Payment Policy

If your balance is not paid before your birth, your digital album will be withheld until payment is made in full.

Those first few weeks are always a complete blur, and I don’t want to be a source of stress for you while you’re bonding with your baby. I know what it’s like to have a little one on the way, and a mile long list of things you need to spend buckets of money on. I hate to make that list longer, but I do recommend paying before your birth if it’s possible — your payment will be held in Venmo until after your birth, just in case I need to issue a refund.

For the sake of your postpartum peace, if it’s possible to pay before your birth, I recommend it, so there’s one less person trying to hound you for money while you’re busy recovering and snuggling your little one and getting the hang of breastfeeding.

We have options if you need to break it into smaller payments. My website offers Klarna through the checkout page, to break big balances into smaller automatic payments, and PayPal also offers Pay It In 4.

I am on both Venmo and PayPal. My username is @etherealbirth. QR codes below:

80% of your payment is a non-refundable deposit to book my services. In return, I put in many hours of work to get to know you, extensively discuss your birth plan and wishes, document our conversations for future reference, support you through your pregnancy, and adjust my lifestyle for weeks at a time.

To keep my schedule manageable and prevent myself from accruing a significant backlog to edit, I only accept 3 clients per month. This means the sustainability of my business is heavily reliant on clients following through. If I turn other clients away because I already have you booked during your 10-day window, and then you forget to call when you go into labor and I’m unable to attend your birth… I’ve not only missed out on your session, but I’m also missing out on building a relationship with a client who may have followed through with me, and I lose an opportunity to expand my portfolio, advance as a Student Midwife, and refine my skills.

I make myself unavailable to other clients so I am on call for you - whether I attend your birth or not, my lifestyle is significantly impacted by being on call for you 24/7 from 39 weeks to 42 weeks. I stay within an hour of home, missing out on family reunions out of town, concerts, date nights, making memories with my kids at Lagoon and Splash Summit, and staycations with my husband and kids. I plan out of state vacations around my clients, and I bring my camera bag with me on longer drives, which puts my gear at greater risk for damage and theft and necessitates a specialty insurance policy for my camera gear, and I even tailor my sleep schedule to make sure that I’m available to hop in the car at a moment’s notice.

Yes, I understand the unpredictable nature of birth, and the significant expenses of bringing babies into the world.
I also need to put a monetary value on the substantial sacrifices me and my family make so I can be on call for you.

Thank you for your understanding!