HELLO, I AM MAE.

As a Michigan wedding photographer, I believe it is my job to pay attention––to see the importance in both the mundane and magic moments, and to help you see it, too.

Do you remember what you were doing just before you first saw your now-fiance? Or what about the conversation you were in the middle of just before they proposed? So many moments that might feel mundane–walking into a college lecture, talking about next week’s work trip– add up to a life.

Your wedding day is life distilled into a day, and if you’re lucky, you’ll be reminded throughout the day that each moment matters. You’ll be invited to be present and to slow down.

Your wedding photography should honor the importance of each moment, offering you the opportunity to relive the way the day felt, both during the moments of ritual and during the less obvious moments. The experience of being photographed on your wedding day should allow plenty of room for you to be present and to find connection with your friends and loved ones.

That is my goal as a wedding photographer–to always seek connection. To step into the heart of the moment, to offer attention to the quiet beauty of your day, and to allow you the support to be fully immersed in all of it.

Let’s make photographs to help remember
all the magic.

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Mae Stier Michigan Wedding Photographer at Foxglove Farms

A little more about me:

I am a wedding and portrait photographer living on the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary land of the Anishinaabek–Three Fires Confederacy of Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi peoples–in what is now known as northern Michigan. I live in a small village in Leelanau County, near Traverse City. My work is deeply inspired by and connected to this region on the shores of Lake Michigan that has become my home, and I am always working to be a better caretaker of the land and water that surrounds me in Leelanau County.

Since 2009, I’ve had the honor of photographing love stories across Northern Michigan, the Midwest, and beyond. I aim to show up as a grounding presence on your wedding day, and believe that the best photographs happen when you are invited to be yourself. There is no pretense or performance required, but rather, just the hope that you will show up fully as yourself and embrace all the joy and beauty you’ve planned for your wedding day.

My mission is to preserve each moment of your day with care and artistry, delivering photographs you will cherish for a lifetime.

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“Not only is Mae extremely talented and a master of her craft, she is also a kind and beautiful soul. She made us feel comfortable in front of the camera and was able to fully capture the magic of our special day! Our wedding photos turned out AMAZING! We still look at them daily, and are just so happy that we chose Mae as our wedding photographer. She is the BEST, and we can’t recommend her enough!”