I'm Michelle
Because you shouldn’t have to choose just one moment to remember, this is your way to hold on to the whole story.
Because some moments are meant to be seen as they unfold, movement, emotion, and the beauty of this season, just as it was.
I was so happy to capture these family photos at Carlsbad State Beach. I took little Ashka’s newborn photos what feels like yesterday! So many milestones happen in the first year of your baby’s life. The best way to celebrate their first birthday is with a portrait session. That way, you can have gorgeous and emotion-filled imagery that reminds you of the sweet time you watched your little grow from bump to baby. We celebrated his first birthday with a sweet walk at Carlsbad State Beach, snapping photos of him and his mama. It was touching to watch her hold him so closely, wrapping him up in her arms and beaming with love.
Baby’s first year is not just about your little one. It’s also a celebration of your beautiful journey to motherhood. All of the learning, growing, and shaping that being a mama brings during the first year is such a special experience. Having this milestone photographed is a great way to reflect on all of the sweet memories you have of baby’s first year. You will have the opportunity to be completely pampered with full hair and make up on the day of your session.* I also will provide you and your little love with full wardrobe styling, from my Client Wardrobe Collection for mamas and babes. And, you will have an amazing experience after our session at our ordering appointment. This is where you will see your imagery for the first time, and will get to pick how you would love your images to be displayed in your home.
The first year brings so much joy to a mama, whether it’s your first or third baby. The most perfect way to remember all of those firsts is with the Collective Membership Program. This gives you stunning imagery from maternity portraits to their first birthday. Many of my clients go this route when choosing their photo packages. It’s the best way to ensure you never miss a single precious memory of that sweet first year. For more information on how to join the Collective Membership Program, please send me a message.
Clothing borrowed from client wardrobe collection.
*Hair & Make-up: Noir Beaute (additional cost)
Film Scans: Goodman Film Lab
These photographs become treasures passed through generations. Your children will one day hold these images close, seeing themselves through your loving eyes and discovering the quiet grace that surrounded their earliest days.
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Michelle Popp Photography is a Wilmington NC newborn photographer also specializing in family, maternity, and baby photography serving all of Wilmington, Hampstead, Topsail Beach, Jacksonville, Figure Eight Island, Leland, Surf City, Swansboro, Wrightsville Beach, Ogden, Porters Neck and surrounding areas.
Pure, Organic & Timeless
If this season feels tender, beautiful, or just a little fleeting, it may be His way of inviting you to pause and hold it close. I’d be honored to walk with you.
These are beautiful!!
Absolute perfection! And I love that you captured these on film!
I would have loved to had photos like this with my children. Simply beautiful.
Gorgeous session
These will be treasured a lifetime. Perfection!