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Tacoma Beloved Photographers | Crystal + Harlan + a baby bump!

hildog — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:35:43 +0000

I went to highschool with Crystal and she is one of my best friends, best friends. She and Harlan also happened to be one of my first weddings back in 2009. They are expecting a little bundle of baby boy in October. I know one thing for sure- that baby will be very well loved. We were lucky we got to have the session at all because of the weather. It rained on our first session time but we were able to stop back in Orlando on our way back home from Key West. We met early in the morning at the UFC Arboretum. It was where they went on their first date to a bonsai making class. (What an interesting class that must have been!) The arboretum is quite special to the two of them so why not have the session there. :) It was a hot muggy and buggy morning. Im S T I L L applying anti itch cream to my arms and legs! I hope you two didnt get bit as much as I did! Anyway, youre not here to read my words youre here to see some photos.These two are so in love with eachother its crazy!

You two are lovely. I cant wait to see your new little one!

Hilary Mercer is a Wedding Photographer in Tacoma, Washington. Her work is quickly becoming recognized as some of the most creative wedding and portrait photography in the Northwest. You can read the original blog post here Tacoma Beloved Photographers | Crystal + Harlan + a baby bump!.

Tacoma Newborn Photographer | Erin & Brandon + a Baby Bump!

hildog — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 21:27:15 +0000

Erin and Brandon are so sweet and I couldnt be happier for them having a baby. I met up with them a few weeks ago and Erin was 36 weeks. She’s now more pregnant than I was when I had little Jack. They got pregnant only two weeks after I shot their wedding in October! So if you follow the blog a lot you might recognize them. Little Sophia is expected to make her entrance into the world at the beginning of August. Though they think it would be funny if she actually went into labor tomorrow exactly 9 months since they were wed. We met up at The Leaning Tree for their session. Their wedding reception was held there but we did all of the formals at the ceremony site so I thought it may be nice to do some photos there. It was a beautiful but hot day. Erin was a trooper in the heat.. well actually we were all troopers even Jack tagged along on this one ;)Yay you two! I cant wait to hear the news of Sophia’s birth!

Hilary Mercer is a Wedding Photographer in Tacoma, Washington. Her work is quickly becoming recognized as some of the most creative wedding and portrait photography in the Northwest. You can read the original blog post here Tacoma Newborn Photographer | Erin & Brandon + a Baby Bump!.

Hilary & Neil + a baby bump

hildog — Fri, 13 May 2011 04:45:48 +0000

Wait.. I know what youre thinking. “Isnt Neil your husbands name?” And of course.. it is. And to be honest, I did even shoot these photos. Ok.. well I did a few that I wasnt in but one of my talented friends Leslie Faircloth did shoot them for me.. on my camera. So, instead of no one ever getting to see them but us I figured Id post a little bloggy blogg to share the love. This is actually her grannies land and she and her family were nice enough to let me have a few sessions out there last summer. I instantly fell in love with this tree and thought it would be nice for when I got pregnant to get some shots out there too. So… Leslie to the rescue. She was nice enough to meet us for these shots and it was a lot of fun. I really enjoy being in front of the camera as well as behind it. Neil on the other hand.. not so much but he IS such a good sport about it.See.. isnt this tree the bomb.com?I was 34 weeks pregnant. Who knew we would have baby Jack two weeks later!?One thing Neil and I do well is jumping. Another is asianposes.

My bump.

Neils bump.

More comparisons..

This next one was the only shot I wanted from the whole shoot and Leslie didnt do us wrong! <3Then I took over..

One of the gorgeous Aunt Leslie

then all of us.

Leslie, youre awesome for coming out and taking our photos even though you really didnt know what you were doing. We appreciate it all the same.

Youre awesome.

Neil, not that you ever really read my blog unless I tell you you should go see something. Youre an awesome husband and I totally love that youre supportive of me with my photography wether it be in front of the lens or just talking about it.

Youre awesome too.

Amanda is a gorgeous Mama!

hildog — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 14:08:10 +0000

Last week I got an email from Amanda. She was in town for a few days and decided she wanted maternity photos. I was thrilled. I had been wanting to go out and have a session with someone for a while. She was also game for whatever. We decided to do it on a day that is was supposed to snow. I think everyone BUT the Triangle got a few inches of snow. Which is sad because I was really looking forward to a snowy session! The weather sure was cold out. She was a trooper for a Florida girl :)

She has ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS eyes!

She was a bit nervous and sad about not having her husband there for the photos. He is deployed with my husband and will be back soon. I’m hoping he gets to make it home before their baby boy is born. I sure am excited to meet that little bundle of cute.

Megan’s sweet baby bump!

hildog — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:00:24 +0000

Last week my friend drove up here from Georgia to have her photos taken! She is going to have her first baby and he is a boy! I was super stoked when she asked me about her maternity and newborn shots. Megan is so cute how could I N O T want to have fun sessions with her! I hadnt actually got to see her since she’s been pregnant. She’s SOOOOO CUTE! Her husband Charlie and his son Xander also joined us :)

So at this point in time I had Charlie pose Megan .. and he came up with this .. pose. I think ill try this with all my baby mamas!Then Xander got his camera time. Its not that often I get to have sessions with older kiddos. So it was definitely a learning experiance. Xander also does not like to look at the camera. It was uncanny how he could look everywhere else but at me. Ive never had that happen and when he would smile he would move his face down. So he definitely cut my work out for me. In the end I think I did get a few good shots where he was actually looking at me :)He has super awesome eyes! These are barely edited.Im sure he was trying to give me some terrible faces at this point but I absolutely love this one. He just looks happy. :)

They are naming him Jack Danger! What an awesome name!I am so excited to meet your little one in February!!!

Kaitlin + Thomas + a baby! | Wake Forest Maternity Photography

hildog — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:01:18 +0000

Kaitlin is a photographer so when she asked me to take her photos I was quite excited and nervous as the occasion doesn’t happen that often in front of the camera or behind and I know that. Also being pregnant myself, I like talking about babies and pregnancy and just being around mommas in general. I was excited to see her belly and see how much it had grown since I met up with her in August. Kaitlin had a few ideas she threw out and I was excited. She waited so long to take her photos because she still didnt feel as if she was big enough for them yet but she was due in a week. I just said SHE a lot, goodness! We decided on a sunrise session in a field she just had to find one since im not too too close to Wake Forest. Well she did and it looked AWESOME on the frigid morning we chose. Seriously it was like 34 degrees out and Kaitlin is in a lace jacket with no socks! I wish Id had them take a photo of me as I was toasty- puffer jacket, gloves, hat and boots. Oh well it was worth it! It looked so magical and gorgeous.

Thomas is quite a bit taller than Kaitlin

Oh Kaitlin, youre so very pretty. Im jealous of your babies eyes.

I will be quite excited to meet your little one should he or she ever make an appearance! Thanks for this awesome session, you two are awesome!

Hilary Mercer is a Wedding Photographer in Tacoma, Washington. Her work is quickly becoming recognized as some of the most creative wedding and portrait photography in the Northwest. You can read the original blog post here Kaitlin + Thomas + a baby! | Wake Forest Maternity Photography.

Mini Session: Tiffany + Naomi

hildog — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 14:10:01 +0000

Naomi is going to be getting a baby brother this coming December. Isnt Tiffany absolutely stunning??!? I sure hope I look like her when I’m pregnant!

Introducing: New Beginnings sessions!

hildog — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 06:50:17 +0000