Grace + Mae Lifestyle Photography

Grace + Mae Lifestyle Photography SAHM of three who found a passion in capturing every moment big or small ✨

SOLD. OUT. 😭🧡🖤20 spots. TWO nights. Gone in less than 15 minutes.I genuinely don’t even have the words. I stepped out of...
08/25/2026

SOLD. OUT. 😭🧡🖤

20 spots. TWO nights. Gone in less than 15 minutes.

I genuinely don’t even have the words. I stepped out of my intermission for just these SYTF minis, and you guys showed up for me in a way that has me feeling ALL the emotions tonight. 🥹

I’m still going back to my intermission after these, and I know that’s what I need right now—but I am so incredibly grateful I listened to that little tug on my heart and opened these two nights up. Tonight was such a sweet reminder of how loved and supported this little business of mine has been.

Thank you for continuing to trust me with your babies year after year and for showing up for me the way you always do. I truly have the BEST people. 😭

If you didn’t snag a spot, JOIN THE WAITLIST! 🧡 If I have any cancellations, I’ll be pulling directly from that list to fill the opening!

SYTF MINIS ARE OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT. 🥹🧡🖤

SYTF MINIS ARE LIVE 🧡🏈If you were a no show last year & book again this year and still do not show, unfortunately— you w...
08/25/2026

SYTF MINIS ARE LIVE 🧡🏈
If you were a no show last year & book again this year and still do not show, unfortunately— you will be added to my ‘do not book’ list for my business.

Happy Bookings!

✨ SURPRISE!!! ✨I decided to pull myself out of intermission JUST for my favorite SYTF clients. 🧡I’ve had SO many people ...
08/24/2026

✨ SURPRISE!!! ✨

I decided to pull myself out of intermission JUST for my favorite SYTF clients. 🧡

I’ve had SO many people tell me how bummed they were that I wasn’t offering SYTF minis this year… and for some reason, hearing that lit a little fire in me. But the real MVP here is my husband. He sat there and talked so highly to me about me — reminding me how much I love doing these, how much my clients love them, and how special it is that so many of you come back to me year after year. Sometimes you just need someone else to remind you of the things you forget about yourself.

So… he convinced me. We’re doing them!

This year I will ONLY be photographing Sandwich Youth Tackle and I’m keeping it super limited — just 20 spots!

Once those 20 spots are gone, the waitlist will automatically turn on in case I have any cancellations. I will not be adding additional spots, so if you want one, don’t wait!

🏈 SYTF MINIS GO LIVE TONIGHT AT 9:30 PM SHARP! 🏈

Set those alarms because when they’re gone, they’re gone. ⏰🧡

Turns out I just couldn’t stay away from my SYTF babies… and apparently my husband knows me better than I know myself sometimes. 🥹

I’ve started and deleted this post more times than I’d like to admit, because stepping away from something you love is r...
08/10/2026

I’ve started and deleted this post more times than I’d like to admit, because stepping away from something you love is really, really hard. 🤍

But lately, I’ve realized that I can’t keep pouring from a cup that needs to be filled, too.

So for right now, I’m going to take a step back from photography.

Not forever. I’m not closing Grace + Mae, and I’m not giving up something that has become such a huge part of who I am. I just need some time to be me again. To be a wife and a mom without constantly thinking about the next session, the next gallery, the next message that needs answered, or the next thing on my calendar. I need some quiet. Some mental clarity. And honestly, just some time to breathe and figure out what I need.

Sometimes I think we get so used to carrying everything that we don’t realize how heavy it has gotten until we finally decide to put some of it down.

Every session that is already booked will still happen as planned, and every gallery currently waiting on me will be finished and delivered. But I will not be taking on any additional fall sessions, and I’ve made the difficult decision not to offer SYTF minis this year.

This business has been one of the greatest gifts in my life. You’ve trusted me with your babies, your families, your weddings, your milestones, and moments you can never get back. I’ve watched babies turn into toddlers and families grow right in front of my camera. So many of you have become so much more than clients, and I hope you know how deeply I mean it when I say that getting to document your lives has been an absolute privilege.

But my own little family deserves that version of me, too. And right now, I think I need her just as much as they do.

I don’t know exactly when I’ll be back. I don’t want to put a timeline on something that I’m doing because I need less pressure in my life. I just know that when I do come back, I want to come back because I genuinely miss creating — not because I feel like I’m supposed to.

Grace + Mae Lifestyle Photography isn’t going anywhere. 🤍

I’m just giving the girl behind the camera a little time to find herself again.

Thank you for loving my work, trusting me with your memories, supporting this dream of mine, and giving me a little grace while I take some time for my own.

This isn’t goodbye. Just a little intermission. 🤍

Something about a golden hour maternity session… 🥹🌷
07/11/2026

Something about a golden hour maternity session… 🥹🌷

Officially a teenager ✨Two posts in one day because I’m too impatient + just had to share. Happy 13th Birthday to this g...
07/09/2026

Officially a teenager ✨
Two posts in one day because I’m too impatient + just had to share. Happy 13th Birthday to this gem! 🧡

Hoping you all had the best Fourth of July Weekend! Lots of family time, swimming, storms, & fireworks. Couldn’t ask for...
07/09/2026

Hoping you all had the best Fourth of July Weekend! Lots of family time, swimming, storms, & fireworks. Couldn’t ask for anything better 🫶🏼🇺🇸
Thank you for another successful year doing these minis. Truly some of my favorite galleries! 🥹

🚨 Red, White, + You galleries from day one are finished and sent! Go check your messages! 🥹❤️To say I’m overwhelmed with...
06/27/2026

🚨 Red, White, + You galleries from day one are finished and sent! Go check your messages! 🥹❤️

To say I’m overwhelmed with gratitude would be an understatement. Watching the first day sell out was incredible, but seeing the second day fill just as fast completely blew me away. Because of all of you, I’m already thinking about adding multiple dates next year.

To every person who trusted me to capture your family, thank you. Your support allows me to keep chasing this dream, and I will never stop being grateful for that. Every booking, kind word, and recommendation means the world to me.

And to my husband— thank you for being the person who never lets me do this alone. After long 10-hour workdays, you came home and immediately helped pack the truck, helped set everything up, stayed through every session in the heat, made so many little ones laugh when we needed it most, grabbed behind-the-scenes photos, and somehow always knew exactly what I needed before I even asked. You are the quiet strength behind so much of what this little hobby of mine has grown into, and I couldn’t do it without you!
With that being said, time to edit day two! 🫶🏼

🚨Red, White, & You minis are SOLD OUT! 🥹🇺🇸Unfortunately, as of right now, I do not have any additional dates. If anythin...
06/14/2026

🚨Red, White, & You minis are SOLD OUT! 🥹🇺🇸

Unfortunately, as of right now, I do not have any additional dates. If anything changes, I will post a link here first! You guys are the BEST.

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