Lavender Farm Family & Maternity Sessions

If it rains, I will work with you to reschedule your session. If we cannot find a date that works for you, I will refund your deposit.

If you have a flexible schedule, we can wait until the morning of your session to decide if we will proceed with it or reschedule. The weather forecast can be unreliable, so if your family is willing, we can still show up to the session. If we get rained out, we reschedule, and you will not lose your deposit. With this approach, I can shoot most of the time.

Alternatively, you can choose to convert your deposit into credit toward future sessions.

The ideal time for your maternity shoot is when you are between 28 and 32 weeks pregnant, but I am happy to work around your schedule.

I recommend booking a month in advance to give you time to prepare.

Upon completing your booking, you will receive an email with prep info and tips, including the outfit inspiration guide and online styling service, to help you look your best for the session.

At this time, I do not offer a client wardrobe. However, once you book your session, I will send you a prep guide with recommendations on where you can rent or purchase high-quality gowns.

Sure, as long as you don’t mind changing in nature.

An outfit change is typically requested by moms who want a few fancy shots in a maternity gown that are a bit more “posed” and the rest of the shots in more casual clothes with natural guided posing.

If you want to accomplish this, I’d recommend booking the Deluxe Session. If you’re booking a Mini-Session, there will not be enough time for an outfit change.

If your kiddo is not cooperating – don’t worry (because they will feel that). I will follow their lead and do my best to capture happy moments.

There will never be any pressure to look into the camera to smile. I have plenty of tricks to help get your kiddos engaged and interested, so 99% of the time, I can get you plenty of shots. (And for that 1% – we will work together to do our best.)

Honestly, I'm not natural in front of the camera either, so I understand. I will guide, queue, and direct you the entire time, so you don't have to worry about a thing.

Of course! Pets are so fun to include in the photos. When booking, please let me know if pets will be joining and what kind of pets.

After we do a few shots with the pet during the session, you'll need to prepare in advance how to keep the pet safe while we work on the photos without the pet.

A Mini-Session includes 10 hand-edited images, while a Deluxe Session includes 20. If you would like to purchase additional hand-edited photos, they are available for $20 each. Information on purchasing additional images will be included with your online proof gallery.

In addition, a full-gallery upgrade is available for $200. It includes all the images in your proof gallery with a standard color edit (as they appear in your proofs gallery, no hand-edit). Photos will be in full print resolution with print rights.

(Also, see the next question for more information about the difference between hand editing and color editing.)

A $250 (Mini-Session) or $400 (Deluxe Session) non-refundable deposit is required to book your session. Payments are made by credit card. No refunds or credits will be issued for non-arrivals for any reason. If it looks like it might rain, I will reach out the night before your session to let you know if we need to reschedule. If we cannot find a date that works for you, I will issue a refund.

The remaining balance is due at the time of the session. An invoice reminder will be emailed to you a day before your session.  The proof gallery is delivered after the payment is made in full.

Here are a few fun things to do in Sequim if you decide to make a day or a weekend out of it:

• Check out other farms
• Visit the Olympic Game Farm
• Visit Port Angeles
• Hurricane Ridge is quite the experience
• Kids love going on the Ferry (but plan carefully around wait times).

Color editing includes an overall color adjustment to make the photos appear brighter, more colorful, and properly exposed.

In addition to the color edit, hand-editing includes basic skin smoothing, removal of blemishes, bruises, and a few fly-aways, and more detailed color adjustments.

You will receive your online proof gallery a few days after your session. You will have seven days to pick your images for the hand-edit. Seven days after you submit your selections, your hand-edited images will be delivered via a separate online gallery.

If you are purchasing the full gallery upgrade, you will receive the download link within 48 hours of payment.

Absolutely. My popular services can be purchased as a perfect gift for any occasion, like baby showers, Mother’s Day, birthdays, and Christmas.

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