Baby Macallen | RALEIGH DURHAM NC NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

This is sweet little Macallen at just seven days new. His Mommy and Daddy met me a few months ago for their maternity portraits – which you’ll have to check out if you missed. Macallen was sooooo cute and tiny. He was a great baby for his session, even cooperating for a few military-themed photos for his parents. I just love him in front of that flag backdrop with his Daddy’s hat!

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

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Seema’s Maternity Portraits | RALEIGH DURHAM NC MATERNITY PHOTOGRAPHER

Seema and her husband Brian met me in Raleigh for their maternity session waaaaay back in April!! I’m excited to say that their baby boy was just born a few days ago, so I’m excited to meet him this week for his first photos! Seema opted for a maternity mini-session to capture her pregnancy. I began offering maternity mini-sessions a few months ago as an add-on to newborn sessions. They’re 30 minutes and result in about 15 photos. I personally think it’s the perfect amount of time to capture your pregnancy. Contact me for more details!

Seema was absolutely gorgeous pregnant, as you can see below! And since her husband is a fellow photography enthusiast, he went along with all of the posing without any complaints. 🙂 We had a fun time. Tune in for their newborn photos soon, too!

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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Kristin’s Maternity Session | RALEIGH DURHAM NC MATERNITY PHOTOGRAPHER

I was so thrilled to meet Kristin and her husband, Shannon. I was excited to do something a little “different” for their session. They’re both veterinarians and wanted to include their three dogs into their photos. I loooooove pictures with pets! Somehow – I’m not even sure HOW – we got ALL three dogs sitting and looking at the camera for SO many shots!!!! It was awesome! I loved it – so much fun!! 🙂

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Baby Landon | RALEIGH DURHAM NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

Little Landon was born into one of the sweetest families. His big sister was part of my Baby’s First Year package last year, and now he’ll be a part of it this year! I’m excited to see him and his big sister, Maylin, grow up over the next year! Baby Landon is a perfect combination of his parents! He made it into my studio at 10 days old and was just as perfect as can be. We had a fabulous session – he was nice and sleepy and he even gave me a few little smiles!

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Shannon | RALEIGH DURHAM WAKE FOREST MATERNITY PHOTOGRAPHER

Last month I met an adorable couple – Shannon and her husband Whitt. They’re expecting their first baby in June and chose to document their pregnancy through the Mommy & Me package! We had amazing weather the night of their session. Our beautiful North Carolina sun was shining bright! They’re both just as cute as can be together, and we had a great time. I have to say they are a completely stunning couple!

If you’re in need of a maternity or newborn session this summer, please book soon. I’m almost full for the ENTIRE summer, and I’ll soon be only taking bookings for September or later!

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Alexander | RALEIGH WAKE FOREST BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

I hope everyone is having a great week! May has turned out to be incredibly busy for me from all angles – completely booked with sessions, and my boys have tons of school activities this month to kick off the summer. I can barely remember what day it is! 🙂 I am almost booked up for the summer – I have one spot left in June, two openings in July, and one in August. So please, book fast! I get so many people who contact me after their due date asking for a newborn session, and I hate turning people away at that point.

I’m excited to show you all how much little Alexander has changed since his newborn session back in July! He is so adorable, and cooperative! And I finally got to meet his Daddy since he had to miss the newborn session. Of course we got lots of family shots for them, and plenty of shots of Alexander sitting up and getting ready to walk (soon!!) at nine months old! Here are a few!

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Sydney | RALEIGH WAKE FOREST BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

This sweet family came to me last month for little Sydney’s one year portraits. I last saw Sydney at her newborn session, and WOW, has she gotten so big!!! We primarily met to get some adorable new photos of Sydney since she just had her first birthday. But we also fit in plenty of family shots too! I just love how they came out!

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Baby Connor | RALEIGH WAKE FOREST NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

Another sweet newborn to share with you today! Baby Connor was nine days new on the day of his session. He’s such a handsome, cute little guy! A perfect angel for his session. I think my favorites were the ones of his sweet little eyelashes and teeny tiny toes! He’s just too perfect!

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Baby Hanna | RALEIGH DURHAM NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

Wow, what a busy few months this has turned out to be for this little business of mine! I just finished up five sessions last week, and have another three this week. I swear there is a serious baby boom in Raleigh in 2013! I try to share each and every session on the blog so families can share their posts with friends and family. And next up in my queue is Hanna, who was born back in early March. I met her on day 13 of her life. She is completely gorgeous!! Her Mommy requested lots of pink, which was pretty easy to deliver! Here’s a few of sweet little Hanna!

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Charlotte | RALEIGH DURHAM NEWBORN AND BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

I have a bit of a scheduling update for those planning to book a session. My month of April has gotten so over-loaded with sessions – which is good! But I just realized that I’m also over-booked for May already. So, I won’t be taking on any other sessions for the month of May. My first available openings are in June, and I only have a few slots left. So book soon if you’re due this summer or fall – I’m filling up! I’ll also be cutting back on the number of ‘Older Baby’ (3 months to one year) sessions I take each month so I can allow room for more maternity and newborn sessions in my schedule, which is what I specialize in and what I love. So, going forward, I’ll only be doing maternity and newborns, with the exception of the clients already booked, and those who purchase a Baby’s First Year package. If I happen to have extra space, I’ll fit in older baby sessions here and there, but it probably won’t happen often.

Now that THAT’s out of the way, let’s focus on pretty Charlotte!!! Sweet little Charlotte just turned one and her family met me out for her one-year portraits. And I happily got some updated family photos for them as well. Such a sweet, happy family. They’re moving to Asheville this month, and I’m a little jealous because I love Asheville! 🙂