The first time I met Haley was in her living room, creating the photo plan for her wedding. She sat across from me in cutoffs and a t-shirt, criss-cross-apple-sauce, a giant dog snuggled in her lap. She talked a mile a minute about all her plans and details. I knew I would like her right off the bat. Haley is a wild, free-spirited soul with a serious streak of kindness. She is funny, authentic, strong-willed, open, compassionate, and just plain nice.
July 2018 was the wedding and it did not disappoint! It was one of those brilliant, bluebird sky days in July, the soul of summer. And It was every bit as unique, quirky, fun and stunning as Haley, an obvious extension of her spirited self. A few pics of that day because it’s all coming back to me now!
Anyway! Fast forward several years and imagine my sheer delight when Haley asked me to photograph her maternity pictures. Um, heck yes! Her only stipulation was that she wanted a free-spirited set in the mountains. It took us a few attempts while we did a little dancing around bad weather, traffic jams on the highway and location changes. But because Haley is Haley, she just shrugged and smiled. It will happen when it’s supposed to. And it did! We met at 8:30 AM in the mountains (BRRR) and laughed the whole time. Looking back on this set I think the mountains definitely suit this mama. She looks like she belongs here, in the wild places, but of course, we already knew that.
Here are a few of my favorites from her set. Can’t wait to see where the road leads these two.
