This has to be one of our favorite maternity sessions to date! Not only because these two are some of our closest friends, but because we LOVE lifestyle sessions so much! And the craziest thing is that we’re sharing this today and baby Jacob is already here!!!! He made his big debut yesterday (a few days before his due date) and we thought it would be fitting to share some favorites from Claudia and Elton’s maternity session with you all today. And although we’ve shared pictures of these two quite often in the past 3 years, we don’t get tired of capturing awesome life moments like this one for our friends! I mean what could be better than photographing your friends all around their new home in Arlington Heights, IL to celebrate the coming of their little man?!

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You may remember these two from the time they modeled for us for our styled shoot, our trip to the springs, and from their help during our time setting up our new home! And while we’ve photographed them often, this has been the most special session for us so far! We’ve loved seeing them go through this process of pregnancy and we are excited to finally meet Jacob. He’s so loved already and has the best parents in Claudia and Elton :) We’re excited to share more of our favorites from their in-home maternity session with you all today!

Claudia is such a gorgeous momma!

One of our favorite maternity photos ever! 

This sign is everything! We love these two so much Y’all, we can’t even deal with this little burrito! Just a momma and her boys! 

Claudia and Elton love coffee so it was only fitting to brew some espresso during their session :) 

Claudia and Elton, we cannot even express how excited we are for you both and the arrival of your little guy! We’re grateful for your friendship and can’t wait to see you both develop as parents :)