Dreamy Maternity Session at Maclay Gardens

Stephanie’s dreamy maternity session at Maclay Gardens State Park was perfection. When she contacted me and we talked about her ideas for this session, I knew we were a great fit. It’s always such fun to work with a client who shares a vision because I’m able to get extra creative. Also, it’s easy to see why this location is one of my favorites.

She wanted a romantic, feminine, dreamy, vibe for these photos and I think we created just that. If you’d like a maternity or newborn session, contact me and we can talk all things maternity and newborn. I’m currently booking into April 2022.

Scroll to the end of this post to see a slideshow of this entire session.

Dreamy Romantic Maternity Session at Maclay Gardens State Park, Tallahassee, Florida
Maternity Session at Maclay Gardens State Park, Tallahassee, Florida
Maternity Session at Maclay Gardens State Park, Tallahassee, Florida
Dreamy Romantic Maternity Session at Maclay Gardens State Park, Tallahassee, Florida
Maternity Session at Maclay Gardens State Park, Tallahassee, Florida
Dreamy Romantic Maternity Session at Maclay Gardens State Park, Tallahassee, Florida
Maternity Session at Maclay Gardens State Park, Tallahassee, Florida
Maternity Session at Maclay Gardens State Park, Tallahassee, Florida
Dreamy Romantic Maternity Session at Maclay Gardens State Park, Tallahassee, Florida
Dreamy Romantic Maternity Session at Maclay Gardens State Park, Tallahassee, Florida
Maternity Session at Maclay Gardens State Park, Tallahassee, Florida
Maternity Session at Maclay Gardens State Park, Tallahassee, Florida
Dreamy Romantic Maternity Session at Maclay Gardens State Park, Tallahassee, Florida
Maternity Session at Maclay Gardens State Park, Tallahassee, Florida
Dreamy Romantic Maternity Session at Maclay Gardens State Park, Tallahassee, Florida
Romantic Maternity Session at Maclay Gardens State Park, Tallahassee, Florida
Dreamy Romantic Maternity Session at Maclay Gardens State Park, Tallahassee, Florida
Dreamy Romantic Maternity Session at Maclay Gardens State Park, Tallahassee, Florida
Dreamy Romantic Maternity Session at Maclay Gardens State Park, Tallahassee, Florida
Dreamy Romantic Maternity Session at Maclay Gardens State Park, Tallahassee, Florida

Stephanie’s dreamy maternity session at Maclay Gardens State Park was perfection. When she contacted me and we talked about her ideas for this session, I knew we were on the same page and that this was going to be so much fun to create her maternity session at Maclay Gardens State Park with her.

She wanted a romantic, feminine, dreamy, vibe for these photos and I think we created just that. If you’d like a maternity or newborn session for your own baby on the way, contact me and we can talk all things maternity and newborn. I’m currently booking into January 2022.


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I photographed the same extended family twice.

The first time, it rained. They were troopers about it. We had already scoped out a covered porch at the location just in case the weather had other ideas, and that porch became our backdrop. We made something beautiful out of what could have been a wash.

The second time, they came back with new additions. Beach house on Alligator Point. Grandparents out on the water with the grandchildren. Big group moments and smaller family units. Easy, relaxed, and real.

What I remember most about both sessions is the feeling at the end. A kind of collective exhale. Like everyone knew they had just done something that mattered and would keep mattering long after that day.

That is the thing about showing up even when the conditions are not perfect. The photos do not know it rained.

Read more about Extended family/Multigenerational family photos in this month's blog post. Link in bio.
Five Spots. One Date. A setting that only looks like this for about three weeks out of the year.

I am not trying to manufacture urgency here. The blooms genuinely do not wait, and the calendar genuinely does not have room for everyone who wants a session this spring.

If your family has been on your to-do list for a while, now is a really good time to actually do something about it.

April 11 at Maclay Gardens. $275. A wardrobe guide, a focused session, and your images delivered in two weeks.

Link to book in bio.

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Sarah Gray creates timeless and joyful images that are designed for living room walls and photo albums. A tallahassee photographer, Sarah Gray also serves Thomasville, Crawfordville, St. Marks, Gainesville and throughout the panhandle of north Florida and south Georgia.

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