I'm Mahlia (Mah-lee-ah), the photographer behind Ivory Door Studio.

Welcome! This is where I share college senior photography tips, graduation photo ideas, campus locations, outfit inspiration, and session planning advice for students in Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Explore real senior sessions from Vanderbilt, MTSU, Belmont, Lipscomb, TSU, Trevecca, and beyond—and get ideas for making your own college graduation photos feel completely you.

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Mahlia

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An Elegant Cannery Ballroom Wedding What an exciting day for Allison and Joe! The couple had a beautiful wedding ceremony at Saint Philip Catholic Church in Franklin, Tennessee. After the ceremony, the wedding party hopped on a party bus and headed to Ravenswood Mansion and Smith Park for pictures of the newlyweds and the wedding […]