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These summer maternity photos were really special for me for a number of reasons– Pregnancy was really hard for me. On the one hand, I was so excited to meet our sweet baby girl and was so grateful for my health and her health. On the other hand, I was so sick and so tired! […]

Maternity photos are some of my favorites to take, you can feel the emotion of the photos every time. N + L were glowing during our session together. You could literally see how excited they were to welcome their little girl into the world! We took these photos in a hidden tree grove that N […]

A couple of minutes passed, and the word “P r e g n a n t” flashed across the tiny screen.

Baby L, 7-months old, is a bundle of smiles. Though he was teething during our session, he didn’t cry once. We chose a bright, neutral space for this session, to capture the sheer joy and warmth of this period of life for this sweet family. With four-year old twins in the mix, we rolled with […]

There’s nothing like seeing photos of your cute little, smiling up at you, grabbing your nose, and laughing with you! I strive to take as much stress off of sessions as possible. We all know how hard it is to get the family out the door! With my curated client wardrobe for mom, and planning […]

Towering oak trees, neat brick pathways, classic black lamp posts, and stunning historic buildings set the scene at Oak View Historic Park to make these senior portraits absolutely dreamy. B grew up in Raleigh, so setting these portraits against such a stunning, soulful, Southern backdrop could not have been more perfect nor more timeless.

As a new mom and a Raleigh newborn photographer, I’ve tried a lot of swaddles. When V was born, she screamed until she was swaddled. We tried the Love to Dream, Swaddle Me, Solly Baby, Copper Pearl, Happiest Baby (SnooSack), and Loulou and Co. My favorite (hands down!) was Loulou! Here are a couple of […]

Unpopular opinion– I definitely did not end up using everything I packed.

Before having V, most of the posts that I read were about blocking out visitors during those first few weeks (a sentiment I understand, it’s an exhausting time! I’m a huge fan of no more than one visitor a day) But at least for this mama, I couldn’t have made it without the outpouring of […]

I’ve been using MixHers HerBaby since I found out I was pregnant and am loving it!

As the benchmark approached where we could know the gender of the baby, I was really torn. There was a tiny part of me that loved the idea of a surprise, and a much bigger part of me that wanted to know ASAP! Then came the question of how. I love a good party as […]