Kayla & Adam | spring maternity session

Probably my favorite thing about my job is when I get the chance to stay with clients who become friends through many years and important milestones in their lives.  Telling their story is what drives me, both a responsibility and an honor to getting it right and not missing a moment.  I first met Kayla and Adam in 2011.  They were newly engaged, and planning their wedding.  We talked about the future across the table at panera.  Now here we are four years later and I’ve had the privilege to know them and call them friends through their engagement photos, documenting their wedding day, lots of excited talks as they built and launched their own photography business, and this spring they are starting the next big chapter in their lives.  In just a few weeks, they will be welcoming their first baby.  We went back to where it all began, the beautiful grounds of Succop Conservancy where they held their wedding, to capture some photos of these last quiet moments before the BIG moment.  After all, life is about memories old and new  – and what are memories but moments in time that we want to hold on to forever.

 

 

For just a hint of vintage flair, Kayla wore a soft pale pink dress with pearls that went perfectly with the spring colors in the landscape.

 

For their engagement photos, we froze our butts off in Point State Park in the middle of winter and got thrown out of the downtown courtyard by security (i call these bonding experiences).  Some of my favorite photos from their wedding were underneath the big willow tree by the pond at Succop Conservancy – when we went back this spring, we made sure to visit the same tree.

 

This is what happens when you ask a husband to whisper something nice in his wife’s ear.

 

When we planned this session, we hoped for a golden sunny spring evening with lots of light coming through the trees.  It started out that way for the first twenty minutes and then storm clouds rolled in bringing dark blue grey skies and heavy clouds.  It wasn’t the weather we wanted, but it turned out to be something special instead.  We were able to get lots of reflections of the blue clouds and the new leaves on the trees in the still water before the storm.  I say this all the time – BAD weather makes for GOOD photos.

 

Only a few more weeks now and that beautiful baby will be here 😀   I can’t wait to see what happens next for this little family.  It’s going to be an adventure!