Maternity photos with Sarka & Chris

Sometimes love starts with a glance across the room. Sometimes it begins with a mishap. And other times it begins with a pair of stripey socks…

Sarka and Chris were studying at the same university together. Chris lived with one of Sarka’s friends, and so they encountered each other a few times when Sarka was meeting up with her friend. Sarka thought that he seemed like a really nice guy, and even if there’s no such thing as love at first sight, then on this occasion there was definitely ‘interest’…

That interest was returned, but the challenge was in starting up a conversation. Happily, one day Sarka was wearing a pair of bold, stripey socks. Finally, Chris knew what to say. He commented on them, they shared a joke and the rest – as they say – is history.

The pair have so much in common, such as their involvement with the local Hillsong church. Chris is a tech guy who runs the productions, while Sarka particularly enjoys the events, parties and book clubs that happen within their church community.

I met the couple for their maternity photoshoot at my Bicester studio. They wanted to capture all the excitement and anticipation of baby’s imminent arrival, with only a few days left before baby arrived.

This is their first baby together, and she will arrive just in time to celebrate Christmas as a perfect family of three. In fact, it’s the perfect excuse to hang three stripey socks hanging on the mantelpiece – as the family’s Christmas stockings!

Meet Chris and Sarka’s new arrival by clicking here to read my blog about their newborn photoshoot with me.

If you’re interested in maternity photography in and around Bicester and/or Oxfordshire, please get in contact.

Sarah Plater LMPA is an award-winning, fully qualified maternity photographer based in Bicester, Oxfordshire. She is the Master Photographers Association Newborn Photographer of the Year 2019 for the Central Region (covering Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire).