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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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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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!

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Wake Forest Baby Photography | Baby Asher

Next up on the blog is adorable baby Asher’s newborn portraits!

I was soooo excited to see this family AGAIN! This is their second baby, and I photographed their first baby several years back. They’ve moved all the way to Virginia, but drove back down to Raleigh with a seven-day-old baby just to get their newborn portraits done with me! I was thrilled they came back so far just for me! I know it can be hard to travel with a baby, so Mom is my hero! And big brother has grown sooooo much since I last saw him when he was an itty bitty newborn. I really love seeing my babies as they get bigger.

Now onto Asher’s baby photography! Asher is such a great name choice, in my opinion. I think it suits him! He was so very cute and snuggly. And big brother was so cooperative and happy to hold and cuddle his baby brother. This newborn session couldn’t have gone better! So many great poses, and I think my favorite shot was the “froggy” pose where Asher gave the hilarious little smirk (froggy is the name for the pose where the baby’s head is propped up in its hands). But of course it’s hard to pick just one, because they’re all adorable photos of baby Asher. Now I just have to hope this awesome family has baby number three and comes back down to my Wake Forest baby studio for another round! 🙂

If you’re expecting and would like to capture photos of your new baby upon their arrival, I would love to discuss all of my newborn photo session details and offerings! I’m located in Wake Forest, NC – right near Raleigh, Durham, Youngsville and Rolesville. I can be reached through e-mail, or through the contact form on my website (link is below). I look forward to speaking with you! Thank you so much!

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Raleigh Newborn Photographer | Baby Lucas

This little guy is handsome baby Lucas. His Mom was the teacher for one of my children this past year. So we were all very excited for Lucas to be born and to come see me in my newborn studio! And he did not disappoint. He is an absolutely precious baby boy. Lucas was just darling for his session. A beautiful head of hair, gorgeous soft newborn skin, nice and sleepy and bendy… what more could I ask for?!

We got some adorable family and sibling photos as well, as you’ll see below! Lucas has an adoring big sister, who was just so excited about having a baby join their family. It was so sweet. She held her baby brother so perfectly for her photos, and we got the whole family together for some shots that I think they’ll treasure in the future.

Lucas’s daddy is a policeman, so they brought along his hat for Lucas to pose with. I think those shots are absolutely stunning, and I know they’re so special to this family.

I was so happy that baby Lucas came to see me in my Raleigh newborn studio. I can’t wait to see him as he grows up and changes, as I’m sure his Mom will be bringing him into the school for visits from time to time! Here are all of my favorites!

If you’re pregnant and would like to capture photos of your newborn, I would love to discuss my baby photo session details and offerings! I’m located in Wake Forest, NC – juuuust outside of Raleigh. I can be reached through e-mail, or through the contact form on my website (link is below). I look forward to speaking with you! Thank you so much!

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Wake Forest and Raleigh Baby Photographer | Baby Mason

I hope everyone is having a great summer! I always take every July off work while my kids are home from school, and we experience as much as we can together. I’ve really been enjoying my vacation time with them. They’ve been growing up way too fast and I just want to soak them up while I can! I’ve been trying to sneak in some blogging during my break because I never seem to have time to catch up with it!

I have a handsome baby boy to share with everyone today, and you’re not gonna want to miss him! Cutie baby Mason came to see me when he was a teeny two weeks old. It was a joy working with him! His family wanted some outdoor shots as well as my usual indoor studio photos, and our North Carolina summer weather cooperated for us that morning. I just love how beautiful the family photos were with natural light! And Mason’s big brother showed up in the most amazing little suspenders and pants. This family was just off the charts with their cuteness!

Mason’s mom is a lover of newborn prop shots. So she opted for all of Mason’s photographs to be taken in my little beds, buckets and baskets. I adore using props in my newborn photography, so this was a fun session for me. He was an all-star sleeper, and did so well all curled up in my little buckets. He looked amazing on green, and I adore the photos of him snuggling the tiny baby bears! This was a great session!

Here are all of my favorites from my time with Mason!

If you’re pregnant and would like to capture your newborn’s first days, I would love to discuss my newborn photo session details and offerings! I’m located in Wake Forest, NC – juuuust outside of Raleigh. I can be reached through e-mail, or through the contact form on my website (link is below). I look forward to speaking with you! Thank you so much!

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Newborn and Baby Photography in Raleigh Durham NC | Dominique

Precious baby Dominique is next up for sharing on my blog! Dominique’s Mom selected my newborn mini photo session, which is one hour of posing and photographing, and includes a download of the digital files at a discounted rate from the full newborn session (for more details on pricing, visit Newborn Mini Photo Session Pricing). As you can see, we got SO many adorable photos of baby Dominique during our hour together. She was so sweet and smiley – my favorite for newborns! I loved all of the girly pink we used and I thought Dominique was just perfection on that color. Her sweet lips and perfect swirl of fuzzy hair… baby fever! It was a joy hosting her in my Raleigh Wake Forest newborn studio.

I’ve had so many adorable babies lately, and I can’t wait to get caught up on my blogging so I can share them all with you. I swear these babies that come see me are just little angels… I can’t believe how beautiful and perfect they are! One of my goals for summer is to work on my blogging here, so I hope to post ALL of their cuteness very soon!

Here’s some of the cuteness from baby Dominique’s newborn photo session! It was hard for me to pick favorites, she was just TOO adorable!

If you’re pregnant and would like to capture your newborn’s first few weeks of life, I would love to chat with you about a newborn photo session! I’m located in the Raleigh Durham Wake Forest, NC area. I can be reached through e-mail, or through the contact form on my website (link below). I look forward to working with you! Thank you so much!

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Raleigh Durham Newborn Photographer | Baby Nathan and Family

This handsome little newborn is named Nathan, and it was so much fun to photograph him and his family! His family was blessed first with two little girls, and now they’ve finally added a boy! I know they’re thrilled to have this sweet baby in their lives. I got to meet newborn Nathan when he was just nine days old. We got some adorable photos of the three kids together, and some equally amazing family shots with all five of them. I feel lucky that they chose me as their photographer, and loved my time with them!

If you’re pregnant and would like photos of your new arrival in the Raleigh / Durham / Wake Forest / Triangle, NC area, I would love to chat with you about a newborn photo session! I can be reached through e-mail, or through the contact form on my website (link below). Thank you so much!

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