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Officially on maternity leave 🤰🏽
No more shoots before bub arrives, but I’ll still be sharing a little magic here of some recent work while we wait for our newest adventure to begin ☀️🤎
These gorgeous return clients and their sweet, busy little explorer who always makes the session fun and energetic!

A little pregnancy announcement shoot, one close to my heart 🤎☀️

One thing I’ve learnt as a photographer is there’s never a “perfect” time for the photos.
And if past pregnancies have taught me anything, it’s that by the third trimester, being in front of the camera is usually the last thing I feel like doing. Between the exhaustion, the emotions, the sore back and the chaos of motherhood… it’s easy to keep putting it off.
But yesterday arvo against every bone in my body, I packed the kids up, headed to the beach, and had a dear friend take these photos for me while I showed her the ropes behind my camera so I could edit them into memories of my own 🤎
There were tears, sand everywhere, chaos, kids taking their pants off, and honestly it felt harder than any shoots I do for work by far 😂 But we got there in the end.
Especially knowing this will be my last baby, I’m so grateful I pushed myself to do it. I mean seeing my oldest boy embrace his little bro in mums belly is so special 🥹🥰✨

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My final month behind the camera before I step into a whole new chapter… maternity leave and welcoming our little boy into the world, making that our 4th and last baby to complete our beautiful chaotic family 🤎🤰🏽

To every beautiful soul who has trusted me, supported me, and kept this little dream of mine alive in the last year and a half, thank you. Truly.
I’ll be back shooting when the warmer months roll around again, so if you’ve been thinking about a session, don’t be shy and reach out for then ✨
Or send me your email to join my VIP list so you can snap up the first spots when I return.

*Maternity shots captured by a dear friend, posed, styled & edited by me 🤎✨*

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wind in their hair
grass stains on their knees
and you calling them back while they run off again,
this is childhood ✨️
and these are the moments mum and dad will look back on forever! 🤎

My first bestie shoot 💫 honestly, we need to normalise this more because HOW fun!!

She had a vision and we brought it to life, rockpools, dreamy dresses, and capturing the kind of memories you never want to forget.

Grab your besties and book the shoot. Let’s be real… they’re our soulmates too 🤎

Tag your bestie to let them know this needs to be done!!

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This beautiful fam was well overdue for family photos, so they decided capturing memories at their local spot would be perfect 🤎
This gallery was such a hard one to narrow down, I might be a little biased, but there were just too many moments I loved. Still so many goodies to share. The hills, the rockpools, the boys running wild and free…
It really doesn’t get much better than this ✨

This is your reminder to book those photos in!!

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A thoughtful Father’s Day gift of a photography voucher for this dad and his girls means these little moments are now memories he can cherish for a lifetime. Dads, this is your sign to book the shoot too. One day these photos will mean the world to you and your kids 🤎✨️

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