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Downtown Greenville Waterfall Maternity Photos

One of the things I love most about being a photographer in Greenville, South Carolina, is how beautiful our downtown area is! I just don't think there is any city that has a better downtown than Greenville. Falls Park is so stunning, especially in the spring! I love that we have multiple waterfalls right in the middle of downtown! It made the perfect location for Mickey and Nat's maternity photos.

Mickey reached out to me very recently, because she decided last minute that she wanted maternity photos to document her pregnancy with her first baby. I was so happy that I was able to fit her into my schedule last minute. They came to Greenville from Hendersonville just to work with me, which is such a complement! Since these two are an adventurous couple they wanted the pretty waterfalls in their photos.

Check out a few of my favorite maternity photos from Mickey and Nat's session below!

Are you ready to book your own family or maternity photos? I would absolutely LOVE to create fun memories for your family to cherish forever! You can book your family or maternity photos in the Greenville, South Carolina area by clicking here: https://michellepoteet.com/book-now

I also have spring mini sessions available! You can book your Greenville, South Carolina spring mini session by clicking here: https://michellepoteet.com/blog-1/spring-mini-sessions-in-greenville-south-carolina

Hi there! I’m Michelle, a Greenville, SC based photographer specializing in capturing families, maternity sessions, and newborn photos. Are you looking for a family photographer, maternity photographer, or newborn photographer in the Greenville, South Carolina area? Or maybe you’re even looking for a couples session photographer, engagement photographer, or a wedding photographer in Greenville, SC? I would absolutely LOVE to work with you! You can book a photo session with me by clicking here. Have questions you want to chat through before booking? Click here instead! I can’t wait to create and capture memories for you to hang in your home and cherish forever.

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Outdoor Photos with Newborn Twins

This photo session this weekend was SO special for so many reasons! First, I got to photograph identical newborn twin boys! What a sweet experience! These babies were premature and in the NICU for a while, so it was such an honor for their parents to trust me to capture their first professional photos as a family of four after getting home from the hospital. This family really wanted outdoor photos, and had a vision of what they wanted to achieve during their photo session, which I love! It can be a challenge to find pretty green spaces outdoors in the middle of winter, but I found the perfect spot with lots of green leaves on the trees at Furman University! Furman is always one of my favorite spots for family photos. One of the many reasons is that you can always find a beautiful spot on the campus, even in the middle of the winter. This was such a fun session that I loved so much!

Are you ready to book your own family photos? I would absolutely LOVE to create fun memories for your family to cherish forever! You can book your family photos by clicking here: https://michellepoteet.com/book-now

Hi there! I’m Michelle, a Greenville, SC based photographer specializing in capturing families, maternity sessions, and newborn photos. Are you looking for a family photographer, maternity photographer, or newborn photographer in the Greenville, South Carolina area? Or maybe you’re even looking for a couples session photographer, engagement photographer, or a wedding photographer in Greenville, SC? I would absolutely LOVE to work with you! You can book a photo session with me by clicking here. Have questions you want to chat through before booking? Click here instead! I can’t wait to create and capture memories for you to hang in your home and cherish forever.

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Falls Park Family Photos in Downtown Greenville

It's always such an honor to be the photographer that gets to take a family's first ever family photos after the arrival of a new baby. I was so excited when Kristen reached out to me to photograph her family's photos with their brand new three month old baby boy. She has a specific vision for her family photos, which included outdoor family photos in downtown Greenville, South Carolina in Falls Park.

Falls Park in downtown Greenville in an absolute person spot for family photos at any time of year. In the fall, the colors are so vibrant and beautiful. This family session took place in November. We started at the Medusa tree, which is a super popular spot here in Greenville. We made our wall all around the Falls Park area, ending by the Liberty Bridge. I love that there is such a diversity in backdrops, all within walking distance. It's such a perfect location for family photos here in Greenville, South Carolina.

Are you ready to book your own family photos? I would absolutely LOVE to create fun memories for your family to cherish forever! You can book your family photos by clicking here: https://michellepoteet.com/book-now

Hi there! I’m Michelle, a Greenville, SC based photographer specializing in capturing families, maternity sessions, and newborn photos. Are you looking for a family photographer, maternity photographer, or newborn photographer in the Greenville, South Carolina area? Or maybe you’re even looking for a couples session photographer, engagement photographer, or a wedding photographer in Greenville, SC? I would absolutely LOVE to work with you! You can book a photo session with me by clicking here. Have questions you want to chat through before booking? Click here instead! I can’t wait to create and capture memories for you to hang in your home and cherish forever.

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Spring Mini Sessions in Greenville, South Carolina

Spring Mini Sessions are here!!!

I’m SO excited to capture family memories for your family this Spring!!

 I am so excited to offer three different dates of spring mini sessions this year! While I always love capturing full sessions of your family, mini sessions are the most affordable way to work with me, since these sessions are on a single date and scheduled back to back. They are a perfect way to quickly get updated photos. You can use these sessions for family photos, maternity photos, pregnancy announcements, couples photos, motherhood photos, or really just any reason you may want photos with your loved ones!

 

You can book your time slot for your spring mini session directly on my website this year via the links below! I'm offering in-studio minis with a floral backdrop in March, outdoor garden photos in April (afternoon/evening time slots), and outdoor garden photos in May (morning time slots). 

 
 

Outdoor Garden Minis

 

Flower Farm Minis

Have questions about my spring mini sessions? Send me at email at hello@michellepoteet.com! I would love to hear from you!

Want to book a full session instead? Click here to go to my booking page for all session types!

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In home lifestyle newborn photographer in Greenville, SC

I had the honor of being the first one to take professional photos of this brand new family of three of Saturday. Little Camden was 8 weeks old and so sweet and adorable! One of the great things about in-home lifestyle newborn photos is that they don’t have to be done within those first 2-3 weeks of baby’s life like the posed studio newborn photo sessions do. We can wait until baby is a little older and everyone has settled into their new life and new routines a little bit more. I love how relaxed and stress free in home lifestyle newborn sessions are!

Even here in Greenville, South Carolina is gets cold in January, so while I always love outdoor photo sessions, in home photos in the comfort of your own home are always so nice and cozy in the winter. It’s also such a great way to get more relaxed photos of baby in a place where you’re comfortable. We can take breaks to feed and sooth baby, and you have everything you need.

Check out some of my favorite photos from the this sweet newborn in home family mini below. Want to book your own newborn photo session, full family or mini family session with me? I would absolutely LOVE to work with you! You can click here to book your time slot now!

Hi there! I’m Michelle, a Greenville, SC based photographer specializing in capturing families, maternity sessions, and newborn photos. Are you looking for a family photographer, maternity photographer, or newborn photographer in the Greenville, South Carolina area? Or maybe you’re even looking for a couples session photographer, engagement photographer, or a wedding photographer in Greenville, SC? I would absolutely LOVE to work with you! You can book a photo session with me by clicking here. Have questions you want to chat through before booking? Click here instead! I can’t wait to create and capture memories for you to hang in your home and cherish forever.

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Greenville, Sc Family Mini Sessions

I loved getting to photograph the Woods family again during my my Greenville fall mini sessions this past year! I had the honor of being the one to capture their very first family photos as a family of three back in the spring. It is always such an honor when families invite me back into their lives to keep capturing their family memories for them.

The Woods family participated in my fall family mini sessions at Paris Mountain state park. I always offer multiple options for dates and locations for fall mini sessions. The fall season is always the most popular time of year to get family photos taken, so I love to offer tons of variety for families to choose from. the Paris Mountain state park location in Taylors, SC is always such a popular one with families. Since it’s a woodsy location, it always has such stunning fall colors, even late into the fall season.

Check out some of my favorite photos from the Woods family mini session below. Want to book your own full family or mini family session with me? I would absolutely LOVE to work with you! You can click here to book your time slot now!

Hi there! I’m Michelle, a Greenville, SC based photographer specializing in capturing families, maternity sessions, and newborn photos. Are you looking for a family photographer, maternity photographer, or newborn photographer in the Greenville, South Carolina area? Or maybe you’re even looking for a couples session photographer, engagement photographer, or a wedding photographer in Greenville, SC? I would absolutely LOVE to work with you! You can book a photo session with me by clicking here. Have questions you want to chat through before booking? Click here instead! I can’t wait to create and capture memories for you to hang in your home and cherish forever.

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Mini Session Photographer Greenville, SC

Today, I’m continuing on with my series where I’m sharing all of the mini family sessions and full family sessions that I had the honor of capturing this past fall in the Greenville, South Carolina area. the Ard family participated in my Paris Mountain fall mini session date in Taylors, South Carolina. It was such a fun date of mini sessions! All of these sessions took place during golden hour and even during sunset, which was so stunning and so much fun. I loved all of the fall colors in the trees and the woods at Paris Mountain. I found the perfect spot where the sun was shining through the trees behind my families during our mini family photos.

The Ard family was SO much fun. Their son is 4 and a ball of energy! I love working with high energy kids, because I have so many prompts and poses that are right up their ally including getting to run around and be silly and just be a kid while also capturing family memories that mom and dad will cherish forever.

Check out some of my favorite photos from the Ard family mini session below. Want to book your own full family or mini family session with me? I would absolutely LOVE to work with you! You can click here to book your time slot now!

Hi there! I’m Michelle, a Greenville, SC based photographer specializing in capturing families, maternity sessions, and newborn photos. Are you looking for a family photographer, maternity photographer, or newborn photographer in the Greenville, South Carolina area? Or maybe you’re even looking for a couples session photographer, engagement photographer, or a wedding photographer in Greenville, SC? I would absolutely LOVE to work with you! You can book a photo session with me by clicking here. Have questions you want to chat through before booking? Click here instead! I can’t wait to create and capture memories for you to hang in your home and cherish forever.

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Greenville Family Mini Sessions

As I’m still getting caught up on sharing all of the fun mini sessions and full family sessions that I had the honor of capturing during my busy fall season, I’m excited to share the Shields family today! This was such a fun date of Greenville, Sc family mini sessions! I loved getting to work with this sweet family for the second time. It always means so much to me to have repeat customers, because it means they loved their experiences with working with me, which is just the hugest honor to me as a photographer and as a small business owner.

Jenn hired me back in the summer to capture her youngest daughter’s first birthday photos. We did a super fun milk back session for those milestone photos, which was such a unique idea that I loved! It was so fun getting to meet and photograph their entire family this fall! One of my favorite parts of being a photographer is getting to create and capture such fun family memories for my clients.

Check out some of my favorite photos from the Shields family mini session below. Want to book your own full family or mini family session with me? I would absolutely LOVE to work with you! You can click here to book your time slot now!

Hi there! I’m Michelle, a Greenville, SC based photographer specializing in capturing families, maternity sessions, and newborn photos. Are you looking for a family photographer, maternity photographer, or newborn photographer in the Greenville, South Carolina area? Or maybe you’re even looking for a couples session photographer, engagement photographer, or a wedding photographer in Greenville, SC? I would absolutely LOVE to work with you! You can book a photo session with me by clicking here. Have questions you want to chat through before booking? Click here instead! I can’t wait to create and capture memories for you to hang in your home and cherish forever.

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Bald Rock Heritage Preserve Family Photos

I’m finally getting around to blogging all of my family sessions from busy season! Now that the rush of fall family photos and holiday family photos is over, I’m so excited to finally share all of my work! During busy season, the parts of my business that aren’t just taking photos, editing, and communicating with clients understandably get put on the back burner. But I LOVE showing off all of the photos I take of the sweet families that I have the honor of working with every year. My clients all mean the world to me, and I get so invested in learning about all of my families and their love and relationship with each other, so that I can document this season of their lives and capture memories that they will cherish forever.

The Haag family was a new family that I got to photograph this year, as they had just recently moved to the Greenville area. They found me from one of my other amazing family session clients! I loved that they really wanted a mountain view for their photos, so I recommended Bald Rock Heritage Preserve as the location for our session. It’s one of my favorite locations, but I rarely get to photograph sessions here just because most families don’t want to drive all the way up here, which is totally understandable.

I LOVED working with this fun family! Check out a few of my favorite photos from our family photo session at Bald Rock below!

Hi! I'm Michelle, and I'm so glad you're here on my blog! I'm a Greenville, South Carolina family, maternity, and newborn photographer! And I occasionally photograph engagement sessions and weddings, like the engagement sessions! Are you looking for an engagement session photographer or a family, maternity, or newborn photographer here in Greenville, South Carolina? I would absolutely LOVE to work with you and your family! Send me a message over on my contact page, so we can chat about setting up your session! It's such an honor to get to capture memories for so many sweet families.

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Fall Mini Sessions at Paris Mountain

Wow! It’s been awhile since I blogged! With busy season slowing down, I’m so excited to get caught up with blogging all of my fall mini sessions and my full family sessions from this fall! It’s such a wonderful time of year, and I was so happy to photograph lots of my regular clients as well as lots of new faces! I loved getting to work with so many amazing families this season!! It's always such an honor to get to capture precious family moments and watch families grow over the years!

My fall mini sessions started out at Paris Mountain State Park. It is such a beautiful spot in the fall. It’s a wooded area with lots of hiking trails, and the South Carolina fall colors really show off at Paris Mountain State Park. It’s one of my favorite spots in the Greenville area, especially in the fall.

My first mini session was with one of my regular clients! Hadley and Travis hired me for their maternity photos as well as their daughter, Payton’s newborn photos. I loved getting to have them in front of my camera again this fall! Enjoy some of my favorite photos from this fun mini session!

And if you want your own mini or full family session with me, be sure to send me a message! I would LOVE to work with your family as well!

Are you looking for a newborn photographer, maternity photographer, family photographer, baby milestone photographer, or wedding photographer here in Greenville, South Carolina or in Asheville, North Carolina? I would absolutely LOVE to work with you and photograph you and your loved ones. Please send me a message over on my contact page, so we can chat about all the details for your session! I can’t wait to hear from you!

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Extended Family Photos at Falls Park

I had SO much fun with this sweet family yesterday morning in downtown Greenville. This extended family was on vacation together here in Greenville and wanted to hire an extended family photographer while they were here since they don’t all get to get together very often. They especially wanted lots of great photos of the grandparents with their grandkids. The toddlers and babies in this session were at such fun ages and I loved photographing their sweet interactions between the cousins and the grandparents with the grandkids. I know it might be an unpopular opinion, but I absolutely LOVE working with toddlers. They are so much fun, and I love the joyful chaos that they bring to a family photo session.

Since this family is from out of town, I recommended that we take their family photos at Falls Park on the Reedy River. It is such an iconic and very Greenville spot, and it really shows off the beauty of our city. The fall colors were on full display, and it was absolutely perfect!

I hope you love these downtown Greenville extended family photos as much as I do! If you’re looking for a family photographer for your own family photos, I would absolutely LOVE to work with you! Please reach out to me over on my contact page, and we can set up a FUN family photo session for you and your family!

Are you looking for a newborn photographer, maternity photographer, family photographer, baby milestone photographer, or wedding photographer here in Greenville, South Carolina or in Asheville, North Carolina? I would absolutely LOVE to work with you and photograph you and your loved ones. Please send me a message over on my contact page, so we can chat about all the details for your session! I can’t wait to hear from you!

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Furman University Fall Mini Session

The sweet Sanniti family was my first Furman University fall mini session for the season! We took these photos at the Shi Institute, which is one of my favorite spots at Furman University. Of course, there are SO many amazing locations at Furman, and lately I've been wanting to switch it up and try some new spots! I love how the lighting in the Shi Institute gardens and koi pond area is so beautiful at any time of day, even if harsh sun like this session was in!

I loved how these three little girls interacted with each other! Their sweet sisterly bond was so perfect and made for such cute photos.

One thing I always tell my families is that I'm not a "Christmas card photographer." Does that mean that I don't want my clients to use my photos on their Christmas cards? Of course not! But it DOES mean that I'm not JUST going to take looking an smiling photos of your family. Now again, of course I'm going to take a few looking and smiling at the camera photos and I'm going to do breakdowns with different members with the family. But I care too much about your family and I care too much about my job to stop there and call it a day. Even during a mini session, my goal is to capture lots of fun candid photos that show the joy, love, and connection your family shares. My photo sessions, even my twenty minute mini sessions, are full of PLAY and CONNECTION and will become a cherished family memory.

My mini sessions are completely booked up for this fall, but you can reach out to me over on my contact page to set up a FUN session for your family. Or you can sign up to be the first to know about my next set of mini sessions on my home page!

Are you looking for a newborn photographer, maternity photographer, family photographer, baby milestone photographer, or wedding photographer here in Greenville, South Carolina or in Asheville, North Carolina? I would absolutely LOVE to work with you and photograph you and your loved ones. Please send me a message over on my contact page, so we can chat about all the details for your session! I can’t wait to hear from you!

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Biltmore Family Photographer

I absolutely loved working with this sweet family at the Biltmore today! I couldn't help but go ahead and get a few sneak peeks onto the blog for some same say sneak peeks! I loved getting to take photos at some spots I don't normally use. Typically I shoot along the trails with the beautiful blue ridge mountains in the background. However, for this Biltmore family session, we really wanted to feature the stunning Biltmore house. We started with the stunning arches in front of the house. Then we moved over to the balcony, so we could get the beautiful view of the Blue Ridge Mountains!

I don't think I will ever get over how stunning the view of the Blue Ridge Mountains really is from the Biltmore, and especially from this gorgeous balcony! It was a challenge to photograph this session around all of the other photographers that were photographing session at the Biltmore today. Not to mention all the weddings that were taking place! But I'm so happy with the beautiful family photos that we were able to capture!

Are you looking for a family photographer to take your family photos at the beautiful Biltmore in North Carolina against the stunning backdrop of the Blue Ridge Mountains? I would absolutely LOVE to work with you and your family! Send me a message over on my contact page and let’s get your family session scheduled!

Are you looking for a newborn photographer, maternity photographer, family photographer, baby milestone photographer, or wedding photographer here in Greenville, South Carolina or in Asheville, North Carolina? I would absolutely LOVE to work with you and photograph you and your loved ones. Please send me a message over on my contact page, so we can chat about all the details for your session! I can’t wait to hear from you!

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Greenville Pregnancy Announcement Photographer

I'm so excited to finally be able to share these pregnancy announcement photos with you all! We took these sweet photos of the the Norman family with their ultrasound photos during their family session last month! I shared their family photos, and I'm finally able to share the surprise: their pregnancy announcement photos that we included in their family session!

We took these photos on the campus of Furman University, my absolute favorite location in Greenville to take family photos. My favorite part of the session was getting to take photos of their 18 month old holding the ultrasound photos! I always love including those photos of the new big sibling with the ultrasound!

Jake purchased a gift card for this session for his wife, Elizabeth back in May for Mother's Day! I love that! It's such a sweet gift idea that moms absolutely LOVE! Family photos are the BEST gift for mamas! Elizabeth reached out to me when she found out that she was pregnant with her second baby to use this family session gift card for her family photos along with her pregnancy announcement photos! It was such a fun session for me since it was essentially a combination of two of my favorite types of photography sessions!

Enjoy a few of my favorite photos of this pregnancy announcement below!

Need a pregnancy annoucement photographer in Greenville? I would LOVE to work with you!

Are you looking for a newborn photographer, maternity photographer, family photographer, baby milestone photographer, or wedding photographer here in Greenville, South Carolina or in Asheville, North Carolina? I would absolutely LOVE to work with you and photograph you and your loved ones. Please send me a message over on my contact page, so we can chat about all the details for your session! I can’t wait to hear from you!

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My Own Family Photos

While we were back in Indiana for a week (from where we live, in Greenville, South Carolina) for my sister's wedding, we got our own family photos taken with one of my personal favorite photographers, Kaylee Creighton! Kaylee and I have been friends since we were both baby photographers, just starting out in the business! It's been so fun to watch how much both of us and our work and our businesses have grown and developed, and gotten better and better over the years!

We decided to take our family photos at the spot that Mark and I got engaged! He proposed at the War Memorial in downtown Indianapolis! It was so special to take Lily there for the first time! It was our first time being back there since we got engaged as well! Since we moved to Greenville, South Carolina shortly after.

Now that Lily is one and constantly on the move, taking family photos has definitely become more challenging. This age is SO much fun though, and I am so thankful to have gotten to capture this phase of life with our little family! To my fellow mamas, I promise that photographing family photos with your toddlers is not only possible, but SO much fun! Finding a photographer who is great with toddlers is the key!

Enjoy a few of my favorite photos from my own family session below! I'm so excited to share these with you!

Are you looking for a newborn photographer, maternity photographer, family photographer, baby milestone photographer, or wedding photographer here in Greenville, South Carolina or in Asheville, North Carolina? I would absolutely LOVE to work with you and photograph you and your loved ones. Please send me a message over on my contact page, so we can chat about all the details for your session! I can’t wait to hear from you!

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Asheville Vacation Photographers

I had such a fun morning with the Cannon family at their airbnb here in the Asheville area! So many families are on vacation in Asheville this time of year, and I love getting to work with so many sweet families while they are here on vacation! October is the perfect time to visit the Blue Ridge mountains of Asheville, the Biltmore, and the Blue Ridge Parkway. The fall colors are just stunning this time of year.

The Cannon's had the most beautiful airbnb with an amazing mountain view in a little town near Flat Rock, North Carolina. It was definitely one of the most beautiful home I've ever seen with the most amazing mountain view!

I love getting to photograph extended family sessions! It's so fun to take photos of the entire family together as well as break downs of each of the individual families. It's also a perfect time to get photos of the grandparents with their grandkids and just the couples! I mean, how often do you get to take professional couples photos with your significant other after you get married?

I highly recommend hiring a vacation photographer the next time you take a trip - especially here in Asheville! Enjoy a few of my favorite photos of this sweet family below! And reach out to me if you're looking for a photographer in the Asheville area! I would love to work with you!

Are you looking for a newborn photographer, maternity photographer, family photographer, baby milestone photographer, or wedding photographer here in Greenville, South Carolina or in Asheville, North Carolina? I would absolutely LOVE to work with you and photograph you and your loved ones. Please send me a message over on my contact page, so we can chat about all the details for your session! I can’t wait to hear from you!

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Furman University Family Photos

Last night's family session had the craziest weather! Our session was originally scheduled in the morning, but since the forecast called for rain, we moved our session to the evening, which was supposed to be nice and sunny. When I arrived at our session location of the Shi Institute at Furman University, it was beautiful but cloudy. 10 minutes into our session, it started POURING rain and we had to run for cover. We waited for about 15 minutes and then the sun popped through and we ended up with a stunning golden hour! I'm so happy that we stuck it out and ended up with such beautiful family photos of these three. It was such a fun session with mom dad and toddler. Toddlers are so fun and I always love getting to photograph them!

I was so happy that Elizabeth and Jake totally trusted my recommendations for their location for their session! I use Furman University often but I'm usually over by the Rose Garden or the lake and mountain view. I have been wanting to use the Shi Institute for Family photos for so long, and these turned out so beautiful! I love the little koi pond and trails around the main house. We also used the sustainability gardens behind the garden. The vegetable gardens and trees make for such a pretty back drop in my opinion!

Check out some of my favorite photos from this cute family photo session!

Are you looking for a newborn photographer, maternity photographer, family photographer, baby milestone photographer, or wedding photographer here in Greenville, South Carolina or in Asheville, North Carolina? I would absolutely LOVE to work with you and photograph you and your loved ones. Please send me a message over on my contact page, so we can chat about all the details for your session! I can’t wait to hear from you!

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Shi Institute Family Photos

The Williams' family session at the Shi Institute was one of my all time favorite family photo sessions! It makes my photographer heart so happy when families completely trust me as their photographer for every aspect of their photo session from location to wardrobe to poses to how to make their kids have fun during our photo session! This sweet family had so much faith in me as their family photographer, and I think the results speak for themselves!

The Shi Institute is a recent favorite location of mine! All of my clients and anyone who follows me on Instagram definitely knows how much I love Furman University's campus. I'm obsessed with the Rose Garden and the Lake Loop trail and the mountain view. But I've been dying to try something a little different. I'm so glad that this sweet family completely trusted me to choose the best location. The koi pond and gardens are stunning, and the sustainable vegetables gardens have the most beautiful lighting in the morning. One of the main things I look for in a location is amazing backlighting. The vegetable gardens definitely have that!

I hope you love a few of my favorite photos from this sweet and fun family photo session at the shi Institute at Furman University! It was one of my all time favorites! Are you looking for a family photographer? Reach out to me over on my contact page! I would absolutely LOVE to work with you and your family!

Are you looking for a newborn photographer, maternity photographer, family photographer, baby milestone photographer, or wedding photographer here in Greenville, South Carolina or in Asheville, North Carolina? I would absolutely LOVE to work with you and photograph you and your loved ones. Please send me a message over on my contact page, so we can chat about all the details for your session! I can’t wait to hear from you!

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Legacy Park Family Photos

Yesterday morning, I had the honor of meeting this sweet family at Legacy Park in Greenville, South Carolina for a quick but FUN mini session! Life with a baby and a toddler can be chaotic, especially when you have two under two. But it’s my job as your photography to capture the love and joy that you share in this stage of life.

My favorite thing about taking photos for a family is helping them preserve their legacy and preserve the memories of what family life is like for them right now, what they love to do together, the energy that their kids have and the fun that they have together. I want to capture the dancing, the tickle fights, the running hand in hand. Any photography can take a picture of you smiling at the camera, but I want to create real joy and real family memories that you will look back on and cherish. It's my job to provide a fun atmosphere for your family to just be yourselves. I want to tell the story of your family. I'm not just here to take that one Christmas card photo for you.

Does this sound like what you're looking for in a family photographer? Do you want candid, FUN, joy-filled, real, and raw photos? I would LOVE to capture family memories for you! Reach out to me over on my contact page!

Are you looking for a newborn photographer, maternity photographer, family photographer, baby milestone photographer, or wedding photographer here in Greenville, South Carolina or in Asheville, North Carolina? I would absolutely LOVE to work with you and photograph you and your loved ones. Please send me a message over on my contact page, so we can chat about all the details for your session! I can’t wait to hear from you!

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Biltmore Family Photos

Yesterday morning, I had the absolute pleasure of getting to take newborn photos for a fellow photographer! It is always the biggest honor when another photographer asks me to take family photos for their family! And I loved that Rachel wanted to take her baby's newborn photos at the Biltmore! The Biltmore in Asheville, North Carolina is one of my favorite places in the world. It's acres and acres and acres of grounds are absolutely stunning with so many different types of scenery to use as a photo backdrop. But my personal favorite backdrop at the biltmore is the absolutely stunning Blue Ridge mountains. The gorgeous mountains are my favorite thing about Asheville.

Everything about this session was perfect! From the weather to the mountains, to the sweet family with two happy babies, to the perfect outfit selections by the Miller family. I could not have asked for a better newborn and family session to photograph! It was one of my favorite sessions of all time!

Want your own family session at the Biltmore in Asheville, North Carolina! Please reach out to me, because I would absolutely LOVE to create photos like this for your beautiful family as well!

Enjoy just a few of my favorite photos from the Miller family's first family photoshoot as a family of four with their little newborn baby Charlotte. I hope you love them as much as I do!

Are you looking for a newborn photographer, maternity photographer, family photographer, baby milestone photographer, or wedding photographer here in Greenville, South Carolina or in Asheville, North Carolina? I would absolutely LOVE to work with you and photograph you and your loved ones. Please send me a message over on my contact page, so we can chat about all the details for your session! I can’t wait to hear from you!

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