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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Ashleigh + Lawrence | Cary, NC Engagement Portraits

What do you get when you combine gorgeous fall leaves, some mustaches that rival Mario and Luigi, some awesomely funny trucker hats, lots of running and acrobatics, a kick buttocks dog, and a WHOLE LOT of laughter? You have an unforgettable engagement session with Ashleigh and Lawrence!! We met a couple of months ago during PERFECT timing for some fall colors. I could tell during our initial consultation that Ashleigh and Lawrence were a couple who liked to have fun but I had no idea what I was in for! IT.WAS.SO.MUCH.FUN!! Seriously! I had a stomach ache at the end of the session from laughing so hard!! Ashleigh and Lawrence will be getting married two months from today at the Angus Barn Pavilion and I couldn’t be more excited because as I have said before, really fun couples have really fun friends!

What is an engagement session without a little planking??!! We can’t wait until March, Ash and Law! It will be amazing!

Tags: Angus Barn Pavilion, Ashleigh and Lawrence, Bond Park, Cary NC Engagement Portraits, Cary NC Wedding Photographers, engagement portraits, fall leaves, planking, playground, Tara Parker Photography

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Thursday, January 12, 2012

Cooper is coming!! | Apex, NC Maternity Portraits

To say that I love this family, is an understatement! Kristen was one of the first brides to take a chance on Tara Parker Photography. Who would have known how far we all would have come by now when Kristen and I met that first day. Kristen and her husband Quentin had one of my favorite engagement sessions to date (You can see it here!) and they had an absolutely gorgeous fall wedding in 2010 (You can see that here!). I couldn’t have been more thrilled when I saw the Facebook post last spring that Kristen and Quentin were expecting a baby! I was so honored to be able to capture some fall maternity pictures and some family portraits with their other oldest son, Kaelob. I am even MORE thrilled to be photographing Cooper’s birth ANY.DAY.NOW!!!! It is a humbling thing to be a part of all of the biggest moments in a person’s life and to know that they will be looking at your pictures throughout their family’s history. I am BEYOND honored that I will be able to come full circle with Kristen and Quentin while they welcome their new baby boy, Cooper, into this world. There is NOTHING like photographing the moment that a life enters this world! I can’t wait!

Tags: Apex NC Family Portraits, Apex NC Maternity Portraits, family portraits, Holly Springs, Maternity Portraits, NC Photographers, Tara Parker Photography

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valentina - January 13, 2012 - 9:27 am

I was able to get a little sneak peek of these pictures because Kristen is one of my best friends but seeing them here brought tears to my eyes. You have captured who Kristen, Q, and Kaelob are so well. From Kristen’s always contagious laugh, Q’s true love for a women he met when they were just kids, to Kaelob’s cute little sense of humor. They are a wonderful family and we are all sooooooo excited for Cooper to arrive. Great job Tara!!

Sarah Bunch - January 12, 2012 - 4:20 pm

These are gorgeous, Tara! I love the colors!

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Jade + Jay | Durham, NC Engagement Portraits

Things were so hectic during the end of 2011, that we have gotten behind on our blogging! It’s a new year and it is time to get caught up!Jade, Jay and I got together in Durham, NC during the end of October for their engagement session. We started at Duke Gardens hoping to get some fall foliage in the shots but the leaves changed unseasonably late this year so we were still a bit too early even at the very end of October! Regardless of the lack of fall colors, we still had a great time and got to know one another a little better! Jade and Jay will be getting married in Durham in July of this year. We are really looking forward to it!

Tags: Durham, engagement portraits, Holly Springs, husband and wife photography team, NC, NC Wedding Photographers, Tara Parker Photography, Wedding Photography

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