olivia and melanie preview!

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I had a fabulous time photographing these adorable twin sisters!  I met up with them at a beautiful spot in Raleigh and enjoyed exploring the gardens with these two little ladies.  Miss Melanie and Miss Olivia hadn’t been feeling well, but I couldn’t even tell—they were so much fun and seemed like the best of buddies! I was so excited to wrap up my spring sessions with these two sweet little girls. So much cuteness!

Brock family, thank you so much for allowing me to photograph your girls—and get a few with mom and dad in them too! : ) Can’t wait to send you the disc soon!

meet alice jane! {durham newborn photographer}

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I was so excited to go meet our dear friends’ little baby, Alice Jane!  Being weeks away from my own delivery, getting to hold little Alice, and watching her smile over and over again made me even more excited for our little baby to get here!  (She and my little girl are going to be the best of friends!)  I was so glad I thought to bring my camera along so I could snap a few pics of the Steffen family—now a family of five!

She is absolutely perfect…we love you guys!

AngelaMay 14, 2013 - 12:53 am

Beautiful family photos – Congrats on Alice!

beasley kids at the park!

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I adore these kids and loved mom’s idea to get some candid shots of them just being kids, and playing at their neighborhood park! : ) A perfect mini session idea!  I love Tade’s smile in that 2nd one…you can tell he is just having a blast!  Their playground also backs up to a horse pasture…what lucky kids!

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Thank you so much Beasley family!  It is always a pleasure to see you guys and photograph your little ones! : )

leininger family preview! {durham family photographer}

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Meet our friends, the Leiningers! Alyse contacted me months ago about a session, and asked what age I thought was the best for pictures.  I told her 7 months, and boy did little Dane prove me right! He was a DOLL. (I got a ton of cute ones of just him but haven’t sorted through them yet.) This was one of those sessions where things couldn’t have gone any better. From the adorable subjects to the beautiful weather, with Duke’s lovely campus as our backdrop…it was perfect! I also have to say one thing about Alyse and Tommy—they are wonderful parents and were so loving and easy-going with Dane. It was fun to watch and made for a very stress-free session.

Leiningers, I can’t wait to show you the rest of the images! You guys are awesome, Dane could not be cuter, and I had a blast photographing you! I’m very honored that you guys chose me to capture this extraordinary time in your lives. Thanks again!

AlyseApril 11, 2013 - 3:11 am

We are just DYING over that first one! Thank you so much, Sarah. Seriously, these are the best. So excited to see the rest! You are so awesome.

quirk family preview! {cary family photographer}

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I had the honor of meeting up with the Quirk family again this weekend for a mini session! The first time I met them was at Asher’s newborn session, and it was SO good to see them again and their ADORABLE little ones! I loved the location, loved their wardrobe (Jen, you should dress families for portraits professionally) and it was one of our first sunny mornings in a while…so all things combined for a great session!

Jen, Aaron, Eden, Hudson and Asher, I LOVE photographing you guys! Thanks for such a good time! More images to come! : )

montgomery family preview! {raleigh family photographer}

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I had the BEST time photographing the Montgomery family this past week!  My husband and I used to go to church with them like 8 years ago, and I remember when Matty was a tiny baby…and now he is nearly 9! So I was especially excited to hear from Kim when she contacted me about a session. AND they’ve added three more darling boys to the mix!  Matty, Eric, Paul and Brian were so cute, very obedient, and really made my job very easy. Except Brian wasn’t too interested in looking at me haha…but then again, there are a lot of things more interesting to a one year old than a lady with a camera.  : )

Mike and Kim, it was wonderful to see your beautiful family again, and an honor to get to photograph you guys! Thanks so much!

KimApril 5, 2013 - 11:48 pm

LOVE THEM! Can’t wait to see the rest! We had a great time Sarah, thanks so much.

asher is 6 months! {durham child family photographer}

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I was SO excited to meet up with the Towers family for a mini session last weekend! You may remember them from this shoot at Duke University, where I was able to capture their family right before the birth of baby boy #2, Asher!  Well now Mr. Asher is 6 months old!  Time sure does fly! And my goodness, was he ever ADORABLE! We actually did family shots at this mini session too with big brother Kai, and mom and dad, but I couldn’t wait to post a few of cute little Asher for their preview. And since he just hit the 6 month milestone, I figured in celebration he could have this post all to himself. : )

More images to come, Angela and Aaron!  Thank you SO much for the opportunity to photograph your family again. It is an honor to be able to photograph you every so often and document these precious moments as your boys grow up. You guys are the best!

fairview greenhouses & garden center {raleigh family photography}

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Last weekend I had the amazing privilege of doing a session at the beautiful Fairview Greenhouses and Garden Center on Holly Springs Road in Raleigh. They are a family-owned business and I was humbled to be able to photograph 4 generations of family working side by side! Karlie and her family probably look familiar…I’ve been fortunate to photograph them a number of times!  But this sunny Saturday morning, I also got the chance to meet her brother and his family, their parents, and their grandmother, who all work at Fairview together.

The inside of their store was beautiful, the greenhouses were spectacular, but it was the love and hard work this family shares that made the biggest impression on me. And I must say, after walking around all of their beautiful plants and gardens, I can’t wait to make the outside of our new house beautiful soon! And you can guarantee I will be going to Fairview for my plant and garden needs : ) They really know their stuff!

Jo Ann, Beasley and Rollins families, thank you SO much for the opportunity to photograph your lovely family at the Garden Center! I am plugging away at your images and will try to have them done this week. Y’all are awesome!

at the old well…elliott family preview! {chapel hill family photographer}

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I was so excited to get to do a session with our good friends, the Elliotts!  We decided to do these at UNC since they are big UNC fans, and although we did take pictures at places other than the Old Well…I just decided to show some of these for the preview : ) I  thought they were so cute, and quintessentially “Carolina”.  Can you believe we took these in February?!? It was beautiful, sunny and warm for our session, you’d think it was spring already!

Elliott family, thank you so much for letting me take your family pictures…my family is so thankful for you guys!  Can’t wait to show you the rest of the pics! : )

beasley family mini session preview {apex cary raleigh family photographer}

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It’s funny that yesterday we were all playing in the snow…but just the day before it was gorgeous and sunny! We lucked out with awesome weather for the Beasley’s mini session, too! When Karlie asked about a session I told her I wasn’t busy because I rarely ever schedule anything in January or February because it can be so dreary and cold…but the day of their session turned out to be perfect!  She wanted some updated pics of Maddie and Tade, but I also snagged a few family ones too : )

Beasley family, you guys are so much fun! I could take your pictures every day!  Can’t wait to photograph you guys again in May! Thanks so much.016_vintage edit