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Love Daphne Mae

Thanks so much for stopping by to check out all matters of photography, motherhood, and home, through informative posts, educational opportunities, and honest musings.  I hope you feel welcome and inspired to find clarity in your purpose, peace in your journey, and magic in your mundane!

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love in the city

love in the city

I love getting to explore with families. Stick toes in the sand, head in the clouds, hands and hearts held be one another.

Autumn in the South

Autumn in the South

I'm heading back to the South this week for family sessions and to teach at this year's The Fount Collective workshop in Florida. It reminded me of the last time I was in Georgia in the fall of 2019. The trees were changing autumnal tones, dropping their leaves that...

rhythms in homeschooling | teaching multiple grades

rhythms in homeschooling | teaching multiple grades

“The rhythm of family. Until we transform the chaos of family life, we can never hope to transform society. I envision a circle of caring intimacy. I envision a place where we celebrate waking, eating, noisy laughter, quiet moments of communion. I envision a sanctuary, however unorthodox, where each of us can develop inner harmony and strength of character.

The art of preserving nostalgia

Motherhood + family photography

Whether you are just about to welcome your first baby Earthside, find yourself in the throes of navigating the teenage years, or somewhere in between, I want to preserve this season for you. The one that you’re living today, because motherhood is an ever changing journey, and you will never regret having tangible reminders of you with your family just as that looks and feels right now. I am available for travel, and adore creating natural light, lifestyle photographs for people who love each other a lot. My goal will always be to meet you where you are, and I work hard each day to recognize my own journey and truth, so that I can more clearly see and honor the beauty of yours through photographs.  I’ve been a film photographer for over nine years now, and am still as in love as ever with its soulful quality and authentic perspective. Let’s connect and create something meaningful, timeless, and honestly beautiful, together.

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writing prompts for postpartum

writing prompts for postpartum

Grab a notebook and a pen, or even open a google doc on your phone... whatever feels easiest. Words are like therapy. They bring feelings into being, which allows us to consume them more intentionally. To either move on or relish. Here are five prompts I would...

lunch, dinner, and snack ideas for nursing mothers

lunch, dinner, and snack ideas for nursing mothers

I know it can be tricky to get a meal in at all with a newborn, let alone a healthy one! But honestly the easiest way I've found to do this is to stick with the same things, so I typically eat the same meals for breakfast and lunch most days, with the same handful of...

my most used items | in the first month postpartum

my most used items | in the first month postpartum

In the midst of all the baby items being undoubtedly thrown your way, I wanted to share with you a very minimal list of my most used items my first month postpartum, as a postpartum doula and mama of five. Nightgowns (for both her and I!) top the list, with both this...

blueberry almond oatmeal bake

blueberry almond oatmeal bake

Like I've shared before, I love making breakfast the night before, so that all that needs to be done the next morning, is to pop it in the oven! This has been a lifesaver during this postpartum season. It has afforded me long slow mornings in bed nursing my newborn,...

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Courses for every skill level

Motherhood + photography

Find joy in the journey, clarity in your purpose, and prosperity in your business. Online courses for photographers, small business owners, influencers, students, expectant mothers, and homeschoolers.

About me

I’m Alex, wife to a farmer, and homeschooling, home birthing, home making, and homesteading mama to our four little ones.  We currently reside on a little farm in South Carolina where I am also a photographer and writer preserving all the facets of motherhood for myself and others. I believe in intentionally lived days that are firmly rooted in Jesus, with a healthy dose of empathy and wonder woven within the magically mundane.

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