I was so excited to meet up with Erin and Chris for their Missoula summer maternity photos. I hadn't yet connected with them because their maternity session (and upcoming newborn portraits) were a gift from Erin's sisters. (Side note: what an amazingly thoughtful gift to give!) When I met them for their maternity session, it turns out that Erin and I had met a few years back during the "For Women's Only" ski program at Snowbowl. (Funny how small towns work like that!) It was so nice to see her again in this new stage of her life, and we had such a fantastic time making images to celebrate her mama-ness. Their 10-year-old border collie ...
Rachael + Joe :: Missoula Springtime Maternity Photos
I always love documenting people during new stages of their lives, and I was so excited when Rachael reached out to me about making Missoula springtime maternity photos to celebrate such a special time as she and her partner, Joe, await the arrival of their first child. As we walked and talked during their shoot, they told me that their little boy is due at the end of May. He'll be joining two older fur siblings, one of whom made a cameo in this session as well. Rookie, their mini doodle, was beyond excited for his moment in front of the lens and could barely contain himself. But he absolutely knew how to work it for the camera and flashed ...
Katie, Mike + Ruth :: Wintry Missoula Maternity Photos
It's a huge understatement to say how enjoyable it's been over the past nine years to get to work with Katie and Mike and capture their life events on film for them! So, during their family session this past spring I was especially excited to hear that they were expecting again in February, and even happier to get to photograph their wintry Missoula maternity photos to ring in 2020, this time with big sister, Ruth, as part of the images, too! We've had a pretty warm winter thus far, but I think Mother Nature heard our pleas for snow and treated us to a fresh dusting that afternoon, as well as some perfectly-timed snowflakes a little later ...
Katherine + Mike :: Missoula Maternity Photos
I was so tickled when Katie recently got in touch with me to do her Missoula maternity photos - not only because she's pregnant with her first baby (SO EXCITING!), but also because I was so looking forward to seeing her and her husband, Mike, again too. I have had the pleasure of making photos for them before - for their engagement images, their wedding day, and their rock the dress photos, and I was so looking forward to getting to see them again and document this new, wonderful stage in their lives! Katie and Mike decided to have their photos done at Mike's parents' property - which is actually where we did their engagement photos way ...