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Michigan Family Photographer | Downtown Ann Arbor Lifestyle Portrait Session As some of you may have heard, Dayna Mae Photography got a new home this spring in the heart of Nickles Arcade Downtown Ann Arbor (a post on that to come realllll soon – stay tuned!) When Mishelle and I first fell in love with …
Peony Gardens Mini Sessions | Dayna Mae Photography | Ann Arbor Portrait Photographer Something about the magic of the Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden blooms the first week of June every year always leave me breathless! (usually because of the intoxicating heavenly scent!)
Heart of Home Sessions | Michigan Portrait Photographer You know those people that you meet that seem like they were always supposed to be there? Meet Sarah + Sean. Yup. They are those people.
Michigan Family Photographer | In Home Portrait Session | Troy Michigan After their Waldenwoods wedding two years back, Josh, Charlene, and their sweet little girl Lekszi invited me into their home to welcome 8 week old baby brother, Warner. This lifestyle portrait session at their home in Troy, Michigan was the sweetest. From the …
Christmas Family Session | Christmas Pajamas Mini Session | Ann Arbor OH MY GOSH. Christmas is my FAVORITE time of year – and do you know what makes it even better? MATCHING CHRISTMAS JAMMIES!! And, families that love to snuggle up in them for me!
Fall Mini Sessions | Ann Arbor Lifestyle Portrait Session If you are like 90% of the families, couples + clients I’ve interacted with in the past 7 years of running a portrait driven business, maybe you can identify with one, or all of the following sentences: “Maybe when I loose 10 pounds” “Our kids are …
Birth. One word, that can mean so many different things to so many women, but have the same, most breath-taking impact on us all. There really is nothing quite like it, in all the world.
Motherhood: the messy, the beautiful, the generations: documented. These sessions blew my mind with how raw they are looking back on them. I mean, as a mother, these are the moments I long to be captured for my future grandchildren… and I’m so thrilled with being able to deliver that to these Mother’s from the …
Mom and me minis hit super close to home after the possible chance of my mom, the strongest person I’ve known, being a memory. two days after I found out that for the first time, I was going to be a mommy, my mom, and soon to be grandma to our first born – was …
Stages. I love documenting life stages for my clients. The “mini” everyday moments are worth capturing – and if your looking for a “reason” to take family photos  – here it is. These “mini” everyday moments are ever so fleeting.
It’s such a beautiful thing seeing previous wedding clients turn into parents… but even more beautiful when you can turn around, and in that same breath, call them friends….
This story isn’t the easiest to write, but from it, some of the most raw, real and emotional work of mine emerged to the surface, and from it,  I feel the heartbeat of adoption can be heard.  Which all started with Jon and Courtney, being willing to out of humility and vulnerability, share their story…
So she was one of the moms that gave me a pep talk. Not a pep talk like, “oh you can do it, you’re going to be great” No, the honest -real life-mama-bear- pep talk. As we sat in pedicure chairs together, with a 38 week old babe still cookin’ in my belly, we talked about …
I had such a blast partnering with Cottonwood Barn and Serradella Vintage  rentals for DMP’s Holiday Mini sessions this year! Thankfully, the weather cooperated, and all of our families had a blast! I love offering these around Christmas, since I am getting away from photographing families to solely focus on Weddings and engagements. It’s refreshing …