As a maternity, family & newborn photographer here in the Raleigh, NC area, I have the privilege of documenting the milestones of so many families and am happy to share those with you here on the blog so you can envision your own family portraits.

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They got me. They got me good. Let me back up for a sec and give you the whole story. Last Friday on April 28th my sister turned 30. Growing up in our family, April was Carter’s birthday month. She could do no wrong, everything revolved around her for the ENTIRE MONTH. She grew out […]

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My Surprise Baby Shower

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Finishing up Ada’s big girl room has been the most amazing project! I want to move in there myself!!! I went into it having no clue what I wanted. All I knew was we had this vintage bed frame that’s been in my family for a long time, and I kind of sort of wanted floral […]

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Ada’s Big Girl Room

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Last fall we took the most whirlwind of a trip to Iceland with my mom and her husband. Right smack dab in the middle of wedding season. I was newly pregnant and extremely exhausted. It was crazy and amazing at the same time! It was the first time we left Ada for a trip like […]

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The Dunlaps Do Iceland

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And just like that, my dreams have come true. Ada is going to have a little sister! We’re going to be raising TWO daughters! My heart couldn’t be any happier than it is right now! It’s funny, something I discovered this pregnancy is that when you have one gender, people automatically assume you want the […]

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Baby Dunlap #2 Is…

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The Dunlap family is proud to announce that we have another member joining our family! Baby number two is due June 11th, and we could not be more excited. Especially big sister Ada. From the second I found out I was expecting, she’s been involved in the pregnancy. She’s come to most of the appointments, […]

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Baby Dunlap

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I used to be one of those people. You know, the kind that judge all those moms out there on social media for posting 424,312 photos of their child’s first day of school. Why was it such a big deal, I wondered? No one cares, I thought! I’ll never be one of those moms, I […]

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Why I Cried When My Daughter Went to Preschool

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Today is our sweet little girl’s 2nd birthday!!!! These last two years have been nothing but amazing with her. She made us a family. She completed our little world. Year two is my favorite age yet, and watching her grow is by far our favorite activity. She’s her own little person. She sings, dances and […]

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Adeline Pearl • 2 Year Portraits

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How is my sweet little nephew 6, almost 7, months old? Where in the world has this year gone?!! Wasn’t I just waiting for him to arrive and photographing is newborn portraits last week? Time, it’s ok with me if you go ahead and stand still for a little while. In honor of Cason’s six […]

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Cason Riley • 6 Month Family Portraits

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Oh how I love this little girl. We had no idea how much we needed her in our life until she arrived. Even while I was pregnant, we still didn’t get it. But, as every mom will tell you, the moment they laid her on my chest, it was all over. Our heart was hers. Even on […]

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Adeline’s 18 Month Photos • Raleigh Lifestyle Photographer

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Remember the best friend from the newborn post two weeks again? This is her! Two years ago, I got to photograph this sweet family’s firstborn in his gorgeous all white nursery. To this day, it’s still one of my most viewed posts!! It’s hard to resist the fresh and clean look of an all white […]

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Newborn Lifestyle Session in an All White Nursery

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