Can you say Enchanting?!

I am in love with maternity photography, and I think I've mentioned this before. I've begun to lean towards the more enchanting maternity photography styles, where the expecting moms get to dress up and experience a night full of bliss and excitement towards this special time.

Enchantment, meaning:
1. To subject to magical influence; bewitch:
2. To delight to a high degree
3. To impart a magic quality or effect to.

I know you don't need a grammar lesson from me, but I wanted to share something with you. I want you to pour yourself into this session just like I did.

Enchanting maternity photography in the forest:

Maternity Photography is only the start

Abigail provides  beautiful and enchanting maternity photography for her clients in the Chicago and surrounding areas. Her work is romantic, filmic, and shows the emotion and love that an expecting couple are feeling towards their upcoming little one. Abigail is a top chicago newborn and maternity photographer that specializes in beautiful sunlit scenes.

Email: Abigail@abigailjoycephotography.com for inquiries, scheduling, and confirmations!

Rainy Days - Chicago Newborn Photographer | Abigail Joyce Photography

So this week, I have met with a bunch of newborns and have had some great outdoor sessions as well...when it wasn't raining outside! Ugh, welcome to rainy days. As a photographer in the Chicagoland area, its important to always follow the weather, even if you don't have a session that day, its important to follow the trends for the week. Days leading up to a session outside, its possible there may be chance of rain in the forecast but the day of may not rain at all. I'm always watching the rainy days season. But thats the other great thing about having an indoor studio. I love having newborn sessions inside. Its so cozy and warm in my newborn studio. I love getting to cuddle with babies, and wrap them all different sorts of ways. It makes my day 1000x better when I have a newborn in my studio, because it means getting to chat with my clients about their first week as parents, and getting to know them personally. On rainy days especially its nice to be inside the studio, working with a family for a newborn session. I love waking up, warming up with freshly brewed cup of coffee, knowing that I have a precious family coming in later that morning, just as excited as I am to have these sweet photographs done. It makes me so happy to know my clients are just as excited as I am!

So heres to those rainy days that bring us inside!

xoxo

Abigail Joyce is a top newborn photographer that provides studio, and on location newborn and lifestyle photography. She customizes the session to your unique specifications and provides the care and safety that each newborn needs during this beautiful first week of life. With your session, you gain access to all over her props, backdrops, hats, headbands, crates, baskets, blankets and more.

Now serving: Hinsdale, Western Springs, Burr Ridge, Clarendon Hills, Countryside, Elmhurst, Downers Grove, Glen Ellyn, Addison, Lagrange, Lagrange Park, Wheaton, Indian Head Park, Darien, Lisle, Woodridge, Naperville, Westchester, Brookfield, Hodgkins, Chicago, Oak Brook, and more.

Email: Abigail@abigailjoycephotography.com for inquiries, scheduling, and confirmations

Abigail Joyce is a newborn photographer that provides an in home studio. Abigail has her props, backdrops, hats, headbands, crates, baskets, blankets and more to your session. Abigail customizes the session to your unique specifications and provides the care and safety that each newborn needs during this beautiful first week of life. Abigail takes her time posing the newborns with gentle hands and patience. Make sure you contact Abigail at least a month before your due date to ensure a newborn session with Abigail Joyce Photography!

This is an amazingly Romantic Maternity Session, don't you agree?

I am always blown away by how romantic maternity photography can be. These sessions are always so dreamy! And I am obsessed with the spring colors! I just thought there were so many different colored leaves to pick from for backdrops in this setting. I can't even pick a favorite to photograph, they are all beautiful creations from God. And I love being able to combine it with God's newest precious gifts - new babies.

"As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things." Ecclesiastes 11:5 NIV

God's design of the trees (and all of creation), the path of the wind, and how pregnancy works. We can't being to understand, but we can view it and adore it. We can give admiration and praise to our God.

Every time I capture these photos, I am in such awe of how our Maker of all things has designed the Earth.

Locations for Romantic Maternity Photography:

Okay, there are so many places around the Chicago area and surrounding towns, but there are only a handful of places that can create such amazing and romantic maternity sessions.

The first locations has to be the Morton Arboretum, in Lisle, IL. I provide a lot of sessions to areas in the suburbs, including Lisle, Hinsdale, La Grange and Elmhurst, but by far and away, Lisle's Morton Arboretum is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G!

It's all about the time of year, too!

A few other amazing locations that I've come to love and know provide endless beautiful sessions:

1. Mayslake Peabody Estate
2. Patriots Park
3. Winnemac Park
4. Eldridge Park
5. Dean Nature Sanctuary

Spring Maternity Photography is about timing

Okay, here's the obvious list:

1. you have to be pregnant and in your 30-34th week around April 22nd through the first week in May
2. Live in driving distance to these locations
3. Secure any permits required (I offer many locations that are permit free, and will get all permits needed)
4. The location needs to be available at sunset (or 1 hour prior)

I highly suggest we plan your romantic maternity photography around these locations

Location fees?

Yup! There's always a fee for everything right? Fortunately I don't require that we meet at paid locations, but if you do, we definitely need to apply for the permit. Many of the permit locations have exclusive locations and views that less clients use, and in many cases the grounds are better cared for, allowing the experience to be so much more rewarding!

Abigail provides amazing romantic maternity photography for her clients in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs. She is a well known Chicago newborn photographer, and also provides expecting moms both maternity and newborn photos. You can view her collections here.

Email: hello@abigailjoycephotography.com for inquiries, scheduling, and confirmations!

I absolutely love this amazingly cute newborn session!

As a newborn photographer, a normal day for me is photographing two newborns a day and if scheduling allows, sometimes three. Its definitely a challenge to photograph three in a day to be honest! Just yesterday, I photographed two sets of twins all in one day. It had to be one of the most challenging and rewarding days. I felt like I was really able to practice my twin posing all day and work really hard! I was so proud of myself for being able to make smooth transitions all day with both sets of twins. I can't wait to post those photos on my blog to show you all the hard work that went into that day. I also want to say how appreciative I am of those families that were willing to help me and lend an extra set of hands when needed. Handling twins is definitely not an easy task, so I thank you!

Surprise! Maternity photos work even in your home.

I've been photographing maternity sessions for a while now, and every now and then I find something new about the work that I've done. In this case, I was a little unsure about photographing a maternity session in a house that I've never been to or seen the light quality. But these maternity photos changed my mind!

Family photographer to Maternity photographer?

Normally it's the other way around!! I have been meeting with this family for the last year every 3 months. It's been surreal. I feel like I'm apart of their lives in a small way. I get to watch this family grow and become bigger. I see more and more of little Sam's personality come out. I am so blessed to get to know my clients and call them friends. It's always been a dream of mine to eventually feel close enough and to get to that point. And now I am feeling even more blessed that this sweet family has another babe on the way! More years of sweet sessions are in my future. Can you believe it?

So where was these Maternity Photos taken?

This family owns the space we were photographing in for their maternity & family session. They hadn't moved in any of their furniture yet so we had the space to ourselves to run and play and get the most beautiful well-lit indoor location for photos. I'm just sad I wont have it for any other expecting mamas. But I love the idea of having these special photos done for them in their new space.

Did you love these maternity photos?

I provide in home and on location maternity photography for moms around the Chicagoland area! I meet with you at beautiful scenic locations, and yes this can even be your home. I do make sure that we'll have the proper lighting in your home for these maternity photos to work. I do believe that you'll love having maternity photos in your little one's nursery, showing how much you can't wait for them to arrives. Imagine this next to the photos of your little one after they are born! Don't forget to check out my newborn photos for amazing ideas and inspirations:)