Rose & Mae Photography and Design

14/06/2025

Although the sun didn’t make an appearance for us to capture the shots we wanted, I still love the warm brown autumn forest tones 🤎

03/06/2025

MUM + DAD - Just a short six days after we took these photots J & L welcomed their beautiful baby boy who was eager to meet his Mum & Dad. 🩵

06/05/2024

🌸M O T H E R S D A Y M I N I S🌸

🩷When was the last time you had a photo with your children that you liked and wasn’t a selfie?

🩷This is your sign to book in for our exclusive Mothers Day mini photoshoot. A mini session is a quick 20 minute pain free enjoyable photoshoot, not only will you receive 5 beautifully edited digital photos but a gorgeous giftbox from ARCHE valued at $72.95..

🩷The sessions will be taken at the beach on Sunday 19th May unless another date is required.

🩷You are able to gift your Mum, mother-in-law, mother figure or yourself the giftbox containing a gift card for the photography session. Giftboxes can be picked up or Couriered ( delivery date is not guaranteed for Mothers Day)

🩷Send us a message to book your spot, gift boxes are limited. I look forward to photographing you and creating stunning art to treasure for years to come 😊

10/10/2022

Great reply from a true legend ❤️💛💚

What is perfect anyway?

Bob Marley was once asked if there was a perfect woman. He replies :

Who cares about perfection?

Even the moon is not perfect, it is full of craters.

The sea is incredibly beautiful, but salty and dark in the depths.

The sky is always infinite, but often cloudy.

So, everything that is beautiful isn't perfect, it's special.

Therefore, every woman can be special to someone.

Stop being "perfect", but try to be free and live, doing what you love, not wanting to impress others!

08/03/2022

🌸𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗪𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗡'𝗦 𝗗𝗔𝗬🌸

By now you have probably heard that today is International Women's Day.

Lets celebrate the brave, strong, courageous women of Aotearoa with a some pampering.

Let me ask you a question...How often do you get a few hours to yourself with no interuptions from children or other family members, be away from the house with no washing looking at you to fold and other jobs to do? If your like me then the answer is pretty much never.
Why? because we feel guilty, but its time to stop with the Mum guilts and fill up our own cups with some pampering and enpowering.
This International Women's Day package will include hair and makeup with a professional make up artist, an empowering photoshoot of just you to celebrate the beautiful woman that you are right now and a gift 8x10 photo matted to 11x14 that you can choose from a small selection of photos. All for only a small amount of $199. You will be able to purchase other photos but not required.

This Package will only be available to book for today only and is not available to swap for family sessions or other sessions its ALL about you. X

Do it, I promise you wont regret it.... send me a message now or tag an inspirational woman in your life. ###

07/03/2022

𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒆🖤

14/02/2022

How beautiful is this 🥰

Do you know that feeling when you wake up in the middle of the night and it’s cold and your diaper feels heavy. And there are so many strange sounds all around you, and it’s dark and scary. And you get a hit in your head and it’s your hand that’s on its own adventure. And you can’t control it at all and it flings itself around and scratches your face and pulls at your hair. And your legs start kicking off the duvet, even though you’re cold as it is and you try to make it stop but they have their own will. And so you’re lying there completely helpless with flailing limbs that want to do everything, but none of the things you want.

And you can’t find mom. And you call for her and you find yourself feeling really scared. What if your beloved mom doesn’t come for you. You can’t imagine anything worse and you start to cry because you miss her so terribly. You have never felt as alone as this very moment.

And then she is suddenly there. Standing right by your bed and looking at you with worry and love. And she is the most beautiful thing you’ve ever seen. And you grin up at her with happiness and relief. You don’t think you’ve ever felt as happy as this very moment.

And she picks you up and holds you close. And she smells like herself, and also a bit like you. Like milk and safety and love. And it’s the best smell in the whole entire world.

And she is warm and safe and soft and her hands caress you and she feeds you and hums your favourite tune. And you love her voice. You’ve known it far longer than you’ve really known her. It has lulled you to sleep and made you laugh and calmed you when you were distressed. It is the most beautiful voice in the whole entire world.

And you get to lie right up against her and you feel your entire body start to warm up again. And your still cold hand starts stroking her and moves up towards her neck and accidentally scratches her. Stupid uncontrollable hand. But mom doesn’t get angry. She takes your stupid hand in hers and it turns all warm again. And this is the best feeling in the world. Right here in mommy’s arms, with your hand in hers. Even the diaper doesn’t feel as horrible anymore.

And you feel your eyes getting heavy and you know that everything is okay now cause mommy is here. Your mom. Your wonderful, incredible mom who always looks after you. Night and day.

You look up at her one last time before you fall asleep. She looks tired and her eyes are closed, and yet she is still the most magnificent thing you know. How amazing that she wants to sit here with you in this moment. How amazing that she will always sit with you for a bit when you need her to.

You smile to yourself. How lucky you were that she became your mom. The most perfect mom anyone could have asked for.
You knew, even before you saw her, that she would be the best thing in the world.

Oh how you love her. Your mom.
❤️

Words by: The Mommy Poet
The Mommy Poet

10/02/2022

❌...WARNING... this may be along post ahead but if you stay until the end I thank you for reading.😂

HAPPY 2022!
Welcome back, I trust you had an amazing Christmas break with your family and friends.
I cant believe we are nearly half way through the second month already. I am hopping that this year is going to be a bit better than last year, I didnt know how describe last year but as a friend pointed out she said it felt very FLAT and I agree last year was very flat. This year has a much more positive feel and I am back, excited and ready to create beautiful artwork of your loved ones.

Over Christmas I decided I wanted to document my family more on a day to day basis of just every day things that we can look back on at the end of the year and in a few years to see the growth, our everyday living and just capturing those moments in between. I looked back over our personal photos from just a few years ago which inspired me to do this as I came across a video of my youngest daughter and it had her talking, it took me back to her wee toddler words and the way she spoke and I realised that I had forgotten they she spoke and the way she moved about her day. It made me feel a little sad hence why I have started documenting my children and trying to take a photo of them everyday for a year. Yes I have missed a few days already but I am conscious to take a photo even if a few are caught on my phone, its just about documenting

Would you like to do this with me? I could give you a theme a week, (might have to do a wee catch up though as we are already on week on week 6), we could have a private group that is safe to share in? I don't mind at all if you just use your phone, as long as you have a gallery of 52 images to look back on at the end of the year. Let me know your thoughts either in the comments or your welcome to send me a message

Well done if you made it until the end😘

Have an amazing rest of your Thursday
Cindy. X

* Pic of my girls in the school holidays at the Lavendar Gardens, it was super cool but of course I found the rustic old fence with the cobwebs.

28/11/2021

A little note from me...........................❤️

05/10/2021

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