1. Decide the areas of your home that you’d like to use!
An in-home session does not mean that we only use your nursery! For the sake of variety in your gallery, I encourage you to choose other areas like your master bedroom, kitchen/dining area, and your living room.
2.Based on the rooms you choose, now choose your wardrobe!
The colors that are in your home, play a big role in what you choose to wear. Personally, I prefer a monochromatic, but also light and airy look. I gravitate toward wearing whites and pastels because that’s what I like to hang on my walls. We can also consider adding in florals to help you tie more colors together. This is entirely up to you!!
Dress your baby in a simple onesie
Most babies love to be swaddled and it helps to keep them happy for your lifestyle newborn session. I really do suggest a simple onesie for comfort. We don’t want anything itchy on them, and definitely not something that will cause them to get too hot when swaddled. Don’t worry, I will do all the swaddling for you!
Listen, I know. This one is hard for mamas, but it’s so important. Newborns really don’t like changing clothes. It’s a little bit like the book, “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.” You know how it goes. If you change a baby’s clothes, they wake up. When they wake up, they get grumpy. When they get grumpy, we have to feed them again, etc. Of course, it’s never a problem to feed your baby! We just want to make sure we have plenty of time for pictures, too! I have no problems changing outfits, I just suggest for the beginning in order to capture all of the sweet photos with both parents we keep baby nice and comfortable! and SIMPLE!!!!!
Before I arrive 90-60 minutes
This is absolutely the easiest item on the list! If you can, you’ll want to time your baby’s feed to be just before I arrive. Usually a full baby is a happy baby which means we will have a laid back and easy going session. That said, we always pause for hungry babies!
BONUS
If you have dogs or animals you are wanting to capture with your babes, just have a ton of treats on hand!!!! I love adding animals to the mix!
