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I can easily recall the emotions of every family’s birth session that I have done thus far. Whether t the mom was in pain the whole way through, the dad was extremely nervous, the grandparents were anxious to meet the newest member of the family, if labor process was long, the time of day I was called out to rush to the hospital… all these details can rather quickly come to mind because I have an excellent power to remember the small things. For Lindsay, remembering the small things was equally as important. She was writing a blog of her pregnancy period and of the most anticipated day during the whole nine months, the day that baby Carter arrived. This particular birth session was so special.

During our plan-meet Michelle didn’t want to share with me that she was a wedding photographer. Something about being in the same line of work made her believe I would either be intimidated or slack off in providing her the same treatment I would to any other mom I work with. Well she was right about only one of those things, the fact that she told me that she would know whether the photograph I was taking was good or not with just the sound of the shutter did instill a bit of fear in me. Fear that I better keep that shutter speed HIGH!

Michelle and Carlos were expecting their first baby after a while of wanting to start a family.

The night I first read Renny’s inquiry about whether I was available to document her daughter’s birth story I ran to my husband in disbelief that I had received such message. I quote, ” First of all, we will be giving birth at Celebration Hospital in Orlando, FL. Hopefully you could, but not sure if you are able to travel this way.” Four hour drive for a birth session. Was this even possible? What if she goes into labor and I’m half-way there? I’ll miss it! All my worries were equally shared by Renny and her family as she prepared to meet with me about this crazy idea we both indulged in. Little did I know that after searching for a local photographer,