Brooke Michelle Photography

Brooke Michelle Photography Internationally Published Senior & Wedding Photographer based in Florida

You don’t need more hours of coverage, you need space to curate an experience. No one spends a year planning a wedding j...
06/05/2026

You don’t need more hours of coverage, you need space to curate an experience.

No one spends a year planning a wedding just to watch the clock count down.

You worry, about everything. At least that’s what it feels like. You worry about how your uncle will act. Will the bridesmaids patterns look good together? You worry about the budget getting out of hand, and you especially worry about moments being missed.

Which is exactly what I was finding after 15 years in the industry.

I offered packages the “normal way.” I charged based on and hour per hour basis and time and time again I felt like I was doing a disservice to my 8 hour clients.

I get it. It’s easier to fit into the budget so it’s the first package you go for. But doing so, I was missing those soft morning moments with grandma, or better yet the late night split your drunk bridesmaid just whipped out.

Eight hours sounds generous until you’re halfway through the planning process and suddenly you’re deciding if you value getting ready photos more than having your exit covered. Or worse, faking an exit with a few close family members just to have mock images of a memory that never actually was documented.

In the end, the timeline becomes priority instead of couples just existing, flowing through moments as they should or even delaying cake cutting a couple songs because your dj is playing banger after banger.

It’s the exact reason I stopped offering hourly packages. I want my couples to exist. To take a break. To stay sweaty on a dance floor and not have to hug me goodbye half way through.

If you’re ready to lock in a photography package that already takes an ounce of stress off wedding planning, dm me. I’m ready to witness it all 😉

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You don’t need more hours of coverage, you need space to curate an experience. No one spends a year planning a wedding j...
06/05/2026

You don’t need more hours of coverage, you need space to curate an experience.

No one spends a year planning a wedding just to watch the clock count down.

You worry, about everything. At least that’s what it feels like. You worry about how your uncle will act. Will the bridesmaids patterns look good together? You worry about the budget getting out of hand, and you especially worry about moments being missed.

Which is exactly what I was finding after 15 years in the industry.

I offered packages the “normal way.” I charged based on and hour per hour basis and time and time again I felt like I was doing a disservice to my 8 hour clients.

I get it. It’s easier to fit into the budget so it’s the first package you go for. But doing so, I was missing those soft morning moments with grandma, or better yet the late night split your drunk bridesmaid just whipped out.

Eight hours sounds generous until you’re halfway through the planning process and suddenly you’re deciding if you value getting ready photos more than having your exit covered. Or worse, faking an exit with a few close family members just to have mock images of a memory that never actually was documented.

In the end, the timeline becomes priority instead of couples just existing, flowing through moments as they should or even delaying cake cutting a couple songs because your dj is playing banger after banger.

It’s the exact reason I stopped offering hourly packages. I want my couples to exist. To take a break. To stay sweaty on a dance floor and not have to hug me goodbye half way through.

If you’re ready to lock in a photography package that already takes an ounce of stress off wedding planning, dm me. I’m ready to witness it all 😉

The best photos from your weekend might happen before you even put on your dress.You spent months planning your wedding ...
06/04/2026

The best photos from your weekend might happen before you even put on your dress.

You spent months planning your wedding day. The timeline has been revised seventeen times. The seating chart has lived through multiple versions. You’ve researched vendors, compared linens and your jaw dropped at the price, debated signature cocktails, and somehow developed strong opinions about charger plates. YIKES (we’ve all been there)

And then the weekend arrives.

Your college roommate walks into the hotel lobby and sees you for the first time in months. Your future mother-in-law is hugging relatives as they trickle into town. Friends who have only ever known each other through stories are finally meeting face to face. Someone orders a round of drinks. Someone else starts telling the story everyone has heard a hundred times but laughs at anyway.

The celebration has already started. But most couples don’t think to document it.

Because when people picture wedding photography, they picture the wedding day. The dress. The ceremony. The venue they spent hours picking out. The big moments that belong on a timeline.

What gets overlooked are the hours before all of that.

The part where everyone is simply excited to be there.
No schedule to keep. No ceremony countdown. No worrying about wrinkling your dress or touching up your makeup before every photo. Just your favorite people arriving from all over to celebrate something they’ve been waiting for right alongside you.

That’s what a welcome party gives you. And that’s what welcome party coverage preserves.

The first hugs. The introductions. The nervous excitement giving way to genuine joy. The rare moment during a wedding weekend where everyone is together, but nobody is rushing toward the next thing yet.

By the time the wedding day arrives, those moments are already memories. The photos make sure they don’t stay that way.

06/03/2026

We are taking destination wedding photographer to a whole new level. So, I guess now’s a good time to tell you…

We are selling everything and hitting the road to live full time in a camper and travel the US! No, like really.

If you know me at all, you know I hate keeping secrets. And this one has been so hard to keep. We were going to wait until we started the trip to announce, but after our camper got delayed we realized why not just post now?

We are traveling around the US, documenting all of our stops and activities we do along the way AND, booking sessions anywhere in the US without a travel fee.

Truly living the dream!!!

We are still in the final planning stages and excited to take you guys through every next step! Comment below and let us know what stop we need to add to our road trip.

And if you’re in need of a session, we got you. DM me and let’s get your session on the cal!

06/02/2026

Spend the morning running errands with me in Ormond Beach, Florida!

What started as discovering this cute beach town just to try out a new film lab (hey ). Turned into one of the cutest self date day I’ve had in a while.

Photos at the perfect little photo spot outside a saloon, followed by coffee and co-working at .obc!

Comment below what small Florida beach town I need to check out next 🌴

Sometimes my clients aren’t worried about how the bridesmaids will show up in photos... they’re worried about the grooms...
05/29/2026

Sometimes my clients aren’t worried about how the bridesmaids will show up in photos... they’re worried about the groomsmen…

The wedding industry loves to say that weddings are all about the bride, but I believe the guys deserve their main character moments too.

When I’m documenting a wedding day, I’m making sure the groomsmen get the same attention, playfulness, and creativity they deserve. Because these memories belong to them too.

Find yourself a photographer who knows the guys aren’t just side characters 👏🏻

05/28/2026

& they were brides together 🤍

Sharing this season of my life with two of my absolute best friends has been the biggest blessing. There is no one else I’d rather complain to, cry with, or stand beside.

Carly and I met in the height of our single season. We both had the chance to meet up for monthly dinners or wine nights and dish out our experiences. Our lives have followed a similar path since then.

Met a man on a dating app, got engaged within 2 weeks of each other and married a little over a month apart.

I hope our lives flow hand in hand from here on out. Love you so much Carl girl 🤍

Saying you’re not photogenic just means you’ve never been photographed by someone who knew how to direct you. Let me gue...
05/20/2026

Saying you’re not photogenic just means you’ve never been photographed by someone who knew how to direct you.

Let me guess, you’re starting to plan for your engagement session up into the late hours of the night scrolling Pinterest. Thinking that if you find the perfect inspiration, the perfect pose, location or the perfect outfit that then you can relax. You can take a deep breath.

Your engagement session shouldn’t feel like homework. Frankly, it shouldn’t feel like work at all.

The wedding industry will tell you to show up ready to feel confident and you’ll photograph confident, but that’s not the case for most clients. Having a large camera waving in your face is intimidating.

What do I do with my hands?
Does this even look good?
What direction do I even look?

At my sessions, none of that is a guessing game.

Envision a yoga flow. I put you into a pose, add a little movement and suddenly you’re into the next. Effortlessly like a flow.

If you’re ready to feel like you’re most confident self, send me a dm!

Hi, I’m Brooke Stewart 🌺Long time lover gal, first time wife. When I was a senior in high school I told my mom I didn’t ...
05/15/2026

Hi, I’m Brooke Stewart 🌺

Long time lover gal, first time wife.

When I was a senior in high school I told my mom I didn’t want to go to college. Which lead to a convo ending in something along the lines of “college isn’t always needed, but you need to find a career to support yourself.” 15 years later and here I am still actively managing that career and running the business I launched while finishing up my high school diploma.

Over the last 15 years I’ve captured hundreds of wedding days. Some filled with chaos, mariachi bands, a view of half dome and even some abroad. No matter where they were or who was there, they all shared the same loud, blissful, story-telling type of love.

Building a business based around love while in the height of my dating years truly shaped me, and my standards. I watched weekend after weekend as couples shared carefree boisterous moments without feeling the need to water themselves down.

I listed as speech after speech was given of the quirky and unique ways people met and finally landed in the lap of their chosen story.

Starting at 17, until 29, when I finally met the man I knew I wanted to be husband, I was shaped by my career. Not only in work ethic, and establishing a career but in the inspiration I drew consistently being surrounded by unapologetic love.

As I step into being a wife, it is truly a feeling I could have never prepared for. The security of this is my person, like forever and I choose him feels proud, loud and has made me more confident than ever before.

To any couple who sharped me, thank you.
To any couple I’ve yet to capture, I’m so happy you’re here.

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