One month until baby C arrives! What better way to celebrate than with sharing our maternity photo’s.
I knew with our maternity session I wanted something with a little glam and sophistication. I am actually a bit moody in personality and since I am about to turn 32 and my hubs is 33 I really wanted a look that captured this era of age for us. I also wanted to go almost full opposite of my boho baby shower look.
I opted for a long black gown. I wanted something dramatic. Can you believe this beauty is only $51?!?!?! Such a style steal. There are a lot of really pretty customized maternity gowns out there but most of them did not look wearable again for the future and are basic jersey stretch fabric. I couldn’t justify dropping $200-$300 on a dress I would never wear again when there’s still items we need for the nursery.
I sized up two sizes in this dress since it’s not technically a maternity dress but the fabric is stretchy. I wanted to make sure my bump had the room it needed. For jewelry I opted for these statement lion door-knocker earrings (because baby C is due to be a Leo just like his mama) I managed to style my own hair in a mix of fishtail and regular milkmaid braids, which is a miracle because I am terrible at up-dos.
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Photography: Christine Shields www.christineshieldsphotography.com
Location: Cistus Nursery, Sauvie Island, Oregon
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Im so curious – why is it that you chose black and somber faces?
I dedinitely try to do everything in my life opposite of the trends, although this didnt occur to me.
Was it to push back against society saying you ‘should be happy’ when announcing your baby?
I hsve a coach who told me that motherhood is going through many deaths, and rebirths of who I was, and the black reminds me of that
We definitely have some pictures of us smiling but in reality my face just sort of rests that way as does my husbands. I didn’t want our maternity shoot to be a bunch of forced fake smiling. I wanted the moments where were smiling to be natural so we have a mixture of natural moments she caught and then some posing ones where we aren’t.
I choose to wear black because it feels mature to me. I’m 32 so I’m not exactly a young mother and I wear a lot of black in my normal daily life. I toyed with the idea of white but it felt too wedding dress to me and my baby shower dress was white with yellow trim.
I didn’t really over think the shoot or meaning behind anything other than having nice photos together before our little one arrived. I just knew I wanted something that felt very true to us and our age.
Im so curious – why is it that you chose black and somber faces?
I dedinitely try to do everything in my life opposite of the trends, although this didnt occur to me.
Was it to push back against society saying you ‘should be happy’ when announcing your baby?
I hsve a coach who told me that motherhood is going through many deaths, and rebirths of who I was, and the black reminds me of that
We definitely have some pictures of us smiling but in reality my face just sort of rests that way as does my husbands. I didn’t want our maternity shoot to be a bunch of forced fake smiling. I wanted the moments where were smiling to be natural so we have a mixture of natural moments she caught and then some posing ones where we aren’t.
I choose to wear black because it feels mature to me. I’m 32 so I’m not exactly a young mother and I wear a lot of black in my normal daily life. I toyed with the idea of white but it felt too wedding dress to me and my baby shower dress was white with yellow trim.
I didn’t really over think the shoot or meaning behind anything other than having nice photos together before our little one arrived. I just knew I wanted something that felt very true to us and our age.
Im so curious – why is it that you chose black and somber faces?
I dedinitely try to do everything in my life opposite of the trends, although this didnt occur to me.
Was it to push back against society saying you ‘should be happy’ when announcing your baby?
I hsve a coach who told me that motherhood is going through many deaths, and rebirths of who I was, and the black reminds me of that
We definitely have some pictures of us smiling but in reality my face just sort of rests that way as does my husbands. I didn’t want our maternity shoot to be a bunch of forced fake smiling. I wanted the moments where were smiling to be natural so we have a mixture of natural moments she caught and then some posing ones where we aren’t.
I choose to wear black because it feels mature to me. I’m 32 so I’m not exactly a young mother and I wear a lot of black in my normal daily life. I toyed with the idea of white but it felt too wedding dress to me and my baby shower dress was white with yellow trim.
I didn’t really over think the shoot or meaning behind anything other than having nice photos together before our little one arrived. I just knew I wanted something that felt very true to us and our age.
Im so curious – why is it that you chose black and somber faces?
I dedinitely try to do everything in my life opposite of the trends, although this didnt occur to me.
Was it to push back against society saying you ‘should be happy’ when announcing your baby?
I hsve a coach who told me that motherhood is going through many deaths, and rebirths of who I was, and the black reminds me of that
We definitely have some pictures of us smiling but in reality my face just sort of rests that way as does my husbands. I didn’t want our maternity shoot to be a bunch of forced fake smiling. I wanted the moments where were smiling to be natural so we have a mixture of natural moments she caught and then some posing ones where we aren’t.
I choose to wear black because it feels mature to me. I’m 32 so I’m not exactly a young mother and I wear a lot of black in my normal daily life. I toyed with the idea of white but it felt too wedding dress to me and my baby shower dress was white with yellow trim.
I didn’t really over think the shoot or meaning behind anything other than having nice photos together before our little one arrived. I just knew I wanted something that felt very true to us and our age.
These pictures are breathtaking! I have never seen anything like this before, so I love the fact that you are wearing a dramatic dress to make the images more intense.
You look very beautiful! xoxo
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These pictures are breathtaking! I have never seen anything like this before, so I love the fact that you are wearing a dramatic dress to make the images more intense.
You look very beautiful! xoxo
http://www.thecupofjojo.com
These pictures are breathtaking! I have never seen anything like this before, so I love the fact that you are wearing a dramatic dress to make the images more intense.
You look very beautiful! xoxo
http://www.thecupofjojo.com
These pictures are breathtaking! I have never seen anything like this before, so I love the fact that you are wearing a dramatic dress to make the images more intense.
You look very beautiful! xoxo
http://www.thecupofjojo.com
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