a moody maternity boudoir session| oceanside, california boudoir photographer

I get asked all the time, “Carrie Anne, do you shoot maternity boudoir?”

The answer is yes. ALWAYS, yes.

Maternity boudoir is so so so so so special. I am not a mama but I am a daughter. My mom has very few photos of herself pregnant with me, and maybe even fewer of her pregnant with my sister. It sounds so silly, but those photos are so special. They are special because not only was my mom about to give birth to me, but her body was changing / had changed and that is something that is so worth documenting. I look back at those photos and wonder who my mom was and what she was like before she brought me earthside. The thing is, you are a person, regardless if you’re a mom or a soon-to-be-mom. And sometimes I think that gets lost. You deserve to have time for yourself to feel seen and celebrated.

Many of my clients tell me that watching their body change and grow is hard for them. You don’t feel yourself, you feel sick and tired, and everything hurts. Everyone is telling you “it’s such a miracle!! Embrace your body.”

But it’s not that easy. And I hear you on that. What I will say is that, through that discomfort, my mom is sad that she doesn’t have beautiful, intentional photos of herself pregnant with my sister and I. That’s something she wishes she had. It’s such a unique time in your life where, your body shifts and grows and you give birth and then it shifts and changes some more, and before you know it, you don’t even really remember what it felt like to be pregnant. Photos are such a beautiful way to commemorate that seriously special time in your life where you are literally carrying around your sweet little babe in your belly.

When Austin came in for her boudoir maternity session - I was just so excited to have mama energy in the studio. The pregnancy glow is REAL. Austin’s style is so unique, I was truly so stoked when she pulled out her outfits. I knew that we were going to take things in a less traditional, cinematic / moodier direction - and that the stuff that makes me so excited to create.

So yes. The answer is YES. Book the maternity boudoir session. Capture those sweet moments of just you and your baby in that belly. It is such a deliciously special time in your life and you deserve to be seen and celebrated and loved on. Come to my studio and roll around (safely, ha!) in the warm sunlight pouring in. Let me help you feel as amazing as you are.