Maternity Leave | Starting September 24th to March-ish

Hi friends!

As most people who read this blog know, I am currently 8 months pregnant and gearing up to head out on maternity leave next Monday! This whole thing has been such a blessing ... I've been healthy and had virtually no discomfort apart from the occasional back ache and bad nights sleep! Carrying this extra weight is definitely getting a little harder on me but feeling her little feet through my skin make it much easier to handle. I have one more beautiful wedding to shoot this Saturday that I have been looking forward to all year and then am excited to finish up working from home and then let this nesting instinct that is currently taking over every fiber of my being finally win the battle I've been having with productivity! I posted this post back in June to give everyone fair warning on my upcoming schedule and availability changes but I want to review what the next few months will look like and update current clients on album deadlines and other turn arounds!

I will be officially on soft maternity leave starting September 24th- I’ll be spending the last five weeks (if baby girl gives us that long) with limited office hours - finishing up editing Septembers weddings, delivering products, and will still be available on e-mail. Once she arrives, I’ll be on hard maternity leave until the end of March. After that, I’ll be available on email but not shooting until May (aside from a few off-season weddings!).

August was the deadline to get your album submissions in to me to guarantee delivery by Christmas and next Monday is the deadline for me to place album orders. So, for those of you slacking on getting me revisions or final approval, please respond to my e-mails? <3 After that, I will do my best to get things finished before the baby comes for those who had wedding after the deadlines or didn't get items in to me on time, but there are no guarantees.

FOR 2013 BRIDES! I am almost at capacity for my 2013 season so if you would like to schedule an in person meeting in the next few weeks to discuss your wedding photography options please contact me right away!

A lot of the journey of my first baby has been documented on my instagram- so if you want to follow along my username there is MegPerotti. Thanks for listening ... now back to our regularly scheduled programming! :)

xoxo

 

 

 

29 weeks pregnant! Season is winding down.... :)

Only four more weddings to go for me- three more total after this weekend .. can't believe we're already so close to the finish line. I remember back in March feeling like there was no way I could get through this whole summer pregnant (sometimes I like to whine) and now that I am here I realize that being pregnant make some days harder but most days so much sweeter. I truly believe that for me, this is the  meaning of life. This little person is so much more important than my silly self and I have already dedicated everything to her well being. I'm starting to understand just how much my parents love me- in ways I never fully understood. There is just something so magical about the whole process and I truly feel FULL, literally and figuratively. This picture is from last weekend ... Tim snapped it in our backyard the day after I shot a wedding in 106 degree Sacramento heat... I wasn't feeling too great but who's looking at me anyways? The dress and belly distract from my face!  ;) <333

22 weeks pregnant - A note to 2012-2013 brides

So the half way mark has come and gone and true to form, wedding season has been making time fly! Normally, I love and embrace that but knowing how quickly we will be welcoming our little girl (yep!) makes me want to slow the clock down, stay in the moment, and just nest. But you know- life gets a little bit in the way of that! It's easy with the baby nestled in my womb to continue doing what I do (at a bit of a slower pace than normal) but when we have her here in our arms there is no way I can, or want to, work at this pace. It's a struggle for me daily to balance my brains need to constantly work and my hearts need for rest and I can only  imagine how hard that balance will be when we have a baby in the mix.

That said! First, for all of my current clients thank you for being so supportive of this pregnancy and understanding... luckily things have been pretty smooth for me thus far but know that I am taking any precaution I can to stay healthy and fit and making sure I am amply covered with help during your wedding day so I can still do the best job possible for you.

I will be officially on soft maternity leave starting September 24th- I'll be spending the last five weeks (if baby girl gives us that long) finishing up editing Septembers weddings, delivering products, and will still be available on e-mail. Once she arrives, I'll be on hard maternity leave until the end of March. After that, I'll be available on email but not shooting until May (aside from a few off-season weddings!).

If you are a client of 2011 and have not ordered your album yet, you must get your selections into me by August 1st. If I do not get them by then, there is no guarantee that your album will be completed until I return in March.

For 2013 brides, I am only taking on about 10 weddings during baby girls 1st year of life. This is a huge cut-back from my normal workload but a necessary one so if you are interested in booking please get in touch ASAP. I already have a handful in the books and weddings will be taken first come first serve. I will also be unable to do engagement sessions until April or May of 2013 so keep that in mind! I would be more than happy to refer you for an earlier session date with an associate if you'd like to do your engagement session during my leave months.

All right! Thanks for all your support and patience during this exciting time in our lives. I'll recap this a little closer to September but thought it was important to keep all past, current, and future clients in the mix!

xoxo