Alexas Photography Blog

You know how your life kind of happens in stages with your friends? There’s the kid stage, the high school stage, the college stage, the stage where you and all your friends are all dating somebody, the stage where everyone gets married, and the stage where they all start having babies. . . we’re in the baby stage now. The majority of our married friends are all mid-pregnancy or just announced the happy news. Though Jonathan and I aren’t quite there yet, we’re so excited for all of these new additions! It’s so fun to watch our friends move into the parenting stage, one by one (or two by two, I guess? haha). Amanda + Eric are some of our closest friends and are expecting baby Amelia to arrive sometime around Easter this year! I can’t wait to meet her :)

It was not a very nice day outside when we shot this session. . . thankfully Eric + Amanda weren’t bothered by the rain!

I love this beautiful smile! I hope Amelia gets that from you, Amanda ;)

These two couldn’t be more excited about their baby girl. . .

I’m pretty sure Amanda may not be able to see her feet anymore. . .

This is one of my favorites. . .

I love this profile of Amanda. . .  look at that belly sticking out!

I think this one is gorgeous. . .

Like I said, it wasn’t a very nice day but Amanda made the best of it and brought a cute umbrella along. . .

This is the verse that Eric + Amanda picked out for Amelia. . .

Amanda + Eric, we are so happy for you guys! Can’t wait to photograph you with your daughter in a few months!

Can I just tell you how much I love Summer rain showers? There’s one rolling in right now and I am in heaven! It’s so relaxing and totally cools everything down. Plus my tomato plants love it! The only time I dislike the rain is when it interrupts plans for shoots!

Thankfully, there weren’t any rain showers last week when I shot Shayla and Jeremy’s maternity session :) They are expecting their first baby girl in about a month. . . Stella. Don’t you love that name?

Jeremy is on our tech team at Daystar and he and I have a secret handshake. Yes, you read that right :) He and Shayla are super excited about finally meeting Stella and were so chill during their session. We basically just walked around and talked. It was so fun and relaxing!

I feel like this first photo is sooo Jeremy and Shayla. They are fun and silly and Jeremy just loves making people laugh. And Shayla has a great laugh. . .

Don’t they look good together?

Shayla is one hot mama!

I love this portrait of Shayla by herself.

One of my favorite photos that doesn’t show faces. It’s just gorgeous!

Jeremy totally rocks that look and he knows it! Just look at that face! I can’t wait to see him as a dad… he’s going to be great!

These swing photos were totally unposed. We saw a swing set and started talking about all kinds of sentimental things and just had to try it out. It made the perfect squeak!

I think this is a gorgeous classic portrait of Shayla. Her eyes are incredible!

Again with the laughing. Adorable.

Getting lovey-dovey.

During this shot, we decided we are starting a new band called “The third trimester”. This is our first band photo.

Jeremy and Shayla -  I know you will be fantastic parents and I can’t wait to meet baby Stella!

They don’t call it busy season for nothing! I shot six sessions in five days last week and, though I’m working hard on everything, it’ll be a while before every shoot makes it to the blog. So, enjoy this little preview while you’re waiting!

Natalie and Alex’s senior session. They are such good friends, they wanted to do their sessions at the same time! Along with photos of each of them, we shot some together.

Alex. . .

Natalie . . .

Joe and Tiffany’s engagement session.

Jeremy and Shayla. Maternity!

Full posts of each of these sessions are coming up soon! Along with a couple of bridal sessions that will be shared after the weddings :) Make sure to drop a comment and let me know whose post you’re waiting for!

It seems like in addition to this being wedding season, it’s also baby season! I know so many couples right now that are pregnant or just had a baby. It’s so exciting!

Jessica and I went to school together and sometimes second shoot for each other (check out her website here!). She’s such a sweet, kind, person and I loved getting to know her better during this session! She and Simon are expecting their first baby in just a few months. I can’t wait to meet little Emeline!

We shot the session at the Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area in Hillsborough, NC. It’s such a gorgeous place!

They were so easy to shoot . . . Jessica makes a great laughing face and Simon makes her laugh a lot!

Isn’t she a gorgeous pregnant mama?

This location fit Jessica and Simon perfectly. They were so relaxed during the shoot!

Simon can’t wait to meet his daughter. He is going to be a good dad, I can tell!

My favorite portrait of Jessica . . .

At the end of our session, we stopped by the house where Simon was born and took a few pictures on the porch he played on as a toddler. I love incorporating sentimental places in sessions! I feel like this will be an extra special photo in the future.