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How I Take Heirloom Portraits at Home

Maybe this is not groundbreaking…but I have found a great method for taking frame-worthy baby & toddler photos at home, that I think anyone can do! (Photographer friends, please don’t come for me!!) These might not completely replace your in-studio…
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Easter Basket Stuffers for Babies & Toddlers

This is one of my favorite seasons of the year – the time between Valentine’s Day and Easter when spring is on the horizon and everything is coming back to life! I’m also excited because I started this Lent Bible…
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Whit’s First Birthday Party

Rudd Whitaker Orr, Jr. is ONE! How is it so? There was only one way to celebrate our Christmas baby and that was with a very merry first birthday party! Oh what fun it is to be ONE! Whit’s sweet…
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Whit’s Birth Story

On the eve of Whit’s first birthday, and a year to the day we checked into the hospital, I thought it was high time I put pen to paper to write Whit’s birth story! I’ve always loved reading other people’s…

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Hi, y'all! I'm Margaret.

I am a wife to my college sweetheart, Rudd, + mama to our little boy, Whit, & our goldendoodle, Fern! I’ve lived in the Carolinas my entire life, and North Carolina’s Blue Ridge mountains are our home. Follow along as I share southern life & style with everything from home projects, baby + family, personal updates & all of the happenings in between!