Maternity Photos (Part 1)

I think one of the best parts about being in the Little Rock area at the end of my pregnancy with Berend was that we were close (ish) to my sister Becki. She is a photographer in the Chattanooga area, and she has done both of my sisters’ maternity sessions. Since we lived in England when I was pregnant with Gerrit, she wasn’t able to shoot my maternity session then. When she said she would be able to drive over to do my maternity photos this time, we started coming up with ideas right away!

Becki and I were both interested in doing some lifestyle maternity photos. All of my photos from my first pregnancy were posed, so I thought lifestyle ones would be something fun and different. Here are a few of my favorites:

We also did some boudoir style photos and some milk bath photos. When I was pregnant with Gerrit, I didn’t want any photos of my exposed belly. I was a lot more self-conscious about my belly and my body as a whole then. But this time I was completely open to the idea, especially because this is probably our last pregnancy.

Thank you so much for the beautiful photos, Becki! You did such a great job with them. Check out Vander Warf Photography for more of her work, especially if you’re in the Chattanooga area.