baby's first year
Babies change SO much in just a few months and I love capturing them as they grow into their own littler personalities. You will be looking back on these for the rest of your life, remembering the time they were SO tiny! I STRONGLY RECOMMEND booking your baby package during your pregnancy, so we can plan sessions prior to your trip to the hospital (please read the stage descriptions at the bottom of the page). Once the baby arrives, things will get hectic pretty quickly and it's very easy to forget about booking portraits until it's too late (and you have already missed some important stages). Once your baby package is booked with me, I will keep track of the time and make sure to remind you each time we need to schedule an appointment.
Just the Essentials $1295 (Save $365 as a package)
- THREE Portrait Sessions within 12 months: Newborn, 6 months, 1 year OR Maternity, Newborn, 1 year
- 1 8×8 20-side Press Book with your top favorite portraits from all 3 sessions
- Digital high resolution Images from each session
They Grow So Fast! $1995 (Save $440 as a package)
- FOUR Portrait Sessions in 15 months: Newborn, 4 months, 8 months, 1 year OR Maternity, Newborn, 6 months, 1 year
- 50 custom designed 5x7 Baby Announcement cards
- Custom designed 8×8 20-side premium Coffee Table Baby Book with your top favorite portraits from all 4 sessions
- Digital high resolution Images from each session
Can’t Miss A Thing! $2695 (Save $611 as a package)
- FIVE Portrait Sessions in 20 months: Newborn, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 1 year OR Maternity, Newborn, 4 months, 8 months, 1 year
- 50 custom designed 5x7 Baby Announcement cards
- Custom designed 8×8 20-side premium Coffee Table Baby Book with your top favorites from all 5 sessions
- 1 6×6 Grandparent Baby Book Coffee Table clone OR 2 custom Full Accordion books OR 1 8×8 Press Book
- Digital high resolution Images from each session
Payment plans available on all packages. Custom options and plans available upon request.
All package sessions assume baby only (excluding Pregnancy and Newborn stages, which include both parents). Additional people are $20/ea per session.
Tax is applicable on ALL packages and prices.
JUST looking for a newborn session?
Newborn Session Packages (babies up to 3 months) start at $545 and include:
- Studio Session on a weekday morning
- 1.5 to 3 hour Session with Caitlin
- Baby and up to 2 parents included free (siblings/extended family/friends are $20 each--most pets not recommended at this stage)
- Selected Images Digitally Enhanced and Retouched
- $100 Credit for Prints or Custom Items
- Digital high resolution images with print release (50+)
Baby Stages:
- Pregnancy: This is the first time where baby is really starting to be a part of your life. You have been planning on your little bundle’s entrance into this world and there are so many wonderful parts of this time you should remember: the hope, joy, expectancy, and wonder of what is to come. Your life is about to change forever! This is the last time that the two of you get to have fun cuddly pictures together before you change from a couple to a family. Many of my moms prefer to do an outdoor location for this session, since we’ll be indoors for most of baby’s first year.
- Newborn: This is the most special session of baby’s first year. You finally get to meet baby, and they are going to go through a TON of changes in a very short amount of time. We want to make sure to capture all of the tiny details of your new bundle of joy: hands feet, little sleepy expressions, and a few cuddly moments between your new family. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED to get this session done WITHIN 10 DAYS OF BABY’S ARRIVAL, if possible, for the best results. This timeframe is when baby is still cuddly, sleepy, and poseable from being in the womb, before they learn to squirm and be demanding or start to get chappy skin. Because of the delicate timeframe for this session, it is so important to make plans BEFORE your trip to the hospital, rather than afterward, where we may miss our window.
- 3 Months: Now that baby can see the world more clearly and interact with everyone around them, we can see what kind of personality they have. This is around the time when baby starts to smile on their own (not because of gas!) and have fun playing with you. Many babies are also able to hold their head up while on their tummy and even grab their feet when on their backs.
- 6 Months: Baby is really playful now! Many babies can sit up on their own around this stage and love to be able to hold things in their hands and laugh. It’s so amazing to see how much their faces change and how BIG they have gotten in only 6 months!
- 9 Months: Baby is getting more lanky has reached that stage where they are starting to lose their “baby” faces. Many babies at this stage can stand on their own while holding onto something (often a chair or mommy’s legs). Many 9 month olds also love to crawl around after us and play “you can’t catch me” as they zoom around!
- 1 Year: So many things have change in the past 12 months, and it’s hard to believe that this is the same tiny infant you held in your hands at their newborn session! By their 1st birthday, some babies are standing, walking (or even running) on their own and are quickly turning into a toddler. They are often chattering away (even when we can’t understand it!) and have their own personalities and special little quirks. I love to celebrate this milestone with a cake smash at the end of the session and let them go crazy on their very own little birthday cake.