It had been a long trip to get there, but I was completely running on adrenalin that it didn’t seem to matter. I remember coming down the stairs at the airport leading out to the public waiting area seeing Kerianne’s beautiful face smiling at me. I felt so blessed right at that moment to be where I was.

For the next two and a bit weeks I would be lucky enough to share deeply in the lives of this beautiful family. I would watch their final stages of pregnancy, document the anticipated birth and welcoming of an amazing new person and share in the start of his life to come.

The creation of life is tender, beautiful and infused with care.
We connected in the quietness.
This exploration of truth in the moment not only created some beautiful images of some amazing people, but some fond memories for my heart to sing.

“Oh, you’re positively glowing!”
“You look amazing! Glowing, even. Pregnancy really suits you!”
“Wow, you have this beautiful glow about you”

I could have honestly said this a million times over to my beautiful maternity client – one of the first things she mentioned to me when we were having a chat was that she adores her pregnancy, but I tell you even if she hadn’t mentioned it to me, it showed the minute she walked through the door. There was no other word for it than glowing. She is going to make such a beautiful mumma.

I am thrilled to be photographing her little baby in around a month’s time from now, so stay tuned for the update to this lovely story.

{Loved every single second of your maternity session M and so super excited to sit down and show you the rest – I adore them.}

I am so in love with sunlight and maternity – its like a beautiful dance of nature where everything becomes so simple, so pure. We were so incredibly blessed with both our timing and location for this session (which is what happens when you have a photographer as a client that allows you to choose the time and location as I please!) and I had a ball.

Chrissy’s daughter Paige is divine – she and Mia have had a playdate or two in the past, and always enjoy each other’s company. I was just as excited to see Paige at this session as to capture the beauty of Chrissy’s second pregnancy – these girls always make me smile.

{Can’t wait to meet the new addition when they arrive in a few weeks Chrissy , Paigey will make such a gorgeous older sister!}

It still amazes me how there is a perfectly little formed person in her belly right now, just waiting to meet her – women are so clever.

{It was a pleasure for me to photograph your gorgeous self Jo and I can’t wait to see you again and finally meet your precious miracle!}

Oliver is just over two years of age, but is going on 30. He honestly did not stop chatting the whole time we were together blurting out fully formed sentences about what he was doing, or where he wanted to go – he had my in hysterics most of the time. I know he is going to make such a wonderful big brother!

{Jane, would you believe I got sunburn?!? How stupid am I? First time ever on a shoot! Had a lovely relaxing afternoon with you all, and can’t wait to see you again in a few weeks!}

I honestly (and I mean it) could not have asked for a more beautiful session than Anessa’s maternity. She was glowing in every sense of the word and it was an absolute pleasure to be in the room with her, and even more of an honour to get to photograph her. Her and Julian will make wonderful parents, and I am so looking forward to meeting their little newborn in the next month!

And this one is just for you, A…

{Anessa, it was so lovely for me to be able to do this for you – I had a wonderful morning with the both of you and I can’t wait to show you the rest of them when they are ready.}

Claire chose to to have her maternity images taken at home because she told me she had gorgeous light in her back garden in the evenings. She wasn’t wrong. We were absolutely blessed with the most gorgeous weather as well which made it all the more special. You could just feel the anticipation with these two – itching, bursting, waiting to become new parents. Loved spending the afternoon with them!

More of that yummy anticipation… (bags packed and waiting, cot empty and waiting…)

{I had so much fun with both of you guys! Cannot wait to see you both again when your little cherub arrives – will be in touch with your gallery as soon as I can!}

Keep your eyes peeled for the newborn images – coming…. soon!

We actually ended up incorporating her gorgeous Luci Dibella (drool) wedding veil (double drool) which was such a beautiful touch for her session. Things like this make it so much more personal and special and I adore it!

{Kasia, you rock. Had a wonderful morning with you – I wish you all of the very best with the lead up to your labour – may it be quick, painless and that baby shoots right out of you! Can’t wait to hear from you after the birth!!}

Here she was then (nice and cosy in mum’s tummy!!)

… and here she is now!

How lucky was I to get this eye contact at only one week old?! This never happens!! I must have been super quick that day…!

{Welcome to the world baby Mikayla! It is a pleasure to finally meet you! Nic, congratulations on your princess!}

My maternity session was with the gorgeous Nicole from Allure Designer Stationery (check out her website, she has some gorgeous stuff – and I was lucky enough to see some in person too) – she’s ridiculously photogenic so I won’t make you all jealous by posting any face pics of her here, but I will share her gorgeous belly with you all:

So loving those gorgeous red nails…. roaaaaawr!

And her daughter Taya – just as beautiful and sweet as her mummy!

{Hope you enjoy the sneak peeks Nicole, can can’t wait to see you soon for your newborn session!!}

With only 5 weeks to go before her due date, Megan was glowing. Loved meeting her happy, bright self and loved the opportunity to photograph her beautiful belly.

{See you again soon when the bubba arrives Megan – hope you enjoyed your session and felt comfortable, and that you like your sneak peeks}

We kept discussing today at her photoshoot how amazing it is to be pregnant, and how beautiful and special you actually feel knowing that there is a little life growing inside of you, one that you are nurturing, one that is completely dependent on you (and for a long time to come).

T wanted some artsy nudes done of her (I wish everyone was this brave!) and it was so much fun throwing ideas around in order to get the best out of her session today. She was so wonderfully comfortable and easy going and made my job an absolute breeze…

{T – thank you for being so brave, so willing to try my ideas and asking me to do this for you. It was an honour to be able to photograph your pregnant self, and I can’t wait to meet the little man when he arrives!}

…I’ve been a bit behind in posting the sneak peeks from this session (so L – apologies again you had to wait!) but I hope for her sake, she likes the results

Maternity sessions are quickly becoming favourites of mine. Don’t get me wrong, I adore my kiddy sessions, but it’s sometimes nice to have an ‘adult’ break and not have to bribe people to look at the camera (well, sometimes you still do…!)

Some sneaky peekies:

There’s a reason this is my fave. I LOVE SUN FLARES! Ok, so it’s not the best example, but gives me warm fuzzies all the same…

(Looooving that garden shed door… yummo)

And finally, the yummy mummy herself:

I adored today’s session. I spent the morning with the most gorgeous, cheeky and intelligent two year old I have ever met. Honestly, this kid was amazing. He can already count, actually read letters of the alphabet, pick out colours…. he’s my little Einstein!! I’m sure his poor mother kept hearing me say “I can’t believe it” oh-too-many times today because everytime I thought I couldn’t be impressed anymore, he surprised me with something else! What a wonderful and beautiful little mind this world has in store for it.

So – anyone want some good looks with those brains? Check…

How about a cheeky smile? Check…

And a gorgeous giggle? Surely not…!

Want to see where he gets those good looks from??

This is his drop-dead-gorgeous-could-be-supermodel-material mother Twyla. I openly admitted to her I had a bit of a girly crush on her (I promise I’m no stalker Twyla!! haha) at the session – here she was, two weeks from her due date with her second baby and absolutely radiant beyond belief. She was a beautiful soul, knew how to work the camera, and really made my job a matter of just pressing the button at the right time! Bliss!

And let’s just finish with an ‘Awwwwww’ moment, shall we??

I had the pleasure of being asked to take some maternity photographs for D today and had a blast. The wonderful thing about D was that she was completely relaxed about everything and it meant we could experiment with some great poses and ideas. It’s fantastic when clients allow you to just run with it and see what happens, and that’s pretty much how today’s session went.

D’s only got just over a month to go now in her pregnancy and she is absolutely glowing – an absolutely gorgeous belly for a gorgeous girl.

{Hope you had fun today and you enjoy the sneaky peeks D}