It was an incredible honor taking photos for the Cacchio family on their BEAUTIFUL farm in Rougemont, NC! I remember when I arrived, I felt like I stepped into a dream. The sunset light was perfect, and we had a ton of space for pretty backdrops!

There were so many sweet and fun moments from the shoot. One of the things that stood out to me was how friendly this family was including the animals on their farm! When I was capturing the family interacting together, their dog, Boots, would automatically follow along and I thought it was so natural and sweet! I loved it when he also started licking Megan’s face when I was in the middle of taking their photos, and her expression and laugh was priceless!

I also loved how sweet and friendly their oldest daughter was, and her mom told me that her teachers call her a “bottle of sunshine,” and I could totally see that! They also had a six month old daughter, and she was SO easy going and laid back during the shoot! In addition, I learned that both the mom and her older daughter enjoy riding horses, and I had an opportunity to capture their four month old foal (he’s the brown horse in the photos below!). The sweetest moment was when he gave Megan a kiss! :)

Enjoy some of my favorite photos below and getting to know this wonderful family!

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Did you know as a family photographer, I’m often one of the first people who know about a special announcement, such as a pregnancy? It truly is an honor to be given this type of personal and exciting news, and I’m always humbled by how much families open up to me!

I recently had the honor of photographing pregnancy announcement photos for the Cassell family. Elaina made a cute chalkboard sign that said, “I’m leveling up to Big Brother, April 2019,” which I thought was SO fun and creative! I learned her husband is a professional gamer, so it was fitting for the sign to say, “leveling up,” right? We captured announcement photos of their family together as well as photos of her son holding the chalkboard, and it was seriously the cutest thing EVER! Baby R was such happy and smiley boy, and was incredibly adorable in front of the camera.

We also captured a lot of lifestyle and candid portraits of them as a family of three! They live on a beautiful farm and we had so much fun playing in the open field during golden hour. Baby R is a HUGE lover of the outdoors and nature (just like his parents!), and they are a family who loves to rescue animals! It was such a treat being able to capture some photos with their dog, horses (Gunner and Sunny), and their miniature horse. In addition, Elaina is a horse trainer and had Gunner since she was 14! Gunner was such a sweet horse and also LOVES the camera. During our shoot, he walked up to the pregnancy announcement sign and posed for me (seriously, see below!).

Lastly, another memorable part of the session was the 130 year old oak tree in their front yard! It was incredible and HUGE, and I wanted to incorporate it somehow into the shoot. So, I had them next to it and interacted with one another because I wanted to play on the idea of a family tree! :)

Enjoy scrolling through these sweet photos!

Are you in need of Durham Family Photographer, Maternity Photographer, or Newborn Photographer? I'd love to work with you and capture this special season of life! You can get in touch with me by sending me an inquiry here. I'm proud to serve the greater Triangle area including Durham, Raleigh, Chapel Hill, and beyond.