Emmy Jo Photography

Emmy Jo Photography Specializing in newborns, children, and maternity.

06/02/2026

If you are pregnant in Wilmington this summer this is for you.

I put together a free guide of five summer mocktails plus my personal list of favorite local spots where someone else will make you something pretty and pregnancy safe.

These are not the obvious picks. These are the places I actually go.

Comment MOCKTAIL and I will send it straight to your DMs. 🤍

05/29/2026

I have been photographing on the Carolina coast for almost ten years and I need you to hear me when I say this.

Book the beach session.

I don’t know why this is still a debate. Dolphins show up. The light does things. The water does things.

Every single session out here looks like it belongs in a magazine and none of it is accidental.

This is what I do. This is where I do it. Unapologetically team beach.

Link in bio to book your session. 🤍

P.S. Pregnant this summer and surviving on plain water? Comment MOCKTAIL and I will send you something better.

05/27/2026

Please tell me I am not the only one who spent an entire decade bored of my hydration options.

Five pregnancies. A whole lot of water. And zero fun drinks.

I finally did something about it. Comment MOCKTAIL and I will send my five favorite summer mocktail recipes straight to your DMs. Plus a bonus list of my favorite Wilmington spots where someone else will make one for you. 🤍

You deserve a fun drink this summer mama.

The chaos is the magic. Link in bio to book your newborn session.
05/21/2026

The chaos is the magic. Link in bio to book your newborn session.

05/19/2026

My youngest turned into Goldilocks except instead of three bears it was twelve marshmallows.

Too burnt.
Too sticky.
Too hot.
Not golden enough.

Each one carefully inspected and rejected.

She ate a plain raw marshmallow straight from the bag.

Twelve marshmallows cooked for nothing. And yet somehow it was the best family night we have had all summer.

Highly recommend. Your hair won’t even smell like campfire in the morning. Win win.

Save this for your next family night and tag someone who needs a little fire pit moment.

You have spent hours reading reviews on car seats, crib mattresses, baby monitors, the perfect swaddle. You want the bes...
05/14/2026

You have spent hours reading reviews on car seats, crib mattresses, baby monitors, the perfect swaddle.

You want the best of everything for this baby and you should.

But don’t forget about preserving these memories with an experienced photographer who is going to handle the most precious thing you have ever created.

That is where I come in.

Because fifteen years from now you will not remember which car seat you chose.

But MY ALBUM will still be on your shelf.

All those other things will be at Goodwill.

Share with a mama who is in their baby registry era!

05/12/2026

Because before that my routine was:

Step 1: Initial wash. Just to be optimistic.

Step 2: Dawn dish soap and a toothbrush like I’m performing surgery.

Step 3: Fels Naptha bar soap. Yes that’s a real thing. A nun told me about it. She used it on habits. I use it on baseball pants. We are the same.

And now every time my son steps up to bat instead of thinking hit it hard I’m standing there thinking please do not slide.

Please do not slide.
Please do not slide.
He slid.

White baseball pants should be a crime and the person who made them the official uniform of youth sports owes every mom an apology and a bar of Fels Naptha.

Drop your white baseball pant survival tips below because I know I’m not alone in this.

05/07/2026

Here’s what actually happens when dad walks into my studio:

First I ask everyone to remove their shoes. Clean floors for the baby. Dad gives me his first side eye of the day.

Then I eye up his pockets. Any suspicious bulges or lumpy rectangles need to go. I mean phones, vapes, and keys. Dad is not sure what to think of me yet.

I ask if they did the recommended stretching before arriving and hope it wasn’t leg or arm day because holding seven pounds in position is harder than it looks. A sweat rag will be provided. Yes really.

And then comes the big ask. The one thing every dad dreads more than anything else in my studio.

The socks.

I will need those off too.

But I promise on everything I own it will never end up on Only Fans.

You’re safe here. Mostly.

If you’ve been putting off booking because you don’t know what to expect…this is it.

Comment BLOG to read what I actually want you to know before your session.

05/05/2026

Love my kids. Adore them. Would do anything for them.

Except on Mother’s Day. On Mother’s Day there are rules.

Rule 1: If you have been inside me, I am not cooking, cleaning, planning, or grocery shopping. Not a single thing.

Rule 2: All mom questions must be redirected to dad. He lives here too.

Rule 3: Massages are encouraged. Relaxing is required.

Rule 4: Margaritas or champagne will be accepted as gifts. Enthusiastically.

Rule 5: Or just skip Rule 1-4 and make me a size 4 day park hopper to Disney World and we can call it even.

Hit the like button if your Mother’s Day rules need a serious update.

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Hampstead, NC
28443

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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