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I just had to share these two photographs with you.  How did I ever not post these on the blog before?  Usually right after each session or wedding, I come back to the office, choose my favorite images for the blog, and then post a few “previews” to share on the blog.  The images below never stuck out in my mind until I saw them the other day. The mother of the twins ordered them and while I was working on the order, my heart just melted all over again!  So, blog world, I am now sharing them for all to see (hope you don’t mind Amber, but your kiddos are just too adorable)!

I must apologize for the lack of blogging in the last week or so. We are getting ready for a great fall season of weddings and family sessions here at Autumn Olive Photography! There is nothing better than capturing happy people with the fall colors painting the mountains.

One of the most common questions asked by many of our clients is, “What should we wear?”   So, here are the basics!

Wear what you feel comfortable in. That always makes the pictures more fun and natural. Keep kids happy. If they hate something, don’t make them wear it! Color adds an extra pop to your pictures! Families don’t have to match, just try to cordinate colors!  Pick three colors next to each other to add an extra “pop” to the images! Also, solids shirts are better than prints. Solids are classic. But, it is your session and your personality. Do what you feel is you and you cannot go wrong!!!  Happy Tuesday!

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**Asheville Wedding, Children, and Family Photography/Photographer, Morganton/Valdese Photography, Marion Photography, Charlotte Photography, North Carolina and Greenville, South Carolina Photography/Photographer**

Autumn Olive Photography now offers gift certificates! Gift certificates make great gifts for Christmas, new moms (new born or maternity session), newly engaged couples (engagement session), high school seniors (senior photos), and Newlyweds…. If you are interested in purchasing a gift certificate just email us or give us a call! 

*Oh, and I have to make a shout out to the lovely Hannah of HannahDeesigns for her hard work on custom designing and making these from scratch!

**Marion Photography/Photographer, Morganton Photography, Asheville Photography, Charlotte Photography, North Carolina and Greenville, South Carolina Photography/Photographer**

Here are some more photos of this fun couple!

**Marion Photography/Photographer, Morganton Photography, Asheville Photography, Charlotte Photography, North Carolina and Greenville, South Carolina Photography/Photographer**

This session was actually 2 parts (but at the same place)!  We started last week, but within 5 minutes, a horrible storm came and rained us out.  We even went back to my house to try to wait out the storm, but it just rained too much, so we rescheduled for this week!  Reese and Zane are so in love and their love is just screaming through these images!  Although not all of the photos are edited yet, I wanted to post a few of my favorites before the couple leaves for vacation!! :)  More to come…..

The photo below is MY favorite!!  I love a good flare and the lighting was amazing!

**Marion Photography/Photographer, Morganton Photography, Asheville Photography, Charlotte Photography, North Carolina and Greenville, South Carolina Photography/Photographer**

You all might remember this guy from a couple months ago! Boy has he grown and just look at the expressions he has now!

**Marion Photography, Morganton Photography, Asheville Photography, Charlotte Photography, North Carolina and Greenville, South Carolina Photography/Photographer**

Photographing children is so great! Children hold nothing back and cannot help but me themselves. The world is so small in their eyes, and the only real responsibility they have is to play and be a kid!  These sisters were adorable and so much fun to be with! The weather was trying to play some tricks on us, and no lie, as soon as I got into my car, it started pouring rain!

This photo cracks me up soooo much!! She just couldn’t wait to make a funny face in front of the camera!

Autumn Olive Photography now can help you with designing photos and frames on your wall with our new design program! I have got to admit, I partially got this program for myself. You see, I have yet to put ONE HOLE ON A WALL in my house! I know, it is sad!  Part of it is just not knowing how I should design my frames on the wall.  I really just want to “see it” before I “do it”. Ask for more details. Here are some examples of what can be done:

2 Horizontal 8×10 images, 2 vertical 8×10 images, 2 vertical 11×14 images. Minimum wall space needed is 55 inches by 50 inches.

2 vertical 8×10 images and 2 vertical 5×7 images. Minimum wall space needed is 48 inches by 15 inches

This wall includes 2 vertical 16×20 images, 2 vertical 8×10 images, 2 horizontal 5×7 images. A minimum wall space of 40 inches by 30 inches is needed.

 This past weekend Chris and I drove to Charlotte, NC to meet little Alex and do his session.  He is only 4 months old, but my goodness does he have a great personality! The little guy let us do just about anything…and would you believe that he let mom and dad change him 4 different times (or was it 5)!  :)  Thanks so much for a great time Tom and Tia! I Hope you enjoy the preview……

These twins are 7 months old and let me tell you, they have this amazing bond. Just in the small time I was with them I could see it.  They even hold hands when they lay next to each other…how cute is that? We met at Falls Park in downtown Greenville. It was such a hot and humid day, but these kiddos hung in there!

I love her little expression

Baby toes….who cannot love them…..:)