You deserve a wedding photographer who cares.

If you're looking for a photographer to quietly stand back, snap your photo, deliver your gallery a few weeks later and nothing more, I'm probably not the photographer for you. I believe you deserve so much more from your wedding photographer. That being said, I'm the type of photographer that gets emotionally invested. While I’m behind my camera, I’m not just shooting. I’m laughing with you, giving direction as needed, hyping you up, and you might even hear the occasional squeal (that means things are going really well.) I am passionate about documenting your day the way that you planned it, and capturing moments as they happen naturally. Your wedding day comes with some pretty incredible memories, and you should have some incredible images of it. I don’t want you to have to worry about whether your photographer is getting the shots. I want you to just be able to enjoy your day.

AND THAT’S WHAT I CAN PROMISE AS YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER.

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Hello, it’s me.

In a nutshell, I’m a 26 year old cat lady who is loves, well, her cats, Amazon Prime, Marvel movies, true crime, Joanna Gaines and everything that she does ever, traveling despite my fear of flying, Jesus, self help books, buying makeup that I won’t wear and pretty journals that I wont use, and lots more.

Click below to get to know me a bit more!

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let’s do this thing

 

WORDS ARE MY LOVE LANGUAGE

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Pierce & Chanda

“Katelyn is so fun to work with! She has such a great personality and knew what shots we wanted. We are so happy with the way our photos turned out!”

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Austyn & Sophia

“Katelyn was beyond fun to work with! Her ideas are awesome and she makes sure that everyone is comfortable and having a great time to get through the session!”

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Jake & Raeschelle

“She beautifully captured our day. She was very easy to work with, even when some family and bridal party members weren’t! Katelyn perfectly captured mine and my husbands personality in all of photos.”

The saddest part about delivering an engagement session is knowing I probably won’t see the couple again until their wedding day! If you’re a bride of mine please know that I secretly also want to be your friend IRL so text me and invite me to hang out okay? Okay.
There are two types of clients: ones who know me in real life and ones who don’t. I’m not sure which I’m more flattered by... because, if someone hires me that I knew from high school I’m like, “Wow you knew me when I was an insufferable teenager and you still want to spend your wedding day with me???” BUT if a “stranger” hires me, I’m like, “You like me and you don’t even know me?? I’m so thankful that you trust me and I won’t let you down?!” Anyways I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m just immensely flattered by anyone willing to spend their hard earned dollars on my work and I’m never gonna take any of it for granted.
Sneak peek from my session in Malibu! Before actually going here I pictured Malibu as beachy and not much else... but nope. Malibu is gorgeous and so much more than a beach and I could totally live there if I made just a *little* more money. Okay, a lot more money. But anyways. Can’t wait to see these two high school sweethearts to get married in February!!
Believe it or not, there are lots of scammers in the wedding industry. I’ve gotten a couple scam emails but there are some red flags that I usually catch right away - until last week. I maybe had my blinders on for this one, but either way, I spent time and energy discussing details with this “client” and I can’t explain the heart sinking feeling when I realized it was a scam and there was no wedding. Behind this business is a person who is really passionate about her work and clients, and I really extend a lot of emotional energy even from the very first email... so it really sucked to realize my time and energy with this person was for nothing. Thankfully, I have wonderful real clients who make it all worth it and truly appreciate me and what I can offer! Wouldn’t be able to do any of this without them and I am forever thankful. 💕
Going to be in LA this weekend for an engagement session! I’m pretty excited that the session fell on the same weekend as @johnnyswim being there, I’ve kept missing them when they’ve gone on tour but it’s finally happening!! But before the concert Friday and session Saturday I’ll have time to explore - any suggestions?!
These two timeless cuties are on the blog! Somehow we managed to take classy bridal portraits on the Las Vegas strip 👍🏻 (Also I’ve blogged twice now in a little more than a week, an improvement from once every six months. I guess I’ve officially gotten my life together.)
They weren’t in these chairs for long (because mingling and dancing) but they sure were cute.
Having lots of fun editing this engagement session from this week, I couldn’t wait to share one! Shanté and Tyler told me that this was their first time getting photographed by a professional but by the end I was convinced they were actual models, so I’m kinda sad our relationship began with a lie, but it’s fine I forgive them. Can’t wait for their wedding later this year!!