Ken and Lauren: Maternity Portraits

Lauren and Ken are at a pretty exciting part of their lives; they are expecting their first baby together in January. You may remember them from this post, where she was just beginning to show. Back at that shoot when I was posing them, Ken leaned in and kissed her growing belly and took my breath away as I saw through my lens the beginning of a family.

Getting ready for this new little person is no small task, so I was thrilled when they told me they wanted to make time for a maternity session in the last months of her pregnancy. It is an incredible honor to be invited to help document their journey, to share in these moments of dreaming about who she will look like and marvel at how tiny the clothes are that already hang in her closet.

If that weren't enough, Ken and Lauren are also dear friends and incredibly supportive of my growth as a photographer. They presented me with this gift after our shoot: a fashion photography book! I am constantly looking at other photographers' work, especially fashion photography, as inspiration, so this is a gift I will spend lots of time poring over.

Ken and Lauren, thank you both and I can't wait to meet your baby girl and take baby pictures!

We couldn't resist getting a pictures of the whole family - including their adorable dog and cat (yes, they actually kind of like each other) and of course, the baby belly.

We also did some shots to show off their lovely new home with all the holiday decorations up.