Chelsey’s Maternity Portraits | RALEIGH MATERNITY PHOTOGRAPHER

We had a good bit of rain on the day of Chelsey and Kris’s maternity session, but thankfully the clouds cleared JUST before our session! So we ended up having a beautiful evening, as we’d hoped. Chelsey looked absolutely adorable pregnant, as you’ll see below. She chose the most amazing colors for her outfits, and she looked just beautiful! I so enjoyed meeting them and working with them. We did this session a few months back, and their sweet little boy has already made an appearance! So, you’ll have to tune into the blog to see photos from his newborn session!

And don’t forget to set your DVR’s tomorrow night for my family’s appearance on HGTV! 10 p.m. EST. We’re so excited that it’s FINALLY airing! 🙂

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Melissa DeVoe Photography On HGTV’s House Hunters!! | RALEIGH NC HOUSE HUNTERS NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHER

Last summer my family and I embarked on a move from our home in Raleigh, NC to a larger home in Wake Forest, NC. We were thrilled to be given the opportunity to experience reality TV firsthand! We filmed an episode of House Hunters with HGTV!!! Never in a million years would I have thought that *we* would be on a reality TV show! What an amazing time we had, too!! The whole family got to participate – so there was a lot of footage of my boys being silly (surprise, surprise), footage of us living in our little furnished apartment while we waited to move into our new home, and they captured us walking through three different homes with our realtor Tina Caul, and giving ALL of our opinions.

Well, of course, high on our priority list in our new home, was a functional space for my photography studio! And thank goodness we found that! When HGTV came back to Raleigh the second time to film, and to show us all settled into our new home, it was just TWO WEEKS after we moved in. Talk about an incentive to get unpacked!!! I’d managed to get my studio mostly set up, but it’s come a long way since the first two weeks. I featured photos of my newborn studio on the blog recently, so be sure to click over and see what it looks like today!

The entire experience was once in a lifetime. We were blessed with an amazing crew from HGTV who made us feel comfortable, who were patient with my children (and the dog!), and who liked to have some fun! What a neat thing for us to be blessed with. We have HUNDREDS of family/friends/kid’s classmates/acquaintances who have told us they’ll be tuning in to see us. We’re so excited!!

The air date is Monday, March 4th at 10 p.m. Eastern time, but check your local listings! Here’s the summary of our episode from the House Hunter’s website: http://www.hgtv.com/house-hunters/growing-family-is-running-out-of-room-in-raleigh/index.html

Here’s a few photos from behind the scenes of our filming, all taken on my trusty iPhone (and therefore awful in the technical department)! 🙂

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Jessica’s Maternity Portraits | RALEIGH NC MATERNITY PHOTOGRAPHER

Oh, what fun Jessica and Scott were for their maternity session! We had such a blast! These two are expecting their first baby, a BOY, in March. And judging just by the fact that these two are stunning, smart, and fun… their baby boy is going to be one amazing person! I really can’t wait to meet him for his newborn session. I have to say there are SO many photos from their session that I’m just in love with. These two made my job easy! And our wonderfully warm weather in Raleigh this winter has sure made my January sessions so much more enjoyable! Below are a few of my favorites from their session!

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Chelsey | RALEIGH WAKE FOREST MATERNITY PHOTOGRAPHER

I’m just sharing a sneak peek for Chelsey and Kris from their stunning maternity session. Lots more of this fabulous-ness to come soon! 🙂

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2012 Year In Review | RALEIGH WAKE FOREST NEWBORN BABY CHILD PHOTOGRAPHER

Each year I try to set aside some time to create a compilation of my favorite photos from each session I had that year. It was really fun to go back through and remember my favorites! I picked one photo from each family I met this year — there are sessions I’ve promised not to share, for privacy reasons, but the ones you see below are all of my favorites from those I blogged about this year. I owe a big thank you to each of the families I met this year – you’ve all been so amazing to share your lives with me, and I’m blessed to call you my friends. I watched quite a few of your babies grow up this year, and it was an honor!

Coming up in 2013, I plan to get caught up on my blogging from all my fall sessions, and I have an extremely packed calendar for January, so I’m eager to get some new sweet babies on this blog! Happy New Year, everyone!

Melissa is currently booking 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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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!!

Melissa is currently booking for the remainder of 2012 and into 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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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!

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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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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Emily | Raleigh Durham Maternity Photography

I met Emily a few weeks ago for her maternity session and we had SO MUCH FUN!! She and her husband were hilarious and so willing to do anything I asked them to. I ended up with SO very many photos that I loved from their session. Oh, and their baby girl was just born, and I can’t wait to meet her!!

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

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Devin | Raleigh Durham Maternity Photography

I met Devin and her husband at their home in Durham for their maternity session. The forecast called for bad weather, but miraculously the clouds went away for a little while so we headed outside and captured some adorable photos! I’m really looking forward to meeting their baby boy next month!

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

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