Right before Bre went into labor we did a “bump” featuring shoot at Backdrop City. I tend to be pretty modest in fashion, so there haven’t been very many bump-centric pictures taken, and I wanted to capture these last moments. [FLRN DESIGN]’s Lae Love Momma Top & Sarong in store group gift worked pretty well for showing that curve off. *smile*
A little throwback to the 2 month pictures of the “peanut”, with the sarong set and the month banner. *smile*
I somehow failed to write down which pose this is; I am so sorry! I love it enough that I had to include it still. If you know, please drop me a comment and I’ll up the post with the credit, otherwise I’ll keep sifting through all of the poses I’ve tried lately so that I can properly credit it.
The Jellytot Photo Shop{JPS} – Showing Off The Bump
Reina Photography – CP0028
I know it’s not your traditional pregnancy baby bump photoshoot, but I love how these turned out at Backdrop City and how adorable the Zooby LoveMomma looks at full term.
Credits
Bre’s style:
Body: Zooby LoveMomma Body
Hair: Truth – Adore
Clothing: [FLRN DESIGN]’s Lae Love Momma Top & Sarong in store group gift
Luke’s style
Hair: Vango – Bradley in Browns (link to MP store)
Bre and Luke spent a quiet night at home on the last day of the babymoon, enjoying the comfort and beauty of the holiday lights, and this peaceful time together.
This pose is built into the mistletoe by What Next, looking at their “Real Tree”
:LW: Poses – Rescue me, couples pose
And the obligatory lit tunnel winter picture *grin*
:LW: Poses – I will take care of you, couples pose
The next stop on the babymoon was at Winter Daydreams. There are a variety of areas to explore from romantic alcoves to little indoor spots to escape the cold for a bit or for a sweet little photo opportunity. The default WL has a neat look, especially with the Christmas lights dangling, but I also played with them a bit since they emphasize different aspects of the neat build.
There’s quite a nice gazebo for photo opportunities just after you TP in
There are some neat spots tucked away, so make sure to wander or cam about.
:LW: Poses – When you’re not strong
There are even spots for dancing
To end their babymoon they headed back home while Eva had Emma and Niall, to enjoy some quiet time at home before the baby arrived, in part 3.
With the coming birth of their first Zooby Animesh Newborn, Bre and Luke went on a little babymoon. As you probably have guessed by now, if you’ve read a few of the posts lately, I love Moochie’s holiday sim, so that was the first stop.
A few dances at the center “gathering” space
Snowy snuggles are the best
As always, a wander through the landscape to discover the beautiful little places tucked among the trees.
Tip: Shared environment WL is great, but you can catch some amazing moments with settings like Blizzard
There are several spots for avatars to snuggle, talk, take pictures, or enjoy the scheduled story stream that plays. Two seating spots had poses that looked adorable to me, which admittedly became difficult as the pregnancy was about to come to term, because most animations cause some distortion. I love these two shots. 🙂
Bre decided to take a break on a bench along the lake, where there is ice skating and other little spots to discover, while Luke explored. I’m so jealous of how well Moochie can decorate and create a whole scene.
With the snow gently falling, this is a beautiful spot to find some peace during a usually hectic time.
The happy couple continued their babymoon at a few other locations on the grid in the upcoming two posts…
I absolutely love going to Moochie’s sim for Fall and Winter! I was honored enough to get to chat with her a few times over the years, when she also had a very popular store, and then blown away by her landscape. Not only is Moochie’s sim beautiful with tons of places for photography, hanging out with friends, and exploring, but she even allows you to set your home location there! The generosity she’s always shown made me a loyal group member years ago, but I always look forward to exploring when she sets up a season on the sim. She even has a stream you can play during the Christmas season, which I photographed info about too.
Since Baby 3 is about to be born, a few bump-centric shoots are in order, so I found myself at Moochie’s quite often, and decided to make one post for different favorite spots on her sim.
Although I had taken a bunch of shots in this area, I love how adorkable the next pose looked and want to share it.
And here is the info from a sign on Moochie’s land for listening to the stream.
My husband and I actually came back to listen to the stream once while doing another photoshoot. Lower your WLs, pick one of the cute sitting spots around the sim, and have a relaxing time during the busy holiday season. Between the landscape and the reading at Moochie’s, your blood pressure will drop back down to normal. 😉
Credits:
Top: Carol’s Store – Winter Dress
Bottoms: {bb} Basics – High Waist Leggings 1 – Black
I have been hitting the different events between wandering the beautifully decorated sims across the grid and wanted to show off one find that I was very impressed with. First, if you’re not familiar with the Seraphim website, they have a ton of info about sales with galleries, so I’m going to share the link to the Miix page here. Note: It’s SL, so some pictures on their site won’t be as modest as things I would post, but it’s a gallery picture page to show what each booth has. I’m just window shopping and not actually shopping right now, but I noticed an AO that has some cool features. Salt’n’Pepper put out Bento Set AO 4 and it is curve-friendly. I don’t know if many others struggle with this, but with a curvier avatar while Bre is pregnant, I’ve noticed that almost every non-pregnancy related AO I have tends to have some animations that cause arms and hands to go into the avatar body or they’re super exaggerated to accomodate a fluffy ballroom gown. Although Salt’n’Pepper’s AO is a bit pricier than I normally pay, if I was going to keep the fuller figure that Bre currently has, I think it’s definitely worth it. They have a demo at the event, so you can try it out and check if it works for your figure (I know it seems obvious, but I totally didn’t think of it a few times, so make sure to cam around your avi while trying the demo, to see if arms seem too far away from the body during movements, such as an idle movement of brushing hair back). And I admit that I am a sucker for a more elegant and less fidgety AO, despite my tendency to go for whimsy or adorkable. Just look at their ad!
And now to show you a few of my favorite ones I took pictures of, to show how it works with the Zooby LoveMomma Persephone body at almost full term…
Sometimes a nice stand without the hands up is super handy, in my opinion.
Just a touch of sass when walking 🙂
This is honestly the first AO where her hand hasn’t clipped into her hip or her arm through her torso, or been awkwardly further than the body frame is.
And I don’t use bags often, but this looks like it’d be perfect with a clutch. It’s still a dash posh to me, so I kind of love it. lol
If you’re not familiar with Seraphim, here’s their link and I definitely recommend checking it out. I’ve discovered so many events and items I probably would never have come across in my usual grid travels, and it also helps me remember what events are going on since I might have an issue with capping out my groups and notifications… 🙂
If you aren’t a member of Luane’s World or go there often, I highly recommend it. Not only is it an incredible set of sims for photography, but the landscape has so many little scenes that make it a super versatile location, but the landscape changes often and it’s so beautiful that it’s a great place for anybody to wander. Winter landscaping is coming, so if you’d like to check our how Luane has crafted the main sim, go explore it soon. (I highly recommend Luane’s Magical World, as well, which is part of the set of sims and there are teleporters to get you around to different areas that Luane creates. The Magical area is a gorgeous setting for ethereal pictures.)
I love the hint of a New England feeling to the landing zone and nearby areas, and there are so many little details to take in. You can wander about a neat little set of houses with lush trees and bushes that are set near some neat water elements. Although it is recommended to use the sim’s WL settings for best viewing, one of my favorite things is to see how Luane’s looks with different WLs, and then I used my LumiPro to help Bre pop in the more muted WL.
One thing I also love about Luane’s is that there isn’t a set path. Wander between the houses, go over to the lake, or get lured down the path to the right; this is a location that is meant to be explored and enjoyed. And if you’re into landscaping but on the amateur side like me, you’ll find tons of ideas and items for your wishlist every time you visit. *grin*
If you wander beyond the first portion of the landing sim, you’ll get to explore a variety of different scenes and photography opportunities. This is a neat cabin on a little hill and the adorable bear sitting to the left in the picture is actually animated, so it stands and has a cycle of movements. When I realized that I was watching the bear moving at the tree just as much as my avatar was, I knew I had to take a snapshot. *laugh* IRL I was a lot more delighted than the slightly concerned look I went for on Bre. *wink*
There are even neat little pastures, barns, and caravans to explore! This was literally just down the steps from a caravan I discovered!
The road you just traveled and enjoyed, the road ahead that is less traveled but holds adventure, or shall we take the right path toward the well-traveled yet picturesque little town? Seriously, if only I could have traded spots with my avatar at that moment! Fairy lights in a wooden bridge, a light fog decending on the New England-styled town, and a beautiful landscape at every turn…
I think SL is a spectacular environment to embrace and soak up Fall/Autumn and Winter landscapes, decor, and sims. A lot of games/systems try to simulate seasons, but I truly love all of the creativity and skillfully designed within SL the best. (I’m not knocking how adorable Sim’s Cottage Living can be with Autumn, but I’m being objective here. *grin*) Although Halloween is quite the celebrated event in SL, gothic details can be appreciated throughout the year when used well, so I decided that I’d also feature a few favorite items I discovered during my Fall Wandering that were featured for Halloween, but I think there are more opportunities that make them either a good buy or a great location, and want to share. 🙂
If you follow my blogs or even Flickr, you know I am working through grieving the loss of my RL mother, so I’ve been slowly getting back into the “swing of things” in SL, and I’ve been late to a lot of events and such. One was the much-loved (and sometimes hated) Shop And Hop. I also am not above taking screenshots in stores of animations if I like the set up and such, so don’t pay attention to the sale signs in a few pictures. *laugh* For the record, I was so impressed I actually bought the featured item, but the store stall was set up cute enough that I wasn’t going to try to compete. The CHEZ MOI Cute Tomb (PG) is definitely an adorable additional to any Fall or Halloween decor, but if you’re a fan of The Nightmare Before Christmas like me, then it can arguably be pretty perfect for most of the year if you like to have little peaceful spots tucked away in your landscape with a bonus of cute poses included.
The CHEZ MOI Cute Tomb (PG) includes the pillows and rumpled blanket, plus a bunch of animations
This animation pulls at my heartstrings honestly and if you cammed differently, did a different background, etc., I can see this being an awesome prop for a memorial picture. There’s something so realistic and believable with this pose, in my opinion.
Add in a change of WL and using LumiPro to assist with lighting, and I think this is a really nice pic taken right there at Shop And Hop. I added a bit of contrast using my computer’s pic program, but no PS or such, and even with a less popular mesh body that carries the skeleton slightly differently due to being a pregnancy body, there aren’t clipped limbs even! (At 8 months PG in world, a lot of animations are now having some difficulty with the arms/hands disappearing into the baby bump *laugh*.)
And how cute is this one?! Ignore the wonky finger pose from the natural hand positions getting a bit, well, wonky, please. lol This would be perfect for taking pics with sitting Zooby toddlers or so neat in a little Fall foliage landscape.
One last picture that shows how there are subtle postional changes within the animations that makes me like this decor prop so much that I splurged for a Chez Moi item which is usually beyond my budget. I am honestly seriously impressed with this little prop and plan to have it as part of my landscape most of the year (and not being supported or even blogging for the company). I love a versatile landscape and decor prop, and a little Jack smile puts it in my fav decor file. *smile*
In memory of my mom who lost the battle on July 30th, 2022. I’m adjusting to walking life’s journey without you, but sometimes I still cry when I pick up my phone to tell you about the latest thing going on, and remember that you’re gone. I miss you.
There is something about Christmas music that makes me unpack every knit, hoodie, and cardi I own and start wearing them, even if it’s only down in the 60s instead of actually cold. Apparently I have the same inclination in SL as well. *grin* When I saw a new item at Whimsical Designs along with a new group gift over at Carol’s Store, I couldn’t resist getting cozy in world.
Whimsical Designs came out with the cute Veronica Sweater in Glitter that comes with a HUD in the megapack (I swear that I own more Fatpacks and Megapacks than individual outfits anymore; you always have enough options for a seasonal look plus daily wear, so they’re totally worth the investment in my book). You can pair it with the Luna Skirt that is on display in the store with it, but I found that the sweater pairs with almost anything, and since I am in a cozy mood, I paired it with some leggings and comfy socks while hanging out at our cabin. The Luna Skirt is really cute too, with a sexy little cut up the thigh, and since Bre is so pregnant I’m going to hold onto that cutie for when the baby has been born and I can pair it with a cropped tee, I think. (I love versatility and am so thankful that designers are making mix and match pieces for the LoveMomma Body now!) Anyway, a cup of steaming tea in a rocking chair with cozy clothes automatically came to mind when I saw the sweater and I just had to share.
I really want to be in this moment IRL, in these clothes lol
I loved this pic that I wanted it to be my first, despite the leg going over the arm of the chair a bit, but wanted to show the sweater off a little better, so here’s one where Bre isn’t all curled up and chatty.
Like I said, super versatile and cozy! It was a blustery day in The Midwest, so I just loved how this turned out! If you get the Megapack, you get options for the green, grey, purple, blue, and a pink/fuschia. (Yep, I’ll totally do the grey sweater with some yoga leggings while setting up the new nursery area. I think it’ll be a perfect combo with more bang for your buck, or linden as the case may be. *smile*)
When I got the notice about the new group gift at Carol’s Store for a Winter Dress and saw that it was a knit design, I raced over despite the crazy region crashes today. *grin* Since the gift comes in Christmas red I thought I’d pair it with a set of Whimsical Designs stockings that has a choice of 4 tops (and can be tinted right in the AvLove Momma HUD too!) and some ballet flats from KC. By the way, if I haven’t mentioned it and you have an AvLove Momma body, I seriously recommend KC Couture for body-friendly shoes. They come in nearly every female body type it seems.
I’m not often one for a sweater or t-shirt dress, but it was knit and I’m a sucker for the cuteness. The hint of lace at the top of the WD stockings really amped up the gift, in my opinion. Thank goodness it’s not snowy quite yet! *grin* Anyway, I just had to make a quick post with these little cuties, especially if any LoveMommas are needing some cute clothes that work not just for the holiday season, but for winter, too. I don’t know about you, but if I’m cold IRL, I don’t want a cropped or ruffled top in SL, so some nice knits will pull me in every time, especially when I have some versatile options! Here comes the credit where credit is due…
Bre's Adventures 