11-day-old Pheobe’s newborn & family photoshoot

Pheobe’s mum and dad met in Vietnam. Both were travelling with their own friends when their paths crossed by chance.

They laughed, flirted and swam in the moonlit sea. But then they went their separate ways, without swapping numbers. Luckily, their friends had shared contact details, so their conversation was able to continue.

11-day-old Pheobe's newborn and family portrait photography session in Bicester | Sarah Plater is a newborn and family photographer in Bicester Oxfordshire

After dating long-distance for a while, they moved in together. Now married, beautiful little Pheobe is the joyous result of that chance encounter on a beach on the other side of the world.

They’ve both eased into parenthood thanks to great support from the grandparents and midwives, and are enjoying getting to know their new daughter.

Dad particularly loves her expressions, while mum just adores staring at her and falling in love all over again each day.

They can’t wait for her first smiles, and there will be plenty of those – dad’s best quality is his sense of humour, mum tells me.

Meanwhile, her best quality as a mum is her compassion, dad adds.

Sure sounds like theirs will be a house full of love and laughter. I for one can’t think of a better way to grow up 🙂

After our shoot, dad said:

“Sarah was brilliant for our new baby shoot, from the first conversation up until she showed us the amazing photos at our house. She looked after our 2-week old girl so well and wasn’t phased by us having to feed or change her whatsoever. Throughout we felt very comfortable and the end result is fantastic. We would highly recommend Sarah for newborn shoots and will be back for a 1-year shoot this time next year!”
Newborn Photography client from East Hanney, Oxfordshire