Bellies, Boobs, Babies & Bliss

Style File & Photography Consent Form

Style File: What to wear, do’s & dont’s
Maternity & Newborn Sessions

Mom: tight fitting maternity dresses photograph the bump best. Go for light colors (soft pinks, sage greens, or baby blue) no white or black, no prints, no flowers or logos. No plaid or patterns. No ball gowns or anything with tule, especially if we are doing the maternity session on the beach; White Maxi or Boho type of dresses photograph better. Do not wear black dress for the Maternity session: It will hide your bump & hard for editing.
If you can- wear maternity Spanx. (Only if you feel comfortable in shapewear in pregnancy) this smooths out your curves, hides underwear lines and accentuates your beautiful bump. If it’s winter months, go for a longer cardigan sweater.
Where to shop: Amazon has beautiful maternity dresses for $20. Go for maxi dresses or body-con. Old Navy, Altr’d State, Ross/Marshalls
No watches- If you have a tan line from your watch, hide it with bracelets or long sleeve.
Dad: White, dark gray, dark green or dark blue collared shirt with khaki shorts.
* dont forget to take off watches, remove keys and phones from the pockets (no logos or brand names) no plaids, words on shirts or
Daughter: simple white or pink dress
Son: same outfit as Dad and colors, nice button up shirt, polo, khaki shorts, no plaid or prints.
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Photography Locations: Mickler‘s Beach shoots best at Sunset. Less crowds during the week. I will meet you at the walkway bridge.
Jax Beach Pier: So beautiful to shoot at sunrise, during the week. I recommend navigating to a nearby business (504 First Street Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250) and we can walk 1 block to the beach to shoot under the pier.

The greenway bridge in Nocatee: sunset shoots the best. Meet 1 hour prior to sunset, I park at the Nocatee community park and walk over to the bridge. Look for my car, I’ll have my business magnets on my car.

Alpine Groves Park: This location shoots best at 1-2 hrs before sunset. Lots of big Oak trees, covered in Spanish moss with an old plantation style home to shoot at.
There is also a pier to photograph on, too-Great for those sunset photos. This place is typically pretty buggy: BRING BUG SPRAY!

Rivertown Park: Great location for family photos, lots of green space for family photos.

🌊 * if your photography session is at the beach, pack dry clothes and extra towels for the ride home. Plan on everyone getting wet!

Photography Disclosures:
Cancelation Policy: Please courteous of photographers time and family arrangements to schedule your session on the calendar. If you need to reschedule, I require 24 hrs notice at minimum, we will make arrangements for a later time agreeable to both parties.
If canceling less than 24 hrs of the scheduled session, family will forfeit their deposit and all previous payments.
Photography Deposits are non refundable.

Running Late: If your family is more than 15 minutes late to the photography session, please let Jessica know ASAP. Photographer cannot guarantee availability for that extended shoot time and family may try for 1 reschedule date, for a day/time within 7 days, weather & schedule pending. Reschedule shoot may not be guaranteed.

Families are receiving and purchasing 1 full photography session at a time. Their selected Session/Package may NOT be split into multiple sessions. For example, the maternity session cannot be split into 2 sessions, 30 min each, on separate days.

Cranky Baby? That’s ok! We can reschedule for another day that works for both parties. Families may receive 1 re-shoot, to be rescheduled within 30 days.

Weather: If rain is imminent for outdoor sessions, we will reschedule for another day/time that is mutually agreed upon. Family has the option to change outdoor locations, if weather is better at the backup location.

Lighting: Photographer (Jessica Gillan) will make recommendations based on locations for ample time of day for natural lighting. Indoor and outdoor locations will be booked based on the time of day where the natural light is best for desired outcomes. Because lighting is a huge factor in the quality of images and desired final production, please be on time to your session.

For families receiving “The All 3” photography package:
-Maternity Session will occur at 36-39 weeks, at a mutually agreed upon location and will last 1 hour. This session is not transferable to later photography sessions and may not be gifted to family members, friends etc. If not used by 40 weeks or baby is born, Family will not receive any refunds or “credits” for future photography sessions UNLESS in the case of a unforeseen premature delivery (before 36 weeks)
-The birth photography will occur at the birth location, Family will keep in communication when Labor/Birth is imminent to obtain birth photography.
-The Newborn session will occur between day 5-30 after birth. If not used within 30 days of baby’s birthdate, family will forfeit their session and no refunds will be given.

Photography sessions and packages may not be gifted to family members, friends etc. if previously unused and may not be transferred to Christmas or Birthday/milestone sessions for a later date.

Family may share their images on social media, but agrees to tag Bellies, Boobs, Babies & Bliss for photographer credit.

Payment: Please see Photography Page for package pricing and payment. Payment can be made via Venmo, Zelle or in Cash, at the time of photography session.

Photography Consent Form.