Maternity Portfolio

Each gallery below offers a glimpse into a maternity portrait session photographed in my Plymouth, Minnesota studio — quiet anticipation, connection, and the beauty of the season before your baby arrives. That same attentiveness has earned A Little Joy Photography recognition as Best Newborn & Family Photographer in the 2023 Parent & Baby Awards, and as Best Family Photographer in Plymouth for 2025 by the Quality Business Awards.

Becoming, Together

Honoring the bond that came first.

  • Side profile maternity portrait photographed in a Plymouth MN studio serving Wayzata families
  • Toddler bonding with her mother’s baby bump during a maternity session in Plymouth Minnesota serving Minnetonka families
  • Maternity portrait in a light-filled studio photographed in Plymouth MN serving Medina families
  • Close-up maternity belly detail photographed during a studio session in Plymouth MN serving Eden Prairie families
  • Mother and toddler standing together during a maternity session in Plymouth Minnesota serving Maple Grove families
  • Timeless maternity portrait photographed in a Plymouth MN studio serving the Twin Cities West Metro

The Waiting Season

Grace in transition.

  • Reclining maternity portrait photographed in a Plymouth MN studio serving Wayzata families
  • Standing side-profile maternity portrait in a Plymouth Minnesota studio serving Minnetonka families
  • Close-up maternity belly detail photographed during a studio session in Plymouth MN serving Medina families
  • Maternity portrait by a studio window photographed in Plymouth Minnesota serving Eden Prairie families
  • Relaxed maternity portrait on a studio bed photographed in Plymouth MN serving Maple Grove families
  • Standing maternity portrait in soft studio light photographed in Plymouth MN serving St. Louis Park families
  • Smiling maternity portrait photographed in a Plymouth MN studio serving the Twin Cities West Metro

Held Between Us

Connection at the center.

  • Expecting parents seated together during a maternity session in a Plymouth MN studio serving Wayzata families
  • Standing maternity portrait photographed in a Plymouth Minnesota studio serving Minnetonka families
  • Expecting parents holding a baby bump during a studio maternity session in Plymouth MN serving Medina families
  • Seated maternity portrait in soft studio light photographed in Plymouth Minnesota serving Eden Prairie families
  • Partner reaching toward an expecting mother during a maternity session in Plymouth MN serving Maple Grove families
  • Reclining maternity portrait photographed in a Plymouth MN studio serving the Twin Cities West Metro

Becoming

Strength, softness, and anticipation.

  • Front-facing maternity portrait photographed in a Plymouth MN studio serving Wayzata families
  • Standing maternity portrait in soft studio light photographed in Plymouth Minnesota serving Minnetonka families
  • Expecting mother looking down at her baby bump during a maternity session in Plymouth MN serving Medina families
  • Side profile maternity portrait photographed in a Plymouth Minnesota studio serving Eden Prairie families
  • Close-up maternity belly detail photographed during a studio session in Plymouth MN serving Maple Grove families
  • Profile maternity portrait by a studio window photographed in Plymouth MN serving the Twin Cities West Metro

Before the Baby

Documenting closeness, anticipation, and love.

  • Expecting couple embracing during a maternity session in a Plymouth Minnesota studio serving Twin Cities West Metro families
  • Intimate maternity portrait of an expecting mother seated in soft studio light in Plymouth MN near Minnetonka
  • Full-length maternity portrait photographed in a Plymouth Minnesota studio serving Wayzata and Medina families
  • Expecting parents sharing a quiet moment during a maternity session in Plymouth MN serving Edina families
  • Seated maternity portrait in natural light photographed in a Plymouth Minnesota studio serving St Louis Park families

Held in Light

A study in softness and form.

  • Side profile maternity portrait with flowing fabric photographed in a Plymouth Minnesota studio serving the Twin Cities West Metro
  • Expecting mother standing in soft natural light during a maternity session in Plymouth MN serving Minnetonka families
  • Full-length maternity portrait photographed in a Plymouth Minnesota studio serving Wayzata and Orono families
  • Reclined maternity portrait in soft studio light photographed in Plymouth MN serving the Twin Cities West Metro
  • Side profile maternity portrait by a studio window photographed in Plymouth Minnesota serving Edina families

Quiet Intimacy

Where tenderness lives.

  • Expecting couple embracing during a maternity session in a Plymouth Minnesota studio serving the Twin Cities West Metro
  • Side profile maternity portrait highlighting natural detail photographed in Plymouth MN serving Wayzata families
  • Intimate maternity portrait with partner photographed in a Plymouth Minnesota studio serving Minnetonka families
  • Close-up maternity belly portrait photographed during a studio session in Plymouth MN serving Medina families
  • Side profile maternity portrait in soft window light photographed in Plymouth MN serving Edina families
  • Joyful maternity portrait of an expecting couple photographed in Plymouth Minnesota serving St. Louis Park families
  • Solo maternity portrait celebrating pregnancy photographed in a Plymouth MN studio serving the Twin Cities West Metro