Maternity Style // Week 27

It's been fun returning to old photo haunts in Anchorage.  Many years ago, before my first Brave trip, I took photos at this spot with the Brave.  I was a couple months from setting out on a huge adventure, and that photo set is still one of my favorites.  Here we are again, a couple months from another huge adventure, taking photos in the same spot.  This time last year I was buying tickets to Paris, and now I'm researching strollers online... crazy how much difference a year makes.  But I like the change.  I actually find myself a little disappointed if, at any point during the year, I look back to 1 year ago and could've imagined myself where I am.  

The past few years have felt a little doldrum-y, doing the "normal-life" thing in Tacoma, and even though getting pregnant, moving back to Alaska, and living next door to my parents might not feel like the most adventurous of changes, I'm glad for a new life-scenery.  Getting un-stuck takes that first step of actually doing something new and different, so even if where I'm at in the present isn't where I want to end up, at least I'm moving towards it.

Tee : c/o Modcloth | Skirt : Thrifted | Jacket : Modcloth | Necklace : c/o Moorea Seal
Shoes : c/o Seychelles | photos by Dan

Maternity Style // Week 26

Welp, as of today, I'm 30 weeks pregnant.  Only 10 more weeks to go, and I'm almost caught up on posting these maternity outfits!  It's crazy to think I only have 10 more outfits left!  I might end up photographing more than one per week as the end approaches, just because it's almost a bummer only having 10 more bump outfits to rock!  Of course, in my final weeks we'll be in the throes of winter up here, so maybe I'll rethink that idea when it's below freezing and snowing outside...

Cardigan : c/o Modcloth | Top : c/o Asianicandy | Dress (similar) : Thrifted (Wet Seal)
Glasses : c/o Bonlook | Boots : c/o Minnetonka | Necklace : Free People
Photos by Dan

Maternity Style // Week 25

Oof, you guys.  The day after shooting a wedding I feel like laying around and doing absolutely nothing.  Like, someone just come make me food and give me foot massages and complete my to-do list, K?  Luckily I only have two more weddings to shoot this year before I'm on "maternity leave."  Thankfully things worked out so my due date was smack dab in the middle of the off-season for weddings!  I'm going to be taking on lots more portrait and boudoir sessions this next year, just because it'll be nice to have shorter sessions than a full wedding day, which can be 12+ hours.  I've also been really drawn towards the more intimate day-to-day moments that can be captured with lifestyle portrait sessions, so it's cool that my creative leanings are lending themselves towards those kinds of sessions too.

My outfit photo sessions have been doubling as re-acquainting myself with local photo locations! It's fun going back to old spots that I used to shoot at and finding new spots that are awesome where I could take clients!  This spot is actually just in my front yard, and I used to take outfit photos here way back in the day, but further into the woods.  Since I've been away, though, there was a house built on the vacant lot that was there, so no more traipsing through the woods next door for me any more!

Dress : Thrifted | Shoes (similar) : Kenzie Girl | Necklace : Navajo artisan in Arizona
Ring : c/o Moorea Seal | Purse : c/o Minnetonka

Maternity Style // Week 24

Almost all caught up to my current week (28)!  I spent almost all of the 2nd trimester feeling not really pregnant, more like I-just-ate-too-many-tacos, but by the end of it I was definitely sporting a legit bump.  This is one of the few actual maternity tops that I picked up, mostly because it doesn't scream maternity.  One of my favorite thrifted tops that I had years ago I realized was a maternity top after finally looking at the tag after having worn it many a time!  So there are some maternity specific clothing that most definitely can transition to post-pregnancy style.  I plan on belting this up as a tunic after the bump is gone!

The other day I bought my first article of clothing that one could define as "goal" clothes.  As in, I don't fit in it now, but I plan on being able to later (post baby, and probably post-working-out-for-a-while).  I've never been one to buy something I don't fit into with the goal of being able to eventually wear it after losing weight/getting fit.  But, I made an exception because I'd had my eyes on these pants for, literally, years and they were on final sale so I snagged them, even though I won't be able to wear them until sometime next year.  I think it's kind of fun to have a new article of clothing that I can look forward to wearing, and it'll be nice motivation for getting to the gym. 

Top : Motherhood Maternity | Cardigan + Leggings (similar) : c/o Modcloth | Hat : The North Face
Boots (similar) : Kensie Girl | Photos by Dan

Maternity Style | Week 22 + 23

If you ever need to feel bad ass, put on some dark lipstick, black clothes, and a spiky necklace.  Works wonders.  I promise.  I actually am craving some new dark lipshades, and Bite Beauty was suggested to me by some folks as an awesome natural beauty product company.  Their darker shades are definitely calling my name right now.  Maybe it's the change of the season too.  Dark lipstick always feels right when the temperature drops.  I accidentally left my darkest lipshade with a model on one of my photo shoots, so I've been custom making my own dark lip color by mixing black lipstick with one of my more scarlet reds, which works alright.

I've never been super into makeup, but I often find myself wanting more colors and shades than my current limited palate.  I have a ton of crazy lip colors from Lime Crime, but my eyeshadows are sorely lacking. I have an excess of neutral colors, and just a few "out there" shades that I've bought for various burlesque looks (a super saturated green for my emerald city act, a bright blue and a silver for my snow princess act, and a vibrant red for my poppy act).  Other than that, I don't have much.  Makeup is always the last thing on my list of things I need, so it always gets bumped.  It's not a necessity, so I rarely ever splurge on new makeup, but someday I'll flesh out my eyeshadow collection!  

Top :  Hoof and the Horn | Shades + Necklace : c/o Moorea Seal
Dress : Cariloha | Boots : c/o Seychelles
Photos by Dan

Top : hand-me-down | Skirt : c/o Modcloth | Shoes : c/o Minnetonka