Comments on: Maternity Shots Teaser!

By: Hayley Marie

Hayley Marie — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:44:57 +0000

What a great idea! A girl from back home just posted a whole facebook album’s worth of maternity shots which are pretty much just her naked belly and wedding ring. I just think your shots were classics (albeit it innovative ones ) that have such a sweetness to them! I’m sure your little baby will love knowing how much thought you put into them!

By: Jenna

Jenna — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:52:22 +0000

The answer to your question can be found within this answer I think:

http://www.formspring.me/jennacole/q/210216375

By: Jenna

Jenna — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:04:52 +0000

I’ve been brainstorming for this session for months, and I somehow got the idea to center on this theme of “childhood nostalgia”, using cheap colorful childhood items (I kind of wanted to get a hula hoop but I needed to limit myself at some point ). I’m also all about trying to think of things that I haven’t seen done anywhere else before, and the pinwheels were something I hadn’t seen!

By: Glamour This! By Kelly

Glamour This! By Kelly — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:46:47 +0000

You look fab. Can’t wait to see THAT BABY… or whatever you decide to call him/her

You are glowing… and look so happy Jenna.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:34:57 +0000

These shots are amazing! I LOVE the props you used – the windmills especially. Your splurge on the hair and makeup were worth it too – you still look like Jenna, but a little bit more made up, glamours version – perfect job! Can you believe someday soon you’ll be showing these pictures to your little one?

By: Alison

Alison — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:13:15 +0000

Beautiful photos! Sometimes maternity shoots are so incredibly cheesy, but these are really beautiful and unique. Can’t wait to see more!

By: Anna Mae

Anna Mae — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 08:36:28 +0000

You look absolutely amazing Jenna. I can’t wait to see more photos of you and TH. I love it when you share/talk about your relationship with him.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:46:47 +0000

I also don’t think that TH & TW don’t ‘have’ the money to spend on these things. I think a lot of the time they choose not to with a focus on saving. So maybe this month, they chose to save a little less to spend money on this.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:45:01 +0000

I think it is kind of obvious – because she is pregnant, with her first child, and she wants to celebrate that.

As Marissa C said, it looks to me that those props would have been things Jenna could have gotten super cheaply. As for the hair and makeup – some people do that every weekend for a night out on the town. Jenna didn’t even do that for her wedding!

Judging from Jenna’s budgeting posts, I imagine eating out and other entertainment budgets will be cut to account for this expense. That’s what budgeting is – opportunity costs. Buy one thing to buy less of another – how they do that doesn’t make them any less frugal.

Frugality doesn’t have to mean living on beans and rice, not having or doing anything nice (ever). That would be a pretty sad and boring life, wouldn’t it?

By: Charmi

Charmi — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:45:31 +0000

you look beautiful! seriously you should model

By: TravelistaRN

TravelistaRN — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:04:47 +0000

Long time reader, first time commenting but I just wanted to say the pictures are lovely and you look gorgeous!

By: shortie

shortie — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:51:18 +0000

You look lovely. I really like the first picture!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:47:04 +0000

I love your expression & pose in the pinwheels shot and I think it’s so great that since you’re also a photographer, you know how to pay attention to those lil details like props!

By: Kelli Nicole

Kelli Nicole — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:30:31 +0000

I too LOVE pics of my mom pregnant! I’m a twin and her tummy was HUGE (we went over 39 weeks and were nearly 15 lbs together). There aren’t many pictures, but I treasure the ones that exist.

By: Marissa C

Marissa C — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:35:13 +0000

Totally stealing the balloon idea for a maternity shoot I’m doing next week!

By: Marissa C

Marissa C — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:34:08 +0000

Jeez…what is with people? It’s not like Jenna and TH are starving because she chose to do a maternity shoot–she has made it quite clear that they are frugal to save their money. What’s wrong with a little splurge for something so memorable? Especially since these items are things most people would just buy on a whim (clothes) or pay for on a regular basis (hair/makeup)

By: MrsW

MrsW — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:09:25 +0000

well, being pregnant with your first child is a pretty once-in-a-lifetime kind of event. I know if money could buy me a different way to tell my husband I was pregnant (I wanted something cute, but it ended up being “I’m afraid you’re pregnant” / “Yeah, I am” / “holy crap what are we gonna do?”), that I would spend it. Family and children are at the center of That Family’s life, so why shouldn’t they set out some resources to record and cherish the expectation of their first child in a medium that is very significant to Jenna? That’s my take on it, anyway.

By: Linda

Linda — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 04:57:57 +0000

I don’t think balloons will ever be overdone…

http://s787.photobucket.com/albums/yy160/statikfeed/J%20Reed/?action=view&current=14.jpg

http://s787.photobucket.com/albums/yy160/statikfeed/J%20Reed/?action=view&current=4.jpg

Love your teasers and can’t wait to see the rest!

By: Grace

Grace — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:15:52 +0000

The pictures are gorgeous and so are you.

By: Alice

Alice — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:59:58 +0000

While the earlier commenters expressed their opinions in a rude and inappropriate way, they did bring up a few questions I’d like to know the answers to. Because some of the posts on TW are about how TW and TH are frugal and don’t have money to spend on certain things, I am curious as to why you decided to spend precious resources on outfits, hair, makeup, etc. for this shoot.