New Hanover Arboretum One Year Birthday Session

Little man James celebrated his first birthday with New Hanover Arboretum one year birthday session with this beautiful one year photo session. This session was super special as this was my first client to purchase my Once Around the Sun package which 3 milestone sessions in his first year. It’s been a pleasure to spend time with this family and to watch baby James grow throughout the year as I photographed his newborn session along with his 6 month and one year.

For this session, we decided to go to New Hanover Arboretum in Wilmington, NC. The location was beautiful and was full of beautiful flowers and gardens. After getting some formal family photos, I let the three of them relax and have fun together. Baby James was crawling around everywhere. He had a blast touching every flower he could reach and playing in the grass. He loves when his dad runs with him and bounces him around!

We ended the session with a super fun smash cake experience for baby James! He had so much fun digging in and making a mess out of his birthday cake. Now that this family’s Once Around the Sun package has wrapped up, I can’t wait to put together their keepsake album displaying highlights of James’ first year.

Check out this beautiful New Hanover Arboretum One Year Birthday Session!

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wilmington nc new hanover arboretum one year photosMilestone sessions throughout the first year are a great way to document all the growth and fun of that special time. Why not make it extra special with my Once Around the Sun package! Contact me today to schedule your baby’s session!

I'm Erika and I am a maternity, newborn, and family photographer based near Wilmington, NC. I'm also a mom to two cutie boys, lover of backyard gardening, candles, chocolate and Amazon Prime.

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