yael & eli | maternity session | marin photographer

This may be the middle of wedding season, but I wanted to share something a little different today…some beautiful belly portraits featuring soon-to-be first time parents. Yael and Eli are good friends of ours and I was so honored that they asked me to document such a special stage in their lives. Both Yael and Eli are incredibly creative people, as Yael is a talented photographer and Eli is co-founder and a head designer for Freewaters footwear, so it was really inspiring to collaborate with two people who were up for anything and who had granted complete creative freedom. We started in Muir Woods where they love to go hiking, found a few sun drenched fields and then headed out to Muir Beach for sunset. It was one of those truly magical days, and one that ended with lingering excitement for the what the future holds for these two. I think these have to be my favorite maternity photos I’ve ever shot, and full credit goes to the soulful personalities that Yael and Eli possess and that the natural beauty of Northern California.

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  1. Pascale Wowak says:

    Absolutely stunning!!! I love these too Carlie. She is positively glowing and that’s not just because of the magical light either! You captured their palpable joy and anticipation. Fabulous!

  2. Nancy says:

    I love that there are photos of the couple together, not just the mom. Beautiful.

  3. Dara Potter says:

    Absolutely gorgeous. Can’t wait to meet little Noah.

  4. Saw your work on Pinterest! Beautiful <3

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