joyful, SUN-SOAKED FAMILY PORTRAITS 

Together we'll document this fleeting season of motherhood, from the tiny kicks in your belly to the baby giggles and through the sweetest years of family life - the ones we will look back on one day and miss so much. 

For sweet families wanting to document their love-filled legacy with pass-me-down heirloom albums, prints and family artwork.

Luxury heirloom albums & artwork

Courtney

"She captures the pure joy (along with silliness & craziness in between) of life. I knew she would be our family photographer for life. Not only is she incredibly talented, but she's so easy to work with and an absolute pleasure to be with. We are so thankful to have found Michelle!" 

"WE recommend her wholeheartedly!"

Nicole o.

"Being a photographer myself, I'm pretty picky about my own family portraits. Michelle created MAGIC with my family, and I'm so in love with our new photos. She captured us exactly as we are! My daughter loves her, and told me that she thinks we should always have Michelle take our portraits!"

"SHE Captured us exactly as we are!"

Lisa S.

"Hands down the BEST photos anyone has ever captured of my daughter; Michelle is the BEST photographer!!! She photographed my daughter and her pup for our Christmas card two years in a row. They are truly spectacular pictures. And she captured several shots of the 3 of us which I have framed all over my house. I plan on working with The Cotton Collective every year!!!"

"the best photos of my daughter!"

Kylie

"If you’re considering hiring the cotton collective for your newborn photos, look no further! She is the baby whisperer and had my newborn happy and cute the entire session. We love our photos and enjoyed the session so much, would highly highly recommend and will definitely choose to work with her again!!"

"She is the baby
whisperer!"

Lauren & WIll

"They are not only beautiful but were also authentic and really captured the spirit of our family. No one in our family is comfortable in front of the camera, and Michelle made us feel at ease and encouraged us the whole time. Our 3 year old initially did not want to cooperate with pictures, but Michelle has such a good way with little kids and got him to open up, smile, and play, and thus captured him beautifully!"

"Michelle made us feel at ease & encouraged"

from one mama to another

To me, life is all about family legacy

Leaving a legacy is more than what you leave in your bank account. It's a piece of your heart. It's your story.

meet michelle

Mama, taking photos of your littles can be tough, so let’s make editing EASY! Create frame-worthy photos in one tap with our Cotton Mobile Presets! 

Cotton Mobile Presets

Soft & bright mobile presets to make photos of your everyday life even sweeter!

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