I have too many favorite images to count from this year’s Birth Festival!  I love this yearly event that takes place in May at Patterson Park in Baltimore, Md. It’s an incredible community resource for parents and parents-to-be to network with their peers and nearly 100 local businesses supporting the childbearing years.  

I love to be a part of it and I’m honored to photograph it alongside my team!  Team meaning my partners, Zack and Lindsey, my middle daughter, Madeline and my work assistant/2nd shooter, Amanda.  

This year we had the extra (read with sarcasm) treat of a flat tire on the way to the festival with a van full of all the gear, tent, tables and chairs. Luckily, Amanda and her husband saved the day and met us with his truck – in the middle of Pennington Ave! It happened just as we were headed over the drawbridge so there was no shoulder.  I’m so grateful that things feel into place – my mom came to pick up Madeline, Lindsey went with the van and the tow truck, me and Zack rode with Eric and Amanda to Patterson park and we were ready with hardly a delay! 

Here are a few dozen of my favorite captures from the festival – I can’t wait to see you all again next year! 

Photography for Heartlove Photography by Jillian Mills, Amanda Bailey and Madeline Mills