Tonia Hernandez

Tonia Hernandez The moments I capture for you today, will be the memories you will share for generations.

Santa Sleigh on the Lake 🎅🏼✨Let’s play a little Christmas game! 🎄If Santa landed at your house tonight and could bring y...
09/02/2026

Santa Sleigh on the Lake 🎅🏼✨

Let’s play a little Christmas game! 🎄

If Santa landed at your house tonight and could bring you ONE thing that cannot be bought in a store, what would you ask him for?

❤️ More time with someone you love
🎄 One more Christmas from your childhood
✨ A family member home for the holidays
🎁 A memory you could relive just once
🥹 Or something completely different?

I’ll go first in the comments… but I want to hear yours too.

Sometimes the things we would ask Santa for most are exactly why photographs become so priceless as the years go by. ❤️

And this November, we’re creating a little Christmas magic of our own with Santa Sleigh on the Lake. a one-of-a-kind Santa experience on Lake Murray.

🎅🏼 Book your Santa session here:

https://book.usesession.com/s/5RpZiZ-wKh

Tell me your answer below. 👇🏼

There is a certain kind of trust that comes with newborn photography that I will never take for granted.In those first 5...
09/02/2026

There is a certain kind of trust that comes with newborn photography that I will never take for granted.

In those first 5–10 days your baby is still so new to the world. You are healing, adjusting, and protecting this little life you have waited so long to meet. Most parents are not letting many people into that space, and certainly not many people close enough to hold their baby.

So when you choose me, you are choosing more than a photographer.

You are choosing someone to gently step into one of the most tender, emotional, and fleeting seasons of your life. You are trusting me with your baby, your memories, and a moment that can never be recreated.

As a boutique newborn photographer, I believe beautiful images begin with an experience rooted in care, patience, and safety, I wear a mask when working closely with your newborn, I carefully sanitize the items used during your session, and I handle each baby with the gentleness and attention they deserve.

Because this experience is never just about creating pretty photographs.

It is about preserving how little they were.
How deeply you loved them.
And how carefully they were held in those first days.

Parent to parent, heart to heart , I know how much this trust means.

And it is one of the greatest honors of my work to be invited to capture these first memories for your family. 🤍



Award winning South Carolina photographer offering timeless memories of your family

Happy September October November December
09/01/2026

Happy September October November December

 Tonight at midnight, our special Santa session pricing officially ends. 🎅✨If you’ve been thinking about booking, this i...
08/31/2026



Tonight at midnight, our special Santa session pricing officially ends. 🎅✨

If you’ve been thinking about booking, this is your last chance to reserve your session for $325 before the investment increases to $375

Christmas comes and goes so quickly, but the photographs become part of your family’s story for years to come. The excitement, the wonder, the little smiles, and those tiny hands holding Santa’s someday, these will be the memories you treasure most.

Don’t wait until tomorrow and wish you had booked today.

Book before midnight:

https://book.usesession.com/s/5RpZiZ-wKh

Monday Morning MoodOne year from now, life may look a little different.Five years from now, the kids may be taller, some...
08/31/2026

Monday Morning Mood

One year from now, life may look a little different.

Five years from now, the kids may be taller, someone may have moved away, new little faces may have joined the family, and the house may feel a little quieter.

Ten years from now, you may look at a photograph and realize just how much has changed.

And sometimes, the hardest truth is that not everyone who is standing beside us today will always be there.

That is why family photographs matter.

They aren’t just about matching outfits or getting everyone to smile at the same time. They become a record of who was there, who you loved, and what your family looked like in this exact season of life.

Take the photo.

Even if you haven’t lost the weight.
Even if the kids are wild.
Even if getting everyone together feels impossible.

Because someday, the imperfect little details you notice today may be the very things you would give anything to see again.

Your family is worth remembering exactly as they are right now. ❤️

Sometimes I hear that I’m “expensive.”And I’d be lying if I said those words never sting.Photography is one of those thi...
08/30/2026

Sometimes I hear that I’m “expensive.”

And I’d be lying if I said those words never sting.

Photography is one of those things where you can find someone at almost every price point. I know there are photographers who charge much less than I do, and I also know that what I offer isn’t meant to be the right fit for every family.

But what you see during your session is only a small part of the work that goes into creating your portraits.

Before I ever pick up my camera, there is planning, communication, location scouting, set design, styling, equipment, preparation and years of education and experience. Then comes the session itself, followed by hours of culling, editing, retouching, gallery preparation, ordering, marketing and all of the behind-the-scenes work required to run a professional photography business.

I don’t want to simply hand you a link of digitals.

I want to create something that becomes part of your family history. Something you can hang on your walls, place in an album, hold in your hands and someday pass down to your children.

And one of the things I am most humbled by is knowing that some of my clients have saved for months, or even all year to have me photograph their family milestones.

I never take that lightly.

That is also why I offer payment plans. Beautiful portraits are an investment, and if working with me is something you truly want, I will always do my best to make the process more manageable.

So yes, I may cost more than some photographers.

But behind every session is an incredible amount of time, care and heart and I will never apologize for building a business that allows me to give each family the experience and finished artwork they deserve.

To every person who has trusted me with your babies, your graduates, your families, your milestones and your memories: thank you. Your support means more to me than you probably realize. ❤️

🎄 Your session doesn’t have to end with digital images.One of my favorite parts of what we offer is helping you turn you...
08/29/2026

🎄 Your session doesn’t have to end with digital images.

One of my favorite parts of what we offer is helping you turn your portraits into gifts your family can actually hold onto:
ornaments, framed prints, matted portraits, keepsake boxes, and beautiful printed artwork made to be enjoyed long after Christmas is over.

These are the kinds of gifts grandparents treasure, parents display, and children grow up seeing in their homes. ❤️

Our November 7th Christmas sessions are now booking:

🎅 Santa’s Sleigh on Lake Murray

https://book.usesession.com/s/5RpZiZ-wKh

🎄 Sleigh Bells on the Lake Family Sessions

https://book.usesession.com/s/ESxlIwOc-5

Book your session, then let us help you create something special from the memories we capture.

🎅 One day, they won’t ask if Santa is real.They won’t wonder how he gets around the world in one night, or whether their...
08/29/2026

🎅 One day, they won’t ask if Santa is real.

They won’t wonder how he gets around the world in one night, or whether their name made the good list.

But right now, they still believe.

These are the Christmases worth holding onto—the ones filled with wonder, excitement, and a little bit of magic.

Santa’s Sleigh on Lake Murray • November 7

Special session pricing is available through September 1st.

Book your Santa session here:
https://book.usesession.com/s/5RpZiZ-wKh

Good morning! 🎅❤️🎄 Are you on Santa’s GOOD LIST? 🎅Santa is checking his list, and this little one is making sure everyth...
08/28/2026

Good morning! 🎅❤️

🎄 Are you on Santa’s GOOD LIST? 🎅

Santa is checking his list, and this little one is making sure everything looks just right. ❤️

Join us for Santa’s Sleigh on Lake Murray on November 7th and create a little Christmas magic while they are still young enough to believe.

Want the Christmas look without Santa? We also have family sessions that afternoon from 2–4 PM with the same beautiful vintage sleigh and Lake Murray setting.

🎅 Santa Sessions:
https://book.usesession.com/s/5RpZiZ-wKh

🎄 Family Sessions:
https://book.usesession.com/s/ESxlIwOc-5
Limited spots are available for both.

🍂 Christmas has been packed away… for now! 🎃Our studio cabin got a little fall makeover, and I am loving how cozy it tur...
08/27/2026

🍂 Christmas has been packed away… for now! 🎃

Our studio cabin got a little fall makeover, and I am loving how cozy it turned out! 🍁

Now the question is… who wants to come play?

I’m thinking fall portraits, Halloween costumes, little witches and wizards, princesses, superheroes, or simply some adorable updated photos of the kids surrounded by pumpkins and all the cozy fall details. 🎃🧙‍♀️🍂

Sessions will be available at the end of September and throughout October at our South Carolina studio.

Want first dibs when booking opens?

👇COMMENT BELOW and I’ll send you the booking link!

Let’s make a little fall magic at the cabin. 🍁📸

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