Welcome to the world sweet baby girl!!
Such a precious little boy, made it just in time for Christmas.
Welcome to the world sweet boy!
so much fun capturing this very sweet announcement! ♥️
This is so crazy to even be typing, I remember the day Grant was born like it was yesterday! It was a honor to photograph his birth, and his entire first year.
I LOVED watching the sunset, playing in the road, and laughing with these lovebirds. I am SO excited for their wedding in a few short months!
“There is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment.”
Loved helping this precious little one celebrate turing ONE!
This gorgeous signature property was built on an old plantation. The club house has so much character I wanted it to be mine! ;-) After I got home and told Bryan all about my time shooting for Resident 360 + signature property he told me he used live at The Gardens at Anthony house! (Before we met) Enjoy this sweet charming property!
Laughed so hard with these precious kids! They always come dressed to impress, with many jokes up their sleeves! 😄😂❤️
Dying.... These boys are so funny!
Such a fun freezing morning at American Tobacco with this sweet family! ❤️
It was such a joy to watch two people I love so much journey to being parents. You can see their adorable Furman maternity session here. I loved taking sweet Braxton's newborn photos and I can't wait to watch him grow up in front of my camera! Auntie Em loves you so much sweet little man! :-)
Hey guys! ;-)
It's been so much watching these two kids grow up right in front of my camera! Hard to believe that sweet Harper is already one, seems like yesterday we were taking her newborn photos! Enjoy her oh so sweet cake smash!
Sweet Briggs jumped in a few too!
Indy & Bossley are beside themselves with all this snow!!!!! ❄️⛄️💕 Stay warm friends! 🐾
Eeeeekkkk I can hardly contain my excitement of seeing Kay Manor's first snow, just weeks before we celebrate ONE whole year here. So hard to believe, so many firsts in this beautiful HOME. ❄️⛄️
Last night we ran out really quickly as the snow started rolling in..... GORGEOUS!!!!!! ❄️❄️❄️❄️
Early morning, Bryan is thinking we got about 5 inches here in North Raleigh! ❄️⛄️❄️⛄️
Enjoy your snow day!!!!
Love, EmilieCarol
Had so much fun smashing the cake with this adorable little girl in Holly Springs!
I had SO much fun laughing with these two all over Downtown Greenville. It was so fun to relive their engagement that happened with the help of Certus Bank Downtown. Enjoy Josh + Stephanie's perfect love story!
Can't wait to see them walk down the isle next year!
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of meeting this sweet family. I was excited to get out of the studio and get on location. Once I got on location I knew this experience was going to change me more. The drive home was a beautiful time of reflection and got me to thinking about things. People always ask how I shoot SO many portraits and don't get sick of it or how I remain inspired. There is no magic formula. Sorry. Buzz kill. It's great to have a family that drives me, being around them makes me so happy. I know that I crave being around them, so I have designed my life around that. I take advantage of every chance I get to be a part of what they are doing. The truth is that you will NEVER re-invent the wheel, that was a pretty damn good invention...the good news is that YOU DON'T HAVE TO. All you have to do is BE you. Enjoy YOUR family. Get OFF pinterest, instagram, and Facebook. Stop making a million props to bring to your photo shoot {don't hate me yet, keep reading ;-)}. Chances are VERY high that your kids don't care how long you spent on that sign. No, the moments they will cherish forever are the ones that show what their family life was REALLY like. Unscripted. Now you might be thinking I am not creative, my family doesn't interact well together, I take awkward photos, or I have to look at other people's pictures to get inspired. You're MISSING the big picture, YOUR family. Whatever that looks like is beautiful and so full of joy. Every family is unique. There is NO magic secret to my inspiration. In fact, this may surprise you, it all it started in a Western Carolina classroom. No cameras. No pictures. I am not even sure if I knew how to work a camera back then. It's in those classrooms I learned what would drive me, and ultimately what would help to make me successful. I learned how to work with people, not my favorite people, not the people I laughed and carried on all night with, people who I knew very little about. It was those interactions that helped to give me confidence that I can get along with anyone. Every family is different, they each have a different story to tell. That is what inspires me, day in a and day out. I challenge you to seek that. I challenge you to do some research, hire a photographer that understands people, that understands dynamics, and has an eye for capturing the essence of what makes you and your family special. Social media may be fun and trendy, but what your children will crave is family photos on the wall that tell YOUR story, and show your family in it's most authentic form. In preparation for your next family photoshoot instead of looking online for a million ideas or stressing over outfits, I challenge you to go do something you know will put a smile on the face of everyone in your family. Hold on to that moment and cherish it. If you don't feel natural in a studio or a field of wheat, then talk to your photographer about coming with you and where YOU want your picture to be taken. It's an investment, but one I know you will appreciate later because no matter who you are, BIG or SMALL, YOU are beautiful, and your story, your life and your family is worth being documented.
Trust me, it's worth it.
