Katie + Erik’s River Maternity Session

I KNOW - I KNOW. These 2 look wildly familiar. A year ago exactly I was sharing a blog post from their WEDDING DAY! Can I just say, I love full circle moments like these? Katie & Erik were my very first paid wedding back when this whole journey of wedding photography started for me, and they took the biggest risk allowing me to photograph it, and for that I am forever grateful.

When they reached out to me months ago about doing a maternity shoot for her, it was the quickest YES I have said in a long time. Katie might just be one of my favorite souls on this earth. SUCH AN ANGEL. I think back to a year ago this time I was shooting their wedding day, witnessing the beautiful love they have for each other and here they are now having a little one of their own. They are due with their sweet little boy Eli in just a few short weeks, and I feel so honored I got to capture another season of their lives.

They are nothing less than amazing, and we always have a blast when we are together!

The weather was ABSOLUTELY perfect! In NC the temperatures have been in the 100’s for weeks! So it was such a breath of fresh air to get a little bit of an overcast day, with the perfect amount of glow at the end! Katie told me she wanted “Classy, backwoods river-esque” maternity portraits, and I think we nailed it! Erik is such a trooper! At the river the rocks were pretty harsh and sharp, and he never complained once about anything, even though he kept telling us he had “baby feet” haha. We all left soaking wet, and the days where I get the dirtest might just be my favorite, because magic doesnt happen when you stay clean ;)

Enjoy some of my favorites from their day! When you come across this blog post whether it’s the day i’m sharing it, or months down the road, say a quick prayer for Katie, Erik, their oldest son Luke, and sweet baby Eli. Raising kids takes a village and you can contribute, even if it’s saying a prayer over their family.