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W E L C O M E
Thisisme,StephanieMarie
Maternityphotosaresomuchmorethanjust photographs;it'sthebeginningofsomeone's lifestory
Iwillletthatsinkinforamomentbecauseit's abigthing
Thosepictureswillfollowyourchildthrough lifeandeveninthecominggenerations
Idon'ttakethistasklightly.
Tocreatesuchabeautifulthing,alittlebitof planningisneeded.Thecolorandfeelofthe clothesyouwearareabigpartoftheresult Notonlyvisuallybutalsointhewayyoufeel whenyourphotosaretaken.
Ialsoknowthatduringpregnancy,youdo notalwaysfeellikeyourbestself Yourbody andmindcanbefarawayfromtheperson youusuallyare.
ThisiswhyIamsendingyouthisguide.Even ifIwillsupportyouduringourphotosession andmakesureyouareascomfortableas possible,thereareafewthingsheretomake youcomeaspreparedaspossiblewhenwe meet.
with love, Stephanie Marie
P R E P A R A T I O N
Astateofmind
WhenItalkaboutpreparation,it'snotonly clothesandotherdetailsI'mreferringto
I'malsotalkingaboutbeingpreparedmentally
Beingpregnantisanexperiencefullof excitement However,itcanalsobringupsome emotionsandthoughtsthatarenotalwaysas positive
Yourbodygoesthroughalot,andthatcanmake itnoteasytofeellikethebestversionofyourself whenpartsofthebodyarechangingquite quickly
Iwantyoutoleaveallthosenegativethoughts aboutyourbodytothesidebecauseyourbody isdoingatremendousjobgrowingyourbaby
It'seasiersaidthandone,butIwantyouto knowalreadynowthatnomatterhowyouare feelingtoday,in30years,thosefeelingswillbe longgone,andwhat'sremainingarethephotos ofaveryspecialtimeinyourlife.
Photosthatyou,andyourchild,willtreasure forever.
Wearegoingtotakephotosthatwillshowcasehowamazingyouand yourbodyare Beautifulpicturesthatwillkeepthememoryofthis precioustimeforever
Youmightfeelfantastic,oryoumighthaveabitmorechallengingtime.No matterwhat,wearegoingtomakeyoufeellikethebestversionof yourselfduringoursessiontogether.
Beingcomfortableisthekeytobeinghappywithyourphotosintheend, butitsnotmuchthatiscomfortabletowearwhenyouarepregnant.
SomethingIrecommendtoallmomsisadress.It'snotonlyflatteringfor thepregnantbody,butitalsomakesyoufeeldressedupandbeautiful whileremainingcomfortable
Idonotoftenrecommendwearingskin-tightdresses(ifit'snotaspecific typeofphotoyouwanttohave).Adressthatislooserwillbemore flattering,andyouwillfeelmorecomfortable
Whenselectingadress,itshouldbeonethatistighterbetweenyour growingbellyandyourbreasts,asitcreatesaveryflatteringsilhouette
ThecardinalruleforchoosingwhattowearforyoursessionisthatYOU feelcomfortablewearingit Ifitfeelswrong,it'sprobablywrong
Don'tworry,I'mheretohelpyouifyouneedhelpandguidancewhen selectingyourclothing.
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Okay,thisismaybenotthefirstthingyoudiscusswithsomeoneelse, butyourunderwear,orespeciallyyourbra,isactuallyhavinga biggerpartofyoursessionthanyouthink
Iknow,whenyouarepregnantsoftnursingbrasfeellikeheaven Unfortunately,theydon'tflatteryouinapicture Thecurveofyourbellyandyourbreaststogetherwillbeinfocus, andIhighlyrecommendthatyouwearabrawithgoodsupport It willmakeabigdifferenceforyourpictures.
Itcanstillbeanursingbrathatyoucanuseafterthebabyisborn Whenitcomestoyourpanties,makesuretonotewearanythingtoo tightorthatgoesupoverthebellyandcreatesavisiblemark throughouttheclothes
H O W T O P R E P T H E D A D D Y
Letsbehonest-notmanymenareexcitedabouthavingtheir photostaken
Thereareprobablymanyreasonsforit,butitcanbeduetoearlier not-so-positiveexperiencesorthatheknowshowmuchthismeans toyouanddoesn'tknowhowtomeetyourexpectations.
Lethimknowthattherewon'tbeanystiffposes,andyouwillbe togetherinanaturalwaywithsomeguidancefromme
OneofthemostfrequentlyaskedquestionsIreceiveiswhatthe expectingfathershouldwear
Andmyadviceisalwayssomethingneutral,withfewcolorsthat willtaketheattentionfromthemamaandthebelly Thiscanbea poloshirtinthecolorbeige,grey,orblueandchinosorjeans Itis preferableifthepantsareinaredarkercolortocreatesome contrast.
P R E P A R I N G D O S
Beexcited
Forgetallyourworriesandfocusonthememoriesofyour pregnancythatwillbekeptforever
Plantheoutfits
Planyourclothesinadvance Andmakesurethatbothyou andthedaddyarecomfortablewithwhatyouwillwear.If youhaveanyquestionsabouthowtomatch,feelfreeto emailme
It'soktonotbeok
Ifanythingfeelsuncomfortable,anymovement,orifyou feelsmallercontractions,youshouldknowthatIwantyou toletmeknow Wesimplytakeabreakandmakesureyou feelallright.Yourcomfortisimportanttome.
P R E P A R I N G D O N ' T S
Sethighexpectationsonyourself
Leaveallexpectationsbehind
Letthosethoughtsaboutyourbodyandperfectiongo Youwanttorememberthismomentinyourheart forever Stress Worryoverdetails
Easiersaidanddone,buttstressingoverdetailsortime willnotputyouinagoodmoodbeforeyoursession.
Igotyou.Iwilltakecareofyouandmakesureyouget thepicturesyouwantofthisspecialtime Theonlything Iwantyoutododuringoursessionistorelaxandbein themoment.
S T Y L I N G T I P S
SoftColors
Usingsoftcolorsremovesdistractions,andthe feelingsbetweenyouandyourfiancéwillbethe centralpartofthepictures
Patterns
Justasthereasonaboveaboutchoosingsoftcolors, forthesamereason,it'sagoodideatoavoidveryeyecatchingpatternssincetheywillstealattentionand thereisachancethatthepictureswillfeelabit messy
Fabricsandlayers
Somethingworthmentioningisthatlong,flowy dressesandskirtslookamazingoncameraasthey addmovementtoyourclothingthattendstobevery flatteringandnatural-looking
Accessoriesandjewelries
Don'tbeafraidtoexpressyourstyle.Rememberthat themoreconfidentyoufeel,yourphotoswillturnout better Accessoriescanbemuchhelpwhenitcomes toshowingyourindividualstyle.
Dressfortheseasonandlocation
Thisisthelesscomplicatedpart Noonewantsto freezeorlooktoowarm Orifthelocationisthe beach,barefootworksbetterthanstilettos
Emptyyourpockets
Thisismainlywrittenforyourpartner Cellphones, keys,andotheritemsarenothingwewanttosee throughthepockets
C O L O R P A L E T T E S
Whenitcomestocolors,thegoalistocomplementeachotherinsteadofmatch Asitcanbe challengingtoknowwhatcolorsworkwelltogetherandcreateharmonyinthepictures,you canseeacoupleofcolorpalettesbelow Youcanpicktheonethatfeelsmostlikeyouanduseitwhenplanningyouroutfit
SoftandLovely
DowntoEarth
WithPassion
S T Y L I N G D OS
Wearclothesthatmakeyoufeelcomfortable
Ifyoufeeluncomfortable,youwilllookuncomfortable; thatisnothingthatcanbefixedafterward
Choosesoftcolors
Thisisbecauseit'slessdistracting Theonlythingthatyou wanttoseeinyourpicturesisyourlove.It'salsomost flatteringasitwon'tbringanycolorcastsonyou Andit willmakeyourphotoslastalifetime
Listentomyadvices
Itmightsoundabitharsh,butmanysmalldetailsbringa goodphototogether Ihavetheexperience,andallIwantis foryoutobehappywithyourphotos
S T Y L I N G D O N ' T S
Crazypatternandcartooncharacters
Tinyflowersonacutedressarelovely I'mtalkingabout patternsthatareallovertheplacehere Itwillonlybea distraction Andalso,pleasetrytoavoidsmallstripes Camerasfindthatveryconfusing,andtheresultwon't alwayslookgood.
Brightcolors
Mainlybecauseitstealsallattentionbutalsobecauseit createscolorcasts Ifyouwearbrightgreen,thereisa bigchancethatyourskinwilllookgreen
Matching
Avoidthatbothofyouarehavingthesamecoloratthe topandbottom It'sbettertohavecolorsthatareworking togetherthantousethesameones
H A I R A N D M A K E U P
Aperfectwaytospoilyourselfistogetyourhairand make-updoneprofessionally Italsoremovesthestress ofgettingreadywhenyouareprobablyalreadynervous beforeyoursession
It'salsogreatasitwillgiveyouanincrediblefeelingof beingabsolutelygorgeous,boostingyourconfidenceand makingyourelax.
still,themostimportantthingisthatyoufeel comfortable Ifthatislettingyourhairdown,youshould cometothesessionwithyourhairjustdown
Ifyouarefixingyourmake-uponyourown Useas muchmake-upasyouusuallydotomakeyoufeelthe mostcomfortable Onethingtoconsideristoaddan extralayerofmascaraoraddsomemoreeyelinerifyou usuallywearthis.
Thisisbecausethelightoftenremovescontrastaround youreyesinthecamera,andabitmoremakeupcan preventitfromhappening
PACKING LIST
Water,itcanfeelgood,takingafew minutestopauseandhydrate
Asmallsnack,iftheenergydrops. Preferablysomethingdryerthatdoesn't leavespotsandstainssoeasily.But avoidraisinsandsimilarasitsticksto theteeth
Touch-upmakeupifneeded
B E I N S P I R E D
Visualhelpisalwayshelpful
Togetextrainspirationforyouroutfits,Ihaveputtogethera PinterestBoardfullofinspirationsothatyoucanquicklyseehow colorsanddifferenttypesofclothesworktogether
YoucanaccessthePinterestBoardviathelinkbelow
GO TO THE PINTEREST BOARD HERE
I ' M H E R E F O R Y O U
Wheneveryouareunsureorhaveaquestion,letmeknow. Noquestionistoosmall Ifyoucan'tdecideifyoushouldwearanecklaceor braceletorboth?I'mhereforyou!
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