Newborn session thoughts from a mom

"I was looking for someone to document my pregnancy as well as our time with our daughter. I didn't want something staged or what you might see in a magazine - I wanted it to be realistic and have it depict exactly what we were dealing with/going through at that moment.

The moment I saw her website I knew I wanted to have Jenna document our life! Her photos showed people tired, crying, happy, etc. I felt like I had a window into their life, and it showed the pregnancy/birth/newborn experience as it truly is. Her photos made me tear up as I was looking at them, they were so raw and beautiful.

I was worried we would be boring! I wasn't sure what to do during the pregnancy session, and during the newborn session our little one wasn't very active! I told Jenna outright I was sorry we were boring! She laughed it off and made me feel so comfortable. She reminded me that she was there to document our everyday life.  Jenna's warm personality and sense of humor helped me feel right at ease, and our shoots felt like we were hanging out as friends, which really helped me relax.

During our pregnancy session I felt so happy - we decided to bake cookies and my husband and I just went with it and had so much fun. I felt beautiful. During our newborn pictures I was exhausted, and cared a little less about how I looked! My daughter was pretty sleepy, and so was my husband! We didn't do too much during that session, I think due to our exhaustion.

When I got my pictures, I felt immediate happiness! I was so thankful we decided to do a newborn shoot, even though we had a bad night beforehand. Even though I was tired and sad, I feel so glad we went ahead with them. I am so glad we captured our daughter at that fleeting moment.

I love the picture where me, my husband, dog and daughter are together and we are both laughing. I think we were talking about how tired we were!

I would recommend Jenna for any kind of life event you want to document. I plan on using Jenna again in the future, because there are so many more moments in time I want to capture and keep." - Mia