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Elly told us about one of the first moments when she really knew she was killing it as a Momma..and guess what..it looked JUST LIKE THIS. Knowing a little play time can make that little one light up..it doesn't get better than that! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #motherdaughterlegacy #charlottefamilyphotographer #charlottemoms #charlottechildphotographer #printyourlegacy #yourlifeisart #charlotteportraitphotographer #celebratenow #portrait #charlotteportraitphotographer #womensportraits #beauty #thephotographicexperience #empoweredportraits
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Being a fur-mom might not be the same as being a human mom..but love doesn't know that. And Brownie...she is loved.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #dogsofinstagram #rescuedismyfavoritebreed #charlottedogphotographer #charlottesgotalot #charlotteagenda #dogphotography #dogphotog #furbaby #charlottesgotalot #dogsofcharlotte #dogsofplazamidwood #dogsofdilworth #dogsofnoda #dogsofmeyerspark #dogsofchantilly #charlottemagazine #southparkmagazine #charlottelivingmagazine #charlottepetphotographer #empoweredportraits
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There is a strange thing that happens when you become a mother. You instantly see your own mother in a different light.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You appreciate her sacrifice. Her strength. And you get to emulate it.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You are creating a legacy of women. Women who are kind, strong, and capable. Don't forget it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #portrait #charlotteportraitphotographer #womensportraits #beauty #thephotographicexperience
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When we talked about my own session we talked about 'mom guilt' and it was so easy for me to say: I don't have any. (For real I don't)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Does that mean I never yell, make all their clothes by hand, feed them only organic meals I suffer over the stove for 6 hours a day making?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ No. It does not.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It means I don't pretend to be what society calls a perfect mother--but I am perfect to them. I love them. I care for them. I listen to them.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I celebrate mistakes--my own included. I apologize when I am wrong. But I never apologize for being who I am--and I am teaching them the same. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #portrait #charlotteportraitphotographer #womensportraits #beauty #thephotographicexperience
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I think the biggest legacy we are going to leave is a whole community of children who believe they can do anything in this world...because they watched their mamas do it.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ -Mary Kay⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Now what is your legacy?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #portrait #charlotteportraitphotographer #womensportraits #beauty #thephotographicexperience
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From the beginning of our Empowered Portraits™ journey we have known the heart of what we are doing is celebrating a woman exactly as she is...why does age have to play a part in that?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 4 or 40. We get to see the best parts of ourselves. For this little one--it is her fire. She knows what she wants at all times and she fights for it. She refuses to settle. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ May we all see our value the way she does. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #portrait #charlotteportraitphotographer #womensportraits #beauty #thephotographicexperience
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Life seems all over the place right now--but that does not mean we can't celebrate the people we love.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Her soul is kind. Her heart is big. And she knows she is cherished.
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Oh momma--sitting at home with your girls. We see you. This time can be hard (we know--homeschool is not for the faint of heart), but that relationship is forever.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ They see you. The real you. The one thats hard for you to acknowledge. Strong, brave, comforting--and so much more. You show them what it means to be a woman. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Allow them to reflect that back to you.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ They do not see minor imperfections. They see your soul. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #portrait #charlotteportraitphotographer #womensportraits #beauty #thephotographicexperience
