When Shelbi told me she would like to incorporate her son's Superhero nursery theme into her maternity session, I couldn't have been more excited. What an awesome opportunity to get creative!

My immediate thoughts were "Spiderman, crime fighting, gritty, alleys." Thank goodness this woman trusts me, because who puts gritty and maternity into the same sentence and expects it to be pretty? Me, that's who.

We brainstormed on the best ideas for family wardrobe and soon came up with superhero themed shirts complete with a Captain America shield on her belly! Check out the adorableness.

I knew from the beginning that Downtown Galveston was the right backdrop for this session, and then right before we began shooting, I stumbled across something awesome! This mural! She actually ended up ordering this image in a metal print for Baby Liam's room. I think it is such a fun, custom piece of art with a great message! And that metal will go so perfectly with the theme, too.

Now, Shelbi knew she wanted family pictures with her husband, Jordan and daughter, Scarlett. But I really, really wanted something beautiful for her, too. I had a vision of a long green dress with red in the background. She rolled with it (again, thank goodness this girl trusts me)- and oh my word, did she deliver with this dress from Etsy Shop JunoBoutique. I just love it so much with her skin tone, and the pretty vs gritty of the alleyways.