Duke Mansion is the perfect setting for a bridal portrait session. It boasts a beautiful mansion with dreamy chandeliers and black and white checkered floors… the exterior is a gardener’s dream. I just love it there! Susan made my job easy. She was such a relaxed bride. Many thanks to Sara with Hall and Webb for helping out….

So, I’m very partial to this couple. I’ve grown up with Lindsey (she’s my sister’s BF and might as well be family) and I met Ben years ago when my sister was dating her now husband, Travis. I love that her bestie and his buddy are now gonna get married. What a fun connection! Lindsey has a family farm in Banner Elk and suggested we go there for the engagement shoot. Wow, it was a beautiful and we couldn’t have asked for better fall color! I’m looking forward to this wedding in April! So many familiar faces and friends – I’m sure it will be amazing.

This was the last wedding I shot before our baby boy was born… I was so happy to have my hubby working with me on this one. It was also the second wedding I had shot for this family in 1 year. Theresa and Dragos are one of those couple’s you could just squeeze. Such young love!

Venue: St. Michaels / Cary, NC and The State Club / NC State Campus

The Soto family is one easy family to photograph! JP is an aspiring photographer and we had a good vision for what he wanted… I’m pretty sure he’s pumped with the facebook preview.   It was great to see little Marcello again. I cannot believe he is sooo big – I haven’t seen him since our newborn session. It makes me realize how quickly my own baby boy is growing… Make it stop!!!

Look how tiny he was!!!!

Who can forget flower baby? We tried sitting him in the same flowers, but, he wasn’t having it…

It definitely feels like spring with all these babies! Latisha called me last week to announce the birth of her second son… I feel like it was just yesterday that I photographed her 2 year old, Stephen. I’ve posted a few from his session for fun.

And… a few of older brother Stephen. He is so big now, it’s fun to look back…

Aww. Noah is just so kissable. So chunky and new! I loved meeting him and his new mommy and daddy. I feel so blessed by adoption and I know that Noah’s parents feel the same way. It was such a pleasure photographing this family.

Love this moment with mommy.

So, ya know how things can get a bit overwhelming and you tend to push them to the side (for later)… that’s what I keep doing with my blog – and- it’s not fair.  I’m so spoiled by the immediate gratification of Facebook (I like “likes”) AND now there is Pinterest. (Don’t get me started on this new found addiction…) it is just so hard to keep up with all the social media “stuff”… Sooooo, instead of trying to catch up on blogging – I’m gonna start posting current (in the now) sessions and catch up the older sessions and weddings here and there. Maybe, it is not the most organized approach, but, it’s progress. So in the next few months – please excuse the sporadic posts and bear with me.

February is typically a slower time of the year for me and I was eager to photograph some kiddos.  It was also about time for some mini-sessions. I struggled with a theme… and, then it hit me. WHITE.  A blank canvas.  What could be better? It also gave me the opportunity to play and get creative.  The deal was simple.  The mini-session was complimentary – I just asked parents to bring their children to the studio in all white and leave the rest to me.  The result was amazing! Seriously, I had a blast and I think most of the kids had fun too… I’ve shared many of these of facebook and it may be a repeat for some – but, this is me trying… so, Yeah Katy! Hope you enjoy these. Some of the expressions are priceless.

Speaking of Facebook… I have a new fanpage: http://www.facebook.com/KatyCookPhotography – just in case you don’t have the patience for my blogging… I’m also allowing for “pins” on my blog now…if you like something and want to add it to “Pinterest” — go for it.

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I can never get enough of sweet Ella. We’ve had our moments of tears during sessions – but, I think I have grown on her a bit… I love my baby planners.

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Newborn sweetness. Little Camden is so adored by his big brother and it’s easy to see why…