Lilac & Ivy
photography
I help busy parents like you get beautiful family and maternity portraits you've always dreamed of filling your home.
FAMILY & MATERNITY PHOTOGRAPHER
serving seattle, wa
"Very talented and the photos ended up so stunning"
Hey mama!
I'M MERCAE
I pronounce it Mursay but don't worry if you mispronounce it! I'm a Seattle born mother to one wild 3-year-old boy. I'm so passionate about helping mothers like you create timeless, beautiful heirlooms to pass down for generations because I know how hard it is to get the important things done when the necessities seem to be taking over. As a little bit of a toddler mind reader I love working with littles, be they shy, rambunctious, silly, or wild. Clients tell me all the time how helpful my preparation guides are, how many gorgeous smiles I'm able to capture, and how wonderful the real moments of play with their littles ones are.
meet Mercae
Motherhood is a crazy time and each new addition to the family brings a certain level of chaos. Hormones, mental health, and life itself are taken apart and rearranged. Things can feel so overwhelming. On the bad days, simple rituals, like focusing on a family album can help ground and reframe our thoughts.
I know the albums I've made for my own family have been so wonderful. After I had my son I had the worst post partum depression, I took so many pictures but they just kind of sat on my computer. When I finally made an album, it felt so comforting to see my sons precious face in a beautiful heirloom album. These albums are as much home decor as it is heartfelt legacy. It was such a blessing to have this stunning piece of art in my life, I know it will benefit other mothers too.
Fill your home with love
seattle family and Maternity photographer
Hierloom Albums
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The Woodhead Family
"help[ed] our little out of her shell"
We have a very particular toddler who shies away from new faces so we were worried what kind of photos we would get but omg they came out stunning! Mercae did such a wonderful job staying calm and helping our little out of her shell to get some wonderful memories in photos.
Mercae is an amazing family and maternity photographer. We loved working with her for our photos. She is very talented and the photos ended up so stunning in her beautiful studio. We will cherish these photos that she captured of our growing family. Thank you so much for everything!
"We will cherish these photos"
THe Kunsberg Family
The Chen Family
"We had a great experience"
We had a great experience with Mercae for my maternity session! Mercae is very easy to talk to and very responsive from the start of inquiry for a session to delivering the finished photos. Whole experience went smoothly and we are happy we had Mercae as our photographer! The photos are lovely! We will definitely reach out again for future photo shoot opportunity.
The Mer Family
"Mercae did an amazing job!"
Marcae did an amazing job with our photos! We love them! She is also great with kids and is so patient. We received our photos in just few days after the shoot, which is impressive. She absolutely works hard and is great at what she does. Book her for your next photoshoot!
