Minh of @instantdeviephotography got in touch via Instagram a few months back to ask if I'd be interested in doing a maternity photoshoot whilst she was in Iceland. I thought "why not, this could be fun and a really special memory of bump" so I agreed and got Ingimar on board too. The months went by, the bump grew bigger and we planned out the shoot. I choose the Blue Lagoon as the location as it was where Ingimar took me on our first date, on my first ever trip to Iceland. There is a park right by the entrance that you can access and use to capture the amazing landscape - and it worked perfectly.

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We met up with Minh and her husband (and photography assistant on this trip) Keith. Even though we had never met in person, and had never done a photoshoot like this before, she put us completely at ease and we felt so comfortable. I was surprised how fun the shoot was, we had a good laugh and it was easy. We wandered to a couple of spots to capture the lagoons’ blue colours and the Icelandic lava and moss.

Whilst shooting, passers-by wandered around us and we tried not to take notice until one lady recognized me from my YouTube channel and we stopped to chat and take a selfie with her. It was so lovely to meet her, and it gave me a little boost to my confidence too.

So let’s get into the gorgeous pictures Minh took, the location is just stunning but she captured us and bump so well. I am so pleased we did this shoot, especially as I didn't actually take many pictures throughout my pregnancy so these are really special to me.