Christopher & Rebecca get to celebrate their first MARRIED Christmas together this year! It truly is one of the most magical times of the year when you get to create new memories with loved ones! Married & Merry Indeed! Also, let’s just talk about how it’s only 12 days UNTIL Christmas!!!!! What in the world?!?!? Even though I’ve bought all of @tydlng ‘s gifts in October/November (due to being pregnant and wanting to plan ahead), and the house is decorated and we have watched several Christmas movies....I still feel like my head is in a cloud and I don’t feel like it’s the holiday season yet! Anyone else feel like this too?!?!?! I am soaking up all the time with baby bear while on maternity leave, but I just cannot wait for Blaise Bear to be a bit older so that we can take him out more next year to do more Holiday type activities! Until then...I’ll force him to watch cheesy Netflix Christmas movies with me while he stares at Mr.Fan & The Christmas Tree Lights! Comment below if you are also experiencing a new phase of life as well during the holidays! (And if you are, hey, message me and we can talk about finding the joy in the weirdness of transition!) Love you all so much!!!!! Hoping you are all having a wonderful Thursday so far! Let’s find joy today! // @dollydelongphoto // #dollydelongphotography #nashvillecouplesphotographer #nashvillecouples #merryandmarried #love #nashville #tennessee
In addition to being featured on @glitterybride , @dollydelongphoto has also been featured on @engagedlife as well!!!! For my small business, this means THE WORLD to me because I really want to continue to grow & serve as a Wedding & Family photographer in Middle Tennessee, Tennessee, & Montana (& beyond)! I desire to serve couples in a joyful, loving & very focused way and I am SO EXCITED for the brides I’ll be working with in 2019! Please click on the photo to see all the Nashville wedding vendors involved AND please do not forget to reach out to me if you are looking for a wedding photographer for 2019! I only take one wedding a month so please let me know! // have a great Wednesday everyone! // vendors involved: @dollydelongphoto // 2nd shooter: @jonesjamesisaac // wedding planner: @brittanyeventsco // florist: @ofthefieldsfloral // makeup & hair: @makeupby_kathryn // food truck: @tncobblerco // coffee cart: @freepourcoffeeco // calligrapher: @_theartisanabode // model: @elyseyoungdahl // venue: @hidden_creek_farm_weddings // DIY features @martha_weddings & @marthastewart // #dollydelongphotography #nashvilleweddingphotographer #nashvilleweddingvendor #love #engagedlife #bride #groom #lovestories #joy
Hey all! Just another friendly #iphone photo of me to remind you all that I’m still here but I’ll be on maternity leave from November 10th-January 1st, 2019! My husband @tydlng and I have officially welcomed our sweet baby bear #jameswblaisedelong into this world on 11.27.18 and we are so in love with this tiny human! I wanted to let you all know that my heart is bursting with so much joy right now and I cannot even begin to express to you how happy I am that I get to be a mother to this sweet angel baby bear! Every time I look at him I want to either kiss him all over his face, OR, I want to cry in pure joy! I love my little baby Bear! I’m still at the hospital waiting to be discharged, but I wanted to promise you all that I’ll be more active soon and I’ll share some photos of my son in his new nursery next week! It’s just all so exciting and another great reminder of my WHY I am a full time photographer: for not only my husband but also for my sweet son! I love building & owning my own business because they are a huge driving force behind why owning a people-orientated business is important to me! I hope that in this new season of motherhood, I can serve you all in joy/love/& compassion! Thank you all for making @dollydelongphoto so much fun! And I cannot wait to share more milestones (both personal & business milestones) with you all! Have a wonderful Thursday everyone! Again, thank you for kindly welcoming my sweet Blaise Bear into the world with your encouragement and joy, and thank you for having patience with me as I take a much needed maternity leave to spend time with my Husband and Baby! Love you all! 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙 @dollydelongphoto // #meetyourphotographer #aboutme #dollydelongphotography #nashvilleweddingphotographer #nashvillefamilyphotographer #tennessee #tennesseeweddingphotographer #destinationphotographer #travelphotographer #love #motherhood #dollymama
Meet the newest member of the DeLong crew: James Willard Blaise DeLong! (We both know it’s a long name, but he will either go by James or Blaise!) either way our baby bear is here! It’s truly terrifying to figure out how to take care of this human! (Oh yes, he was born on 11.27.18 at 8:53AM after only pushing for 30 minutes....I’m guessing thanks to @expectingandempowered )! I will share his full story (about his birth and name in a blog post once I’m home, but I wanted everyone to meet my pride & joy, my sweet baby bear!) (also @tydlng , is like the best dad ever!) 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 📷 by aunt @dbelville #babyboydelong #jameswblaisedelong #babyboy #babybear
Letters to my son: “dear son, guess what? I am so excited for your arrival because you get to experience life with your earthly father, @tydlng ! He’s a pretty cool guy overall. Even though I want to have a close relationship with you, I actually hope you become best friends with your dad! I mostly want you to learn & grow from his examples he sets out for you because he is the most humble human I have ever met! Yes, I will try my best to set the best example to you, but seriously, you hit the jackpot with your dad and I’m going to remind you of that every single day of your life! Even when you’re an angst filled teenager, I’ll remind you how awesome your dad is! Also, I’ll remind you that my first love, besides God, is your dad. So you’ll never be higher than him (sorry not sorry)! Your father has helped me out in so many ways through the years. He has helped soften my heart, he has helped me develop some analytical skills I never thought I had, and he has taught me to dig deeper with God. Yes yes, I know your dad isn’t perfect, because he’s human, but what makes him so great is that he submits to God and he has a humble spirit about that! He’s never prideful or arrogant about things! And get this....he even let me decorate our house for Christmas BEFORE thanksgiving mostly because he knows it would make me happy esp as I prepare to meet you! Seriously son, your dad is too good to me, so I know if he’s good to me, he’s going to be good to you too! There will be some days you prob won’t like us too much Bc we will need to discipline you....but it’s only because we love you and want to make sure you don’t become an entitled d-bag. (Yeah I said it...a d-bag!) Also, I hope you look just like your dad! I mean, he’s super adorable and if you are anything like him, you’ll be so adorable too! I may squeal every time I see you! Okay, so for now, just know, you have an awesome dad waiting for you to come! So please make your exit out of my body to meet your dad! Also, I love you!” #letterstomyson #babyboydelong
