ALEXANDRIA | RALEIGH DURHAM WAKE FOREST BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

Every once in a while I can squeeze in a last-minute booking. Alexandria’s mom contacted me saying how upset she was that she didn’t have newborn photos done when Alexandria was born. I happened to have an opening that week and got Alexandria into my studio at 11 weeks old. I knew we wouldn’t have much luck getting her sleeping and posed like a true newborn session, but she cooperated more than expected!! 🙂 She is a sweet little angel, and I’m so glad her Mom has some photos to remember her at this tiny age.

Melissa is currently booking for Raleigh maternity photography sessions and Raleigh newborn photography sessions in the Raleigh Durham Wake Forest, North Carolina area. Be sure to contact her early to reserve your space!

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ANNA’S CAKE SMASH | RALEIGH DURHAM WAKE FOREST BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

Little Anna had just turned one when she came to my studio for her cake smash. She was so adorable in her little skirt, and her Mommy brought Anna’s favorite rocking chair to incorporate into the setup. Anna took a little while to get into it, but then she did take some big bites of her cake, much to our delight! 🙂 Here’s a little peek at her cake smash session!

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BABY BENJAMIN | RALEIGH DURHAM WAKE FOREST BABY INFANT PHOTOGRAPHER

Little baby Benjamin was another of my 2013 babies, born in December in time for Christmas! He’s the third child for this family, but the first boy, which was very exciting! His parents are great friends of mine, so this session was highly anticipated by all of us. Benjamin didn’t disappoint. He’s a chunky, cute little thing, and I just loved curling him up and photographing all that chub. And I mean that in the best way possible. He is ADORABLE! 🙂

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BABY REED | RALEIGH DURHAM WAKE FOREST BABY INFANT PHOTOGRAPHER

Baby Reed was another of my 2013 babies who participated in my Mommy/Baby package. His Mommy’s maternity session was back in the fall and on the blog, here. He came into the studio at three weeks old for his session. Such a major cutie!

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BABY EDUARDO | RALEIGH DURHAM NC NEWBORN BABY INFANT PHOTOGRAPHER

Little guy Eduardo was born to the beautiful Grayce, whose maternity photos you saw on the blog back in November. She had her sweet little boy and brought him into the studio all the way from Fayetteville at just 11 days old! We did a shot with a teeny little Army hat for his Daddy. Loved getting to spend time with this family again!

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BABY BRAYDON | RALEIGH DURHAM WAKE FOREST NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

Handsome little baby Braydon was 12 days new on the day of his session. I had a great time snuggling him for a few hours. Such a little sweetheart! 🙂

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BABY LYDIA | RALEIGH DURHAM NC NEWBORN BABY INFANT PHOTOGRAPHER

The sweet little Lydia came to me at 7 days old for her first photo session! I had met her lovely parents and older sister at their maternity session back in the fall, here. She has an adoring big sister who seemed to be truly enjoying her! I met Lydia back in November so you’ll see we did a Christmas set-up as well. Had such a great time seeing this family again! Here’s a little peek at Lydia.

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BABY PRESTON | RALEIGH DURHAM NC NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

This handsome little guy is baby Preston at just 12 days old. He was the king of little smirks! 🙂 I did his session back in November and got to incorporate a festive Christmas set-up using my new little trees. Here’s a little peek at his fun session!

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A Look at 2013 | RALEIGH DURHAM NC NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

Another year comes to a close! 2013 was really great for this business of mine. I met so many new people this year and snuggled some adorable babies.

This year I had 73 sessions!!! 43 newborns, 15 Baby’s First Year sessions, 12 maternity sessions, and 2 older kid’s sessions. I loved every minute, thank you all so much for supporting me and choosing me as your photographer. I’m so lucky. 🙂

Here’s a peek at 2013 for Melissa DeVoe Photography. A photo from every session!

Wishing you all a very happy and healthy 2014! And looking forward to seeing familiar faces next year! 🙂

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Merry Christmas 2013 | RALEIGH DURHAM NC NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

Merry Christmas everyone! I wanted to write a quick post to share a few things with all of my lovely clients. First is my annual Christmas tree photo with my two kids. I’ve been taking this photo each Christmas for the past three years and I love seeing how much they change each year. Here is this year’s photo:

And here is the past three years photos together as a comparison:

The second bit of news I wanted to share is that I’m pregnant!!! If you have REALLY good eyes you may have noticed the ultrasound picture nestled into this year’s tree. So this means next year I’ll have another pajama’d kiddo in the photo. I’ll really have my work cut out for me then! 🙂 Baby #3 is expected this summer. We’re ecstatic!!

I hope you all have a very happy holiday and spend it with those you love! Hope to see you all in 2014! 🙂