Honoring Our Next Chapter – Michelle & TJ’s Maui Couples Portrait
There’s something especially tender about a trip taken right before everything changes. The kind where you hold hands a little tighter, linger a little longer, and quietly marvel at the life you’ve built so far. For Michelle and TJ, their Maui couples portrait session at Maluaka Beach wasn’t just about photos. It was about honoring a love story that’s been unfolding since high school, and celebrating the beautiful shift they’re stepping into next.
Together for 14 years and married for 8, Michelle and TJ have lived a full, adventurous life: mountaineering, fishing, skiing through the PNW, building careers, and soaking up time with family and friends. For a long time, they felt complete just as they were. And then came a change of heart, sudden, certain, and joyful. Almost immediately, they found themselves expecting their first baby, due in March, and everything felt new in the best possible way!
This was their second trip to Hawaii, but it carried an entirely different meaning. Maluaka Beach wrapped them in soft light and gentle waves, creating the perfect setting for a more romantic, intimate session than any they’d done before. And this time, there was something extra, a growing bump, a future just beginning, and that quiet, shared excitement that only two people about to become parents truly understand.
Their Maui couples portrait captured it all: the way TJ instinctively reached for Michelle, the way she cradled her belly with both awe and tenderness. It felt less like posing and more like a love letter to this exact season of life.
One last trip as two. One beautiful moment frozen in time. And a whole new adventure is waiting just ahead. Michelle and TJ, your baby is already so loved! Congratulations! Have a great time in Hawaii!
MAUI COUPLES PORTRAIT – SESSION DETAILS
Time Of Day: Morning
Maui Couples Portrait: Samantha of Karma Hill Photography
Portrait Location: Maluaka Beach
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