Miss T's Maternity Portrait

Miss T told me before her Maternity Session that she was very open to ideas and would be happy to give anything a go once. Perfect! A lot of girls, myself included are really self concious about being in front of the camera and take a little while to feel comfortable and relax. Right from the start, I knew that Miss T was going to be incredible to work with. Add to that, her partner was hilarious and the fun, chemistry and love between them was almost tangible.

I love having Dad's along for Maternity sessions, the dynamic changes when we have the parents together celebrating their "bump" and I adored the gorgeous interactions between these two, from sizzling to tender, cheeky to emotional - they were wonderful together.

Now as much as I love having our Dad's to be along, our Maternity Portraits are all about our gorgeous Mama's and their precious bumps. I always suggest making an appointment for hair, ,nails and makeup before the session so that Mum can have a bit of a pamper day, capping it off with their portrait session where Mum can look and feel glamorous and spoiled. Not only are Maternity sessions so important for showing off your gorgeous new curves and the changes to your body, making a pamper day out of it gives Mum just a little time out, some "me time" in the lead up to the most important job she will ever do - having her baby.

Miss T was simply divine and absolutely rocked her session. Gorgeous Mama, perfect little bump and her amazing eyes that say so much without a single word.

                       

Thank you both for coming and allowing us to be a part of your family's story. And also for the fantastic, funny moments that we shared on the day - it was a blast! I loved working with you and absolutely adore the moments that we created with you.

Til next time,

Alicia xx

Laura's Maternity Portrait.

Laura is beautiful. Inside and out. A stunning natural beauty with a delightful heart and a smile that makes you love her - that is Laura.

Laura had arranged to have a Newborn Session done and about a week later realised that fairly soon she would be having her baby and she would no longer be pregnant. Laura wanted a memory of this important time in her life. 

Now I know 9 months must feel like an eternity but in the scheme of things it is such a short time...and then... it's gone. Fortunately you receive the ultimate gift at the end of it all - but those 9 months, those major changes that your body goes through, that gorgeous round belly, that lovely softness - that is going to go away once your baby is born. Pregnancy is a milestone in a woman's life and should be celebrated with pride - this is your crowning achievement, your moment. You are giving new life.

I adore Maternity Portraits and Laura was a joy to work with. She had brought along a couple of her own outfits and we planned to use one of my Maternity Gowns and Wraps as well. Laura was well prepared and had her makeup and hair done the morning of our session, on top of that she was absolutely glowing.

I adore her gorgeous dimples!

       

She was fun and cheeky, soft and maternal, elegant and sizzling hot mama! All in the space of an hour or so. It was a fun and exciting experience and working with Laura was an absolute dream.

There were another 2 wonderful moments for me that followed Laura's maternity session. The first was meeting Laura and George's gorgeous new baby girl Lulu (keep an eye out for her gorgeous Newborn Session blog post) and the second was seeing Laura's husband George's reaction when he came to collect his gorgeous wife's maternity wall portrait collection....I think he liked them!

Thank you Laura, you are simply beautiful. Inside and out.

Cheers
Alicia xxx.

Melinda's Maternity Portrait.

Melinda is one of those special people. You know the ones, those people that just make you happy to be around them? Yep, she is one of those. She has the most fantastic big, happy smile that you seriously cannot help but smile too - and she has a great sense of humour and a willingness to step out of her comfort zone and throw herself into trying new things with sense of fun and abandon.

So, it was all of those fantastic attributes that came together to make Melinda's Maternity Portrait so good. It was fun for all of us and I love Melinda's portraits - I know it sounds dumb but I feel like we really captured "Melinda". And she is beautiful. Inside and out. 

                                                                                   

Maternity Portrait Session

Oh, these guys are the most lovely couple you could ever hope to meet! They are so in love and so excited about the birth of their babies. That's right, I said BABIES! They are having twins very, very soon, and Lynn is looking amazing! Not long now and I can barely wait to meet their gorgeous babies!