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Why You Should Book the New Orleans Maternity Session

  • May 22
  • 2 min read

Updated: May 26

a couple lying on a picnic blanket with baby clothes behind them during their maternity session

There is something so special about maternity photos because they capture the little in-between moments before everything changed. Before the sleepless nights, before the little baby in your belly has you completely wrapped around its little finger, before your lives look completely different.


Pregnancy can feel so long while you are in it, but somehow it passed super fast. That is why I think maternity sessions are so important. They freeze this season of waiting, excitement, nervousness, and love before it all becomes a memory, and you are jumping headfirst into all things newborn.


And honestly? Maternity sessions should make you feel beautiful. This season of life deserves to be celebrated. The pregnancy glow, the excitement, the way your partner looks at you, the anticipation of meeting your baby for the first time. All of this deserves to be documented in a way that feels authentic to your family.


One day, your baby is going to look back at these photos, too! They will see the way you lovingly held your bump, the excitement on y'all's faces, and they will see just how loved they were before they were even born.


I love how versatile maternity sessions can be in New Orleans. You can lean into the dreamy oak trees in City Park, dress up and walk through the French Quarter, or keep things simple at your house! No matter what you choose, the excitement and love will be the main characters in your photos.


At the end of the day, maternity photos are about more than just the bump. They are about remembering what this season of life actually felt like.


Are you ready to capture these beautiful moments?



  • a woman looking lovingly at her husband
  • photos of a man and woman with the sunset behind them during their maternity session
  • man and woman snuggling close during their maternity photoshoot
  • black and white photo of man and woman with the sunset behind them during their maternity session
  • a man and woman holding hands under a tree
  • a man and woman holding hands under a tree
  • a man and woman hugging under trees
  • a couple dancing under a tree during sunset
  • close up of a pregnant belly
  • black and white photo of a man kissing his wife on the cheek
  • photo of a man and woman hanging up baby close on a clothes line in the trees during their maternity photoshoot
  • woman folding baby clothes with a clothes line of baby clothes behind her
  • man kissing his wife on the cheek
  • couple dancing in the trees during their maternity photoshoot
  • photos of couple with the baby clothes in focus
  • couple slow dancing during their maternity session
  • couple holding hands
  • pregnant woman holding her belly holding a basket of flowers
  • pregnant woman holding her belly holding a basket of flowers
  • pregnant woman holding her belly holding a basket of flowers
  • couple sitting on a blanket looking down at her pregnant belly
  • pregnant woman holding her belly sitting on her picnic blanket
  • close up of a man and womans hands on her pregnant belly
  • close up of a man and womans hands on her pregnant belly
  • close up of a man and womans hands on her pregnant belly
  • close up of a man and womans hands on her pregnant belly
  • man and womans hands on her pregnant belly sitting on a picnic blanket
  • man and womans hands on her pregnant belly sitting on a picnic blanket
  • man and womans hands on her pregnant belly sitting on a picnic blanket
  • baby clothes on a clothes line
  • man and woman hang up baby clothes on a clothes line in the trees
  • man and woman hang up baby clothes on a clothes line in the trees
  • man and woman hang up baby clothes on a clothes line in the trees
  • man and woman hang up baby clothes on a clothes line in the trees
  • woman holding her pregnant belly
  • picnic blanket with a picnic basket full of flowers with baby clothes on the blanet
  • man kissing his wife on the temple
  • man kissing his wife on the temple
  • man and woman holding her pregnant belly during their maternity session
  • black and white close up of man and woman holding hands
  • black and white close up photo of man and woman's hand on her pregnant belly
  • couple looking lovingly at each other
  • couple looking lovingly at each other
  • couple looking lovingly at each other, man kissing womans forehead
  • man and woman with trees and pond in the background
  • man spinning woman around with trees and pond in the background
  • man spinning woman around with trees and pond in the background
  • man and woman with trees and pond in the background
  • close up of man and woman holding hands
  • man and woman holding hands and woman is looking back towards the camera
  • man and woman holding hands
  • man spinning woman around with trees and pond in the background

 
 
 

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Sierra Beaulieu is a family, portrait, and wedding photographer based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Servicing Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and surrounding areas.  Passionate about travel and providing photography worldwide.

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