I am so behind on the blog! My goal is to share more before the end of the year. I have been blessed with so many beautiful newborns and families. I will HOPEFULLY be sharing a few times a week to catch up.

“DOG DAYS OF SUMMER SALE”!! It is hot, hot, HOT! We thought it would awesome to have a cool deal thrown your way. Sessions booked from now until August 1, will receive a complimentary 16×20 enlargement of your favorite photo from your session. Sessions do not have to take place within the dates given. Your session only needs to be reserved. This is an awesome time to book your FALL portraits before spaces run out.

I am also including some photos of my family from our Cape Hatteras vacation earlier this summer. I hope you enjoy them! I hadn’t been to Hatteras since I was a kid and it was my 8 year olds very first time seeing the ocean. We had a BLAST!!

I recently came across something that asked “What photos do you wish you had, but never were able to catch?” Sadly, to many. My lack of self confidence when I was pregnant lead to threatening the lives of anyone near me with a camera. I have no photos of me pregnant with my 3 sons. I can not open an album, point to my belly and say to my 12 year old “This is you, in there.”
I have no professional photos of my kids until they were 1. No newborn curls. No scrunched faces. No tiny flaky footed pictures. No photos of holding my 6lb baby on my chest so he can hear my heartbeat and still feel safe.
Anyhow, it made me ask myself, “What is my wish list?” Here it is in no particular order.

1. A nice photo of me and my Mammaw and Papaw. I cant find a single photo of us together before they died.
2. Pregnancy photos of me carrying my 3 babies.
3. True newborn portraits of my 3 babies.
4. Mine and my husbands reaction after the births of our children.
5. More photos of my children cuddling with their great-grandma Lucky before she passed.

Those are my top 5. What’s on your list? If your still able to capture it, DO IT! Don’t hesitate. Dont second guess your self. Capture your life as you live it.

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Baby George just found out about our Facebook page. Look how excited he is for his mommy to “Like” us!

I have been surrounded by beautiful living dolls. I’m also guilty of not updating the blog like I should. Once you see all the beautiful darlings that I’ve been working with, you will understand why.

We are currently in the processing of updating the website to make it iPad and smart phone compatible. If it takes longer than 48 hours to return your emails, we apologize

The wonderment of the expecting mother never ceases to amaze me.

One of the first things that clients and people in general always ask me is “You must have tons of photos of your kids, huh?”
I wish it were true. The sad reality is that I rarely have time to photograph my own children. Its been over a year since I photographed them. I was going to wait until it was warm outside but I’m impulsive and we set up the portable studio in the living room.
I love that I have great recent photos of my boys but what I’m more grateful for is the time we spent together. We laughed, giggled and snickered the entire 20 minute session. Yes 20 minutes. Thats all the time my busy guys would give me. So here they are, almost 14, almost 12 and almost 8.

My cup runneth over.

BE MY VALENTINE!! February Valentines Special! Book your session in the month of February and receive a $50 credit towards your image purchases after your session.

Sessions do not need to take place in the month of February. This is a great time to get a jump on the Spring Session booking!

email info@melissadawnphotography.com or call 540-219-4302 to book your session!