This Ashburn, Virginia couple are expecting their third baby and have decided to wait and be surprised by their baby girl or baby boy ~ hence the alphabet blocks below!
LOVE the second portrait of this gorgeous momma to be…elegant and sensual with her beautiful baby bump. I sure wish I had looked even remotely this good during my first pregnancy - much less, my third! Wow!
Hope you enjoy your sneak peek “D” family. We can’t wait to be ”surprised” too!!!


If you are in the Northern Virginia or greater Washington D.C. metro area and are interested in celebrating your pregnancy with “your bump as {art}” ™ portraits, contact the studio today.

Yesterday we welcomed a lovely couple all the way from Waldorf, Maryland who wanted to celebrate this special time in their lives with elegant maternity portraits.
I absolutely adore how this pink maternity wrap accentuates this beautiful mom-to-be’s baby bump. Isn’t she stunning? Wow. And then, we have dad ”listening” to his growing baby…and it was so sweet that his little baby started kicking him whilst he was listening. Precious.



This expectant couple from the Washington DC area are expecting their first child! How exciting! At 37 weeks, this mom-to-be is really in the nesting mode!
She wanted to capture this time with modest yet artfully expressive images of her pregnancy. In addition, we also set up a fun shot – see below – and darned if she wasn’t such a tiny thing that I had to ask her to “push” her bump up a bit so we could tell she was preggo! That is so not fair!
I hope she and her dear hubby enjoy their sneak peeks below.



This sweet mom and dad-to-be came from Alexandria, Virginia this week for a “your bump as { art }”™ maternity portrait session. Mom brought a few items from home to use and I just adore the red silk shawl she brought! She said her aunt actually put all the beautiful fringe on the edges…what an elegant way to capture this special time and honor her Spanish heritage.
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A moment captured in time…a tender moment…a brief moment…a bittersweet memory that will last in this couple’s hearts forever. Shortly after the creation of this image, their sweet baby boy slipped from this world into the arms of Jesus. For reasons his sweet parents will never understand, he was called home.
Their loss touched all of us here at the studio deeply and we continue to pray for them. So, at the request of his parents, I share this in memory of little Micah Aiden. You can tell he was loved so very deeply…

Such a sweet couple from Front Royal, Virginia! They visited the studio last week for portrait art of their precious baby bump. Boy, I wish I had looked this good at 32 weeks! We can’t wait to meet their baby boy in October… he’ll be here before we know it!
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This expecting mom & dad were here a few days ago from Alexandria, Virginia for their maternity portraits. They are such a sweet, sweet couple and I cannot wait to meet their little boy! He is destined to be a Green Bay Packers football fan if his dad has any say about it!
So, here are a couple sneak peeks of “your bump as { art }”™ and I just love them both! Hope you do too!!


This sweet, sweet couple from Fairfax, Virginia were in the studio this week for their pregnancy portrait art session and boy did we have fun! They love black and white photography so the first one is totally for them. But I love the rich warmth of the second image as it captures the beautiful connection and love between them.
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I promised I’d share another fav from this Lorton, Virginia couple’s pregnancy portrait session. I love this image so much! This image would be a perfect ”your bump as { Art }” ™ wall portrait. Your little princess will be here soon!
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This darling couple from Lorton, Virginia were in the studio Friday for their pregnancy portrait session. The expectant mom-to-be requested one of my signature bump poses; the pink tulle and gerber daisy. I asked her if she was open to trying something unique and fortunately for me, she was! I love the way it turned out and hopefully she will to! Another “your bump as { Art }”™ original.
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This has been a busy, busy week with maternity portrait sessions… this couple from Alexandria, Virginia were such a sweet couple. I so enjoyed every minute of our time together and I promised them I would try to sneak peek a couple images from their session over this weekend. I love this first one…she lookes so beautiful in green, don’t you think? The second portrait is one of my favorite poses. I love the strength of the expectant dad’s hands on mom’s beautiful bump!
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This adorable couple from Springfield, Virginia were in the studio yesterday for their pregnancy portraits. They are at 36 weeks and counting down the days. I really loved the mother & child necklace that the expectant mom wore for her portraits. Come to find out, it was a gift from her hubby…how sweet is that?
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I just LOVE this purple wrap on her with her hair color! FABULOUS!!

What a sweet couple who came all the way from Laurel, Maryland for their maternity portrait session! I had so much fun with both of them and we created some beautiful images of their soon expected baby girl. Dad was awesome in the first one don’t you think??
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I promised this couple I would sneak peek another of my favorite images from their maternity session. I love mom’s expression and the purple wrap is gorgeous on her.
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Oh my! What an absolutely beautiful couple from Sterling, Virginia! They were SO MUCH fun to work with and we created some incredibly beautiful images of them and their expected baby. This is one of my favorites ~ you can just feel the emotional connection between this husband and wife expecting their first child together.
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by Dawn
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