arnold family maternity portraits ~ a surprise gift

The Arnold family is special and so is the impulse behind this photo session. We had the pleasure of photographing Meghan and Jeremy’s wedding and capturing the first photos of their daughter Berklee as a newborn and 6 month old. Our newest session with this family was in February of this year and was engineered on the down low by husband Jeremy. Wife and mom, Meghan is due with their second child, a little boy they plan to name Wyatt and Jeremy decided that he wanted to surprise Meghan with the maternity photo session as a Christmas gift.

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[Note to husbands: Mother’s Day is coming – May 13th. So if your mom needs family photos or your pregnant wife would love some maternity photos – you have time to get in touch with us to schedule a session.
Note to wives: I know you know how to drop a hint. Enough said.]
Anyway, Jeremy contacted me in October to begin planning. We collaborated on everything and it was a lot of fun. Jeremy purchased both Meghan and Berklee’s beautiful outfits after sending me lots of web links with ideas. He wanted to make sure they would look perfect for photos. He then wrapped them up for Christmas. The session was so much fun and the results are spectacular. Perfect colors and venue and Jeremy’s ladies looked gorgeous.

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I’ve gotta insert a flashback here. We sort of recreated a moment we captured in an orchard photo session from a couple of years ago. I love seeing Berklee’s little hands touching Meghan’s belly in between her parents. It’s perfectly reminiscent of her seated between them when she was just about a year old.
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As we approached the holidays, Meghan wanted to schedule fall family photos and of course Jeremy and I had already begun the planning, so we had to come up with a variety of delaying tactics to keep her at bay. I’m so glad it worked.

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As they prepare for the newest Arnold to show up, he was included in the shoot – beyond Meghan’s belly. The baseball with Wyatt’s name was one of Jeremy’s while he played baseball for UNC Chapel Hill. We look forward to meeting this little man and seeing his resemblance to his sister and parents and what parts of his personality shine.Arnold family outdoor maternity photos by Pixels On Paper Wilkesboro NC Portrait Photographers photoArnold family outdoor maternity photos by Pixels On Paper Wilkesboro NC Portrait Photographers photo

It’s hard not to include another photo from the orchard where we tied the two sessions together. Although Berklee is bigger, she can still be tossed in the air and loves it! I saw the same sweet smiles and same crazy joy on their faces.

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We just LOVE having them as clients and cannot wait to meet new addition Wyatt. We feel confident that Berklee is going to be a wonderful big sister. Thanks, Arnold family! See you soon, we hope, with member number four.

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We love family portraits whether they are set in the studio, the great outdoors, a specific location like the mountains or high country, or on our property in our outdoor portrait garden. Pixels on Paper photographs, engagements and weddingsbrides, and special events and portraits  of all kinds in our Wilkesboro, NC studio. We would be honored to meet with you, learn about you and your family and be a part of taking special portraits that will become, we hope, family heirlooms.

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