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The story of your baby's First Year - told beautifully,
forever.
The First Story Collective is a membership portrait experience designed to document every milestone of your baby's first year: maternity, newborn, six months, and one year, beautifully preserved and stress-free from start to finish. Every session is planned, styled, and guided so that when the day arrives, your only job is to show up and be present.
You do the loving. I do the preserving.
introducing
you are not alone
Does any of this sound familiar?
"I meant to book a newborn session, and before I knew it she was already three months old."
Time moves differently once a baby arrives. Weeks disappear, and suddenly those tiny newborn days are gone.
"I have thousands of blurry phone photos but nothing I'd ever actually hang on our walls."
iPhone snapshots capture the chaos. They don't capture the feeling: the weight of them in your arms, the smell of their head, the way their hand curls around your finger.
"Getting ready, getting the baby ready, figuring out what to wear.. Sessions feel more stressful than special."
A portrait experience should feel like a gift, not another thing on your to-do list. You deserve to arrive, exhale, and just be present.
This is Why
The First Story Collective Exists.
So you can close your eyes someday, open a beautiful heirloom album, and be transported right back to the very beginning of your family's story.
the experience
More than a photo session. A legacy in the making.
The First Story Collective is a membership portrait experience designed to document your baby at every milestone of their first year: beautifully, intentionally, and entirely stress-free.
Every detail is planned and cared for, from wardrobe styling to the heirloom artwork you'll choose together after your session. You bring the baby. I bring everything else.
your Three chapters
Every chapter of year one, Beautifully Documented
Newborn
The wrinkly knees. The flaky skin. The way they curl perfectly into your chest. These details fade within weeks. We photograph them forever.
6-8 Months
The gummy smiles. The belly laughs. The way they look at you like you're their whole world. This blissful stage passes faster than you expect.
Maternity
Your story begins here. The glow, the anticipation, the quiet wonder of carrying new life. All of it deserves to be remembered.
One Year
Look how far you've both come. From a tiny newborn to a walking, babbling little person. Celebrate this milestone beautifully.
Your membership includes three sessions. Choose the milestones that matter most to you.
what to expect
What your session day actually feels like
You walk into the studio, and the first thing you notice is that the mental load has completely lifted. Everything is already taken care of.
Your wardrobe, chosen together in advance from my curated client closet, is ready and waiting. By the time you step in front of the camera, you feel relaxed and completely present. Not rushed. Not stressed. Just you, your family, and this fleeting moment.
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Within a few weeks of each session, we meet virtually to view your fully edited portraits together, beautifully presented and ready to explore.
Your Ordering Appointment
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I guide you through every option, from digital collections to heirloom artwork, so you never feel rushed or overwhelmed by the choices. Your digital files are delivered to your online gallery, and your custom artwork begins production, handcrafted and built to last generations.
Your Artwork Selection
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Before each session, we connect to select your wardrobe from my client closet, coordinated for the whole family and entirely stress-free.
Your Planning Session
An unhurried, beautifully lit session focused on connection, genuine moments, and the details you will want to remember forever.
Your Portrait Session
what's included
Everything taken care of, at every session
This is a full-service experience from beginning to end. A portrait session should not add a single ounce of stress to your already full plate. Motherhood is demanding enough. Your only job is to show up and be present.
Every Collective member receives:
investment
The First Story Collective
Membership includes:
Your time is your most precious resource right now. Families who choose the First Story Collective do so because every milestone is already planned, styled, and protected. All you have to do is show up and enjoy your baby.
The $600 enrollment fee covers all three session fees. Your digital files and artwork are chosen together at your ordering appointment after each session, so you invest in exactly what feels right for your family.
- Welcome box and custom-designed birth announcement cards
- Three milestone sessions: choose from Maternity, Newborn, Sitter (6-8 months), and One Year
- All three session fees included, a $900 value
- Full client closet access for the entire family at every session
- Priority scheduling and milestone tracking
- Members-only rate on the full digital gallery at each ordering appointment.
$600
I accept financing through PayPal Credit.
Digital files and artwork are chosen at your ordering appointment after each session and are not included in the enrollment fee.
" I can’t give enough praise on Andrea. She is amazing. I booked the 3 session package which included maternity, newborn, and one year and I have not been disappointed! She made me feel beautiful in my maternity photos when I didn’t feel my best (feeling huge), chose a beautiful spot on the beach with excellent lighting as the sun was setting, and the poses were natural. I didn’t feel forced to be in odd poses like in previous sessions with other photographers. Her studio session once I had my newborn was also amazing! She had everything a new mom and baby need to soothe and help in the postpartum life. She again outdid herself making me feel beautiful after only getting 30 minutes of sleep from the newborn trenches. I can’t even say enough words on how amazing my little human looked in every shot! So cute. So perfect. She made sure baby was comfortable and happy the whole time. I felt so at ease with her posing the tiny human in cute poses. Her artistic style came alive and I saw the master at work in the behind the scenes of beautiful picture taking. This review is long but my experience was great and I wanted it known!"
— Erin B., First Year Collective
Client Love
Hi, I'm Andrea
the person behind the lens
I believe a photograph is more than a beautiful image. It is a piece of your family's legacy. Something your children will hold, your grandchildren will cherish, and that tells the story of who you were in this very season of life.
I created the First Story Collective because I kept meeting incredible mamas who were so busy loving their babies that the milestones slipped by undocumented. I wanted to build an experience where nothing was left to chance, where every detail was handled, and the only thing a mother had to do was show up and be present.
My work is rooted in connection, storytelling, and legacy. I would be honored to document yours.
