Matt & Kathleen

Getting to watch my client’s go from engaged, to married, to expecting is a treasure that never gets old. A few years ago, I photographed Kate and Matt at Hamilton Pool in the Texas Hill Country for their engagement photos. When their wedding turned into a ‘just us’ elopement due to COVID, we met in New Mexico and I photographed their nuptials. And finally, this year, I had the absolute honor of celebrating with them again—this time for their maternity session.

We decided to document this season in the place they call home: Austin, Texas. There are so many incredible green spaces in and around Austin, so it was easy to find a spot that felt familiar and was too not much of a challenge to access. We started our session near Bull Creek, enjoying the sunrise as it came up over the trees. It was a quiet and tender morning and completely, unequivocally them.

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Anna Claire Beasley is an adventurous wedding, elopement, + portrait photographer based out of Texas. She travels for the majority of all of her sessions, from across Texas, to New Mexico, California, Oregon, Arizona, Utah, Hawaii, and anywhere else there’s a story to document. Her work is grounded in the belief that photographs are about remembering moments + experiences and she makes it her goal is to capture how it felt so those memories can stay fresh for years to come.