charlotte-family-photographer-holiday mini sessions

It's FALL PICTURE TIME!!!! 

I know, I know, it's not exactly Fall yet; in fact right now it's 90+ here in Charlotte and everyone is still sweltering at their summer BBQs's, probably trying to squeeze in those last days at the beach and eeeeeking out the final days at the pool before all of the kiddos head back to the classroom.

But before you know it IT WILL BE that time of year when everyone's minds return to school schedules, fall sports, cooler autumn weather (FINALLY!!!!), and looking forward to the holidays to come! With all of that comes the mad scramble to get that final family picture for 2015 that you can use for those gorgeous holiday cards!

I always try to save several weekends in October and even November for family shoots, but inevitably I end up having to turn people away who might not remember to book until the last minute. And I know there are several newborn clients who would love to do family images but don't want a full portrait session since they have just done their newborn images. So with those things in mind this year I'm going to offer a weekend of mini sessions. 

These sessions will be 30 minutes and will include digital files. As many of you know I have redesigned my portrait offerings to focus less on digital files and more on actual prints so this will only be a very limited offering that includes digitals; I realize that makes sense for holiday cards and so this time of year it made sense. I will be at one outdoor location with one holiday set that includes my gorgeous antique sofa and Christmas decor. If families wish to do portraits without the set we will shoot in foliage nearby. 

The amount of sessions WILL BE LIMITED! I may be able to add an additional weekend in later but I will only have 8 slots open for this initial offering and I CANNOT GUARANTEE MORE WILL OPEN beyond that. The dates are October 10th and 11th and sessions will take place in the afternoon/early evening starting at around 4pm.

If you would like to book your Fall Mini Session, contact me at staci@stacinoelphotography.com with your preferred date and I will email you available times. Booking requires a $25 fee which is applicable to your session fee. Bookings will be on a first come, first serve basis.

If you would prefer a full family session I'm happy to discuss planning out an entire custom designed experience - please visit the Contact Me page and fill out my design questionnaire and I will be in touch soon!

charlotte-family-photographer-family m at the farm

I had the awesome opportunity to photography this family at their family farm, just a ways north of Charlotte here in North Carolina and let me tell you it was ahhhhmaaaaaaazing!!!

My hubs works with Steph and has been telling me for months how terrific she is. Uhhhhmmmm yeah, he's right she's pretty great:) - and I couldn't believe it when she told me that she didn't have a family portrait with their son Luke!!!! 

My whole family took the trip to Slippery Rock Farms and we got to ride through the pastures and fields down to this very special spot by the creek. As my kids and hubby played and had a ball I spent some time getting to know these guys and capturing their fantastic family connection. And the best part is we got to do it all in a setting that was not only gorgeous but has very personal meaning to them. 

Stephanie - you are a wonder woman and I am so thrilled to have gotten to know you. Thanks for letting me share an afternoon with you all - I hope that the images we got will become a part of your family's treasured heritage!

charlotte nc children's and family photographer | family r and their big boy

So this beautiful family had a two part session. Our first meet up to create some gorgeous portraits was in February to celebrate their awesome son's 3rd birthday and let me tell you I have never seen a happier little man! He walked in like he owned the joint and proceeded to crack me up for the next hour! Seriously, I smiled the rest of the weekend!

Then this last month we all met up again for their family session. We absolutely lucked out; we have had so much rain here in Charlotte over the last several weeks it's been almost impossible to get outdoors for a nice family portrait session. But this day was ahhhhhhmazing and we got some gorgeous images that I hope they will treasure for years to come!

To book your own amazing family session please visit me HERE and fill out your information. I can't wait to speak with you regarding your own amazing experience!