Her gorgeous smile and sweet personality had me pumped to be capturing her and her fiancé in their Toronto home as they await the arrival of their baby.

Boy or girl? They’re not 100% sure, although they are leaning toward boy.

Either way, one thing is for sure this cute family-to-be will share a lot of laughs as Jarod cracked jokes the whole time, and Kaitlin laughed at all of them!

Their little nest is already filled with so many smiles, baby is sure to only add to their joy!

Calm. I didn’t think birth could be so calm.

Doula gently stroking mama’s skin.

Dad whispering words of encouragement to the mother of his second child.

Midwives smiling as they greeted this new life.

Birth photographer loving every second.

Awesome.

Congratulations little family.

The doula seen in the slideshow is Kristi Clement from Helping Hands Doula.

Birthdays when they are real, live, right as it happens birthdays are pure magic. They are what birth photography is all about

I was lucky enough to be here for this little girl’s birthday.

After a relatively short but intense labour, baby C was ushered into mama’s arms.

Do you remember looking into your baby’s eyes the first time. This mama might not remember this moment, but now she has it captured, forever.

“Thank you Carrie for being there and being so great I can’t wait to see more pics…I am more than positive they are going to be awesome.
As much as I knew you were there, I didn’t (which is great when you hate having your picture taken). You’re awesome! Thanks again.”

S. Labelle

“Carrie easily captured the love we have for one another and our joie-de-vivre. She made us feel comfortable to be ourselves, this to laugh and relax – this combined with her expert eye and talent made for some wonderful photoshoots,”– S. Roy

I truly believe that comfort and confidence are the two basic ingredients to any successful photoshoot.

Why is that? Because if clients have confidence in the process and comfort in being themselves in front of my lens, then everything else just comes together.

The best sessions I have had, have come from times when the clients have expressed a certain kinship with me. I strive to get to know all my clients in a way that will allow us to capture them at their best– nothing forced, nothing contrived, just their naturally beautiful selves.