I was so incredibly humbled when Jenna Kutcher reached out and asked me to photograph the birth of their double rainbow baby! I’m not gonna lie, I was a tad bit anxious and excited to have been asked. It’s not like I haven’t photographed a ton of births in my 17 years of business, but I knew that this one would likely be the most viewed. My goal at every single birth is really simple… just capture their story, no matter how it unfolds. With this, I take a true documentary approach where I don’t like to change the scene or put my voice into how I think the room/day/relationships should look. I won’t turn on a light or open a blind because I want to capture how the story really looked and I might just enjoy the challenge a little, too, in different lighting situations. I once photographed nearly an entire birth with only two candles lit in a dark room! Anyway, back to the Kutchers… my goal wasn’t going to change, just capture their beautiful love story. Little did I know that after spending 14 hours with Jenna, Drew, Sue (mom) and Kate (sister), that I would fall in love with who each of them are, their relationships and love for one another, and the immense love that this sweet new baby would feel in her first moments in life. Every birth story is unique and beautiful – Conley Kate’s was absolutely no exception! This small-town, hobby-farm-owning, mommy of two (plus 3 miscarriages and a stillborn daughter), girl with a tiny following on Instagram (Jenna, you’d be ashamed at my marketing technique!), and long-time photographer girl is so very humbled by the love and support from Drew & Jenna and the community that so greatly surrounds and supports them! I’ll forever cherish capturing Conley’s birth… not because of her last name but because I gained the sweetest friends and got to document a beautiful beginning of an amazing love story! I am not as good with words as Ms. Jenna is, but I can say that even if I was, I wouldn’t have the words to describe how grateful I am to have met this sweet family. Welcome to the world beautiful little Conley Kate, you are loved more than you can ever fathom!
To read Jenna and Drew’s blog post about Conley Kate, visit Jenna’s blog or listen to the story on the Goal Digger podcast. These two speak straight from the heart!
