Baby Vada | RALEIGH WAKE FOREST NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

Oh, how I LOVE the name Vada!! She was a complete doll and I had SO much fun meeting her at 15 days old. And of course I was ecstatic to see her parents again! 🙂 If you’d like to see how gorgeous her Mommy is, just click here! These are a couple of my favorites of the amazingly cute little Vada!

Melissa is currently booking for the remainder of 2012 and into early 2013 for maternity, newborn and child photo sessions in the Raleigh Durham Wake Forest, NC area. Be sure to contact her early to reserve your space!

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Baby Nathaniel | RALEIGH WAKE FOREST NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

I met baby Nathaniel about a month ago (has it really been that long?) when he was just 11 days old. He was bright eyed and ready for fun! 🙂 It’s very rare that I get a newborn who won’t sleep much for me — but I think Nathaniel was just too interested in watching me work. I’ll take it as a compliment. He has gorgeous eyes, and I LOOOOOVE getting photos of those cute baby eyes, so I was happy! 🙂 Here are a few of my favorites from Nathaniel’s session.

Mommy brought them matching dinosaur t-shirts. 🙂

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Baby Ella | RALEIGH WAKE FOREST NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

This is sweet, sweet little baby Ella. She was born a little bit early and was just the cutest, tiniest little thing! She is so precious and sweet. You all recently saw her beautiful parents gracing the blog for their maternity session, here. I was so excited to meet little Ella and we got some gorgeous portraits for her parents!

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Kelly’s Maternity Portraits | Raleigh Wake Forest Maternity Photographer

My fall busy season is in full swing and I’m STILL trying to get caught up on blogging summer sessions!! I will make it happen, though, I promise! 🙂

Here is the totally stunning Kelly and Kurt, who I photographed back in August for their maternity session. We met in Wake Forest for their session and had beautiful backdrops for this special time in their lives! I LOVED their session and had so very many favorites. It was a blessing we held their session when we did, because Kelly was put on bed rest practically the next day, and had her gorgeous little baby very shortly afterwards (don’t worry, you’ll be seeing pictures of her soon too!). Kelly and Kurt, thank you for the fun!!

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Charlotte | Raleigh Wake Forest Newborn Baby Photographer

I had the pleasure of meeting sweet little Charlotte (Carly) when she was just 11 days old. She was teeny tiny! I had met her parents prior to this at their maternity session — Charlotte’s Mommy is the gorgeous one who graced my blog very recently. She looked amazing pregnant, and of course she looked amazing after… we should all be jealous! 🙂 Here are a few of my favorites from Charlotte’s newborn session.

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Laura’s Maternity Portraits | Raleigh Wake Forest Maternity Photographer

I’m ashamed to admit that I have fallen SO far behind in my blogging. I’ve had QUITE a busy summer, so that’s my excuse! 🙂

Below are photos from my maternity session with the beautiful Laura — from back in June! She is lovely and as you’ll see, we managed to capture her pregnancy for her so she can always remember it! For all you pregnant Mamas — you NEED maternity photos, trust me! It’s a time you should cherish and remember forever. And your children will want to see them someday!

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2012 Holiday Mini Sessions

Book SOON for your holiday mini session — there are a limited number available this year. These are short versions of my normal sessions — designed primarily for those who want a few photos for their holiday cards. And a perfect and affordable way to get an updated photo of your family or your kids. Please contact me if you have any questions! 🙂

The ‘S’ Kids | Raleigh and Wake Forest Child Photographer

Sorry it’s been so quiet around here lately! My family and I made the big move into our new home a couple of weeks ago. AND, we got picked to film an episode of House Hunters for HGTV! Talk about a whirlwind month this has been. We had so much fun with the first round of filming, and they’ll be back next week to finish up. Our house is coming together and we’re getting pretty organized and settled in. My NEW STUDIO space is completely amazing, and I have a few little things to finish up before it’s ‘ready’! I’ll be sure to post pics when I have everything finished!

Earlier this month I had the pleasure of photographing three ‘big’ kids — which is rare for me! And wow, what a great time we had. These kids are gorgeous and clearly enjoy each other’s company! Here’s a few of my favorites from their session!

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Erin | Raleigh and Wake Forest Maternity Photographer

This is the very lovely Erin and her husband Todd, and they’re expecting their first baby — a girl! — later this month. We had such a great time doing these photos, and Erin was a trooper in this North Carolina heat! Here are a few of my faves…

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Alexander | Raleigh Wake Forest Newborn Baby Photographer

Adorable little Alexander was nine days old for his photography debut. He actually made me work a ton for these photos — he was bright eyed most of the morning that I was with him. But after a lot of soothing he took a few cat naps! He sure was cute and I completely enjoyed the time I was with him!

Alexander’s Daddy is a hockey fan, so we surprised him and incorporated a pair of hockey skates into the pictures. I think they’re totally adorable!

Melissa is currently booking for the fall of 2012 for maternity, newborn and child photo sessions in the Raleigh Durham Wake Forest, NC area. Be sure to contact her early to reserve your space!

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