Are you currently expecting and searching for a Charlottesville VA newborn photographer to come to your home for a lifestyle newborn photoshoot once your baby arrives?
I’m Melissa, a Master Certified Charlottesville VA newborn photographer with over 15 years of experience photographing families. I provide a luxury photography experience in the comfort of your own home and can continue documenting your growing family through the years!
Below are just a few reasons why I think having your newborn photos taken at home is the perfect way to document this next chapter of life.
Newborn pictures taken in the nursery
In the last few months, you transformed a room into a nursery and spent countless hours shopping, putting together, and creating a beautiful space to bring your baby home to. Newborn photos in the nursery are a must. Especially when there’s an incredible mural like the one in the session featured!
You will spend so much time in the nursery, having newborn photos in the space you will make a lot of your first memories together in just makes sense.
Comfort of your own home, with everything you need
Getting out of the house can be totally overwhelming the first few weeks of having a newborn. Having your newborn photographer come to you, where everything you and your baby needs already is, also just makes sense.
As a professional photographer, I believe that baby-led is the key to a successful lifestyle session. If baby needs a break, it’s perfectly ok. If baby is awake, great! If baby sleeps the whole time, it’s not a problem. There is no rush and I have full confidence in my ability to deliver a beautiful gallery, always.
Look at the life you’ve built, through the lens of your Charlottesville VA newborn photographer
Lastly, one of the more obvious reasons I think that choosing to have your newborn photos taken at home is for the documentation of the life you and your partner have created, both in your home and your bundle of love.
These are your first family photos with your new member. These first few weeks together are full of learning one another, very little sleep, and so much love. A lifestyle newborn photographer will document the quiet, intimate, authentic moments that will transport you back in time every time you look at them.
If you are interested in reserving me as your Charlottesville VA Newborn Photographer, I would love to answer any questions you have. Let’s talk and get your date on the calendar!
My absolute favorite service I offer my clients is my VIP Membership! Clients who book this get up to 4 sessions over an 18 month period. This means we can document everything from pregnancy to newborn to 6 month sitter to first birthday. I love seeing your little family grow during this time! A few perks to this membership include over $1000 savings, complimentary birth announcements, priority scheduling, extended gallery times and VIP invites to special events! Plus membership clients get exclusive access to join my Yearbook club after they finish their membership. So we can keep documenting your family year after year!
Best Charlottesville VA Newborn Photographer
Hi there and thank you for stopping by! I’m Melissa, owner of Melissa Arlena Photography, a Charlottesville VA Newborn photographer specializing in young and growing families in Virginia. I hope you found the feature I shared today to be helpful. If you are interested in talking with me more about booking a newborn session, let’s connect! Not quite ready, but know you want to keep me in your back pocket? No problem! Follow me on Instagram and let’s be friends!
Melissa Arlena is an award winning lifestyle newborn photographer in Charlottesville and Richmond, Virginia who has earned her Master Photographer Certification from NAPCP in maternity, newborn and family photography. Her natural and simple work has been featured in magazines and online blogs worldwide. She has been named Best Maternity and Newborn Photographer in Richmond and Charlottesville, VA in 2023.
