Alissa Saylor Photography

Alissa Saylor Photography Award winning lifestyle photographer specializing in family, maternity, and newborn photography. She specializes in family, maternity and newborn photography.

Alissa Saylor is an award winning lifestyle photographer inspired by the organic beauty that exists in real relationships. The studio is based in Manistee, but Alissa regularly travels to Ludington, Grand Haven, and Grand Rapids.

Cozy in-home maternity session 🥰
06/21/2026

Cozy in-home maternity session 🥰

There is something so beautiful about watching grandparents with their grandchildren.
06/18/2026

There is something so beautiful about watching grandparents with their grandchildren.

One of my favorite things about "in-home" sessions is how flexible they can be... especially in the summer.Here are some...
06/17/2026

One of my favorite things about "in-home" sessions is how flexible they can be... especially in the summer.

Here are some fun ideas for this summer if you're looking to do a lifestyle session in or around your home:

☀️ Make popsicles or homemade lemonade together

☀️ Run through the sprinkler

☀️ Roast marshmallows around a backyard fire

☀️ Pick flowers from the garden

☀️ Blow bubbles in the backyard

☀️ Make pancakes on a slow summer morning

☀️ Read books and snuggle on the couch

☀️ Jump on the trampoline

☀️ Swing in the hammock

☀️ Ride bikes around the neighborhood

☀️ Splash in a kiddie pool

☀️ Water the garden

☀️ Play catch in the yard

☀️ Pick berries from your backyard or nearby patch

☀️ Have a picnic in the grass

☀️ End the evening with barefoot kids and golden sunlight

The best in-home sessions aren't about perfectly cleaned houses or perfectly behaved children. They're about preserving the little pieces of everyday life that make up your family's story.

Those first sweet little snuggles.The newborn season can feel long when you’re living it... so many diapers, feedings, s...
02/01/2026

Those first sweet little snuggles.

The newborn season can feel long when you’re living it... so many diapers, feedings, sleepless nights… but it ends sooner than you expect. And when it does, it’s hard to believe how fast it passed.

Hang in there, momma. Soak up the quiet moments, the demanded snuggles, the little noises, the first smiles. You are doing wonderful 🤍

I have specific memories from my childhood that have stuck with me. They’re so simple that I can’t quite explain how or ...
01/27/2026

I have specific memories from my childhood that have stuck with me. They’re so simple that I can’t quite explain how or why they’ve stayed with me… but I come back to them again and again.

One moment I remember sitting very still by my grandma’s pool, bare legs on the hot brick patio. Staring down at the bricks, trying to memorize the way the sun felt like a warm blanket... and a little scorching on my back.

The sound of doves in the trees by her house are still one of my favorite sounds.

Those tiny red bugs darting in and out of the cracks (you know the ones we’d squish on our fingertips and pretend we were bleeding… was that just me?).

Cicadas hissing in the distance... though back then I was convinced someone nearby was using a w**d whacker.

When I revisit this moment, I can feel the simplicity of childhood so clearly.

And if I’m honest, it makes me a little sad sometimes. I had no idea then how heavy the world would feel as I got older.

As a mother, I feel a deep responsibility to protect that lightness for my children... to let them soak up every ounce of their emotional freedom while they still can.

summer.that’s it. that’s the post.have a good day 😘
01/25/2026

summer.
that’s it. that’s the post.
have a good day 😘

The early years ask mothers to slow down in ways nothing else does. Your days feel full... always nursing, always rockin...
01/19/2026

The early years ask mothers to slow down in ways nothing else does. Your days feel full... always nursing, always rocking, always changing a diaper, always being needed.

But what if each one is also an invitation to slow down… to notice? What if being pulled into slowness is actually a gift woven into these days that feel so hard? What if these are the moments we only recognize once the season has passed... but we allowed ourselves to embrace them now?

They shape babies, yes.... but they shape mothers, too.

A different way to photograph birthday portraits. At home.... it’s a beautiful way to create images that feel real, fami...
01/18/2026

A different way to photograph birthday portraits.

At home.... it’s a beautiful way to create images that feel real, familiar, and deeply connected to this season of childhood.

I get it if the thought of having a photographer in your home feels a little intimidating. Many parents imagine messy ro...
01/13/2026

I get it if the thought of having a photographer in your home feels a little intimidating. Many parents imagine messy rooms, short attention spans, and toddler meltdowns… because, well, that’s real life with little ones. I’ve spent many years both photographing and living this season myself. I come with loads of patience, absolutely zero judgment... and a handful of my own wild stories to help put you at ease 😉

If you learn one thing about working with me, let it be this: in-home baby or toddler sessions aren’t about perfection or performance. They’re about letting your child be exactly who they are... in the place where they feel most comfortable and most themselves.

Sweet boy 🤍
01/11/2026

Sweet boy 🤍

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Manistee, MI
49660

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