Photographs by Mikayla

10/15/2026

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, and today, October 15th, is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day.

A day of remembrance, connection, and honoring the little lives that are so deeply missed.

Pregnancy and infant loss affects more families than many people realize, yet so much of that grief is carried quietly. Every loss comes with its own story, and no two experiences look quite the same.

For some, it’s been weeks. For others, years. Some have photographs and memories to hold onto, while others have only the hopes and dreams of what could have been. But the love for those babies remains, regardless of how much time has passed or how briefly they were here.

While every family’s experience is different, there is something that connects so many of these stories: the love that was there from the very beginning, and the ways that love continues to be part of their lives.

Some lives are brief, but the love for them never has to be. 🤍

10/15/2026

A whole lot of love for one tiny little girl. 🤎

09/30/2026

For anyone who’s had bo***ir photos sitting on their someday list.

I’ll be opening up a handful of mini sessions on October 25th at The Things We Keep in Vassar.

$150 includes a 30-minute session, 7+ digital images, an online gallery, print release, and styling assistance.

Booking is open! Feel free to reach out with any questions or to reserve your session. 🤎

09/29/2026

I have some winners to announce! 🤎

First, thank you so much to everyone who entered. I loved seeing so many of your names, and I decided to sneak in a second session because I really wanted to give away more than one!

Congratulations to my two winners!

🤎 Full photography session: Kaya Paisley Paisley
🤎 Mini photography session: Halie Hewgley

I’m so excited to photograph you both!

I also wanted to offer a little something to everyone else who entered. I’ll be opening up a few studio minis at a discounted rate, just for you!

$125 • 20 minutes • 5 edited images
At The Things We Keep in Vassar.

If you’ve been thinking about getting some photographs done, send me a message by October 31 and we’ll get something planned.

Thank you again for being here and supporting my little photography business. I’m so grateful for all of you, and I hope to see some of you in the studio soon! 🤎

09/28/2026

Just dropping a quick note to share one last time that you have until 8:00 p.m. today to get your entries in for a free photo session at The Things We Keep. Check the original post for details! 🤎

A little giveaway from Photographs by Mikayla. 🤎

With all of the changes happening at The Things We Keep lately, I’ve been so excited to see other photographers come in and make the rooms their own, but I’m also really excited to start creating in them myself again.

So, along with the studio giveaway, I’m giving away a full photography session with me to take place at the studio.

I’ve spent so much time working on these rooms lately, and I’m really ready to start photographing in them again. It feels like a good way to celebrate everything coming together.

To enter:
• Follow Photographs by Mikayla on Facebook and Instagram
• Like and share this post
• Tag a friend in the comments
• For an extra entry, follow The Things We Keep on Facebook and Instagram

The winner will be announced Monday, September 28th.

Good luck! 🤎

09/24/2026

Somehow I never shared Kenzie + Michael’s wedding here, and I already know this won’t be the last you see of it.

It was such a beautiful day, and looking back through these made me realize just how many favorites I still have from it. So, here are a few to start. 🤎

09/23/2026

I shared a little Christmas peek over at The Things We Keep today, but I wanted to share it here too.

There’s a lot happening at the studio over the next month, and Christmas will slowly be making its way into all of the rooms. I’m really excited to get to photograph so many of you in these spaces once they’re finished.

I’ll have holiday minis to share soon, too. For now, here’s a little bit of what I have in mind. 🤎

09/20/2026

A little giveaway from Photographs by Mikayla. 🤎

With all of the changes happening at The Things We Keep lately, I’ve been so excited to see other photographers come in and make the rooms their own, but I’m also really excited to start creating in them myself again.

So, along with the studio giveaway, I’m giving away a full photography session with me to take place at the studio.

I’ve spent so much time working on these rooms lately, and I’m really ready to start photographing in them again. It feels like a good way to celebrate everything coming together.

To enter:
• Follow Photographs by Mikayla on Facebook and Instagram
• Like and share this post
• Tag a friend in the comments
• For an extra entry, follow The Things We Keep on Facebook and Instagram

The winner will be announced Monday, September 28th.

Good luck! 🤎

09/16/2026

Sharing this one more time as we get closer to Sunday. 🤍

I still have room for a few more mamas who would like to be part of this year’s Forget-Me-Not Sessions. If you’ve experienced pregnancy or infant loss and this feels like something you’d like to be part of, I would truly love to have you there.

Sunday, September 20th at 6:45 p.m.
Richfield County Park in Davison

Feel free to message me with any questions or if you’d like to join us. 🤍

Some of you who have been here for a long time might remember my Forget-Me-Not Sessions.

I started offering these a few years ago, after going through two losses of my own. They were created for mamas and families who had also experienced pregnancy or infant loss and wanted to do something to remember, honor, and bring awareness to the sweet babies they had lost. I put together little bouquets, spent time talking with each mama about their babies and their stories, and captured some really beautiful photographs in the process.

It’s been a few years since I’ve done them, and I’ve decided that this year I want to bring them back.

On September 20th at 6:45 p.m., I’ll be putting together a small group Forget-Me-Not Session at Richfield County Park in Davison. My hope is to create something really beautiful together that I can share in October for Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.

I’ll be putting together a fresh floral bouquet for each mama to use for the photos and take home afterward. I’m also asking everyone to wear white and to be willing to work with me a little on styling so that everything comes together beautifully as a group. I’ll have lots of dress inspiration and ideas to send your way, and we can figure out what works best for you together.

There will be a small session fee of $50 to help cover the flowers, supplies, and time that goes into putting everything together. You’ll receive your bouquet to take home, along with the edited images from the session.

Since a big part of these sessions is bringing awareness to pregnancy and infant loss, the photographs will be shared publicly in October. You’ll need to be comfortable with me sharing the images and signing a model release to participate.

And truly, it doesn’t matter if your loss happened this year or many years ago, how far along you were, whether your baby had a name, or how much of your story you want to share. These sessions are simply a space to remember them and to create something in honor of the little lives that mean so much to us.

If you’d like to be a part of this year’s Forget-Me-Not Sessions, please send me a message. I would really love to have you. 🤍

09/08/2026

sweet mama. 🌸