Great Expectations | Maternity Session with Victoria

Lifestyle, Portraits

Nov 18, 2013

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I met Victoria last year during our church’s women’s retreat.  It’s amazing to see someone at church each week but not really get to know them until you’re up in the mountains with a group of women that are believing God for so much in life. I missed a few Sunday’s at church due to travel but the last time that I saw Victoria, I knew something was different about her, but I wasn’t sure what it was.  She is expecting but wasn’t showing just yet.  She contacted me a few weeks ago to schedule her maternity session.  I was so excited as I read the email and knew that I needed to get her on the calendar quickly.  Victoria’s husband, Tito, is deployed in Afghanistan so Victoria wanted to have some photos taken early on in the process to send to him.  We have another photo session planned in 2014 prior to baby Elijah’s arrival!

I love asking couples how they met because lately it’s been through mutual friends, work or a random occurrence.  Victoria was in graduate school in South Carolina when she met Tito, who was stationed there.  They were introduced by mutual friends one even as they all hung out.  Shortly thereafter they went out on their first date.  Victoria recalls that she ordered a steak and Tito ordered a salad and their server kept confusing their order because its not typical that the lady eat more than the man, especially on the first date!!!  Tito accepted Victoria for who she is and as she says “the rest was history”!  I am so excited to see her development and can’t wait to meet baby Elijah!  For our photo session we decided to do it outdoors and catch the last bit of Autumn.  It was a rather foggy and overcast day with rain off and on, but we decided to venture outdoors any way.  Victoria was a great sport and said she’s seen my work so she trusted whatever ideas I have.  I love that!  Here are a few of my favorite photos from our session:

 

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