Posts from the ‘Maternity Style’ Category

Baldwin Park | Orlando, Florida

There’s something about being around babies (and puppies, and Christian Louboutins) that sparks something inside of me. It’s instant butterflies in my stomach and daydreams of little feet (or paws, or clinking heels) tap, tap, tapping across the floor. It seems that everyone and their sister is having babies around me right now which is no good for my baby (or puppy or Christian Louboutin) fever. Have mercy. Poor Nate has to hear me talk about it all the time. (He’s a god among men, people. I’m blessed.) Disclaimer: No babies for us anytime soon. A puppy, maybe. Christian Louboutins… hopefully.

Melanie’s mom and friend gifted before and after sessions to her as a Baby Shower gift which we thought was so sweet. The first is this maternity session and the second will be done once these two get settled in with their new little one. We’re excited to see them again, this time as a family of 3. But until then, enjoy these images of Melanie’s last few days with a baby in her belly (seriously though, she was due the day after we took these. How amazing does she look?!)…

In other news… The next It’s Better Together meet up is THIS THURSDAY and it’s gonna be awesome. Reservations are required this time so if you’re a young creative professional and you’d like to come, check out the evite here and get your rsvp in. See ya there.

Nate and I don’t usually shoot newborns. We don’t usually shoot much other than weddings and the things that go along with them. But, every now and then it’s nice to do something different. To challenge ourselves in new and different ways. So when Jessica contacted me about documenting their family’s transition from pre-baby to having their world come crashing down around them in an avalanche of love and other equally sweet-as-honey emotions, we were excited to take on the challenge. We met Juliette just a week and a half  after she met the outside world. It was rainy and cloudy and her parents and grandmother were snuggled up in their home. It was beautiful. And Nate and I are excited to share their full post with you later on because Nate shot some absolutely lovely video for you to see. Until then, I leave you with these frames and lyrics from one of my favorite songs about daughters…

I know a girl. She puts the color inside of my world. She’s just like a maze where all of the walls all continually change.
And I’ve done all I can to stand on her steps with my heart in my hands.
Now I’m starting to see, maybe it’s got nothing to do with me

Fathers be good to your daughters. Daughters will love like you do.
Girls become lovers who turn into mothers, so mothers be good to your daughters too.

my favorite image I’ve ever taken…

world, meet Juliette.

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Baldwin Park | Orlando, FL

I know what you’re thinking… and yes Jessica may in fact be the most beautiful pregnant woman you’ve ever seen. I aspire to be at least half as effortlessly gorgeous as Jessica when I’m pregnant. These two were absolutely adorable, a bit goofy, and completely in love with each other and their soon-to-arrive daughter. We cannot wait to meet her when she arrives! We decided that Baldwin Park was the perfect setting for these maternity photos as the area pretty much fits these two to a T. (Where does that expression even come from?) I feel like everyone I know right now is either pregnant or having babies. I have no idea what was in the water last spring but, my gosh, it must have been potent! ;)

I love incorporating landmarks of life. Like this that will forever remind them of the home that welcomed their firstborn.

I love the shape that their hands naturally formed in this frame…

I ADORE this one…

The sky was nothing short of BRILLIANT that afternoon. Lucky us.

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