Today our Ava is two months old. I celebrate by sharing her birth story. It took me a while to post because finding words to describe the emotions and experience of that day is impossible, but I’ll try my best. So here goes… Being my 3rd Caesarean section you’d think I’d be calm, knowing what to expect and ready for the day. This however was not the case. I felt more nervous and anxious than ever before. The knowledge of…
Being pregnant with our 3rd babe has been such an enormous blessing and in so many more ways than just the obvious. One of the biggest gifts baby number 3 has given me thus far has been all the incredible opportunities to meet, collaborate and work with other wonderful woman. From styling my bump, sharing pregnancy and baby must-haves and more, my favourite collaboration has to be our maternity photoshoot! In the past we’ve always made a big fuss when…
Pregnancy circa 2016 / 2017 and Milk Bath Maternity Shoots are all the rage. I completely get the appeal… Unleashing your inner Cleopatra in a time when you are creating life; why not? At 1st I was on the fence; not sure if I should take the milky plunge but then I came across the most beautiful purple roses and I simply couldn’t resist. The purple had me and although I never liked purple much it would become a re-occurring…
Maternity shoots are usually all about the belly, the mommy and the love between the couple that helped create this new little human. When you are blessed to experience a 2nd, 3rd or even 4th pregnancy, siblings add to the joy and while expecting our second little girl back in 2014 we knew we wanted to include big sis, Eliana in a family maternity photoshoot. Being only 2 at the time and naturally camera shy, posing wasn’t really her thing…
We have hit the halfway mark of this pregnancy! 20 weeks! Being a 3rd pregnancy, things are very different than the 1st two… You are in it alone and at times this incredible blessing can be forgotten, not just by those close to you but even yourself. At a moment in time where most of your friends are either done having kids or they are in the all consuming hustle of parenting a 1st born, you will feel completely isolated.…
For Melissa Bam’s 2nd maternity shoot she wanted to bring the drama while still staying feminine… Teaming up with Chanel Oosthuizen, the creative genius behind Chanel O Photography andPeter Bondesio Couture helped bring this vision to life. Melissa’s loud and comfy style made way for an delicate lace gown and it was time to channel her inner stage persona… Fierce, glamorous and pregnant, the epitome of femininity! (Looking at these images one would never guess pregnancy isn’t this Mamma’s cup of…
Expecting couple Rochelle and Vihann met up with Luna Fay photography for this “Alice in Wonderland” maternity session. The brief was simple, natural looking photos in their everyday environment and although no-one planned for a specific theme, this shoot is undeniably wonderfully quircky and Underlandish. Shooting at home, Zita Park and a random Lynnwood garden were all perfect settings for Rochelle’s radiant red hair and gorgeous blue eyes. Looking even more stunning than usual, pregnancy definitely agrees with this Mamma-to-be. Top Mommy Tip:…
