Oct
20
2022Looking for Holiday Mini Sessions Photography Simpsonville SC? During the Christmas season, I offer Simply Family Mini Sessions on select Saturdays. We keep the backdrops classic cream and some family’s wear holiday themed clothes while others keep it simple to use their family pictures on their walls or as gifts. Sessions are shorts at just under half an hour which is perfect for two and four year old children like A and S! Best of all, clients are able to pick their five favorite images as digital files with options to purchase more or design printed holiday cards. Click here to contact me about current dates.
If printed cards aren’t your family’s thing, I also make these little videos for sharing on social media. They’re such a fun way to share how much everyone has grown, don’t you think?
The G family has been coming to see me since S was barely two. S thinks that a day in the studio is pretty much like going to the playground. I really play with kids. From making elephant and rooster noises to tossing crescent shaped bean bag pillows to racing or playing tag at the studio, I really try to win your kiddo over with play. I’m always a sweaty mess at the end of the session, but it’s completely worth it to capture pictures that truly capture your little one’s personality. When mama W told me how S felt about sessions being so fun, I was delighted to know that she remembers me so well! I want both the parents and the children to have a great experience in the studio!
Mr. A was full force two year old boy at this session so my willingness to chase and play really made a difference as he went from having a great time to refusing to participate multiple times during the session. You wouldn’t guess that from the images, would you? 
So if you’re looking to book your own Holiday Mini Sessions Photography Simpsonville SC and you want classic backgrounds and a photographer who loves to play, I’d love to be considered. Click here to book your date!
Oct
28
2021Looking for an understated cake smash photo session Simpsonville, SC for your little girl? I believe that your baby should be the star of any session. Their personality, their cute little features, and their story is the focus of all of my sessions.
Sessions include a simple backdrop customized to your tastes and a cake 3 tier semi-naked cake from Baking Sweet Scents. 15 digital files are included with your session that you’ll pick from a proof gallery so that you have the images that mean the most to you. I try to keep your sessions customized and no-stress so that you get to keep the memories.
Does this sound like the experience you’d like for your baby’s cake smash session? Click here to inquire about working with me. Or read on to see more images from this session with Ruby Rose.
Spring Strawberry Lemonade Understated Cake Smash Photo Session Simpsonville SC
Ruby Rose came back for her 1 year session with her mama Kalyn and daddy Robert. If you’d like to see Ruby as a newborn, click here.
Kalyn loves the simplicity of retro styling. This beautiful gingham dress is the epitome of Kalyn’s style. We styled the rest of the session with strawberries and lemons for a vintage picnic type theme. I loved it!
Ruby loved all the picnic berries and fruits that we decorated with and was almost completely uninterested in the cake! One year old babies all have their own personality and it’s always fun to see how they react to cake. From enjoyment to disgust to ignoring it altogether, each baby is different. I love the variety of emotions we’ll capture at your session.
After portraits and cake, I always finish one year old sessions with a bath. If your little one doesn’t love the unfamiliar cake, they usually enjoy the familiarity of bath time. These are some of my favorite images from Ruby’s session. She loved it!
Aug
04
2021I’ve been able to capture sweet Nalani as a newborn and a one year old so I was super excited for the opportunity to do a two year old ice cream smash birthday photos Greenville SC for this sweet girl! Look how much she’s grown since I met her!
Here she is as a newborn!
And here Nalani is enjoying destroying, but not eating, her cake at one year old.
And, finally, here is Nalani at two! She has loads of personality, but like all two year old’s Nalani took awhile to take me seriously. So I brought out the ice cream toys to play with! And then we had a bit of time to cuddle with mama.
I love this set of images! The relationship that these two share is so special as a single mama. The cuddles and giggles and true delight they have in one another is a huge gift!
But even after all that coaxing, it took a visit from my cat from upstairs to really get her personality shining. We invited him down just before ice cream for cuddles (with mom’s permission). Who knows though, maybe it was the ice cream that finally won her over?
Once Nalani ate an entire bottle of maraschino cherries and was finished with the ice cream, my cat Hunter took a quick taste! 
And finally. we opted for a bubble bath to end the session just like I do for my one year olds. And you can see that this is where Nalani chose to let all of her playful personality shine!
Are you looking to book Two Year Old Ice Cream Smash Birthday Photos Greenville SC to capture your two year old’s personality? Do you think a “Two Sweet” ice cream themed session might be just the thing? I’d love to hear from you! Drop me a note telling me about your two year old by clicking here.
Jul
27
2021I’ve photographed all of Jenn and Abel’s sweet babies as newborns and at one year so I was just excited to do Classic Southern Studio Portraits Greenville, SC for Baby Theo’s first year! You can see Theo’s precious newborn photos and his whole family by clicking here. Right now Theo is the perfect Gerber baby. He’s precocious as tries to swipe my camera, but his perfect pink cheeks and sweet curls stand out in both color and black and white. Look at him!
For reference, here is Theo at his newborn session where I scarcely saw his eyes. He was just a tiny little guy who wanted nothing more than to nap. 
I’m always so shocked by how fast babies grow. Unlike parents, I don’t get to see the incremental changes. I typically see your baby at 1 week old where all they do is sleep. Then again at 6 months where they’re happy and aware of everything, but easily amused. And then again for either a milestone session (like this one) or a cake smash at one year. One year olds are total wild cards. They have good attachments to their parents and that makes them a bit cautious around me. They’re hyper aware of being in a new environment too, but they have so much personality!
I tell all my one year old clients that your baby is going to be shy, they’re going to cry, they’re going to crawl or walk out of the frame! Bring your yoga pants for the images you’re not in as you’ll chasing your little one all over! Mom always leaves the studio feeling a little worried that I didn’t get any good shots in all of the commotion. News flash, Theo did all these things and devoured about 5 snacks and a bottle too as he came all the way down from Asheville! If his session turned out this well, I promise you don’t need to be worried about your active baby.
Looking to book your own Classic Southern Studio Portraits Greenville SC? Click here to contact me now! Want to see a little bit more of my work first? Sweet, check me out on Instagram! 
May
06
2021Are you looking to book a Funfetti Polka Dot Cake Smash Photographer Simpsonville SC? I’d love to be considered for your own cake smash needs. Your session includes a simple set, a semi-naked cake, and an hour of studio time. Click here to tell me about your dream cake smash session. Read on to find out more about Wynter’s Cake Smash. 
The last time I saw Emily she was expecting Wynter Rose. Click here to see her maternity session. The early Covid-19 quarantine season meant we weren’t comfortable doing a newborn session with all of the unknowns during that time but I was delighted to finally meet Wynter for this cake smash. Emily had dreamt of the session during her long season of waiting for a little one. For her, it was the ultimate representation of the joy of a miracle child she wasn’t sure she’d ever hold. Emily chose a funfetti, sprinkles, and polka dot theme and I loved it on the cream paper and floor!
Wynter was a little overwhelmed in the new environment of the studio. Often one year olds experience this kind of stranger danger at the start of the session. This sweet little crying image broke my heart, but as you can see with lots of mommy and daddy cuddles plus some Bonanza and Mickey Mouse Club songs helped Wynter be comfortable in the studio.
Christine of Baking Sweet Scents made this perfect semi-naked pastel sprinkle coated cake. One of Chiristine’s semi-naked cakes is included in each cake smash session. Clearly Wynter loved her cake so much! I’m pretty sure she may have loved the box even more as we cleaned up!
Seriously, aren’t her little faces just too much! I can’t even pick a favorite one!
Finally, we finished our Funfetti Polka Dot Cake Smash Photographer Simpsonville SC with a bubble bath in the tub. It’s such a fun way to end each session!
