Shae, 11 days new | Wilmington Newborn Photographer

Shae was such a tiny, sweet nugget during his newborn session! I love how, no matter how small, you can always see at least a few rolls and squishiness on these adorable babies. Shae had the cutest little features, such as his button nose and expressive eyebrows.

Color-wise, we focused on neutrals, blues, and greens for Shae’s session. I love incorporating tiny props, like the sleepy hats and stuffed teddy you see in his photos. Over the last 8+ years, I’ve collected a huge amount of props, outfits, hats, headbands, etc. and one of my favorite aspects of newborn sessions is planning and styling for each individual baby.

Here are some of my favs from Shae’s newborn session.

Me'Lani, 16 days new | Wilmington Newborn Photographer

Me’Lani’s newborn session featured a lot of YELLOW, which is one of my favorite colors for newborns, yet not often chosen by parents. I feel like it fit her perfectly because she was such a sweet little ray of sunshine while I was working with her. She slept most of her session, but even when she was awake, she was chill and even gave me some amazing eye contact. I wanted to snuggle her all day!

Addie | Wilmington Maternity Photographer

Addie and Aaron were such kind and lovely soon-to-be-parents! They were naturals in front of the camera, with Addie and her gorgeous baby bump being the primary focus. We did their maternity session at Fort Fisher, so we got the beautiful trees in the background as well as the landmark rocks/coastline. Addie is just a stunning mama and I couldn’t wait to meet their sweet baby boy!

Jensen, 18 days new | Wilmington Newborn Photographer

Baby Jensen was a tiny, little nugget who absolutely rocked his newborn session! He’s a “rainbow baby” (a baby born after miscarriage or infant loss), so we incorporated some items and created a special image for his parents. We also used lots of blues and greens as requested by mom and dad. Jensen had the most precious features, such as his gorgeous hair and sweet cheeks, and I’m so honored to have photographed him!

R. Family | Bald Head Island Photographer

When the patriarch of the R. family reached out to schedule updated family portraits, I knew they would be such a fun bunch to photograph! Their family consists of three adult children and their spouses, as well as two really adorable pups.

They were vacationing on Bald Head Island, which is one of my absolute favorite locations! First, we took some shots at a grassy park area with Old Baldy in the distance and then we headed over to the beach for some relaxed portraits.