Wednesday, October 19, 2011

I'm Not A Maternity Photographer But...

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When one of my closest friends in the whole world asks me to take a few snaps of her, her husband and the bump - well, I quickly become a maternity photographer for a couple hours.

You might remember my friend Hallie - I was a bridesmaid in her wedding just last November. Just a few months after she said "I do" she sent me a text with a photo of a stick she had just peed on - it said PREGNANT. I couldn't believe it. I know this is how the world works - it's simple biology, really - but I couldn't believe it. It seems like just yesterday Hallie, Liz and I were chasing birth control pills with whiskey and celebrating false alarms with champagne. It seems like just yesterday we were making an over-sized slip 'n' slide out of a discarded outdoor billboard vinyl in Edgemere Park. So to be taking photos of my very pregnant friend, and her husband Chase, in that same park just a couple years later - it felt a little unreal.

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But in just a few short weeks it's going to be very very real. Hallie and Chase are going to be a mom and dad. I'm going to be Aunt Kathleen to a brand new little baby girl. I can't wait to meet her and one day tell her about all the times her mama and I used to have.

6 comments:

  1. um, so cute. good job, kathleen. hallie, congrats!!

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  2. Thanks Kathleen for being our pseudo photographer! And for not posting any of the boob shots. : )

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  3. "chasing birth control pills with whiskey and celebrating false alarms with champagne" THAT made me laugh :)

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  4. Gorgeous photos, K! I love the little shoes!!

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  5. You're not a maternity photographer, but you are so darned good at it! These images are amazing!

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  6. My favorites are the ones infront of your chalkboard wall that I absolutely L O V E!

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