When I moved to Vashon in 2017, I didn’t know a soul. In truth, it took a few years to find friends, particularly ones our age, but I’m so grateful that we now have such dear ones. The first of those were Mallory and Mike, and I feel so incredibly fortunate to be their family photographer, before and after Baby Shull.

Last Thanksgiving, we photographed these two on KVI Beach, and unbeknownst to us, they found out they were pregnant that morning! We’ve now come full circle and are ready to welcome their sweet baby into the world. To capture these last few months before their family becomes four, we headed out to Judd Creek to capture beautiful maternity moments. But first, we threw Mallory a surprise socially-distant baby shower.

We’ve all had some difficulty quarantining, but I can’t imagine going through such a difficult time while pregnant. The beautiful shower Mallory had planned had to be cancelled, but I couldn’t bear the thought of not having some sort of celebration. So, I threw together some delicious treats and surprised her with a sweet little tea party in a beautiful field of wildflowers. From six feet apart, we enjoyed mini quiches, scones and yummy peach tea. It was wonderful to celebrate this beautiful mama and her baby on the way.

Our maternity photoshoot followed and we captured lots of love, doggy kisses and beautiful yellow flowers in one of my favorite spots on Island. We cannot wait to meet you baby Shull!