First Year Series — Maria DeForrest - Delaware Wedding & Family Photographer

03/First Year Series

“There is so much beauty in remembering not only who they were when they arrived, but who we were as we welcomed them.”

A smiling golden retriever wearing a big brother bandana looks up at his expectant parents on the beach, their hands resting together on the mother's pregnant belly. In Bethany Beach, Delaware.

Expectant parents share a tender embrace by the ocean, her head resting against his chest as he presses his face gently against hers. Their hands are intertwined above her exposed pregnant belly and unbuttoned jeans.

An expectant mother leans into her husband for a kiss, reaching toward him with both hands and extending one leg as foamy ocean waves crash around them at Bethany Beach, Delaware.

An expectant mother flips her long hair back beneath a blue sky, one hand raised near her face and the other resting on her exposed pregnant belly. She wears unbuttoned white jeans and a soft cream sweater.

A wide coastal portrait of expectant parents walking through the surf at Bethany Beach, Delaware, with their wet golden retriever in the foreground. White foamy waves roll ashore beneath a soft, blue-gray overcast sky.

Black-and-white maternity portrait of an expectant mother smiling at the camera with her hands resting on her pregnant belly, wearing white jeans and a cream sweater. Her husband stands farther back along the shoreline as ocean waves recede across th

Expectant parents share a kiss along the shoreline at sunset, surrounded by white foamy waves beneath a soft blue sky. The mother wears white jeans and a cream top, her pregnant belly exposed and long wavy hair falling over her shoulders, while the f

An intentionally soft-focus maternity photograph of expectant parents standing along the shoreline at Bethany Beach. The artistic composition crops above their shoulders, drawing attention to the mother's exposed pregnant belly, her white jeans, and

An intimate maternity portrait focused on a father's hand resting on his wife's exposed pregnant belly, his gold wedding band visible against their sun-kissed skin. Their faces are intentionally cropped out, with the softly blurred background drawing

An artistic maternity photograph framed through the expectant parents' arms, with the father's forearm and hand resting on the mother's exposed pregnant belly softly out of focus in the foreground. Beyond them, foamy ocean waves crash along the shore

A black-and-white maternity photograph at Bethany Beach, Delaware, with an expectant mother intentionally out of focus in the foreground, her elbows raised and hands running through her long curly hair. She wears white jeans and a cream sweater, with

A wide black-and-white maternity portrait of expectant parents standing together on the sand at Bethany Beach, Delaware, looking into each other's eyes with the ocean behind them. The mother wears white jeans and a cream sweater, while the father wea

01 / A Year Worth Remembering

The first year has a way of changing everything, quietly and all at once.

From the earliest days at home, when everything is still so new, to the little personalities beginning to emerge, the First Year Series brings together three photography sessions throughout your baby’s first year.

There is no perfect timeline or list of milestones to follow. Every baby grows into the world in their own way, and that’s part of what makes each family’s story so beautiful.

Not just a record of how much they’ve grown, but a way to remember what life felt like along the way.

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02 / A Little More to Follow

Heir & Light is a space I’ve created for the beautiful, fleeting chapters of family life. From the smallest details of a nursery to the personalities unfolding before our eyes, it’s a place to share the photographs and stories that make this work so meaningful.

I’d love for you to follow along.

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