Palm Beach Family Maternity Photos at the Society of the Four Arts

On Thursday, March 4th, I had the pleasure of photographing the Austin family for their Palm Beach family maternity photos! You may remember this sweet family from their session last year! It was such a pleasure working with this wonderful family again and capturing this new season. Seeing families grow is one of my favorite things about my job!

Their session began at the Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach, Florida. This gorgeous garden was such a fairytale setting for this stunning maternity session! Then we headed to the beach for some lifestyle maternity photos! The last few shots were some of my favorite photos of the whole session! The sky was the prettiest shade of pastel pink and the ocean was the dreamiest tone of teal. With this stunning background and this gorgeous mama, it was perfection! This session was just perfection from start to finish!

Austin Family: Thank you for allowing me the honor of capturing your family memories again! It was such a pleasure working with you all! I hope you love and enjoy your photos for many years to come!

The details the brought these Palm Beach Family Maternity Photos together:

Location: Society of the Four Arts and Worth Avenue, Palm Beach, Florida

Photographer: Crystal Bolin

Camera Gear: Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L II USM Lens, & Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II Lens

Amanda + Daniel | Palm Beach Maternity Portraits

On Saturday, February 20th, I had the pleasure of capturing Amanda and Daniel’s Palm Beach maternity portraits! Their session was on a gorgeous day with perfect weather and the dreamiest sunset. Their session began on Worth Avenue. We captured some lifestyle portraits along the timeless street then headed to the Worth Avenue clock tower! After a handful of stunning portraits at the clock tower, we finished up on the beach! Winter pastel sunsets are my absolute favorite, and this session had a gorgeous one! 

Amanda and Daniel: Thank you for having me capture your maternity photos! It was such pleasure working with both of you! I hope you enjoy looking back on these photos for many years to come! Best wishes with the exciting season ahead! 

The details the brought these Palm Beach maternity portraits together:

Location: Worth Avenue, Palm Beach, Florida

Photographer: Crystal Bolin

Camera Gear: Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L II USM Lens, & Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II Lens

Kaylee + Brandon | Palm Beach Sunrise Maternity Photos

Palm Beach Sunrise Maternity Photos

On Saturday, August 10th, 2019, at sunrise I had the pleasure of capturing Kaylee's Palm Beach maternity portraits. Her husband, Brandon, joined her for the session, making this golden sunrise session oh-so romantic. Their session took place on the main public beach on Palm Beach. That morning was so peaceful with very little wind. The waves were calm and quiet. When the sun rose, it filled the sky with the dreamiest beams of golden light. Kaylee wore an off-the-shoulder floral dress that had a gorgeous train. It looked stunning on the golden seashore.

Kaylee & Brandon, thank you so much for choosing Crystal Bolin Photography to capture your maternity photos! It was a pleasure working with you both! I wish you all the best in this new and exciting season of life! Enjoy every minute; it is truly the best season yet!

The details that brought these Palm Beach sunrise maternity photos:

Location: Palm Beach, beach

Photography: Crystal Bolin

36-Week Maternity Portraits on Palm Beach

36-Week Maternity Portraits on Palm Beach

On March 2nd, 2019, Andrew and I finally got the chance to take our maternity portraits on Palm Beach! I was 36 weeks pregnant at the time and, aside from my swollen feet, it was still a great time to take our final maternity portraits! I was mainly thrilled that I still fit into this dress! It was the same one I wore for our 5-year anniversary portraits in Fort Myers when we were just 3 weeks pregnant but had no idea at the time! I thought it would be fun to take our last maternity photos in the same dress, this time on the east coast!

My sweet mom, Maritza, captured these photos for us, and they came out just great! My first photography teacher was my mom, and it's such a blessing to still be in front of her camera! Thank you so much for these stunning photos, mom!

We feel so blessed to be in the final stretch of this pregnancy! There were so many days I prayed to reach this point, growing a healthy, full-term baby. It's surreal still somedays that we are almost there! We’re thanking God daily for the biggest blessing soon to arrive!

Pregnancy Update

I am currently 37 weeks pregnant (38 tomorrow!!) and am now considered full-term! I can't believe we are in the final weeks! There have been many times this pregnancy has gone by extremely slowly, but it’s crazy to think I can potentially be holding my baby girl in a few weeks! We are beyond excited, and we truly cannot wait for this new season to begin!

Overall, I am doing great! Baby is healthy and growing! Aside from swollen feet, heartburn, nausea and random pains, I'm feeling good. Sleep hasn't been easy lately, but my energy has finally increased, and nesting is in full swing!Aside from a few house projects still left to finish, we are pretty much ready for baby! Her sweet bed is setup right next to my side of the bed, and I just can't wait to see her in it! Her clothes are washed, the hospital bag is pretty much packed, and the meal prepping has begun! We’re feeling good about where we are at, and if she were to come any day now, I would be good with it.Maternity leave is about to start! We will be taking a break from portrait sessions from mid-March until the end of May. We will be back to documenting weddings in the late Summer. Emailing will be limited over the next few months, but I plan to still check emails when possible. We are looking forward to this season of getting to know our new little one and have some quality time to recover. Thank you in advance for understanding!

Since this gorgeous pink tree in Worth Avenue was in full bloom, we decided to start with a few shots there! So glad we did! I love the luck I've had finding pink trees for my maternity sessions! :)

Then we headed to the North end of Palm Beach for some simple sunset beach maternity portraits! 

Funny story:

While we were taking these photos a couple approached us to congratulate us on our marriage! They asked, if we had just got married and I immediately said "Nope! Been married for quite a while now" as I smiles and tried to show off my bump even more! They then realized the bump and congratulated us on that!

I'm still shocked at how many people are surprised when I say I'm pregnant! Still till this day I've only been openly noticed as pregnant three times.

The details the brought these 36-Week Maternity Portraits on Palm Beach together:

Location: North Palm BeachPhotography: Maritza GuerraEditing: Crystal Bolin