Category Archives: Family

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Fun with the G family! | Rio Grande Valley family/maternity photographer | Melissa Rodriguez Photography

I had such a blast with the gorgeous G family! You all look amazing! Thank you so much for trusting me to capture your family of three before you became a family of four! I’m so happy we scheduled the session when we did! Baby boy was born the next day. You have a beautiful daughter who is such a sweetheart!

I can’t wait to meet your new arrival! Hope you enjoy the peek!

Miss A | Rio Grande Valley children’s photographer | Melissa Rodriguez Photography

It was so much fun photographing Miss A! She’s my Maddie’s playmate everyday and they love each other so much.  She has the most beautiful blue eyes and a gorgeous smile. I have to admit that photographing one and a half year olds is tough. They are usually more interested in their surroundings than looking at me. But she was so happy running around and playing with her mom that we got so many great shots! I  love all of her little expressions! So sweet! Thanks for trusting me to photograph your baby girl! Hope you enjoy the peek!

This first photo is one of my favorites. I knew the second I took it that I was going to love it!

A mother’s love | Rio Grande Valley newborn photographer | Melissa Rodriguez Photography

I just had to post this teaser of Baby H from this morning. He was such a sweetheart for me, even though he was wasn’t feeling his best. His mommy loves him so much and I think this image captures that love perfectly. Evyn, you look so beautiful! Thanks for trusting me to capture these images of your family! Hope this picture holds grandma over when she has to go back home. ;) Your full peek will be up shortly!

Love that smile | Rio Grande Valley children’s photographer | Melissa Rodriguez Photography

It’s amazing how quickly time passes. This was Baby L about a year ago. Now, in that suit especially, he looks SO grown up and like a little man. He is such a happy baby and has a smile that makes you just want to pinch his cheeks! There’s something about baby smiles with gums and tiny teeth that I find so adorably sweet! I had the best time documenting his one year portraits. Thanks for trusting me to capture your cutie! Enjoy your peek!

Five forever | Rio Grande Valley children’s photographer | Melissa Rodriguez Photography

Miss M’s mom always books a photo session on her birthday, which I think is a really special tradition and a wonderful way to celebrate! She says it’s very important for her to capture her daughter just as she is because she will never have her at that moment again. So. so. true. Well, mom…in these photos your baby girl will be five, FOREVER.

She is such a sweetheart and I can’t believe how much more grown up she looks from last year. She is such a blast to photograph and is just gorgeous!

Hope you enjoy your peek! :)

Miss C | Rio Grande Valley children’s photographer | Melissa Rodriguez Photography

Just a couple of my sweet niece Miss C that I took during the S family session! She is GORGEOUS!

My favorite nephew | Rio Grande Valley baby photographer | Melissa Rodriguez Photography

I can’t believe how fast my nephew Baby K is growing!! It seemed like such a short time ago I took his newborn photos! He is such a happy baby and has the perfect little smile! Mom brought along his monkey and he loved playing with it!

Thanks for letting me capture our sweet little K! I ♥ him!

To schedule your photo session, contact Melissa at 956/975-4264 or e-mail info@melissarodriguezphotography.com.

H family | Rio Grande Valley family photographer | Melissa Rodriguez Photography

I’m so happy we finally got together so Mrs. H could make use of her Mother’s Day gift of a family photo session! I had such a great time photographing you all! The beautiful, sunny day was the perfect backdrop for this gorgeous family.

This first image just makes me so happy! It really portrays what a great relationship these grandparents have with their grandchildren. You can almost feel the warmth of the field at sunset.

Thank you so much for trusting me to capture these moments with your sweet family! Enjoy your peek!


Their “other” babies! :)


One chilly day | Rio Grande Valley family photographer | Melissa Rodriguez Photography

They braved one of the chilliest days of the year for this session and I’m so happy they did because we got some awesome photos…even if our noses were frozen by the time we were finished! ;) Thank you L and N for being such troopers. You guys were so much fun to hang around with!! You have such a fun, loving mother/son relationship that was a joy to photograph. Thank you for trusting me to capture your family!  N got a new puppy that came along too. Isn’t he a cutie?!! Hope you enjoy this peek!

Family | Rio Grande Valley family photographer | Melissa Rodriguez Photography

I’m still trying to catch up on blogging sessions that happened before the holidays. Forgive me! I wanted to share these because I think mom and son both look so awesome and so happy. Thank you so much for trusting me to capture the love that you share for one another and the special bond you have. I have to admit I was a little nervous about photographing a teenager, as I’m used to chasing kids, but T is a natural in front of the camera and made my job easy. He must get his good looks from his gorgeous mother! :)