A registry for the first time parents who want the essentials and tips for surviving the first 6 months with joy.

the story of baby Olive’s birth at UNC hospital in Chapel Hill. First-time parents work together for a natural labor and birth with the help of the Women’s Birth and Wellness birth center midwife.

7 Tips to surviving the quarantine with more joy and less anxiety.

We have entered a very hard season. One of isolation, confinement, boredom and anxiety. It’s so hard to think to the future or gather hope when the world feels so upside down around us. So we gathered ourselves and set some intentions and goals that have been a real life-line during this time.

It was probably the most laidback and easygoing maternity sessions I’ve gotten to capture and it was honestly perfect for these two. We started with a few favorite moments in their Land Rover and then walked along the path by the Lake, making stops along the way to celebrate this precious baby bump! They just laughed and loved on each other with very little direction from me.

The following list contains the 5 “essential” images you don’t want to miss taking at your birth. That your partner can take themselves without having to stop supporting you for more than a second! Especially if they are the only ones in the room. These are the 5 moments during each birth that I think at their core can still tell the birth story for mom. Healing and Processing are apart of the birth journey and as a mom, having these moments captured is so important!

I want us all to print the art we invest in. There are so many ways now to go about investing in printing but I would be amiss to leave you searching on your own. Because I know the truth too, and that is that not all printing and albums are the same. So today I’m sharing my 3 top reasons for ordering your albums and investing in tangible art through your photographer. Because it’s more than just quality (though that’s an important one) it’s also about knowledge, convenience and investing in something that will last.

The newborn story of baby Alec being celebrated by his parents, grandparents and big brother at home in Durham, England. Lifestyle newborn photography for the laidback families in North East England.