detailed pricing for photo sessions with Melissa Sheridan Photography
Investment
- A fully guided family session
- Custom location guide & session planning
- Location of your choice within DMV area
- Style guide for the whole family
- Access to my client closet for women
- All of the best images (50+, professionally retouched
- High-resolution files delivered in a private online gallery
What's included:
Family sessions are relaxed, intentional, and gently guided so your images feel natural and connected - never stiff or rushed. With over ten years of experience photographing families, I know how to work with kids of all ages and create timeless images that feel elevated, honest, and true to your family.
Every Precious Stage, Beautifully Captured
families | $800
- A fully guided session
- Location of your choice within DMV area
- Custom location guide & session planning
- Access to my client closet for moms-to-be
- All of the best images (40+), professionally retouched
- High-resolution files delivered in a private online gallery
- Option to bundle with newborn session for 10% discount
What's included:
Maternity sessions are soft, calm, and deeply personal. My approach focuses on connection and beautiful light, creating images that feel empowering, timeless, and effortless while honoring this fleeting season of motherhood.
Honoring the Beauty of Expecting Motherhood
maternity | $700
- An in-home or studio baby-led sessio
- Plenty of time for feeding and soothing
- Simple, natural posing and detail shots
- Use of wraps, outfits, & headbands for baby
- Client closet dress choice for mom
- All the best images (50+), professionally retouched
- High-resolution files in a private online gallery
- Option to bundle with maternity session for 10% off
What's included:
Newborn sessions are intentionally unrushed and centered around your baby’s comfort. Photographed in your home, outdoors or my studio, these sessions focus on real moments, tiny details, and the quiet beauty of early parenthood - handled with care and over a decade of newborn experience.
Slow, Gentle, and Baby-Led
newborns | $1150
- A guided session in my studio or outdoors
- Simple props and styling guidance
- Optional backdrop choice and cake add-ons
- Optional images with parents
- All of the best images (25+), professionally edited
- High-resolution files in a private online gallery
What's included:
Milestone sessions capture your baby’s growing personality in a way that feels playful, clean, and timeless. Each session is thoughtfully styled and guided to keep the focus on your baby. Sessions available for babies who can sit up & older.
Pure & Simple, Your Growing Baby
milestones | $650
- A fully guided senior portrait session
- Location and styling support
- Option for an outfit change
- All of the best images (30+), professionally retouched
- High-resolution files in a private online gallery
What's included:
Senior sessions are modern, relaxed, and customized to reflect personality and style. With gentle direction and a refined approach, I create portraits that feel natural, confident, and authentic.
Timeless Portraits That Feel Like You
seniors | $650
- Up to two hours of ceremony + portrait coverage
- Full digital gallery (60+ professionally edited images)
- Guidance for family groupings + portrait flow
- Coverage of arrivals, pinning, speeches & candid moments
- Portraits of honoree + immediate family
- Experience at Pentagon, DHS, local bases, National Mall, & more
- Travel within Northern VA + Washington, D.C. included
- Option to add additional hours ($175/hr)
What's included:
As a military spouse, I approach military events with care, respect, and deep understanding of this life. From ceremonies to homecomings, my focus is on documenting meaningful moments and details as they naturally unfold.
Your service, thoughtfully captured
military events | $700
- A guided headshot or branding session
- Outdoors or in my studio
- Location and wardrobe recommendations
- A variety of natural poses and expressions
- All of the best images, professionally retouched
- High-resolution files in a private online gallery
What's included:
Headshot and branding sessions are designed to feel natural while still elevated. These sessions focus on creating images that communicate confidence, warmth, and professionalism - without feeling stiff or overly corporate.
branding & Headshots
Your investment starting at: $400 for individuals, $850 for teams. Please inquire for a custom quote.
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fine art prints
keepsake folio box of prints
linen heirloom album
extended family add-on
I offer a curated selection of heirloom-quality products - including fine art prints, albums, and keepsake boxes for prints - designed to preserve your family’s memories beautifully and tangibly. These pieces are meant to be enjoyed daily in your home and cherished for generations.
From Digital to Tangible: Heirloom Pieces to Treasure
Products & upgrades
Melissa Sheridan Photography offers a vibrant and joyful portrait experience for families, maternity, newborns, and military events in the greater Northern Virginia area. Melissa creates fun and colorful images that capture your family's authentic moments. Serving the greater NoVA region, including Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, and Washington, D.C., Melissa is dedicated to providing a seamless experience from booking to final gallery delivery. Whether you’re looking for a lively family session or timeless newborn portraits, Melissa Sheridan Photography captures memories that last a lifetime. Contact her today for more information on capturing your dream family photos.
