This beautiful Mama had her baby! I had the pleasure of photographing their maternity session on the beach in St. Augustine last month, and was blown away by how photogenic she was!! Check out her maternity portraits here. 

I always love photographing combination maternity newborn portait sessions because you get a little glimpse into the before of the story too, then when you meet that sweet newborn it makes it all come full circle. 

For their newborn portraits, they wanted to keep it simple and minimal, and low stress most importantly, so we opted for a photo session at their home in St. Johns, Florida. I quickly removed a few things from the walls upon arrival, and was happy to see that Mom followed my direction to invest in a set of white sheets for the session, and that was really it! Calm parents and a happy and fed baby are all you need to document those sweet early few weeks with your new baby.

Mom also wanted these newborn portraits to be timeless. I think that is such an important factor when planning out your newborn portrait session. Minimal helps to remove distractions and focus on the subjects, but having a neutral and light and airy color palette will also help to keep the images looking fresh twenty years from now. So when you pass these newborn photos on to your own children, you will have given then an heirloom.

Below I've shared a few of my favorites from their in-home newborn session and be sure to check out their maternity session on the coast too! I can't wait to see how Mom and Dad are going to display their new family portraits. <3