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A few styling tips I loved from Megan Timmons || Family Photo Stylist that are such a good reminder that getting dressed...
09/08/2026

A few styling tips I loved from Megan Timmons || Family Photo Stylist that are such a good reminder that getting dressed for family photos doesn’t have to mean matching everyone perfectly.

More variety, more texture, a little unexpected color — outfits that still feel like the people wearing them.

And whenever we’re planning your wardrobe, we’ll always start with what you already own and love. Those are usually the pieces that feel the most like you. From there, we can fill in the gaps, shop for something new, and pull the whole thing together.

I love a full house.Kids everywhere. Friends who know they’re welcome. People around the table. The kind of home where y...
09/04/2026

I love a full house.

Kids everywhere. Friends who know they’re welcome. People around the table. The kind of home where you don’t have to make a big plan for someone to come over.

And as my kids get older, I think more and more about creating that kind of home for them.

Because family life doesn’t move neatly from one season into the next. The seasons overlap.

You can be watching one child grow into a new kind of independence while another is still in a season of needing you in a completely different way. You can be starting all over again with a new baby while also learning how to mother bigger kids. You can miss parts of what used to be while being genuinely excited about what’s ahead.

I think most of us are living in some version of that.

Our families keep changing, but they’re also growing outward. New babies join us. Our kids bring home friends. Traditions take shape. More people find their way around our tables and into the everyday parts of our lives.

The little kids and the bigger kids. The old traditions and the ones we haven’t started yet. The people who have always been here and the ones we haven’t even met yet.

Maybe that’s what I love most about a full house.

There’s room for all of it.

I think there’s so much beauty in being in multiple seasons at once — and not feeling like we have to rush out of one to make room for the next.

We can hold onto what we love, welcome what’s changing, and leave the door open for all the good that hasn’t made its way to us yet.

For a while, something about the way I was styling sessions just wasn’t sitting right.The client closet was meant to mak...
09/04/2026

For a while, something about the way I was styling sessions just wasn’t sitting right.

The client closet was meant to make things easier — fewer decisions, coordinated outfits, one less thing for families to figure out.

But over time, that ease started to come with a tradeoff, and every gallery was beginning to look a little too similar.

The same dresses, the same colors, the same overall aesthetic.

And your family deserves more than that.

Your photographs should feel like they belong to you, not like they could have been made with any family wearing the same few pieces.

That’s why styling looks different now.

It still matters, a lot. But instead of starting with what’s available in my closet, we start with your family — your style, your personalities, the things you already love, and pieces that feel like you.

Then we build from there.

Because the goal isn’t to make your family fit a look, it’s to create photographs that feel unmistakably like you.

Summer always feels like its own little world, and then somehow, almost overnight, we’re moving on.The slower mornings t...
09/04/2026

Summer always feels like its own little world, and then somehow, almost overnight, we’re moving on.

The slower mornings turn back into routines, the calendar starts filling up again, the garden looks a little tired, the evenings start getting shorter, and even though Tennessee is still very much pretending it’s July outside, you can feel a new season coming.

I’m always a little sad to see one season end, especially a good one, but I also really love the shift.

New rhythms. New plans. Cooler evenings eventually. Football. Fall gardens. Soup for dinner (maybe even multiple times a week — I love a good soup). Just all the little things that make the next season feel exciting.

I think that’s one of my favorite things about seasons. You don’t have to be ready for one to end to be excited about what’s coming next.

So, goodbye summer. You were really good to us.

Now onto what comes next! 🤎

I keep thinking about how much of childhood is made up of completely ordinary days.Breakfast, errands, playing outside, ...
08/21/2026

I keep thinking about how much of childhood is made up of completely ordinary days.

Breakfast, errands, playing outside, dinner, baths, bedtime. Nothing particularly exciting. Just life.

But those are the days that make up their childhood.

I think sometimes we’re so busy trying to make life special for our kids that we forget there’s already so much good in the regular stuff. The way they play together. The things they’re into right now. The conversations in the car. The same routines we do over and over again.

None of it feels particularly significant while it’s happening, but put all of those ordinary days together and you get a childhood.

And I really love that.

In-home sessions should not require a week-long cleaning spree, a brand new wardrobe, and your kids suddenly deciding th...
08/19/2026

In-home sessions should not require a week-long cleaning spree, a brand new wardrobe, and your kids suddenly deciding they love sitting still.

And you won't be left wondering what we're supposed to do once I get there, either.

Before your session, we'll plan together. We'll talk about what your family actually loves doing at home, what your kids are into right now, which spaces make sense to use, what everyone will wear, and how we can make the session feel like your family at home, not just a photo session that happens to take place there.

Maybe we pull out a favorite game, make pancakes together, pile onto the couch, dance in the kitchen, or play in the backyard where you spend the majority of your time as a family. We go in with a plan, and then leave plenty of room for real life to take over.

So yes, declutter a little and toss the Amazon boxes in another room. But please don't spend the week before your session trying to make your house, your kids, or your family look perfect.

We'll plan the important stuff ahead of time. Then when I arrive, you get to enjoy your family, and I'll take it from there.

And for my own family — what a joy it is to say that God is blessing us with baby 4 in December! 🤎 My greatest purpose i...
08/17/2026

And for my own family — what a joy it is to say that God is blessing us with baby 4 in December! 🤎 My greatest purpose in life, being a mama. Thank you, Lord!!

And the most incredible photos by Anna Nelson Photography. So thankful to have these at home, with my people, capturing our everyday in the most beautiful way!! ✨

Family. Newborn. Maternity. Motherhood.They may be different types of sessions, but at the center of every single one is...
08/12/2026

Family. Newborn. Maternity. Motherhood.

They may be different types of sessions, but at the center of every single one is the same thing — your family.

Maybe your kids are in a stage where sitting still is basically out of the question. Maybe they're getting older and their personalities seem to change by the day. Maybe you're preparing to welcome a new baby or settling into life with a newborn. Or maybe you're the mama who realized she has approximately 14,362 photos of her kids and is barely in any of them.

Every family comes to me for a different reason, and that's exactly how it should be.

You don't have to wait for a milestone, and you don't have to decide which season is the most important one to photograph.

They're all your family, they're all worth remembering, and there's a session for the season you are in right now.

Recently I shared a little about what happens before I ever show up with my camera, and this is exactly why that part ma...
08/10/2026

Recently I shared a little about what happens before I ever show up with my camera, and this is exactly why that part matters so much.

I want to know your family before I photograph you. What do your kids actually like to do? What gets everyone laughing? Where do you naturally end up together? What feels like family?

Because once I know those things, we have a plan. Not a shot list or an hour of perfectly planned poses, but direction for where we can start so that when you get your photos back, they bring you right back to how this season really felt.

Maybe we pull out a favorite game at the kitchen table. Maybe everyone piles onto the couch. Maybe your kids want to show me something they’ve been obsessed with lately. We start with the things that are already part of your family, and then I get to watch for everything that happens in between.

And honestly, it makes the session a whole lot more fun. Your kids (and your husband 😉) aren’t standing around wondering what they’re supposed to do. They get to play, move, be with you, and actually enjoy themselves. And you’ll have photographs that show their personalities exactly as they are right now.

That’s why getting to know your family beforehand matters. I don’t want to show up and make your family fit into the way I photograph.

I want to know enough about your family to photograph you like YOU.

Can I tell you one of my favorite parts about photographing newborns?No two sessions ever look the same.Some families sp...
08/05/2026

Can I tell you one of my favorite parts about photographing newborns?

No two sessions ever look the same.

Some families spend the morning snuggled up on the couch. Some have toddlers who proudly give me a tour of every room in the house. Some babies sleep the entire session. Others decide they'd much rather eat every 20 minutes.

And honestly? I wouldn't want it any other way.

Before your baby even arrives, we'll start dreaming up your session together. We'll talk about your family, what you already love to do, and how we can mix the old with the new in a way that honors the old while bringing in the new.

Maybe that means reading books in the nursery.

Maybe it's making pancakes with big brother.

Maybe it's the family dog who insists on being in every photo.

There isn't a right way to do an in-home newborn session.

The goal isn't to make your family fit my idea of the perfect session.

It's to create one that feels like your family.

Years from now, I don't want you to look at your gallery and think, "Those are beautiful newborn photos."

I want you to think, "that was us."

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