Awaiting Sophia | Murrieta Maternity Photography

Boy, where do I start this blog? Stacy & I have so much history behind us. We have gone from crazy moshing, partying punk rockers to who we are today. From literally changing the color of our hair to another color of the rainbow every single week, recording webcam videos like it was cool, rocking out SO hard to Slayer and various other metal bands in the car...Oh my gosh. I'm seriously cracking UP right now just thinking about this! Okay but really, she has been one of my best friends since I was 15. It's just hilarious (& scary) to think of some of the things we would do as teenagers together and I often thank God for keeping me safe during my wild days. One of the major turning points in my life was becoming a mother and now it is her turn. I am so excited to share this amazing adventure as a mommy with her. She is going to be such a great mom...seriously. 

We had tried on several occasions to set up her maternity photos, and finally our schedules lined up to do so. She drove 2 hours to my house and we spent all day together. Hanging out, eating (one of our favorite past times) and shopping. <--- Another favorite. We went to the mall to finish accessorizing her outfit for her shoot and when we walked out, the 100+ degree weather had turned into 100+ gloomy, rainy, thunder & lighting weather. This was so not cool. It was totally unexpected and I was so worried that we weren't going to be able to shoot her photos. I had her get ready anyways, and we would just do our best to work around the weather, even if that meant I had to tape my camera with a plastic bag to cover it. We drove to my favorite new location and the crazy weather had stopped. It was perfect outside. The clouds gave me great lighting and at the end gave us a dramatic sunset. It couldn't have been more perfect and I give it all to God for allowing it to end up that way. 

I wanted to make these photos look whimsical & feminine and I am so happy with the way they came out. The whole time I shot, all I was saying was "Oh meh gerd!" because seriously everything looked SO breathtaking through my viewfinder.  I mean, you can't even tell we both stepped on a bunch of Stinging Nettle, can you!? (HAHA, Seriously, HORRIBLE!) The pain was worth it. I love you Stacy, and I hope you love these pictures forever and ever. Thank you for putting up with me wanting to be artsy. :) Here are my favorites. The rest can be viewed in your personal gallery.

First time Mommy - La Jolla Maternity | San Diego Maternity Photography

I always enjoy maternity sessions and I always love shooting at La Jolla! The original location I had planned in my mind to shoot this session at was completely blocked off for a special event, but it ended working out perfectly. We found a cove that was super private and of course gorgeous. (c'mon, it's La Jolla!) Jennifer is just the cutest thing. So sweet and carrying so tiny. I literally had to have her push her tummy out on the pictures she was laying down on because her stomach completely disappeared! Haha! She's 32 weeks and her husband is deployed in Afghanistan, but trying to plan his R&R to be around when baby Mila is due. Praying that everything works out for them and Daddy is home to see her arrive! I've been there done that and know how nerve wrecking it is to try and plan births around military deployments. You just can't. Both the military and baby have their own minds and timelines. Haha. I loved every part of this session and I'm so flattered that Jen drove 3 hours to allow me to preserve memories of her pregnancy. Jen, I hope you love your photos! Here are my favorites from her session.

And just a fun one after we wrapped up our session since who knows if I'll ever do another maternity while being pregnant myself! Don't mind my frumpiness, I was NOT planning on being in front of the camera at all! Haha! 27 weeks and 32 weeks! :)