Most people find out in a bathroom at 6 a.m., and then spend days working out how to tell anyone. The test isn't the moment. The moment is when you say it out loud to the person who matters, and watch their face change.
That reaction happens once. It's worth giving it a place — and someone quietly catching it on camera.
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Telling Your Partner
Book a picnic for two and call it a date. Golden Hour is $200 for an hour at sunset: a low table, cushions, an umbrella, string lights and music. Then let the setup say it before you do:
- ✦A chalkboard sign waiting on the table, up to four words — "Baby Coming Spring 2027" or "Hi Dad, Love Baby." It's $10, and already included in Pillow Talk
- ✦The ultrasound photo tucked into a little box or a card at his place — bring it, and we'll set it exactly where he'll sit
- ✦A little film of his reaction — $80. We set the phone up on a tripod at a good angle before you arrive, and edit it into 30–60 seconds
- ✦A 15-minute photo session — $125 — so the first photo of the three of you isn't a blurry selfie
Want more? Pillow Talk ($500) already includes the photo session and the chalkboard sign, plus a tent of your own with pillows and flowers; add the film for $80. Daydream ($950) has it all built in — the film, 50 roses and fresh petals.
In the booking form, pick Custom Event and write "pregnancy announcement" — and tell us who is being surprised, so nothing in the setup gives it away before you want it to.
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Telling Your Parents
Grandparents-to-be deserve a moment of their own. The Gathering is our group setup: $380 for five people, $20 for each extra, up to sixteen — two tables, cushions, umbrellas, warm tea or infused water, and a 15-minute photo session included.
- ✦Give each of them a card to open at the same time. Photos of four people reading the same line are the best of the day
- ✦Or hand your mom a framed ultrasound "for her wall," and let her work it out
- ✦Bring the food you love, and we'll lay it out on the tables before anyone arrives
Planning something like this?
We set up styled picnics all across Austin — built before you arrive, packed away after you leave.
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Telling Everyone
For the announcement post, the photos matter more than the caption. A 15-minute session ($125, and included in Pillow Talk, Daydream and both group packages) gets you every good frame within ten days, in soft late light against a cream-and-white setup — the kind of photo that looks right on a fridge and on a phone screen.
- ✦Ultrasound photos held up between you — it's a classic for a reason
- ✦Tiny shoes on the table next to your two pairs
- ✦A chalkboard sign with the season: "Coming Spring 2027"
- ✦Soft creams, whites and pastels photograph best against our setups
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Practical Things
- ✦From June through September, pick the cooler hours — morning, or close to sunset. Midday in a Texas summer is hard on anyone, and harder when you're pregnant
- ✦Infused water and warm tea come with every picnic; bring whatever else you're craving
- ✦Booking at least three days ahead avoids the $30 rush fee; the deposit starts at $100
- ✦If rain shows up in the forecast on the day, you choose another date within three months, or the same day at home
You'll tell this story for the rest of your life. Give it a good opening scene.