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The V Family – Greenville, SC Family Photographer

I am still working on catching the blog up on the Christmas sessions I did this past year. This sweet family are friends from our church. We are in the same community group with them and we love watching Elijah and CC grow up. I was so honored when Mary Laurel asked me to take their family portraits this year. It ended up being a cold day for pictures but they were troopers as we trekked down to the West End train tracks, one of my favorite spots. Thanks Tim and Mary Laurel for letting me take your Christmas portraits this year!

The “W” Family – Greenville, SC Family Photographer

Happy New Year from Wetzel Photography! I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year’s with their family and friends. Now that Christmas is over, I can finally share with you the different family sessions I did for Christmas portraits this year. First up, the W family.

I always love working with this sweet family and I was excited when Rachel asked me to take their Christmas portraits again this year. I took their portraits back in the spring but the boys have grown so much in just a few short months, especially little Caleb, who turned 1 just after these pictures were taken. We headed to Conestee Nature Park for their fall portraits and the sunlight was so pretty that morning. Thank you, Tim and Rachel, for letting me capture your family memories twice this past year!

Introducing My Nephew, Braddock… – Greenville, SC Newborn Photographer

I always love doing newborn shoots because I love meeting the new babies and seeing the love in the new family. But, some newborn sessions are even more special and fun for me. This is one of those sessions because this little newborn is my sweet nephew, Braddock. He is our first nephew and we were so excited to meet him. My youngest (who is only 1) wanted to hold him so badly, thinking he was a live baby doll. Welcome to the family, Braddock! Sorry you are so outnumbered but know that you have 2 sisters and 2 cousins who may drive you crazy being the only boy but who love you very much. We cannot wait to watch you grow up and see all that God has planned for you! We love you!

Happy 1st Birthday, Mary Wallace! – Greenville, SC Baby Photographer

This little cutie just turned 1 and I had the privilege of taking her 1 year portraits. Mary Wallace is one of our youngest daughter’s little friends from church. I was honored to coordinate her parents’ wedding a few years ago, so I was very honored when Jennifer asked me to take their pictures to celebrate Mary Wallace’s birthday. We headed to Furman for their portrait session and Mary Wallace was such a cute little model, with her gorgeous blue eyes. We spent a lot of the session chasing her as she kept wanting to crawl away, a typical one year old session. Happy birthday, Mary Wallace! We love watching you grow up and watching your little personality grow. Brad and Jennifer, thank you for allowing me to capture these special memories for you!

Introducing Miss Grayson – Greenville, SC Newborn Photographer

I am so excited to be able to share these pictures with you. This precious girl’s mom, Erin, and I met at the beginning of our sophomore year at Clemson and we’ve been good friends since then. I had the honor of shooting her wedding a few years ago and was thrilled when Erin asked me to take pictures of their newest baby, Grayson. Sweet Grayson didn’t want to go to sleep during her shoot so we worked with those beautiful, bright eyes until she finally crashed. Grayson, you are so loved and I cannot wait to watch you and your big sister grow up! Erin and Adam, thanks so much for allowing me to capture another big moment in your lives!

Happy 1st Birthday, Rayf!

So, I am late posting this first birthday session but I wanted to wait until their family session was posted on Care2Foster.org as well. I had the privilege of doing 2 mini sessions in one for this family, who happen to be friends of our’s as well. I’ve taken their pictures several times throughout the past few years and I love working with them. This year, I took some 1 year portraits of sweet Rayf. We were supposed to take the pictures at Furman, but apparently the campus shuts down to the public during their winter break. Thankfully, our church has a beautiful yard and is close to Furman so we headed there for the pictures instead. While we were taking Rayf’s pictures, I also snapped some family pictures to be featured on Care2Foster.org, a website dedicated to providing information on fostering in South Carolina. I am honored to be one of the volunteer photographers for Care2Foster because I love being able to help spread the word on how much SC needs foster families. Jen and Joey have had 3 foster kids come through their home so far. We love seeing their family open up their home to these special kids that need a safe place to stay and need love while they are in that home. Thanks, Jen and Joey, for being willing to open your home to these kids from hard places and give them the love that they desperately need. We look forward to seeing where your foster journey heads next! And thanks for letting me capture these memories for you as you celebrated Rayf’s first birthday!

To see the rest of Jen and Joey’s family session you can visit their featured story on Care2Foster.

Introducing Ben

So these pictures are some very special pictures to me. They are special for a couple of reasons. One because this precious boy, Ben, is the newest son of some friends of mine from growing up. But they are also special because of this sweet boy’s story. Ben is not Chris and Megan’s first son. Their son, Matthew, will be celebrating his first birthday in Heaven tomorrow. Due to some medical conditions, Matthew only lived a week on earth before God called him home to Heaven. Chris and Megan were incredibly generous to our family in Matthew’s passing because they chose to use his memorial fund for our adoption fund. Because of their incredible sacrifice, we were able to pay for our daughter’s adoption, which ended up costing us a lot more than we anticipated. We are so grateful to Chris and Megan for using Matthew’s story for our adoption. When I heard that they were expecting again I was so excited and knew I wanted to do something for them. I knew I would take pictures of their baby when he arrived but I also wanted to do something more. I was inspired by a friend from college who lost her daughter and had a teddy bear made that weighed the same as her daughter at birth. Well, I knew that was something I could do for Chris and Megan, so I made the bear you see in the pictures and he weighs as much as Matthew. This was the least I could do to thank Chris and Megan for loving our family so much through their loss.

I was so excited when I heard that Ben was here and I could go to Clover to meet him for his pictures. He was such a good model and slept through the whole session. It was so fun to see him with his family, especially his big sisters Elizabeth and Eleanor who adore him. Chris and Megan, we are so thrilled for your growing family! We are praying for you as you celebrate Matthew tomorrow. We are so thankful for you and your precious family! Ben, we cannot wait to watch you grow up and see what God has planned for your life.

Phillips Family Portraits 2017

I had the honor of taking portraits for some friends from church, Dan, Natalie and their precious boy Chase.We headed to one of my favorite photo spots, Furman, for their session. It was a cold and windy day but Chase didn’t seem to mind. He was all smiles for his pictures, especially when he could try to grab leaves. Dan and Natalie, it is such a pleasure to watch you both as new parents and I look forward to being able to watch Chase grow up over the years. Thanks for letting me capture your first family portraits as a family of 3! 

Introducing Beatrice…

This precious little one is Miss Beatrice. I had the honor of taking her newborn portraits and she was such a sweet little baby model. I’ve worked with Beatrice’s family for many years, starting with her aunt and uncle’s wedding about 6 years ago. I’ve had the privilege of taking her brother’s portraits as well as their family portraits so I was thrilled to come meet Beatrice and take her first portraits. This little girl has 2 big brothers who love her so much and I can tell they are going to look out for their baby sister. Congratulations, Nick and Blakely on your precious baby girl! Thank you so much for letting me capture so many special times for your family. I love watching your family grow over the years!

Happy Half Birthday, Rayf!!

This little cutie just turned 6 months old and I had the great privilege of capturing his sweet personality for his half birthday. Rayf’s parents are friends from church and I’ve enjoyed watching him grow these past 6 months so I was honored when his mom asked me to take his portraits. I had so much fun watching him interact with his parents and siblings during his session…his big brother sure can get him to smile! And I had a hard time sorting through his pictures afterwards because Rayf has so many awesome expressions…not to mention those killer blue eyes. Rayf, you are such a special little boy and I am so thankful I get to watch you grow up. Thanks, Jen and Joey for allowing me to capture these precious memories of your sweet boy. Happy Half Birthday, Rayf!

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