Lilac & Ivy
photography
Experience a family portrait session that uses fun and games to keep your wild child smiling and giggling. You will walk away with timeless portraits that capture the heart and soul of your family. Dreamy artful settings, play focused direction and prompting, and curated styling come together with a sense of whimsy and joyfulness to give you the perfect photos to decorate your home with.
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 4-year-old boy. I'm so passionate about helping mothers of young children like you create timeless portraits that capture the heart and soul of a family.
As a little bit of a toddler savante 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 I help their toddler come out of their shell, and how wonderful the real moments of play with their little ones are.
meet Mercae
Get the best of attention with a photographer who prioritizes your experience. You will get easy to read emails full of everything you need to do to prep for your session after you book. Get inspired with a thorough wardrobe guide and have the freedom to select your own outfit without feeling stuck wearing what every other family has. You'll receive a digital gallery for your photos that doubles as a shop - get heirloom worthy tangible artwork, like cards, wall art or heirloom albums, without any extra steps.
Get the artisanal experience...
seattle family and Maternity photographer
Precious Memories
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!
