You might recognize the beauty in today’s sneak peek. My sister-in-law, Celene was glowing when I met her for our sunrise session at Balboa Park. Cute as ever (and all belly), we walked the quiet streets of San Diego’s most dynamic park in hot and humid weather, but somehow Celene looked gorgeous throughout our entire session despite the fact that we were sweating the minute we got out of the car.

Celene decided on a solo shoot for her maternity session so it was just us girls (and my nephew who I am eagerly waiting to meet). While I love a good mom + dad feature, sometimes for one reason or another our partners either can’t make it, or they want the shoot to be about mom + baby, or their saving their modeling debut for the newborn session. Whatever the case may be, I think it’s important to know that solo maternity sessions can be just as magical!

We ventured to totally new corners of Balboa Park – corners I’d never slowed down long enough to discover – and I am so, so thrilled we did. The Spanish Art Village was a perfect match for Celene’s bohemian flower crown and dried flower arrangement, and the sleepy little corners we happened upon at the park were the perfect setting to get some of those classic, clean images that I love so much.

Check out Celene’s sneak peek below:

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I want to hear from you!

Have you been to the Spanish Arts Village at Balboa Park? Where are some of your favorite places to visit? Let me know in the comments below! I’d love to adventure a little more and find some new favorite spots to visit for my next session! Can’t wait to hear from you 🙂

xo,

Jess