Damon and Emma | Boho Maternity Session

There’s something special about Indiana summers. Especially when they involve maternity sessions like this one.

I’ve known Damon since before he was born!

I remember his mom sharing that she was expecting with a small group of other young moms at a Bible study I was holding in my home shortly after Joe and I moved to Indianapolis.

I was expecting my second child at the time, so Damon’s mom and I experienced pregnancies at the same time. My daughter Bethany is the same age as Damon.

I’ve also known Emma for a long time!

She was in early elementary when our families met.

When Emma was a young girl, I had the privilege of capturing her family when her grandparents celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary!

I was able to get some shots of Emma and each of her siblings individually, and this is one of my favorites of her from that special session!

As I have watched Emma grow up, I’ve always been encouraged to be around her. She is the kind of person that spills joy to everyone around her. She is full of joy and always has a word of encouragement for those she comes in contact with.

Damon’s mom could be described this way, and they say men often marry someone much like their mom. I’d say Damon has been doubly blessed to have a mother with these character qualities and now to have them in his wife.

I feel like you can just see that sweet spirit coming through as you view these photos, don’t you think?

Damon and Emma have been sweethearts since fourth grade!

How special to have been sweet on each other all through the growing up years and to see God lead them together as young adults! And now they are anticipating this new adventure of parenthood together!

Just as we were wrapping up the maternity session,

Damon made a special request . . .

He asked if we could do a few shots on the chair where he was holding both Emma and his baby boy. I absolutely loved his idea and we captured these precious heirloom photos for them to always look back and treasure this precious time.

When this little guy arrives, we plan to recreate this special scene. Keep watch for this special newborn session!

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Baby Azaria

Little Miss Azaria’s arrival was greatly anticipated for several months, and her mommy and daddy were beyond thrilled to finally have her here.

Daddy was definitely smitten and couldn't help but sneak a kiss of her sweet little toes

Before Azaria arrived, we celebrated the special season of anticipating her arrival with a special maternity session.

You can check out all the unique and special elements to this awesome maternity session in my Indianapolis studio at the previous blog post here.

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Parent shots are always first so that Mommy and Daddy are fresh for the photos. We captured some beautiful portraits of Azaria with Mommy and Daddy.

Alexsis wore a gown from my client closet for some of the photos. Any of my maternity gowns can be worn when you come back for newborn photos! The gowns are all very versatile and can work both ways. You can check out all of the options in my client closet here!

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Alexsis wanted to recreate a portrait incorporating angel wings for Azaria to coordinate with her maternity photos with the angel wings. Both Alexsis and Azaria were the most beautiful angels. It was so sweet to connect the maternity photos with the newborn photos - connecting the time of Alexsis anticipating her angel to the reality of her baby girl being here earthside. What amazing heirlooms these will be for them as Azaria grows and changes!

For her maternity session, Alexsis requested a photo of herself holding a sweet little crown in the clouds

It was so special to pose Azaria with the crown that her momma held in her hands as she anticipated her arrival.

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Alexsis requested that sunflowers be incorporated into Azaria’s newborn session. Azaria looked so beautiful with these deep rich tones!

Alexsis requested the color yellow, and I made sure we incorporated it in some different ways. It didn’t matter what shade of yellow we used, Azaria looked beautiful in all of it!

We did a couple more set ups incorporating blues and pinks

Adding variety to a newborn session is important!

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Detailed shots will help Mommy and Daddy remember those tiny little fingers, the dimples in her knuckles, those sweet little toes, how tiny her little head was, the super soft hair on her sweet little head, and the newness of her little face. As Azaria gets older, it will also be a way for her to see how beautiful all her little details were when she was a newborn.

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Just as we were finishing up her session, Daddy mentioned that she would be pretty in purple.

So we got spontaneous and pulled together a purple set up. Boy, was he right! The purple tones really highlighted what a gorgeous baby she was!

It was a delight to my heart to make the connection between the maternity session and the newborn session. Both of these stages are a unique thread that ties the story of this precious girl and her family together.

Contact me here to discuss booking your maternity session. We can discuss your preferences for unique ways to incorporate some of the photos to line up with newborn photos when your baby arrives! Any time a maternity package is booked, a credit is given toward a newborn package!