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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.

Recent Posts

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,...

a beginner’s guide to vegetable gardening

a beginner’s guide to vegetable gardening

Matt and I have had a garden every year for the last 11 years. We’ve had all sizes and locations for our vegetable gardens from a little backyard at our house in town, to a giant in ground garden in California, to raised garden beds here in South Carolina.We’ve grown...

Easy, make ahead french toast bake

Easy, make ahead french toast bake

At least three nights a week, I whip up breakfast for the next day. It makes the next morning so smooth and easy to be able to just pop a casserole type breakfast into the oven and begin homeschool lessons and chores for the day. This French toast bake is not only...

How I’m supporting my postpartum healing

How I’m supporting my postpartum healing

The postpartum time period is the highest drop in hormones a woman will experience. The placenta takes over hormones production during pregnancy, and then we deliver that placenta, and it takes our bodies a while to get our hormone production back on track. This...

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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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