The biggest compliment as a creative is when I get to work with couples more than once. I feel so honored to have Carmen and Gabe trust me with two massive milestones. First, their elopement and now their maternity session. One of my favorite things about working with them is that Carmen always comes to me with inspiration. As a creative, that really helps fuel me and gives me a good base on where we should begin when preparing a photo shoot. Clear communication is key! When she send over her inspiration, I was so excited to see that she wanted to incorporate a studio. Studio work has a modern and timeless feel. We then mixed in some outdoor meadows for their second location, which infused their gallery with a bit of nature. Carmen and Gabe are effortless, cool, go with the flow, and just overall amazing humans. I have no doubt they’re going to make incredible parents. Enjoy a peek of their maternity session!

Studio Maternity Session in Reno, with a white background, photo of couple wearing white dress shirts

Studio Maternity Session in Reno, with a white background, photo of couple standing in front of a gray studio background

Studio Maternity Session in Reno, with a white background, photo of mom wearing an elegant black maternity dress from rent the runway

Studio Maternity Session in Reno, with a white background, photo of mom holding her belly.

Studio Maternity Session in Reno, with a white background, photo of couple looking away

“.....if you asked me when I first found out I was pregnant if I planned on doing a maternity session I would have said absolutely not. I had so much anxiety about documenting the way my body was changing! However, now that I'm looking at the initial photos I'm so glad we decided to document this time and have our first photos as a family of three. It's pretty amazing as women what are bodies are capable of.”-Carmen

Studio Maternity Session in Reno, with a white background, photo of mom wearing a dressy white maternity shirt that shows off her belly

Studio Maternity Session in Reno, with a white background, photo of mom wearing a men's dress shirt for her modern maternity session

Studio Maternity Session in Reno, with a white background, photo of couple standing back to back for their studio session

Tips for mom’s planning a maternity session:

“Plan ahead! I also HIGHLY recommend a studio session for a really clean and simple look. Have lots of ideas and options and inspiration! Everyone is different and it helps to have a pretty clear picture of what you are looking for going in (and Elsa consistently does everything she can to bring your vision to life - that's why we came back to her after our wedding photos - and will continue to use her for family photos in the years to come!). Thanks Elsa!”

Maternity session in the meadows, mom to be wearing a red maternity gown and looking at her belly

Maternity session in the meadows, mom to be wearing a red maternity gown and walking away

Golden hour maternity session, mom to be is wearing a red gown from rent the runway

Maternity session in the meadows, mom to be wearing a red maternity gown and standing in the meadow with golden light hitting her face

Maternity session in the meadows, mom to be wearing a red maternity gown and photo of her walking with a beagle

Golden hour maternity session, mom-to-be is wearing a red gown from rent the runway and kissing her partner.

Maternity session in the meadows. Mom is wearing a white see through gown

Maternity session in the meadows. Mom is draped in off white silk-like fabric

“We are both so excited to have another tiny human around that we get to watch and develop into their own person. I can't wait to watch Gabe become a father, I know he will be amazing. We both just can't wait to meet her.”