I’ve been shooting quite a few pregnancy shots lately and all the mothers to be seem to have the perfect figure. I’m starting to expect that keeping the perfect figure during a pregnancy is a given and I’m liking the idea of the positive reassurance I keep getting!

I met Connie and her husband, Chan for the first time that day for their pregnancy shoot. Connie is a petite bundle of sunshine and Chan who kept himself occupied looking through our wedding albums, was quiet and unassuming. It is hard to believe that they both have a daughter aged 8 who unfortunately was unable to join in for the shoot because she had a basketball tournament. She must be tall and athletic!

I couldn’t help but notice the magic that would light up between the two when I wasn’t looking. Chan just couldn’t bare to stay away and keep his hands off Connie, well, not in that dirty old man sorta way, but in the most loving and adoring fashion for what seems to me is a childhood sweetheart kinda love. It was so sweet, they way they held hands or the way they hugged. Every time I wasn’t looking, he would rest his head on her shoulders and grin. And I knew there and then that all I needed to do was get them to be together, and pretend I wasn’t there. And magic happened! Connie and Chan definitely wins the title of “Most Loving Couple!”

Congrats to Connie and Chan who will be expecting a baby boy this coming Jan!

Makeup by Shahnaz Baharuden

It seemed like quite awhile ago, that Steve and I took a road trip to Muar and captured the beautiful church wedding of Joanne, the daughter of a pastor, and Stephanus, a South African whose father is also a pastor. It was a match made in heaven, literally!

When Joanne had contacted me a few months back to book her pregnancy portraits with us, I was overjoyed to hear the good news and looked forward to catching up with the lovely couple! Nothing has changed much really… Joanne is still the soft-spoken, mild mannered sweet girl I met before, and Stephanus is the same old friendly self! It goes without saying, we had a fun hour at the studio and I’m looking forward to a very adorable lil girl in the next month or so!

And what could be a better gift for us at the studio than an iron and ironing board! Now these two will certainly be thought of all the time! What a perfect gift!

Congrats to Joanna and Stephanus!

Makeup by Shahnaz Baharuden

If I was pregnant (not anytime in the near future of course!), I’d love to have a body like Melinder’s. Looking radiant and just absolutely fabulous in her 3rd trimester, it was such a joy to photograph the new mom-to-be. Her hubby joined in the fun as well and coming from his *ahem* modeling background (or so he says hehe), he posed away as the camera clicked ! They are just so adorable together and their energy seemed to bounce off one another in the room!

Congrats to the lovely couple on their new addition to the family!

It felt like just a few years back when Kit & Emilia first got together. Last year, we shot their pre-wedding in Bali and later in the year, their wedding in KL. They’ve worked hard since, REALLY hard, since the wedding and in less than a year, out comes Baby Ayden!

When I first saw a photo of Ayden on Facebook (the place where I catch a first glimpse of everyone’s babies nowadays!), he reminded me of Lilo from Lilo and Stitch. With a full head of thick, dark, beautiful hair and a set of pouty, kissable lips, this boy is a charmer!

Unlike 2-week old Ms Tigress Tara Tan who cried non-stop dying her newborn shoot (to give her credit she was totally cooperative when she was about 7 months old), docile bunny Ayden was calm, collected and happily posed for the camera. Even though it was time for his nap, I managed to steal a few precious moments where  he looked curiously into my lens and almost smiled for the camera!

Here’s a smile to die for!

*wink*

“I can’t hear you, what did you say?”

“…one last good lookin’ shot for the hardworking photographer”

“Mommy, it’s bedtime!”