Bumps, glorious bumps!

Pregnancy is a funny old time...

There's all the excitment, a new life, the first kicks, the first time the baby gets hiccups in your tummy... the first scan...finding out if you're having a boy or a girl, or keeping it a surprise (like we did!)... There is also all the side effects no one seems to warn you about, forget morning sickness (which by the way is not just in the mornings!) you may have heart burn, pelvic pain, swollen ankles, hands and fingers, you could also suffer with constipation, you can't sleep as it's hard to get comfy, your bed becomes the kingdom of pillows... and of course there's always the getting the size of a house... by week 30 you can't believe how big you are... and yet you do get bigger!!!

But  nothing matters the moment you have your little one in your arms... every single annoying thing about being pregnant suddenly doesnt matter.

As someone once said "Being pregnant is the best ever reason to feel like rubbish" and although I am convinced that "glow" people talked about completely bypassed me I now regret not getting pro photos done of me and my bump. If we ever have another child, it just won't be the same.. it won't be all new...

Anyway, here are some of my favourite photos from maternity sessions I have taken...

If you  fancy getting some lovely maternity photos please get in touch!

Ever wondered what to do with your dress after the wedding? Wonder no more!

It's a fact, all brides (so generalising is not cool so will say "most" brides) spend a decent amount of time trying on different dresses.

Let's be honest, you could say the whole wedding is actually about the dress... forget the actual marriage, food, family... it all comes down to that  moment when you walk down that aisle in a dress which you have fallen in love with and that not many people have seen you in before......(OK maybe I am exagerating slightly...)


So anyway,  your day comes and goes... and then the dress you loved has only been worn once... and then dry cleaned and forever forgotten in your wardrobe until maybe your daughter or daughter in law is old enough to tell you that, actually, she will pick her own dress....

Well.. there's always the  option to trash it, and take photographic evidence of that.. you know just for the lols...

This week I had the pleasure of shooting 2 beautiful ladies who got married in November. As I was about to give birth I had to sadly cancel the booking to be their wedding photographer but hope to have made up for it today.

2 brides, 2 dresses to be trashed, the beach, some paint and a lot of love.

Laura and Chrissy were amazing sports and were up for anything! We had a great time! (not sure what colour Chrissy's car seats are at the moment but it was all worth it I say!)

Also their amazing story is on this week's Pick me Up, so they are virtually celebrities!