Six years ago this summer I was helping my then boyfriend, now husband with a play he was working on. He was directing a production of “The Scottish Play” (Don’t know what I’m talking about? Google it and have a giggle at this notorious piece of theatre superstition.), and he had asked me to stage manage for him. We had very few people audition for the production, and as a result we were forced to recruit talent ourselves. We successfully recruited a handful of rambunctious teenagers from Sexton High School in Lansing, all of whom I continue to count among my friends today. One of these young people was a quiet young girl named Brenna. While a bit shy, Brenna was fun to be around and had a contagious personality. Thanks to her, my husband now knows how to drool “appropriately”.

Now Brenna the girl has become Brenna the woman, and is pregnant with her first born. Of course I jumped at the chance to photograph someone so lovely, especially since she is a friend. This past Saturday, less than a month from her due date, I met Brenna, her fun pit bull mix Izzo, and her boyfriend Jeremiah at Tecumseh Park in Lansing for a maternity session. The weather was a bit chillier than I normally prefer for an outdoor session, but Brenna was a good sport, and we even got some fun images with Izzo (when he wasn’t trying desperately to get the squirrels!). When Jeremiah arrived partway through the session, he really brought out the best in Brenna. They were so good together as a couple that I almost felt as though I were intruding on private moments when photographing them!

All in all I can now consider this session a success, and I am brimming with anticipation for when their new son arrives very soon! This is one family that is full of fun, hope, and love, and I’m terribly grateful that I was able to share in it, even if it was only for one day.

If you’re interested in viewing even more images from Brenna’s maternity session, you can watch the video presentation below.

I also designed a standard, 20 page album for Brenna and Jeremiah, as I do for all of my sessions and events. You can view the album layout here as well.