It was such a joy when Nicole contacted me to book her newborn session!

This was her second baby but her first girl, and the excitement and anticipation was evident. We worked out a session date for shortly after Nicole’s due date, and we kept in touch as the day grew near.

Little Miss Cora arrived safe and sound and just a few days later, she graced my studio. I loved getting to meet her and her sweet mommy and daddy and big brother!

Cora did amazing for her newborn session and even gave us a few little angel smiles.

Dustin and Nicole recognized that there would be so much change throughout the first year of her life, and they invested in the Baby’s Grow With Me collection to capture all of her sweet milestones. So we made plans to get together again in just 6 short months, but during that time, big brother Miles had his second birthday, and Mommy and Daddy wanted to be sure we captured this special milestone for him as well.

Cora’s six month milestone arrived in the cold winter months, so we set things up for her first milestone session in my studio on the east side of Indianapolis. She had changed so much since her newborn session and it was so fun to see her personality coming out!

Before we knew it the nine month milestone was here! in just three short months, Cora transitioned from needing to be propped up and being very wobbly when sitting up to being stable sitting up and even pulling herself up to a standing position on her own! We had a beautiful spring day and captured this beautiful milestone downtown Indianapolis along the White River Canal Walk.

And then, just like that, she was one year old! Nicole wanted a simple neutral set up for Cora’s cake smash session. We had a naked cake and some beautiful splashes of pale pink and soft florals for her set up. Cora had a few photos in a couple other outfits first so that all of her first birthday photos weren’t cake smash photos. Having this variety is a really nice touch to this special milestone session and always an option if mommas prefer it - which most do!

Happy first birthday, Cora! I’m so excited to continue walking this journey with you and your family as you grow and reach new milestones!