The following two families have been such a joy to work with! These posts are long over due, but having a growing, teething baby of your own tends to keep you busy

I love photographing newborns knowing that I’ll get to see the baby again during it’s first year milestones, and then watch as the first bite of cake is consumed! These two sweet families pre-scheduled sessions through our “Growing Up Portraits” to ensure that none of the special moments will be missed.

First up, Tammy and Josh:

Introducing adorable baby Lucas!

Another gorgeous little boy, baby Ashton. His mommy and daddy are extra special people because Curtis and I had the honor of photographing their wedding a while back.

Congratulations again Tammy and Josh and Heather and Josh! I’m looking forward to seeing your boys again soon and how they’ve grown up!

-Emily

Kismet Photography

As a little girl I never dreamed about the day that I would get married, what kind of wedding dress I’d wear or who my Prince Charming would be. I was a “girly-girl” but just not the kind who thought about those things. All I wanted was to be able to grow my hair really long and wear Lee-Press-On-Nails! Neither of which I do now.

The same goes for having babies. Until I caught the baby-bug about 4 years ago I didn’t dream about buying baby clothes or start picking out names. Then as soon as we started planning to have a family I immediately began thinking about my baby shower and maternity portraits! I’ve been excited about these events for many, many months and am so thrilled that quite a few family members, and a lot of good friends, were able to share the excitement with me.

Especially my sister, Liz, who flew in from England and will stay with us until Eli makes his appearance.

Also my Grandma who came down from Michigan.

Here are some of the treats that our incredibly talented friend, and past Kismet bride, Bunny, made for us to enjoy! All of which were fantastic!

Our theme for the baby shower was “nothing disposable”. All the decorations were handmade and/or reusable, like this alphabet banner for Eli’s room.

And one of my favorite things, the cloth diaper cake that my dad engineered!

A big thanks to everyone who helped make the shower so special and wonderful!

And now for Part 1 of my Belly Portraits – the Water Theme!

I can’t tell you how many times people have asked me when I was going to post my Belly Portraits. With only 2 weeks to go until my “guess date” I know I’m cutting it close, but our planned “maternity leave” only recently started and we still haven’t taken all the portraits we have planned. Hopefully I’ll have the rest up before Eli arrives.

Swimming has provided incredible relief from the largeness and body ache I’ve been feeling lately and that’s one of the many reasons we’re planning a water birth.

My sincere appreciation goes out to my amazing husband, and photographer, Curtis. I love my Belly Portraits and can’t wait to do the rest!

Emily

Kismet Photography

It seems like in our business things are always connecting in ways we would least expect. That’s why we are firm believers in the word Kismet, which means destiny and fate. Things are meant to be and always come full circle.

Back in 2008 while photographing a wedding in Boone, NC we met Amanda, who was a bridesmaid. Little did we know we would cross paths with her again almost 3 years later. Her and her husband moved to Greenville and are now expecting their first child. And what perfect timing to reconnect with a former Boone resident as we will be going to Boone again next weekend for a wedding!

Any day now baby Liam will make his debut!

Emily
Kismet Photography

I started photographing baby Declan when his mom came in for our Growing Belly Series, starting in her 16th week of pregnancy. I love not only being surrounded by other pregnant mommas and photographing their bellies, but watching them grow and change from session to session.

It’s so amazing to see what their baby looks like after many months of waiting. Here’s Declan at 10 days old.

Emily
Kismet Photography