Jamie and Heath, Coral Cove Maternity Session!

A maternity session is always special, but last weekend's maternity was extra special for me. It was a session for my brother and his wife as they await the arrival of their first baby (and my nephew) in beautiful South Florida.

It was a whirlwind trip, but we had time to squeeze in dinner at the always amazing Guanabanas, a trip to the Atlantic Theater to see the improv comedy troupe, The Jove, a baby shower, Heath's homemade Pad Thai, his excerpts from What to Expect When You're Expected (hilarious) and finally a trip to the Jupiter Lighthouse and Coral Cove beach for some belly shots.

Here they are against the backdrop of the Jupiter Lighthouse...

You can just make out the lighthouse in this next one, but what I loved about it was the little heart carved into the tree just beside Jamie's shoulder...

And speaking of hearts...

A quick clothing change and we were off to the beach!

This one needs a little explanation. The story goes something like this... Upon seeing the ultrasound picture, a friend declared that the baby looked like a chicken nugget. The name well...it kind of stuck. And now, Heath and Jamie affectionately call the baby just that... "Nugget". While I was searching for the perfect shower gift, I found this onesie online and couldn't pass it up!

One of my favorites...

And another fave...

Heath and Jamie, it was an honor to photograph your wedding nearly four years ago and it's an honor to shoot your growing family. You are both going to be awesome parents. With you by his side, little Nugget will grow to be strong, smart, healthy and with one wicked sense of humor!

Congratulations, and you better call the moment he makes his presence known!

Kathy and Tom are Having a Baby!

I'll never forget Kathy and Tom's wedding! Married in July (at the same church, but the same Priest as Isaac and me) of 2007 with a reception at the ever-awesome COSI, it was one memorable day! Thanks to referrals from Kathy, I've run in to her and Tom at a couple weddings over the past couple years and it's been like running into an old friend. So needless to say, when she called me a couple months ago to tell me she and Tom were expecting a child in December, I nearly got chills!

Last weekend they invited me to their beautiful home to catch a few pics of the parents to be as they await the little one's arrival. Here are a few favorites!

Congratulations Tom and Kathy! Can't wait to meet the new little addition!

Traci's Maternity Photos!

Last week I had the amazing honor of doing a maternity shoot for Traci and Sean. They are a beautiful couple who will be welcoming a baby boy at the end of the month. It was really hard to narrow down the images I wanted to post, but here's a start!

Sean with their dog, Sire (who's name fits him perfectly)...


Traci and her daughter, Kayleigh (who I'm told was the one who kept telling her mom she needed to get some belly shots done!)



I love the window light here...

Some blue baby booties...

And who says just because you're 8 months pregnant you can't be one hot mama??

After we shot at their beautiful home, we moved over to Sean's parent's home a few minutes away for some more photos as the sun was starting to go down...

It was also the perfect time to get a few family pics in too. Here's the whole gang...

Congratulations Traci and Sean! Thanks for such a fun evening! I can't wait to meet Landen!!!

Lindsey's Maternity Shoot!

Earlier this week I had the honor of photographing a maternity session for my friend, Lindsey. Her baby boy is due in just a few short weeks and we couldn't be happier for their family! This shoot ended up being more than just a maternity session though. We ended up doing something of a family portrait session as well...and her daughter, Mia was a natural in front of the camera, so of course I couldn't help but snap a few of her too! This shoot was particularly fun because it was all shot at their home. When you think of family portraits, many people think of the marbled background, everyone standing in front of the lights and smiling right at the camera. When I photograph a family, I like to photograph them actually being a family... interacting with each other, and in this case right where they are a family, at home.

I love this one with Mia hanging out watching what was going on...

Mia in all her almost-4-year-old glory!

Gotta love baby shoes!

Lindsey's husband is a firefighter, so naturally the nursery is decked out in fire engines and dalmatians...how adorable!

A belly shot!

So happy...

While we were getting ready to start the portraits on the front porch, Mia started spinning around in circles so I caught this little series...

And here's the happy family...

Congratulations guys!