08/16/2025
Maternity sessions will always be a favorite of mine. But this one.... this one is a little extra special and I'll tell you why. This family has been in front of my camera since before Mom + Dad were even engaged. They've dealt with crazy hot and humid sessions in the middle of summer, sessions where the bugs are so bad they had to be edited out (along with the bites), to me telling them to get in the river for some photos. So when I suggested a parking lot for a location for this special session, they put their full trust in me once again.
When Emily was pregnant with their oldest, I was honored with the privilege of knowing her name before it was public knowledge. Her maternity session was in the heat of August, and the purple clover was abundant, which I just had to include in that session. When photos were done and delivered, I scheduled a post with the images to post September 29th, and that was that....or so I thought. Mid-afternoon on September 29th, Emily sent me a message to inform me that Sadie was born. The same day that I had scheduled photos from the maternity session to post weeks prior. Let me just note that she wasn't due until the end of October.
Fast forward 4 years Emily messaged me asking if I had any availibity since the due date was quickly approaching and with her history of being early, she wanted to get it done sooner. I had the privilege of once again capturing a growing family on a much cooler early June day. This session was so good. I was obsessed with the images straight from my camera screen. A few weeks later, I see Emily's name pop up on my phone with an image. Once again mid afternoon. I open it to see Emily telling me that although I hadn't yet scheduled a post sharing photos, I was still going to have a connection to her second daughter because we got to share a birthday!
Being a photographer is so special and the greatest honor. To the Baker family, thank you for always trusting my (at times crazy) vision to create photos of your family to be adored for years to come. ❤