Moments of Musing

Maternity Photos – Spring 2021

Filed Under: maternity shoot, motherhood, pregnancy //

During my first maternity photo shoot, I was self conscious about how big I was since it was toward the end of pregnancy (we had to reschedule our original date due to the weather). When I got the photos back, though, I loved them and was so grateful to have them. We skipped newborn photos that time and took our own. 

Next pregnancy we did the opposite: I took my own maternity photos and we got newborn & family photos professionally taken. This pregnancy, we’ve decided to go all in. We did a maternity mini shoot (Now, Tim’s new favorite thing is mini shoots if taking photos in public! haha) and are getting family photos taken after the baby is born, too–both with Cait from Cait & Will Photography.

We recently got our maternity photos back from Cait and I almost cried. I can blame it on the pregnancy hormones or the fact that these capture our little fam in the current stage we’re in perfectly …or both!

All in all, my advice to current and future pregnant mamas would be to embrace your beautiful body that’s doing an amazing and miraculous thing–growing a human. If in doubt, go for the maternity shoot AND the family shoot! 

This is a time to celebrate ourselves, our growing bodies and growing families, not put ourselves down. 

 

Maternity Shoot Thoughts, Part 2

Filed Under: maternity shoot, pregnancy //


Up until pretty recently, I had not really given maternity photos a thought this time around. It’s not so different than last time (I almost skipped them, too) except this time, it’s not for the same reasons. As my pregnancy has progressed, it feels like my to-do list has grown, too. 


Our March is pretty booked up and quite frankly, I know my husband and S don’t want to sit through a photo shoot. So, I’m saving them the “hassle” for our newborn family shoot because I think those are more important to capture. 

Last pregnancy, we took maternity photos but opted to take our own newborn photos. Deep down, I always wished we’d done the opposite so that’s what we have decided to do this time. Ask my husband–I only voiced this to him about 50 times. 

So, I decided to follow my heart and do what I wished I’d done last time. I think you should do the same–do whatever makes you feel most comfortable and beautiful. If that’s a professional photo shoot, great. If that’s a self-captured photo shoot, great. I do still agree with my previous thoughts that this special time ought to be captured.

Yesterday, on a total whim, I took my own maternity photos. They’re a different vibe (more intimate) this time around and honestly, I LOVE how they turned out. As for our newborn family session, we’ve booked a photographer and I couldn’t be more excited for that session!

Here are some (cropped) sneak peeks: