Steed Family Lifestyle Session | North Carolina Family Photographer

This awesome mama is my old college roommate and I am over the moon that she asked me to photograph her family and their newest addition!!!!! The big brother kinda stole my heart, though. It didn't take him but just a hot second to warm up to me and let me into the nonstop life of a two year old which consists of more energy than lord knows what, a love of books, and a need for marshmallow's. Below is about an hour's worth into the life of the Steed family :)

xoxo,

Court

A little crazy slide hair below :P

Halloween Mini Sessions | Greenville, North Carolina | Children's Photographer

The air is becoming crisp, pumpkin latte's are being served, and the Halloween candy has hit the shelves!!!!!

I know that your kids are talking ALL about their costumes and how AMAZING they are going to look on Halloween, right??!!?!??!? Well, let's make sure that they'll always and forever remember this years mind blowing attire and attitude!!! There's no holding back in these mini sessions, so make sure your kids bring their A game ;)

These sessions last for 20 minutes and appointments are on the hour and half hour from 9am-6pm on October 14th. This is going to be the ultimate Sunday Funday, so book your child's Halloween Mini session soon!!!

xo,

Court

My Personal Assistant | North Carolina Lifestyle Photographer

This is gonna be a busy weekend!!!! To start off we're gonna wrap up our final shoot for courtneycourtney this evening with my favorite 8 year old!!! Following this shoot she's gonna be my little assistant for the Daily Reflector's "Scene Around" at the D.H. Conley Baseball and Softball game this evening and then again for the 3rd Annual Greenville Rec Run & Kids Dash early tomorrow morning. My nieces are such helpers that if I even just a little bit mention to one of them the possibility of maybe being able to "assist" me at a shoot they start arguing over who's turn it is. They have learned so much from being able to tag along with me to work and it shows in the photos of themselves as well as the ideas they give me for photos. They are little gorgeous genius'.

I got a phone call from the ginger one yesterday and as soon as she started talking I could tell that she was up to something. She had decided that since we had such a busy evening and morning coming up that it would make more sense for us to have a sleepover ... instead of my driving 5 minutes to pick her up ;) 

So, bring it on, weekend, because I have a personal assistant that's gonna help me kick your butt!!!!! 

Lifestyle Beach Sessions | North Carolina Photographer

We're gonna be doing some really fun sessions in Emerald Isle next weekend, guys!!! I'll bring the snacks and drinks ... y'all bring your suits, sunglasses, towels, and toys! I promise you won't have any tourists in your final images ;)

*Parking will be at my families place*   

FASHION!!! | Children's Photographer | North Carolina

Y'all know the cute little freckle-faced girl with super gorgeous red curly hair that's been up on the blog quite a few times??!??! Well, Courtney with CourtneyCourtney Designs has asked her to be a model for some of her pieces!!! This little gal is over the moon about being selected by a company that we didn't get in touch with what-so-ever ... she was just seen through my work and chosen!

I'll be taking these photos once we get back to North Carolina and after they've been submitted y'all will be able to see all the cuteness that we catch!

You can sign-up through your e-mail to get in on CourtneyCourtney's super cute clothing by visiting her blog. Every single one of her pieces are ONE OF A KIND!!!!!

And, again, congrats to this little lady!!!

(She is wearing Lilly Pulitzer in this photo, not CourtneyCourtney)

Another GIVEAWAY | North Carolina Photographer

That last giveaway was SO much fun and I LOVED the hilarious stories!!!!!! You ladies def didn't hold back and I adore you for that ;)

The Homecoming Sessions are still open for bookings and I'm gonna do a little somethin', somethin' for all of you out there that book one! But first of all, let's talk about what's included in these sessions:

- Each session will last approx. 45 minutes -
- The location will be up to me ... Just trust me with this one, guys -
- $50 to be spent on prints through my amazingly brilliant lab -
- 4x6 Proofs of each edited image -
-  Low-res watermarked images for social networking sites -
AND
- Two Leather Mini Albums -

$125 of every Session that is booked will be donated to one of the organizations below ... you choose where your want your money to go :)

Feed The Children

Red Rover (formally the Emergency Animal Rescue Service)

These organizations are each very dear to my heart and I hope that y'all are just excited to give back as I am!

Now on to the next GIVEAWAY!!!!! 

Every person that books a session will get another $50 to spend on prints or products every time they refer someone else that books ... EVERY TIME!!!!! That means that if you refer 15 people you get $750 to spend on prints, canvas', albums, or any of the other AMAZING products that I offer!

This is the BIG part ... The person that refers the most people will not only get those print credits, they will also WIN a 20x30 canvas (a $499 value)!!!!!!!!!!

Whenever you refer someone make sure that you let them know to give me your name, so, that I can keep tabs on who's coming from who! The winner of this contest will be announced the day after the last photo from these sessions has been taken, which is April 14th. 

Please message me for time slots and booking!!!
Remember to "Like" my Facebook Fan Page!

May the best referrer win ;)

Homecoming Session WINNER | Lifestyle Photographer | North Carolina

First of all, I want to thank you ladies for your hilarious stories and for letting me have a glimpse into your lives!!!

There is no way that I would have selected just one winner, so, thanks to Random.org for selecting a number and making that decision for me :)

I also want to let y'all know that if you'd still like to book a Homecoming Session, you are more than welcome to! Half of the cost of each one of these packages is going to be donated to the Invisible Children organization so that these abducted children in Africa can have a "homecoming" of their own. Y'all can read more about that in my previous blog post ... and please share the link to that specific post so that we can help this enormous cause!!!!

NOW, on to the winner....

Congratulation to luck number 6! I'll get in touch with you Kim so that we can get a date and time together :)

Baby K | Greenville, NC | Lifestyle Photographer

The Hancock's are a family whose love for each other is as big as their personalities! Johnny and Dana are the type of could that walk into a room and fill it with energy and happiness.  Johnny is a guys guy and Dana always has a smile on her face.  Their home is filled with southern hospitality and charm and the moment you walk through their door, you feel like you've known them your entire life.

Just when you think Johnny and Dana have stolen the show, in walks Mason, their four year old with the perfect blend of each of their personalities.  He has a silly sense of humor and a feisty spirit.

As this family grows, with their newest edition Kennedy, you can see how much they love each! There is a quiet calmness in the way that mason looks at his little sister while Dana holds her that tells me he will always look after her. Watching Dana snuggle her sweet little girl, you can tell that this is a mother who will do anything for her daughter.  When Johnny holds Kennedy, you can see that he is already wrapped around her little finger.  This is a family that loves each other deeply and there is no other place they would rather be than with each other.

This gorgeous little lady made her grand entrance into this great big world already has tons of people that love her ... including me :) 

Can't forget about Bella girl!!!!!!!

Whichard Girls | North Carolina Family Photographer

I had the pleasure of being able to spend a little time taking some photos of my favorite kiddos while back in NC last month. The shoot honestly only lasted maybe 45 minutes because that's when the meltdowns started. This really was one of the only nice days that we had the WHOLE 2 weeks I was down!!!!! The flowers were gorgeous and smelled even better. After this winter in Boston I really needed this one day ... meltdowns and all ;)