Memories By The Smile- Professional Photography

02/06/2024

The magic of a family sometimes 💞

May life revolve around the ones you love.

01/15/2024

This is me… not marketing. But sharing bc I love these images and this family is the sweetest. Their love is tangible. But I also personally adore this mama.

I think that’s really my favorite thing about being a photographer. I just adore so many of the humans I get to capture. 😍

02/21/2023

Bookings for spring minis are LIVE!

Click below 👇🏽

You won't be sorry! ☺️

Secure your beautiful 30 minute session at the Valerie Marie Greenhouse in San Antonio, TX with Love Stories By Milena!

02/21/2023

I’m positively electrified with excitement about these mini sessions on March 26!

I’ll be posting the booking link in my bio tomorrow morning so you can schedule your mini session.

There are only 3 mini sessions left!

30 minutes each at

And you can reserve your time for just $50!

Come back here tomorrow to visit the link in my bio and book your session!

02/18/2023

Most of my clients know this because they ARE a little “crazy” like me and give birth at home. But it baffles me to go into hospitals and still see this confusion!

Mamas, you can and SHOULD eat during labor. Lack of calories causes lack of energy for delivery and we DON’T WANT THAT!

I DEFINITELY ate while I was in labor. Usually protein snacks that were easy to chew up and keep focusing on labor. My last birth, I had enough down time before baby came that I got to eat my favorite salad from Salata!

I have written a blog post on 9 Ways to Break the Rules of “Traditional” Childbirth and it covers several other things new moms may not know about preparing to give birth! Comment “blog” below and I’ll DM you the link to check it out!

02/14/2023

**TOMORROW BOOKINGS OPEN UP FOR SPRING MINIS AT** **BUT only if you are on my newsletter list!**

If you are not, whatcha waiting for?

Hop on over to my link in bio, scroll to the bottom of the home page and join my newsletter before 9am tomorrow!

That’s when these gorgeous sessions are open for bookings.

DO. NOT. MISS. THIS.

I am so stinking excited to shoot at this location ya’ll! Just, seriously tickled pink! ♥️

EEEep!

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02/11/2023

Motherhood has entirely changed my definition of success.

The more kids I have, the fewer priorities I have for things to do outside the house and it’s beautiful.

I realized recently that for me, true freedom means the ability to move at the pace of my children. Children are much slower and more deliberate than adults by virtue of the fact that their little hands and feet are still figuring out how to do what adults can do without even thinking about it. And being the kind of patient parent I’d *like* to be requires me to rush them less and help them more.

🤷🏽‍♀️ That’s all. Just pondering away today! 🤣

Don’t forget to join my newsletter list to be notified first when my 5 and only 5 mini sessions at become available for booking! Session date is March 26, bookings open February 14!

02/07/2023

✨B I G S I S T E R ✨

Best job in the world 💗😍

Y’all there’s just 5 time slots on March 26 for Mini sessions at . If you know you want one of those sessions, make sure you are on my email list now.

I’m not sure when I’ll be booking minis here again but I know these are going to be amazing.

01/30/2023

G E N E R A T I O N S….

There is nothing like capturing multiple generations in one session. Families that play together deserve to be photographed together! This sweet family decided to work with me while on a trip together here in the with everyone coming from different parts of the country to be together! What an honor!

And they knocked this session out of the park! They were so fun and funny and I only wish they lived here in town to work together again!!

01/26/2023

Trust yourself. You’ve got this.

Nobody but your body needs to tell you how.

01/21/2023

✨B A B Y D E T A I L S ✨

Those first 4 weeks of life literally FLY by. I think it’s the combination of exhaustion and newness. Your old routine is completely out the window, and depending on how many kids you may already have, you kind of never stop moving in that season.

Make sure you have planned ahead to take the time and capture these sweet details because they are so fleeting. They slip right by…

01/11/2023

2022 is the year I think I finally gave up imposter syndrome.

I stopped worrying what others might think of me and embraced what The Father knows about me. And creating became so much more fun.

I am stepping further into my role as mom and caring less if I have time on socials anymore. I’m not disappearing from here for now but 🤷🏽‍♀️ I have time when I have time.

I chose to share these images tonight after I spent some time going back through this birth gallery just because the memory is so special to me.

Y’all, when I got these images home this past August, my heart was on fire. It wasn’t just a birth high- it was an art creative high. I adore this whole gallery so much!! But I had not shared *these* moments yet.

I love this first shot bc it’s the most vulnerable face I have ever seen on this amazing woman. And the second shot feels like I nailed my shot. And seriously, is anything more scroll stopping than a perfect fresh new baby?!

Not for me anyway 🤷🏽‍♀️