The THREE photos with the most likes WIN! 🎉

💗Photo must have been taken by Brianna Pendley Photography
💗ONE photo per person/family
💗Your entry must be posted in the comments of THIS original post
💗Likes must be on your actual photo, not the main post
💗Share it, tag your mama, your best friend, your coworkers… GET THOSE VOTES 😂

And honestly, I’m excited for this because I get to see which photos YOU have loved the most over the years. 🥹

Old clients, new clients, weddings, babies, families, seniors, bo***ir, minis… EVERYBODY is invited.

👇 DROP YOUR FAVORITE PHOTO BELOW & LET THE BATTLE BEGIN. 😂📸

Contest ends Friday, September 4th! Session credit cannot be exchanged for cash or used on mini sessions. I will make a seperate post announcing the winner. Do not respond to any other winning comments. 💗

08/26/2026

🚨Late night crash out editing crisis poll🚨

Choose one..

Clean + Bold OR Dark + Moody edit?!

Bonus points if you can elaborate on why either is your favvvv… and go!