I wish I could take complete credit for the way this session turned out. Annalisa, however, knew the location we were going to and chose the most PHENOMENAL dress to match the location. Yes, she’s that good. Since she was due at the end of September, we decided to shoot her session at the end of August so she could show off her baby bump in its full glory (she is very petite and fit so didn’t start showing until very late). Here are a few of my favorites!

Lisa – can you please teach me how to look this good while 8 months pregnant?

 We had some fun walking along this beach:

And Jay of course was more than happy to talk to his baby girl:

Lisa got a little tired of having Jay listening and talking to her belly, so she decided to turn the tables on him.

My favorite shot from this session:

True story: Two days later, Annalisa gave birth to her baby girl, Raina. She couldn’t wait and arrived four weeks early! Congratulations Lisa and Jay!

There are lots of upcoming posts brewing on the blog! It was a busy weekend full of shoots. Here are a few teasers from my weekend, more coming soon!

Here is the full post from Jessica’s maternity session…

This baby girl already has some pretty cute attire!

I got some great shots of them relaxing at home:

Then we headed to the forest preserve for the rest of the shoot.

I love this shot of them so much…

Josh is so, so in love with his family

So pretty!

I felt so blessed today to be able to photograph a maternity session for an old high school friend, and with the best weather I’ve seen so far this year!  And the location was beyond perfect! Jessica and Josh will be welcoming their new little one in May, and I couldn’t be more excited for them! Here are 2 of my favorites from today… more coming soon. Jessica – thanks for reaching out to me. You are gorgeous! You and Josh will be great parents!

I had the honor of photographing Debbie and Dean yesterday, who are expecting their baby girl in September! Have you ever met someone who seems to know just about everyone you can think of? That’s Debbie and Dean in a nutshell – they are that super cool couple that everyone wants to be around, and I’m proud to say they are some of our closest friends. Their daughter-to-be is one lucky gal! Debbie is an amazing hair colorist at Ulta (I literally WON’T trust anyone else with my hair), and Dean runs his own residential and commercial air duct cleaning business. Here are some of my favorites from their shoot. Congrats Debbie and Dean - love you guys and can’t wait to meet Milan!

Dean kneeled down to talk to his baby girl. Can you feel how excited he is to meet his little one?!

We headed back to Debbie’s mom’s house for a few more photos of the belly. I hope I look as good as her when it’s my turn!