Randi & Chad Maternity | San Francisco, CA Photographer

This last week, I had the privilege of photographing a maternity session for Chad & Randi.We took off to San Francisco where they have many memories together. It was sunny, freezing & windy - three things working against us, but we had a great time & captured some beautiful pictures.

Meredith's Lifestyle Maternity Session | Roseville, CA Photographer

sacramento family photographer | gorgeous mama

After finishing my first ever photo shoot, I was really anxious to get out & try another one. I called my great friend Tiffani & asked if I could practice on her. The second time around went even better than the first. I was able to relax & think things through more. I had such a wonderful time photographing this gorgeous mama. She was three weeks from her due date & looked absolutely beautiful!

Tiffani is a big time runner, & just out of curiosity, I asked her if she thought she could still run without going into labor. ;) She said of course, so I got ready at the end of the trail & told her to go. My gosh! She was running so fast, I hardly had time to catch her. She could easily outrun me, even being three weeks from delivery. I'm seriously amazed by this incredible woman & am so glad I was able to photograph her baby bump #3, especially since she'd never had maternity pictures for her first two pregnancies. Love you lady!

(as it turns out, Lyssie from my first shoot & Tiffani both delivered their babies the same day. i thought that was a pretty fun coincidence!)

sacramento family photographer | many firsts

This beautiful mother-to-be is my niece. She is more like a sister than a niece, & I love her immensly. When she came out to California to visit a couple months ago, she asked if I would take some maternity pictures of her. Let's just say I was very nervous to try this out because I'd only ever taken candid shots of my family & friends.

The day that she was scheduled to leave, we rushed out the door to some nearby nature trails & played around for a bit. I learned something pivotal that day - I loved taking pictures of others besides my own kids (She actually did what I asked her to!). This first ever photo shoot of a first-time-mom was the turning point in my decision to take my photography more seriously. I'm so glad I was brave enough to say yes when given the opportunity to take photographs of this amazing girl. It certainly didn't hurt that she's super photogenic & a blast to be around. Love you Lyssie!