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Amy Davidson, mother, wife, actress and blogger about lifestyle, mommy hood and fitness.

Our maternity shoot!

Shooting maternity pictures was one of the greatest and most special days for me. Baby boy was kicking and playing along. It was like he was already posing for the pics 🙂 Kacy and I had so much fun planning, althoough I did the majority of it! LOL. He let me take care of most of the details, like picking our photographer, to the location, to the feel of the shoot. These details were very important to me. Our wedding photos are so magical and I wanted our maternity photos to feel just the same. I am so completely thrilled with what was captured that I wanted to share some ideas and suggestions with you!!

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Capturing my pregnancy on film has been very important to me. This moment flies by and I wanted to make sure that we had the most beautiful photos to cherish. That’s why a professional shoot was a must! I’ve taken a ton of pictures during my pregnancy, but doing a professional photo shoot insured that I would accomplish the look and feel of the shoot that I was going for. Our photographer, Dustylu Photography completely captured my vision and helped us achieve what we were looking for! She chose Maravilla Gardens as our location. I expressed to her the look and the feel of what I was going for, and she said she knew of the perfect place. I wanted the shoot to feel surreal and charming and full of life. The gardens are stunning and offer just that. One of the locations reminded me of a charming farmhouse. And there’s an actual cabbage patch!

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How perfect is this for a maternity shoot?! When I looked at the website I was completely sold. It was exactly what I had in mind!

We decided to do the photo shoot pretty last minute. As this month is getting pretty busy with my two baby showers and traveling home to Arizona for one of them. So we decided it would be on Saturday, I went into Motherhood Maternity and found a great outfit, and started to plan the look and feel of the shoot! I mapped out how I wanted my make up and hair to look, as well as putting about five other outfits together to complete the feel of what I wanted.

I think it’s really important to communicate to your photographer exactly what you want and what you’re looking for. That way you will get your desired outcome. I was very vocal with my photographer, expressing my wants and desires for the shoot. That way the photo shoot is a collaboration and everyone is on the same page. You feel comfortable going into it, and the photographer feels confident that they know exactly what you want. It’s a win-win. I would definitely ask the photographer if they have ever done a maternity shoot before. If they’re comfortable with a maternity shoot. What is their vision? Maybe they will enhance what you are already thinking for the shoot. I would also ask if there’s a location that they love and that they’ve already shot at before. That’s what was great about our location, Lu shoots there all the time, so she knew all the areas she wanted to take us too. We got everything done in about an hour and a half, she was so efficient!
I was a little nervous about what I would wear. I had an idea in my mind, but I didn’t have any of the clothes yet. When I went into Motherhood Maternity, I saw this long black skirt and lacey bra that made sense for what I wanted.
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Then I was able to gather more clothes to complement that outfit. I wanted that ethereal feel, so that was my starting point. I knew I also wanted some shots with a bare belly, so that’s where a skirt and top came into place. I think when choosing an outfit you have to figure out what you’re comfortable wearing. I love showing my bump, so I was comfortable in a skirt and a bra top. I also wore two different body-con dresses, for a different feel. In order for the photos to turn out the way you want them to, being comfortable is very important. I would also try and gather as many outfits as possible so you have a variety to choose from. That way you’re more likely to get exactly what you want!
The idea of actually becoming a mom is still foreign to me. As crazy as that sounds! I understand that in about 8 weeks this little being will be out of my belly and into my arms, but sometimes I can’t wrap my brain around it! My maternal instincts have kicked in and are very strong already, so that will make the transition into motherhood easier for me. Instinctually I already understand it. I think what I’m most excited about is seeing this little boy grow and develop and have his own personality. Helping him become his own person and a good person. That is very important to me. I want him to be a nice little boy who is caring and loving and happy 😉
I wish you all a happy maternity shoot! I hope your photos turn out exactly the way you have been envisioning.
XOXO Amy

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