Hampstead, NC | The Ohler Family
Jaybird! This little peanut has been stuck with me as her paparazzi ever since her Mom's maternity shoot and it's so hard to believe that we're already celebrating her second birthday! The Ohler family and I visited Poplar Grove Plantation's nature trail, Abbey Nature Preserve, for this woodsy family photo session to document the big T-W-O. Laryn, Matt & Jayden, thank you for inviting me to photograph your family, I love being along for the ride. Happy Birthday, Jay!
Jaybird! This little peanut has been stuck with me as her paparazzi ever since her Mom's maternity shoot and it's so hard to believe that we're already celebrating her second birthday! The Ohler family and I visited Poplar Grove Plantation's nature trail, Abbey Nature Preserve, for this woodsy family photo session to document the big T-W-O. Laryn, Matt & Jayden, thank you for inviting me to photograph your family, I love being along for the ride. Happy Birthday, Jay!
*Side note: Poplar Grove is the perfect venue for a wedding, and I am SO in if any of you newly engaged couples are so inclined ;)
What a little beauty!
^ Let's face it, the twos are rough, but luckily Daddy was there to make her laugh :)
Happiest of birthday wishes to you, sweet girl xoxo
Raleigh, NC │ The Williams Family
The Williams family is one of those families who has been with me from just about the beginning of my photography escapade. Over the past five years, I have watched their family of three grow into what is now a family of five from behind my lens! I am just a little bit in love with this entire gallery of their latest family photo session taken at Historic Yates Mill Park in Raleigh, NC. Thank you, Williams family for letting me photograph all of these moments for you. You're the best!
The Williams family is one of those families who has been with me from just about the beginning of my photography escapade. From older sister Reagan's first birthday photo shoot in Wilmington, NC, to a family session in Fayetteville ,NC to a sisters photo shoot in Savannah, Georgia, I have watched their family of three grow into what is now a family of five from behind my lens! I am just a little bit in love with this entire gallery of their latest family photo session taken at Historic Yates Mill Park in Raleigh, NC. Thank you, Williams family for letting me photograph all of these moments for you. You're the best!
First up: adorable sisters, Claire & Reagan!
Little brother Luke is a doll! And that outfit with the teeny, tiny baby suspenders and tweed pants- I die!
I'm fairly certain those kiddo giggles came about after Mike happened to say something to the effect of "reindeer poop". Ha! Whatever works, right?
This moment was the cutest thing ever! Claire & Reagan thought it was hilarious that Luke kept trying to crawl towards the camera, so they each grabbed a suspender and held on for dear life :)
People sometimes wonder what a photo shoot with me is like. I can tell you one thing: it's fun! I would rather spend my time photographing your family as they really are, versus putting you in posed arrangements to get that "perfect" shot. I want you to hold each print in your hand and hear the laughs that went along with that moment in time. I want you to pass by a framed print in your home and think about the way it truly captured your youngest child's natural smile when it seems SO hard to get that smile in a photo otherwise.
Above all else: we have fun, and then I deliver those feel good moments back to you in the most beautiful prints you have laid hands on.
"Tiffany has been taking our pictures over the past 5 years! We can't say enough wonderful things about her! She is able to perfectly capture our children's personalities and has given us so many memories to treasure forever! I highly recommend using Tiffany for any of your photography needs! She is the best and we love her dearly!" -Katie Gareau Williams
Leland, NC | 1st Birthday for Clair
It's hard to believe you are a one year old little girl now, when not so long ago your Mama and I were chatting baby names and wondering just who you would be when you finally arrived. Sweet, curious, calm, interested, beautiful, loving... that's who that little baby has become! Although you weren't the typical messy baby in this cake smash, I think we did just fine capturing the little toddler you are in this moment. Clair, happiest birthday wishes to you, sweet girl. You are so very loved!
Dearest Clair,
It's hard to believe you are a one year old little girl now, when not so long ago your Mama and I were chatting baby names and wondering just who you would be when you finally arrived. Sweet, curious, calm, interested, beautiful, loving... that's who that little baby has become! Although you weren't the typical messy baby in this cake smash, I think we did just fine capturing the little toddler you are in this moment, Clair :)
Clair, happiest birthday wishes to you, sweet girl. You are so very loved!
Resources:
Birthday outfit: Etsy shop, Chelsea Rose Baby
Birthday Cake: Sugar Confections in Shallotte, NC
xoxo
Wilmington, NC: Jimmy & Rachael's Wedding Part Two
Jimmy & Rachael's Wilmington, NC wedding reception following their ceremony at Kenan Chapel in Landfall was so fun! Downtown Wilmington's Front Street Brewery wedding venue is the perfect space for intimate wedding receptions and certainly suited this couple and the feeling of their wedding to a "t". Enjoy Part Two of Rachael and Jimmy's Downtown Wilmington wedding!
Jimmy & Rachael's Wilmington, NC wedding celebration following their ceremony at Kenan Chapel in Landfall was so full of energy, the whole place simply came alive with so much joy for the happy couple. Downtown Wilmington's Front Street Brewery wedding venue is the perfect reception space for intimate wedding parties and certainly suited this couple and the feeling of their wedding to a "t". Enjoy Part Two of Rachael and Jimmy's Downtown Wilmington wedding!
One of my favorite parts of photographing a wedding is the hour or so after the vows have been said, when I get a little one on one time with the newlyweds! I usually whisk them away to a little secluded space where they can breathe and just BE, after all of the build up to the ceremony, this is usually all they need to really let what just happened sink in and all of those nerves just melt away... it's the best!
The couple held their reception at Downtown Wilmington's wedding venue, the intimate Beam Room in Front Street Brewery. With wood accents, a view of downtown, and dim mood lighting, the room was the perfect spot to let their celebration really get going!
And they all lived happily ever after!
Congratulations, Mr. & Mrs. Mills!!!
Wilmington, NC: Jimmy & Rachael's Wedding- Part One
Jimmy & Rachael's Wilmington, NC wedding a Kenan Chapel in Landfall was simply beautiful! It's an incredible honor to be chosen to photograph what will likely be one of the most memorable moments of a couple's life. Thank you, Rach & Jimmy for having us along for the ride on your big day! Congratulations! Stay tuned for Part Two tomorrow!
Jimmy & Rachael's Wilmington, NC wedding a Kenan Chapel in Landfall was simply beautiful! The weather held off long enough for the day to go off without a hitch, the guests were so fun, Rachael was STUNNING and I cannot get over the way Jimmy looks at Rachael as if she's the sun in his world. It's an incredible honor to be chosen to photograph what will likely be one of the most memorable moments of a couple's life. Thank you, Rach & Jimmy for having us along for the ride on your big day! Congratulations! (PS Folks, this wedding post is going to pretty long, stay tuned for tomorrow's Wedding Part Two post featuring downtown Wilmington's Front Street Brewery wedding venue The Beam Room!)
Some of the best moments of the day are those early getting ready scenes: the happy, nervous energy that fills the room, the ear-to-ear smiles, it's so good!
^ I am so lucky to work with Erica, my second shooter, who always hangs out with the boys as they get ready while I stay with the girls. She can see the magic in a moment and click her camera so fast, that you walk away feeling like you not only relive those moments visually, but can actually hear the laughter of those boys!
The happy couple held their ceremony at Kenan Chapel in Landfall, such a beautiful little space!
"I do"s were exchanged, a long smooch followed and then big smiles as they walked out to a sea of bubbles and congratulatory hugs!
Stay tuned for tomorrow's post as we highlight beautiful bride & groom portraits, and their high energy reception in Downtown, Wilmington!
Fayetteville, NC: Elle & Pearce's Family Session
Well, you've found your way to this blog post and as a reward, you are going to get inundated with about a million adorable photos of some mighty cute kiddos, Elle & Pearce! I have been photographing this family for years now, beginning with their Mom, Stacey's maternity photo shoot while she was pregnant with Elle. Thank you, Windham fam, for taking me along for the ride! I hope you love the images from your Fayetteville Family photo shoot as much as I loved taking them.
Well, you've found your way to this blog post and as a reward, you are going to get inundated with about a million adorable photos of some mighty cute kiddos, Elle & Pearce! I have been photographing this family for years now, beginning with their Mom, Stacey's maternity photo shoot while she was pregnant with Elle. It's pretty incredible to have watched that little party of three turn into a family of four with the arrival of Pearce, and I am SO happy to still have them all in front of my lens :) Thank you, Windham fam, for taking me along for the ride! I can't wait to see what's next!
See??? Some SERIOUS cuteness going on!
And just for the sake of keeping it real, here's a little outtake from a little TOO much hugging for Pearce's liking ;)
Halloween: Isla the Little Lamb
Hope you all had a wonderful Halloween! Check out Isla's DIY costumes with a little help from etsy.com from her first year & this year! Love holidays as a parent!
Halloween is definitely one of my top three favorite holidays. It's smack dab in the middle of my favorite season, you can eat candy by the bag full while passersby barely bat an eye in judgement and my fave: the costumes! Last year was my first Halloween as a Mom and I was ready to do it up! And "Isla the Flamingo" was created with a lot of hot glue, felt and feathers!
I mean, COME ONNNNNN!!!
This year, I found the cutest knit hat from Funky Baby Hats shop on www.etsy.com and knew exactly what I wanted to do. 500 cotton balls and a LOT of hot glue gun sticks later and "Isla the Lamb" was born!
I may not know how to sew (yet) but I can wield a hot glue gun like no other ;)
Hope you all had a great Halloween! And just for the halibut, here's a few chubby cheeked Isla pics from last year because I love her so.
Fort Fisher: Moore Family
We couldn't have asked for a prettier sunset at Fort Fisher and seriously, Moore fam, you have such adorable little girls! Loved meeting you for this fall beach photo shoot and I cannot wait to get your beautiful linen album designed and into your hands! Thanks again :)
Three adorable little girls.
Pumpkins.
Gorgeous Fort Fisher.
Sunset.
Annnnnnd now onto the photos :)
We couldn't have asked for a prettier sunset at Fort Fisher and seriously, Moore fam, you have such adorable little girls! Loved meeting you for this fall beach photo shoot and I cannot wait to get your beautiful linen album designed and into your hands! Thanks again :)
Oak Island: Lauren's 92nd Birthday Surprise
When the Proctor family contacted me to book their family beach session, I was delighted to find out that these photos would be a surprise gift for their mother, Lauren, on her 92nd birthday! We headed out to beautiful Oak Island, NC right before the sun set on her big day. Lauren, you were an absolute pleasure to meet and I hope you had a wonderful birthday! Proctor family, thank you for inviting me into the photo shoot celebration, I had a blast!
When the Proctor family contacted me to book their family beach session, I was delighted to find out that these photos would be a surprise gift for their mother, Lauren, on her 92nd birthday! We headed out to beautiful Oak Island, NC right before the sun set on her big day. Lauren, you were an absolute pleasure to meet and I hope you had a wonderful birthday! Proctor family, thank you for inviting me into the photo shoot celebration, I had a blast!
What a beautiful family!
The next few photos just make me happy, happy to have met Lauren, happy to celebrate her birthday with the crew, happy to witness such a close knit bunch. It was a really good day. From Lauren showing off her "best side" of her face to showcase her dimple, to making sure we got a shot of her in her shades (family members jumping in the air to get her to laugh, in the reflection), to the laughing objection to her son's hat on her hat, her personality and joy is simply undeniable! One of my favorite moments had nothing to do with her family at all, but it was the moment that Lauren went over to a complete stranger wearing a jacket with a military patch on it, thanked him for his service and proceeded to have a lovely conversation with the man. She is sincere, happy and genuinely interested and makes you feel appreciated. What a wonderful way to end the shoot :)
Happy birthday wishes to you, Lauren!
Wilmington: Jayden's Newborn Session
Josh & Jackie, it was such a treat to get to snuggle your little one. He's just perfect, guys! Thank you so much for letting me photograph Jayden's tenth day in this Wilmington newborn session! Welcome to the world, Jayden!
Some of you might not know that I work a day job, and one of the many perks of being a coworker of mine, is that if and when you have a brand new little baby to welcome to the world, I'm going to become your own personal baby paparazzi! Josh & Jackie, it was such a treat to get to snuggle your little one and as an added bonus: I resisted bundling him up and tucking him safely away in my camera bag, where I planned to surprise my husband with our latest addition ;) He's just perfect, guys! Thank you so much for letting me photograph Jayden's tenth day in this Wilmington newborn session!
Welcome to the world, Jayden!
