{"id":1271,"date":"2012-05-02T14:31:48","date_gmt":"2012-05-02T21:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/?p=1271"},"modified":"2012-05-02T14:33:07","modified_gmt":"2012-05-02T21:33:07","slug":"seattle-maternity-photography-love-spring-time-cherry-blossoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/?p=1271","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Maternity Photography | Love &#038; Spring-Time Cherry Blossoms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>&#8220;The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Everything about this quote reminds me of Chris and Robin. To their son, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a title=\"West Seattle Family Photography\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/?p=503\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Henry<\/span><\/a><\/span>, they continuously offer their presence and love.\u00a0 To their family &amp; friends, they offer genuine kindness, love, and care.<\/p>\n<p>During our maternity photo session, I was so humbled by Chris&#8217; mom because of her devotion to giving herself to her children and grandchildren.\u00a0 She often drives from Bellingham to spend time with Henry, Chris, and Robin.\u00a0 Similarly, Robin\u2019s parents also frequently visit to spend time with the family.\u00a0 It felt inspiring to see this family bond, where each member offers the gift of their presence.\u00a0 After all, the lessons, values, and morals we learn from our family will remain with us throughout our lives.\u00a0 This love and community of family will be the nourishment for Henry (<em>and his soon-to-be brother<\/em>) to blossom into fine gentlemen.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will blossom like flowers&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a way, the beautiful cherry blossoms in these maternity photos represent the blossoming of a new life to join their family.\u00a0 They represent the relationship and love that blossomed between Chris and Robin, and the love always being given to Henry.\u00a0 There were so many times during our photo session, that I could actually <em>feel<\/em> their love radiating into the world.\u00a0 I hope these photos capture and portray even a small fraction of the great love they share.<\/p>\n<p>Life is about love. Family. Relationships.\u00a0 It&#8217;s about giving yourself to others, and practicing mindfulness in everything you do for them so they may embrace their full potential, and blossom.\u00a0 When we take the focus off ourselves, and place it on others, we will grow and experience a happier life.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for the opportunity to capture these special moments of your pregnancy, and I hope that you&#8217;ll look back on these and remember the journey of creating a beautiful family.\u00a0 Thanks for your positive energy and happiness during the session. You guys are awesome!!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1273\" title=\"seattle-maternity-photographer-cherry-blossoms\" src=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-1.jpg\" alt=\"seattle maternity photography underneath cherry blossoms\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-1.jpg 960w, http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1274\" title=\"seattle-maternity-photographer-2\" src=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-2.jpg\" alt=\"Cherry Blossoms in Seattle\" width=\"960\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-2.jpg 960w, http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-2-300x137.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1275\" title=\"seattle-maternity-photographer-belly\" src=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-3.jpg\" alt=\"Happy Pregnant mother standing in Cherry Blossoms\" width=\"960\" height=\"842\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-3.jpg 960w, http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-3-300x263.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1276\" title=\"seattle-maternity-photographer-cherry-blossoms\" src=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-4.jpg\" alt=\"Seattle Pink Cherry Blossoms\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-4.jpg 960w, http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-4-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1277\" title=\"seattle-maternity-photographer-couple-belly\" src=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-5.jpg\" alt=\"seattle maternity photography happy couple\" width=\"960\" height=\"852\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-5.jpg 960w, http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-5-300x266.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1278\" title=\"seattle-maternity-photographer-6\" src=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-6.jpg\" alt=\"West Seattle Puget Sound Ferry\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-6.jpg 960w, http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-6-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1279\" title=\"seattle-maternity-photographer-beach-pregnant-belly\" src=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-7.jpg\" alt=\"seattle maternity photography mother standing on log at beach\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-7.jpg 960w, http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-7-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1280\" title=\"seattle-maternity-photographer-belly\" src=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-8.jpg\" alt=\"seattle maternity photography couple hugging on the beach\" width=\"960\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-8.jpg 960w, http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-8-300x144.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1281\" title=\"seattle-maternity-photographer-9\" src=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-9.jpg\" alt=\"seattle maternity photography couple sitting on a log at the beach pregnant belly\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-9.jpg 960w, http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-9-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1282\" title=\"seattle-maternity-photographer-mother-belly\" src=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-10.jpg\" alt=\"seattle maternity photography mother sitting on a rock, and standing on log at the beach\" width=\"960\" height=\"852\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-10.jpg 960w, http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-10-300x266.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1283\" title=\"seattle-maternity-photographer-11\" src=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-11.jpg\" alt=\"seattle maternity photography mother and father looking at belly\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-11.jpg 960w, http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-11-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1284\" title=\"seattle-maternity-photographer-love-couple\" src=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-12.jpg\" alt=\"seattle maternity photography beautiful loving couple\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-12.jpg 960w, http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-12-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1285\" title=\"seattle-maternity-photographer-trees\" src=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-13.jpg\" alt=\"seattle maternity photography couple hugging and standing in the trees\" width=\"960\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-13.jpg 960w, http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-13-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1286\" title=\"seattle-maternity-photographer-14\" src=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-14.jpg\" alt=\"seattle maternity photography family photo with grandma and brother\" width=\"960\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-14.jpg 960w, http:\/\/mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seattle-maternity-photography-14-300x145.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Seattle Photographer Facebook Fan Page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.Facebook.com\/MandevSidhuPhotography\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Mandev Sidhu Facebook Fan Page<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 &lt;&#8211; click here to &#8220;like&#8221; my page and become a fan \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Thank you Chris and Robin!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will blossom like flowers.&#8221; &#8211; Thich Nhat Hahn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80],"tags":[21,53,100,74],"class_list":["post-1271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-maternity-photography","tag-beach","tag-maternity","tag-seattle-maternity-photographer","tag-west-seattle"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1271"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/www.mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1293,"href":"http:\/\/www.mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1271\/revisions\/1293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mandevsidhu.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}