Bartram’s Garden Maternity Photos

April 19, 2023

This unseasonably warm spring was the perfect excuse to head outside with Erin and Eric for the whimsical maternity photoshoot of their dreams. Bartram’s Garden was the perfect setting to create these enchanting maternity photos. It’s the nation’s oldest botanical garden and was overflowing with lush greenery and fragrant flowers.

The couple are expecting their first child, a little girl, in June. I’ve never seen two people more excited to have a baby–their happiness was infectious!

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An expecting mother stands in an English garden and looks over her shoulder.
A pregnant woman holds her belly and smiles at the camera.
A mother expecting a little girl holds a gathering basket and is wearing a white dress for a whimsical pregnancy photoshoot.

Bartram’s Garden Maternity Photo Inspiration

This session was designed to be reminiscent of an English country garden in full bloom. There were several moments throughout their shoot which reminded me of my favorite impressionist paintings–of women becoming fully immersed in the luscious rejuvenation of spring. This cycle of birth and renewal was the perfect metaphor for Erin’s spring maternity photoshoot at Bartram’s Garden.

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A pregnant woman sits on a white Gathre mat and looks down at her stomach.
A pregnant mother holds her belly and looks at a lilac bush.

I’m obsessed with the cottagecore maternity dresses we chose for Erin’s session. She was thankful I nudged her in the direction of puffier sleeves than she is used to; the cream linen dress looked perfect in our substitute English garden and the floral bouquet dress had just the right amount of femininity and delicacy for an evening stroll past the hand-quarried stone buildings.

In the couple’s own words:

“It was an absolute joy working with Courtney! She made an awkward bean like me feel like an absolute queen 🙂 She was so encouraging throughout the entire shoot and gave me just the right amount of direction/instruction with all the different poses. When we got the copies of all the photos, we were THRILLED! They turned out so great and I am so glad she helped us commemorate this special season of life.”

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A close-up of an expecting mother wearing a white dress, holding her belly.
A pregnant women wearing a Doen dress holds her belly while looking over her shoulder and smiling.
A close-up of a pregnant woman holds her belly while holding her husband's hand.
A pregnant couple holds hands and walks across a field, looking at each other and laughing.
Woman wearing a Doen dress for her whimsical maternity photoshoot holds her belly and smiles at her husband who is standing behind her.
Parents-to-be walk past the stone house at Bartam's Garden one spring evening.
Maternity photoshoot at Bartram's Garden in Philadelphia during spring.

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