Brooke Michelle Photography

Brooke Michelle Photography Internationally Published Senior & Wedding Photographer based in Florida

08/30/2026

Gal pals that don’t need to live nearby to stay close. Gal pals that meet you wherever you’re at.

SAD BUG SUMMER
08/27/2026

SAD BUG SUMMER

08/26/2026

It’s the way he supports all my little ideas for me 🥹
Obsessed with you 𝑯𝑼𝑵𝑻𝑬𝑹 𝑺𝑻𝑬𝑾𝑨𝑹𝑻 𓃰

There’s a difference between a photographer capturing candids on your wedding day, and capturing candids you actually li...
08/25/2026

There’s a difference between a photographer capturing candids on your wedding day, and capturing candids you actually like yourself in. 

You’ve probably noticed it while out with friends. The mission for girls night is to get one cute candid for the gram. That’s it. You go through your photos hoping for that one effortless candid, and instead you catch yourself mid-scrunch, shoulders tense, bracing instead of laughing.

It’s not that you’re not photogenic. It’s that the moment the camera comes out, your body knows it before your brain does.

You’ve seen the version you want a thousand times over, scrolling TikTok for wedding inspo, watching influencer after influencer look effortless both in front of a camera and in the b-roll they posted from every part of the day (i mean we all saw Shay Sullivans wedding right?) So the next time a friend lifts their phone at a party, you feel yourself angle your chin, hold your breath, “pose” without meaning to.

I see it all the time at weddings. Nothing ruins a candid faster than the second you know the camera is there, and well… stop being candid.

Here’s what I’ve learned after years of doing this professionally: real candid photography isn’t about catching people off guard. It’s about waiting until they forget you’re there.

That takes patience most photographers aren’t willing to give you. It’s easy to check “get candids of the night” off a shot list and head back to standing in the corner of the room counting down your coverage time. It’s a lot harder to stay in the room watching for the moment your guard actually drops. Directing wedding party images and then capturing the walks and moments in between. Staging your family formals, then capturing the hugs and fist bumps as each pair walks up to greet you. 

The real laugh, not the reflex.

That’s the difference.

VENDORS

Planning: E & E Design Company
Venue: Waverly Estate Wedding and Event Venue
Dress: Studio I Do Bridals Wedding Dress Shop
Florals: Something Borrowed Blooms- Premium Silk Flower Rentals

I can’t remember the last time I had a consult call with a client who didn’t say “we want stunning portraits but we also...
08/23/2026

I can’t remember the last time I had a consult call with a client who didn’t say “we want stunning portraits but we also don’t want to be pulled away from our guests for hours.”

Maybe you were at a friends wedding where you watched the photographer pull the couple for sunset portraits and 30 mins later all the guests were done dinner, as you stared out the ballroom window waiting for them to come back in so you could finish speeches and finally get to dancing.

Or maybe you’ve been a bridesmaid smiling for the same 3 poses just at different spots around the venue.

You remember more smiling and waiting for your next pose than you do drinking or dancing with your own best friend on what is suppose to be the most memorable day of their life.

Here’s the thing: your photos should help you remember how it felt. But they can only do that if you’re actually apart of the celebration.

You don’t need hours of portrait time on a wedding day. You need an experienced photographer who can accomplish the portraits you need without sacrificing the time away from the bar and dance floor you just spent a year paying for.

08/20/2026

This was actually one of, if not THE coolest thing we have done since setting out as nomads five weeks ago.
We spent the morning til noon and then hopped into the train car and relaxed for a solid 4 hours.

Our host Romn was hilarious and knew so much about the history of the canton, the train cars themselves and I just listened to him and Hunter geek out for hours.

We had a bartender on board so enjoyed some beers, margs and the complimentary champagne toast while we took in the views and saw Sedona from a whole new angle.

If you are in need of an activity to do when it’s wayyyy too hot to be standing still in Arizona. I think I found it 😉

08/18/2026

Going with the cheaper option actually costs you more 👀

While you save money, you’re costing yourself
- the years of experience to make your guest feel comfortable in every photo taken
- the art of noticing and knowing the difference between a candid and a candid you feel good in
- the experience of being directed and never having silence when it’s time for portraits
- moments missed from lack of experience or looking for more than just “the key moments” to check off a shot list
- knowing how to handle any lighting situation

If you’re ready to save your sanity in moments you can’t recreate, and make sure you trust the person preserving them… send me a DM.

If you’re sending generic inquiries, expect a generic experience. Wedding planning starts with your mind racing. Colors,...
08/17/2026

If you’re sending generic inquiries, expect a generic experience.

Wedding planning starts with your mind racing. Colors, textures, playlists, dinner menus, design details, the people you can’t imagine celebrating without. You spend months finding a planner who understands your vision because you know your wedding deserves more than a copy-and-paste timeline.

But who is going to help you relive it all?

If you’re on any side of weddingtok, you’ve probably seen the videos: couples asking for a photographer, dropping a Pinterest board, a date, and a budget. Within minutes, the comments are flooded with hundreds of photographers posting prices and screenshots of their recent Instagram feed (listen I’ve been there too).

And somewhere along the way, we’ve convinced ourselves that’s good enough.

But photography isn’t just another vendor to check off the list. Its the person you spend the most physical time with beside you aside day of. It’s the person responsible for how you’ll remember the best day of your life. Like forever.

When your inquiry starts as a transaction, it’s easy for the experience to stay one.

No one has learned about you. How you met your maid of honor. Why you chose that song to open your dance floor. The moments that matter most aren’t sitting in a Pinterest board or in a budget line on an inquiry form.

Intention creates impact.

Impact is your friends talking about your wedding for months because every detail felt unmistakably you. It’s a band carrying everyone into the next morning because you didn’t want to night to end and paid extra just for the party to never end (looking at you Travis). It’s seeing your partner relive the day when you get the photos back and remembering things you didn’t even realize happened.

That kind of experience doesn’t begin when I pick up my camera.

It begins with your very first inquiry.
Dates don’t fill my calendar. People do.

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Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
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