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Camping First Birthday |  Gastonia NC Cake Smash Photographer

Camping First Birthday | Gastonia NC Cake Smash Photographer

by eharkey | Aug 9, 2019 | cake smash, First Birthday

I had a fun camping theme cake smash on July 4th! Mom and Dad are big into the outdoors, camping and hiking.  Their favorite type of camping is rustic where you need to hike to your camp spot.  That is rustic for sure! Growing up, camping was our family vacation every...
Clean and Simple Cake Smash | Charlotte Baby Photographer

Clean and Simple Cake Smash | Charlotte Baby Photographer

by eharkey | Aug 8, 2019 | cake smash, First Birthday

I love this clean and simple  cake smash session  featuring adorable Wyatt.  In a way, clean and simple is much harder to edit than a set filled with props.  But I always love the outcome.   We first met at a nearby park for some quick family photos.  I always...
Fun and Girly Cake Smash | Charlotte Baby Photographer

Fun and Girly Cake Smash | Charlotte Baby Photographer

by eharkey | Aug 8, 2019 | cake smash, First Birthday

  I had a super fun, girly, and birthday session  with this little cuties.  My inspiration for this set up was were cute polka dot outfit.  Mom, who at the time was moving to TX, did not have time to think of a theme she likes.  So she let me have full creativity...
Outside Cake Smash | Charlotte Cake Smash Photographer

Outside Cake Smash | Charlotte Cake Smash Photographer

by eharkey | May 10, 2019 | cake smash, First Birthday

  Baby boy Reyansh turned the big one in February, but Mom really wanted some outside first birthday portraits of her baby boy. They just moved from Chicago, which as you may now can be winter through May.   We picked a day early in May and we got one warm day...
Adventurous Birthday Girl | Charlotte Cake Smash Photographer

Adventurous Birthday Girl | Charlotte Cake Smash Photographer

by eharkey | May 9, 2019 | cake smash, First Birthday

Adventurous little Grace had the best time at her cake smash session.  She destroyed her cake and had so much fun doing so.  Grace is up there with some of my all time best cake smasher, and for the girls, she is the best! I met Mom and Dad at our church small group....
Blue Eyed Cutie | Gastonia Baby Photographer

Blue Eyed Cutie | Gastonia Baby Photographer

by eharkey | Mar 8, 2019 | cake smash, First Birthday

I have had the honor of watching this family grow from 1 to 4 kids!  This family was one of my very first newborn and first birthday sessions and I am so honored they have stuck with me all these years! For their fourth boy, we planned a classic blue and green set up....
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Erika Michelle Photography’s Studio is located in Mount Holly NC.  Erika Michelle serves clients within the Charlotte Metro and surrounding areas including, Gastoina, Denver, Lincolnton, Clover, Lake Wylie, Fort Mill, Mint Hill, Huntersville, Concord, Monroe and Rock Hill