This wasn’t our first time to visit Blithewold Mansion with Jacquee and Matt. We were there with them once before for their engagement session. One of our favorite parts of our job is documenting the growth of a family — from engagement shoots to wedding shoots to maternity shoots to family portraits! And this maternity session was particularly exciting because Jacquee and Matt have been waiting for six long years to welcome a baby.

It’s so much fun to photograph this couple; not only because they are incredibly sweet and thoughtful, but because Jacquee has incredible style! She picked the perfect outfit for the setting and looked equal parts fairy princess and earth mother with just a dash of boho babe in the woods. Gorgeous!

The couple sent us a note after our session that made us cry, thanking us for documenting their life’s fleeting moments and making the experience “magic.” Jacquee and Matt — the magic is in you! And especially in that new little life you brought into the world.