Wake Forest and Raleigh Baby Photographer | Baby Owen

Tiny little Owen came in for his newborn session when he was about a month old. He was born six weeks early and had a brief NICU stay, so we had to wait until he was discharged and well enough to come and see me! But it was worth the wait! His big sister, Charlotte, who I also photographed as a baby, came along for the session too. I love the photos that she participated in with baby Owen, and she was just the perfect little model for me! The photo where Charlotte is looking at Owen, and Owen grins – my fave!! Made my heart melt! It was such a pleasure to see this family again! I loved meeting baby Owen, and his photos are gorgeous!

If you’re looking for a newborn baby photographer, and you reside in the Raleigh, Wake Forest, Durham, Chapel Hill, Youngsville, or Rolesville areas, I would love to hear from you! I have some great newborn session offerings and would love to meet you to create beautiful portraits of your new baby! Follow the links below to contact Melissa.

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Raleigh Durham Newborn Photographer | Baby Lucas

Another baby Lucas! I love the name Lucas, and I can tell it’s popular because this might have been my third Lucas for 2019. One of the perks of being in the business of newborn photography is staying in the know with the trends for baby names! 🙂 I think Lucas and Emma might have been my top two for 2019!

Little Lucas comes from an Army family, just like I do! I’m an army brat, so I love welcoming families who have served in the military just like my father did. I have a few little Army themed props, like a super cute baby hat (as you’ll see below) that got put to good use with Lucas. His family was the sweetest, and his big sister was SO cute! Check out her curls (swooning!). Mom and Dad brought along their army boots for a full-on Army setup, as requested by Mom! It was really cute!

Baby Lucas was absolutely adorable at 8 days old in my Wake Forest studio. I loved his tiny little toes and perfect little face, which of course I photographed excessively. I love capturing all the teeny little details of each baby. He was a joy to photograph. Here is a look at some of my favorite photos from his newborn session!

If you’re looking for a newborn baby photographer for 2020, and you reside in the Raleigh, Wake Forest, Durham, Chapel Hill, Youngsville, or Rolesville areas, please reach out to me! I have some great newborn session offerings and would love to meet you to create beautiful portraits of your new baby! Follow the links below to contact Melissa.

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Wake Forest and Rolesville Newborn Photography | Baby Charlie

I’m back with another beautiful baby girl! My blog has been on the back burner lately after a whirlwind Christmas, New Year’s, snow storms, photo sessions, kid’s sports ramping back up, and general life stuff. I’ve been shooting a ton and have so many beautiful newborns that need to be in the spotlight here on the blog.

I loved having the opportunity to meet baby Charlie a few months ago. Her name is just about as cute as she is. I just love it! She had beautiful creamy skin, and just the right amount of chub to make her such a pretty baby! She came into my studio at nine days old, and was just so perfect to pose. Her parents were so excited and had that glow and awe that first time parents do. They adore her so much.

I loved my time with this family, and loved snuggling and posing baby Charlie. Here’s a little sample of what her session gallery looked like!

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Wake Forest Fall Family Mini Sessions

Today I’m sharing another of the family sessions that I did this fall during my mini session events. In case you missed it, I offered fall family mini sessions this year. And I saw so many wonderful familiar faces! These mini sessions were 30 minutes of fun, and we got plenty of wonderful photos for my client’s holiday cards!

This family is one I did newborn photos for a while back! It feels like it’s been ages since I’ve seen them! Their girls have grown up so much, and they were adorable in their matching dresses and cute bows. We had gorgeous weather, and I loved seeing them and catching up!

If you’d like to be notified of future family session offerings, please reach out to me at melissadevoephotography@gmail.com.

Wake Forest and Youngsville Family Mini Sessions

I have a lot more lovely families I want to feature on the blog, so bear with me for aaaaall of the family mini session posts that are coming. The fall mini session events were such a huge success, and these families I’m sharing today were all so much fun!

This first family is near and dear to my heart because I’ve known the mom, Jill, for ages! Their little girl is such a ham, and so cooperative and fun to photograph. I can’t say enough good things about them!

And this next family I had the pleasure of seeing not too long ago for their son, Harrison’s, newborn portraits, which took place earlier this year. The older sister, Grace, was cooperative and beautiful for both sessions. Follow the link above to see them! Harrison is sitting up on his own now, and it won’t be too much longer before he’s chasing after his big sister! Their family is so adorable.

And last but not least for today, is another sweet family who I always love seeing. Harlowe also had her baby photos taken by me earlier this year, and it’s so fun to see how grown she is! And all of that beautiful hair she has now! She’s precious and has the sweetest personality. Big brother Hayden is an adoring big brother, and I love the photos of the two of them together.

If you’d like to be notified of the next family mini session event being held, please contact me and you will be added to the mailing list! If you’re pregnant and would like more information on my Raleigh newborn photography sessions, please reach out! The best way to contact me is through email at melissadevoephotography@gmail.com, or through the contact form on my website (link below).

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Raleigh and Wake Forest Family Photography Mini Sessions

This fall I offered family mini photo sessions again! As you all know, my primary focus is usually on newborn baby photography, however I have on occasion offered some family session events from time to time. This fall felt like a good time to get back to that! I held the mini sessions at a gorgeous park in Raleigh, and the weather, the families, and the scenery were all amazing.

My family mini sessions are great for an updated family photo, some updated shots of your children, holiday card photos, or even as a Baby’s First Year session. They typically result in 15-20 digital files, plus black and white versions as well. They’re short and sweet, and as simple as can be!

This first family I want to share with you came to my mini session event the last time I held them. This year they brought along the grandparents, as well as their new dog. Their family portraits turned out so spectacular, I just love them!

And this next family just reminds me so much of my own family with their three boys. I just saw them last winter for the youngest child’s newborn portrait session. I enjoyed my time catching up with them, and seeing how blessed their lives are!

If you’d like to get on my mailing list to be informed of my next round of family mini sessions, please reach out to me at melissadevoephotography@gmail.com. Or if you’d like to inquire about a newborn photo session, or a baby milestone session, please let me know!

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Raleigh Baby Photography | Newborn Baby Avery

I’m happy to feature the precious baby Avery on my blog this week! Her family brought her into my Raleigh/Wake Forest newborn photography studio when she was 3 weeks old, and boy was she a sweetie! She slept so peacefully, and she was a stunningly beautiful little baby. Her big brother, Jake, was super cute with Avery, and we got an especially adorable photo of him giving her a kiss on the head, as you’ll see below. Avery’s mom and dad requested family photos too, which are included in all of my “full” newborn sessions, and I think they’re absolutely beautiful. Just think what a treasure these memories will be for Avery and Jake when they’re older!

Avery’s Mama had a great idea to bring in her wedding dress to incorporate into the newborn photo session, and I’m so glad she brought it along to the studio! I took some adorable photos with Avery surrounded by the dress – you’ll see it below in the shot where Avery is wearing the little crown. So precious and special!

Here is a little peek at Avery’s baby photo session in my newborn photography studio in Wake Forest, NC. Please feel free to reach out if you’d like a session like this for your baby!

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Newborn Photographer Raleigh NC | Baby Mia

I have a beautiful newborn baby girl to share on the blog today. This is little Mia… don’t you love her name? Mia’s parents opted for my newborn mini photo session, which is roughly one hour of shooting, and gives us plenty of time to capture everything precious and cute about a newborn. These shortened photo sessions permit us to capture about 15 or so photos, sometimes more depending on how sleepy and easy to pose the baby is. The minis give us time for baby’s photos only, so if you’re looking for family or sibling photos, you’ll have to upgrade to the full session. The minis are great for those on a budget too, or for those who enjoy digital files from their sessions, since these mini sessions include the digital files. Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions about my mini newborn photo sessions!

Baby Mia was super sleepy and sweet for me. She looks like a precious little angel snuggled up in my tiny baby bed. I just love that bed photo! And of course the ones of her snuggling the pink bear are amongst my favorite too. She was just wonderful — her parents are so blessed with this beautiful baby! Here are my favorites from her Raleigh newborn mini photo session!

If you’re looking for a newborn baby photographer this fall or winter, and you reside in the Raleigh, Wake Forest, Durham, Chapel Hill, Youngsville, or Rolesville areas, please reach out to me! I have some great newborn session offerings and would love to meet you to create beautiful portraits of your new baby! All contact links are below.

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Wake Forest Newborn Baby Photographer | Baby Easton

I’ve had a long string of returning clients in the last few months, and I’ve loved it! So many people having a second or third baby, and bringing them in to see me. I LOVE seeing these families again, and seeing how much their older babies have grown and changed. And of course, it’s such a huge honor for me that they loved their first baby photo session so much that they’re choosing to come back to me at my Wake Forest newborn photo studio. Huge, HUGE honor that makes me so thrilled!

Newborn Easton is the second baby boy for this family (I wonder if they’ll have a third!!). Big brother is almost two, and it’s been since his newborn session that I’ve seen him. They’re both beautiful boys! This mom requested navy blue for their Wake Forest newborn photography session, so of course I had fun pulling out lots of navy. And I used my very highly requested heart-shaped bucket for this session, which turned out to be such a stunning setup. We did lots of cute sibling shots, adorable family photos, and took a lot of pictures of cute little Easton alone too. So much variety! Loved this session!

If you’re looking for a Raleigh / Wake Forest / Durham / Youngsville newborn baby photographer for this fall or winter, I’d love to speak with you! I have some fabulous newborn photo session offerings and would love to meet you to create beautiful portraits of your new baby! I also offer baby’s first year photo sessions for the older babies. I can be reached through e-mail (melissadevoephotography@gmail.com), or through the contact links below. I look forward to hearing from you!

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Raleigh Baby Photographer | Baby Tate

I was so excited for this sweet baby boy to be born! Little Tate is the member of a lovely and beautiful family. I absolutely adore his big brother, MJ, and was so blessed to be MJ’s baby photographer for his Raleigh newborn photo session, as well as for his milestone photo sessions at ages 6 months and one year. So I’ve loved getting to know this family and their adorable babies. I was thrilled when I found out they were expecting again, and was so happy to do another newborn photo session for them! I couldn’t wait to see them again, and of course the sibling photos from this session were just SO sweet and beautiful. Big brother MJ is smitten with his new baby brother!

For baby Tate’s photo session, we decided to use a lot of blues and greys, and also some cream. The perfect colors for baby boy photo sessions, in my opinion! The photo of him in the blue bucket is one of my favorites. And the newborn photo of him all curled up sweet on the pillow is right up there among my favorites too. So many great shots from this session. I can’t wait to see Tate grow up! He’ll be back to see me pretty soon for his six month photos, and I know he’ll have already changed so much!