Tracee | RALEIGH DURHAM MATERNITY PHOTOGRAPHER

I am home fresh from a trip to Asheville with my girlfriends! We had so much fun, and even took some great portraits for a few people while we were in town (I’ll share those when I’ve finished editing them). Now I feel refreshed and ready for work. I hopped right back in with a newborn session this morning, and now I’m working on catching up on the blog!

Tracee is a mega gorgeous woman whom I met a few months ago for her maternity portraits at a beautiful location in Raleigh. She quite simply rocked her session. You can tell by the size of her heels that she didn’t let pregnancy slow her down. Here are a couple photos from her maternity session!

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Lindsay and Nate | RALEIGH DURHAM MATERNITY PHOTOGRAPHY

I was delighted to meet Lindsay and her husband, Nate, for their maternity session! They’re a really sweet and special couple, and I enjoyed my evening spent with them. Lindsay was 32 weeks pregnant when we met up, and she had the cutest little baby bump! And Nate…. well, he wasn’t one of those husbands who got dragged along by their wife. Nate does some photography himself, so he was excited for the session too! Not only does Nate do photography, but he (and Lindsay) are also in the Army. Nate unfortunately was deployed about a week after our session, so it was important to them to have these photos done before he left. He’ll miss the birth of his baby, but gets to come back shortly after the birth to meet his first child! My heart goes out to him having to miss such a big event. Coming from an Army family myself, I know what their life is like, and I really can’t thank them enough for serving our country! I wish Nate a safe and quick deployment, and I can’t wait to hear from Lindsay that she’s had the baby! I’m excited for their newborn session in May!

Here are a few photos from their maternity session. As you’ll see, we were having some lovely light in Raleigh that night. Couldn’t have asked for better weather in March!

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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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Baby Ava | RALEIGH WAKE FOREST NC NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

Oh this sweet little baby Ava! Before she was born, her Aunt contacted me wanting to gift a newborn session to her parents. And what a lovely gift idea that is! Ava’s parents are just as sweet as can be, and I loved having them in my studio in Wake Forest for Ava’s portraits! Ava had her own ideas for the session, though! 🙂 Didn’t really want to sleep, but we made it work! I REALLY love each and every one of the photos from her newborn session. I mean, I am IN LOVE with them! I can’t even choose a favorite. Or two. Or even three! Before the session, her Mommy told me she loved soft colors – creams and pinks. Thankfully I had no shortage there! We share the same tastes, because they’re my favorites as well. Ava is such a beautiful baby, and I’m so very happy she came to see me! Here is a sampling of her gallery!

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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!

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Max and Mason | Raleigh Wake Forest Newborn Baby Twins Photographer

I have to apologize that the blog has been so quiet the past few weeks. It’s been an incredibly busy (and hot) summer! Sessions have been in full swing! I’ll try to catch up on blogging over the next few weeks!

I was so incredibly excited to meet identical twins Max and Mason, born on the 4th of July. They were SO SO tiny! They each weighed in at a little less than five pounds at the time of our session. They were a dream to photograph and just so incredibly precious!

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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Harper | Raleigh Durham Newborn Baby Photographer

This is the lovely and serene Harper, just 7 days old for her session. She was born to the lovely Emily and Todd, whose maternity session graced the blog last month! She couldn’t be sweeter or more perfect!

Melissa is currently booking into the late summer and fall of 2012 for 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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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!!

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