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I'M EMILY

I'm the founder & owner of Emily Moore Boutique Photo Editing. If you asked me 8 years ago if I thought I’d be where I am in this small business of mine today, I would have laughed. That girl — the editor who quit her full-time 9-5 job without any clients & started a business from scratch — she never could have imagined her business growing so much within a couple of years. I’m so glad I was able to prove that girl wrong.

YOGA PANT OBSESSED, CRAVES RELAXING BEACH DAYS WITH A MARGARITA IN HAND, DREAMS OF TRAVELING THE WORLD

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After graduating from Appalachian State University in 2013, I was faced with a difficult decision: pack my bags and head across the country away from everyone I knew to start an amazing career, or stay home where the job prospects weren’t good, but things felt safe and comfortable. I was terrified to leave, but I knew I would look back one day and regret it if I didn’t go. So I bought a one-way ticket to Oregon, found an apartment and left everything behind.

IT ALL STARTED with THE scariest DECISION OF MY LIFE...THE ONE THAT WOULD CHANGE EVERYTHING.

In loving memory of our sweet koda bear, who got his angel wings unexpectedly in 2021

My dog Riley

I’ve grown my small business into a six-figure business, taught editing students from all over the world, and grew a successful editing team. It has been an amazing journey so far, and I cannot wait to see what the future holds for this little business of mine!

OVER THE PAST 8 YEARS,

After my boyfriend (now husband) and I got engaged, I was faced with another difficult decision: move home and start my business from scratch with ZERO client prospects, or stay in Oregon where I had great job security. I loved my job with my company, but North Carolina has always been, and will forever be, my home. So I was off again, this time to start my very own business. I was terrified, but with the support of my friends and family, I was confident that everything would be okay.

It's amazing how our entire lives are shaped by a few small decisions.

A Look Back On the Past 10 Years

Graduate from Appalachian State University with a degree in Commercial Photography

Get engaged to the love of my life just after Christmas!

Zach and I get married!

Travel to Australia and Fiji

Riley joins the family

We travel to Colorado

Clientele grows by 3x

Revenue increases by 225%

We celebrate 1 year of marriage

Koda joins the family

Became debt free (except the house)

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We have our first miscarriage

We move to Chapel Hill

We have our second miscarriage

We find out we are pregnant with our rainbow baby!

My business survives a global pandemic

Our daughter, Caroline, is born!

Officially become a 6-figure business

Run my first 1/2 marathon

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2022

2023

2013

Pack my bags and move out to Portland, Oregon to start an amazing job as a retoucher at Splash Worldwide

Move home to North Carolina and officially started my editing business!

We buy our first home!

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Hire our first 2 Associate Editors

2 more editors join the team

Another 3 editors join the team

Another editor joins the team

Run my first marathon

Travel to one new city I haven't been before

Take Caroline on her first trip to Disney

Bought a new home

Ran the 19.3 mile challenge at Disney (2nd half marathon)

2024

Go to the beach! (HOW did 2023 escape us with no beach trip?!)

Continue my running journey with a spring and fall race

Oregon

California

North Carolina

Washington

Canada

New York

Florida

Tennessee

Michigan

Georgia

Alabama

Louisiana

Texas

England

France

Italy

Fiji

Australia

Bahamas

Arizona

Nevada

Mississippi

South Carolina

Virginia

West Virginia

Kentucky

Pennsylvania

Massachusetts

Illinois

Colorado

Wisconsin

Maryland

New York
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Connecticut
Maryland

TRAVELS

I love to travel! Take a look at some of the places I've been below

TACOS & MARGARITAS

can't live without

THE GOOD PLACE

favorite show

GLOWFORGING

CURRENT HOBBY

RUNNING

PASSIONATE ABOUT

TINY HOUSES

DREAMING ABOUT

Beyond 
the daily life

"My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.

— Maya Angelou

WORdS TO LIVE BY

follow our journey

Follow our journey as we share our experience with two devastating pregnancy losses & the birth of our daughter, Caroline.

Journey to Motherhood

Meet my team

Over the last 3 years, the Emily Moore team has expanded! Meet our incredible group of editors!

Meet My Team

WHERE TO NEXT?

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