beautiful expecting mother in blue lace maternity dress

COMING SOON: BABY L (PITTSBURGH MATERNITY PHOTOGRAPHY)

Maternity

I’m a few short weeks away from meeting their sweet bundle of baby and I am so, so excited. I love in-home newborn sessions all year round but when it’s -18 degrees outside, I really, REALLY love waking into a newly decorated nursery, and watching new parents cozy up to their swaddled baby. It’s magic to me in these cold winter months. All that new love warms me right up!

The two in this post are just plain wonderful. In love and waiting on their little life to arrive.

We shot in early December at the always beautiful Hartwood Acres Mansion. Her navy lace maternity dress was so incredibly perfect with the subtle glow of Christmas decor peeking through the windows. Both of them snuggled up to the bump, in front of the holly, was just the right look to celebrate their last Christmas as “two”!

Perfect sunlight, and a soon to be dad loving on a glowing life-growing mama…just beautiful.

beautiful expecting mother in blue lace maternity dress with husband

beautiful expecting mother in blue lace maternity dress

beautiful expecting mother in blue lace maternity dress

hartwood acres maternity photos

black and white maternity photos at hartwood acres

formal maternity photos at hartwood acres

parent hand interlocked over baby bump

formal maternity photos at hartwood acres

blue lace maternity dress

formal maternity photos at hartwood acres

maternity session at hartwood acres

maternity session at hartwood acres pittsburgh

maternity session at hartwood acres pittsburgh

couple walking and laughing during maternity session

pittsburgh maternity photo

beautiful expecting mother

maternity session at hartwood acres

FAMILY | MATERNITY | NEWBORN | FIRST 48 | EXTENDED FAMILY | SENIORS | BRANDS | NON-PROFITS |
FAMILY | MATERNITY | NEWBORN | FIRST 48 | EXTENDED FAMILY | SENIORS | BRANDS | NON-PROFITS |

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Where your story is turned into something you can come back to. Photography for the life you’re living and the legacy you’re building.

Life moves faster than we expect. Seasons shift, kids grow, businesses evolve.

My role is to simplify the photography experience so you can stay present in it, while I document it with intention and care.

You want images that reflect who you are, what you’ve built, and where you’re headed next.  I'm here for that.

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