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Kendra Martin Photography | Greenville Photographer | Spartanburg Photographer | Maternity Photos

This maternity session is crazy close to my heart & was such an honor to photograph!! In case you missed my post back in January… I am getting ready to be an aunt!!!!!  And an aunt to a little boy!! AHHH SOO STINKING EXCITED!!!!

A few months ago Cara asked me to send her the names of photographers where she lives since I now live in the Greenville/Spartanburg area.  Of course I sent her some of my favorites which also happen to be some of my dearest friends… but after her & David looked at them I got a text that said… “what if we flew you down here to take our maternity photos?”…. (AND LET ME SAY… I got the text not because she doesn’t love the photographers I sent it… it was because at the end of the day since I had Kenzie and my little sister dreamed of having her own baby she has said “I want you to be the one to take all of our family photos”)

Kendra Martin Photography | Greenville Photographer | Spartanburg Photographer | Maternity Photos

Kendra Martin Photography | Greenville Photographer | Spartanburg Photographer | Maternity PhotosWell how on earth do you say no to that?  ESPECIALLY if it’s your little sister and her first baby!!!!!  I totally jumped at the opportunity to head back to TX to photograph Cara & David & soon to be baby O!!!

Kendra Martin Photography | Greenville Photographer | Spartanburg Photographer | Maternity PhotosKendra Martin Photography | Greenville Photographer | Spartanburg Photographer | Maternity PhotosY’all I am in love with these photos… but ohh geeze, this session (and by that I need to give you a little back story)… Houston and surrounding areas had been hit HARD by rain prior to me heading down to take these photos… which mix rain, standing water for a long period of time, and gross heat… produces GIGANTIC MOSQUITO’S… like the size of small birds (I’m really NOT kidding)!!!  The light that morning was amazing… my sister looked amazing… David, well he’ll say he ALWAYS looks amazing… but y’all it was nasty hot, muggy, and from the time we stepped out of the car we were ambushed by these enormous mosquito’s…. THANK GOODNESS my friend Nathalie that tagged along to the session with us had bug spray in her car… because without it, well I don’t think we would have come out of this session in one piece!!!! So yes I can “ohh geeze” this session for days because it was one that I will NOT forget!!!!

Kendra Martin Photography | Greenville Photographer | Spartanburg Photographer | Maternity PhotosKendra Martin Photography | Greenville Photographer | Spartanburg Photographer | Maternity PhotosBut getting to photograph these two was a dream!! Yes, they were swatting away ginormous insects, but they sure were a lot of fun to photograph!!!!

Kendra Martin Photography | Greenville Photographer | Spartanburg Photographer | Maternity PhotosKendra Martin Photography | Greenville Photographer | Spartanburg Photographer | Maternity PhotosGood gravy I can’t wait to meet baby O!!!!!!

Kendra Martin Photography | Greenville Photographer | Spartanburg Photographer | Maternity Photos

Cara & David, thank y’all soo soo much for wanting me to be the one to photograph these photos for you… to document not only the love you have for one another, but the love you have for this sweet little one that I get to call my nephew!!! I love you guys soo soo much & I’m so stinking proud of you guys!!! Can’t wait to see y’all again in August AND meet baby O!!!!!

Kendra Martin Photography | Greenville Photographer | Spartanburg Photographer | Maternity PhotosKendra Martin Photography is a Greenville Photographer & Spartanburg Photographer specializing in Wedding Photography, Senior Photography, and Lifestyle Photography.

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  1. Dana Phelps Dawson says:

    Beautiful, thank you for sharing.

  2. Cara Martin-Kounlamith says:

    I love you sissy! Thank you for always shooting amazing photos and being willing to do it!

  3. Brittany Morris says:

    Beautiful pictures and beautiful Cara!

  4. Julie says:

    So thrilled you get to do this for your little sister! I am looking forward to taking my new nephews photos next month. Such an honor! Beautiful photos, can see why she doesn’t want anyone else!

  5. Stephanie Sulak says:

    Beautiful pictures!!

  6. Deanna Black Grindstaff says:

    Love the pictures, Cara! Can’t wait to see the baby!

  7. Erin Baer says:

    Beautiful maternity session. Such a gorgeous mama.

  8. Kim Hayes says:

    These are really pretty!

  9. Taneisha Harrison says:

    Beautiful session and beautiful couple! 🙂

  10. Kendra says:

    🙂 thank you Julie!!!! Ohh have soo much fun capturing your new nephews!!!!!

  11. Renee Leveille Bielby says:

    Beautiful momma to be! 🙂

  12. Sarah Schwartz says:

    Such an intimate beautiful session!

  13. Sandra W. Martin says:

    I love these pictures. They are beautiful. Sooo lovely

  14. Desiree Meehan says:

    You did a beautiful job capturing the love and anticipation!!!

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