Kaitlin :: Expecting Abilene Photographer, Abilene Maternity Photographer

Kaitlin and Richard are expecting their first baby girl in about 5 weeks or so. Richard surprised K with my In Bloom & Baby Bud package a while back for her birthday..... though we hadn't met yet, immediately he scored points with me for doing that for his wife!! We had a beautiful session this evening, despite the crazy wind! I'm excited to complete this preview as we got a ton of great shots!! For now, here are two of my favorites so far!!! :) Be back with more!












She has amazing eyes... piercing blue! No enhancing here other than the actions I ran on the entire image.. on any of these actually!






















Very excited to meet this little lady and take her newborn portraits too! Wishing you a blessed birth Kaitlin... Keep me posted!! :)

Awaiting Ellie... :: Abilene Maternity Photographer, Abilene Family Photographer

Micah and her husband are awaiting the birth of their first little princess, Ellie!! Micah's family lives in Sweetwater, and so she chose to drive from Olton (where she and her hubs live) to do a maternity session with little ol' me! I had a great time with her and have had even more fun going through the beautiful images we captured! I hope you had a lovely shower Micah, and I look forward to hearing the good news soon! :)






























Beautiful... :)











Ya gotta love a Mama with a little attitude!! :)

Awaiting Brynleigh... :: Abilene Maternity Photography, Anson Photographer

Just wanted to quickly share a few of these images from Kate's Maternity Session! She and her husband Matt somehow found the time to squeeze in a maternity session amidst moving into a new house.... which I know from personal experience is no easy task!! I don't know which is harder, moving with an almost full grown baby in the belly (like Kate just did), or moving with a 3 week old (like I did just 6 months ago)... but I DO know it's worth it in the end! They were a very sweet couple and I'm excited for them to receive their little sweet pea! The great part is, they booked my Mommy Bloom & Baby Bud package, so I get to meet Brynleigh and photograph her as a newborn too! Yay! :)



















Blessings to you Matt & Kate as you enjoy your last days with just the two of you! I'm excited to meet your little angel and I pray for a smooth, easy birth for all 3 of you! I'll be waiting to hear the good news!

Jasmine- In Bloom... :: Tuscola Photographer, Abilene Maternity Photographer

This has got to be one of my favorites... Jasmine, wow!!!!






So in this series, I have 3 or 4 with a big beautiful grin on this sweet face... but I'm a sucker for a good serious face.. had to share it!






Noah picked these out for the session!! Cutie!










Jasmine and Adam are expecting their second little man sometime in the middle of March! She found me online (which I love) and decided to have me out to their beautiful home in a very quaint neighborhood tucked away in the hills just south of Abilene. We started the session using the gorgeous natural lighting in their master suite. She had printed out a few composite sheets with a bunch of images she'd seen online from various photographer's websites to show me the style of images she wanted to mimic. I actually love when a client does that, because first... it shows me they have really thought about the session, and two... it allows me to get inside their head and know exactly what they want and what mood they are wanting to create for their pictures! This session actually felt very remniscent of the types of photos I took when I first started my business (which was focused on maternity photography)... the flowers, the low-key lighting inside... very romantic and feminine. As you can see, she has an adorable little "big" guy, Noah, who talked my ear off from the minute I walked in the door and was so cute I could have taken him home with me!! Adam did a great job keeping Noah happy by playing their xbox360 until it was their turn!! And all of this..... with my Lyla asleep on my chest in the sling!!!! Amazing!?!

I'm excited because Jasmine and her husband went with my 2 in 1 Package... the "In Bloom & Baby Bud" package so I get to return to meet their new little man! I think they may wait to have me back when he's a little bigger, more towards holiday time instead of doing a newborn session! And they can- the second part of that package is good for anytime within the baby's first year!! On that note, the Mommy Bloom & Baby Bud package is also able to be purchased by anyone who just wants to use it purely as a 2 for 1 package.... even if you have an older child, but want to do two sessions within the same year with me... that's your package!! You'll save a little cash!

Thanks again Jasmine & Adam!! I hope you enjoy your preview, more good stuff to come!

Kali's Maternity Session :: Abilene Maternity Photographer, Abilene Family Photographer

I met with this sweet little family tonight for a maternity/family combo mini-session of sorts! We decided on an outdoorsy country look (my favorite lately) and actually just found some random trees with wild "stuff" growing below them for our sunset setting! I'm a huge fan of this warm, dreamy light and am having so much fun with the images I get from sessions like this! Kali is expecting a baby girl and looks beautiful, don't you agree? I'm excited to get to the rest of their images... but for now this post will have to due as a little peak into our time together!! Enjoy!