Cheers! I’m Kat…..

I have a dog that I love like a baby. I am mother to a whole brood of girls. I got married under large sequoia trees in California in an intimate small ceremony. I'm a big fan of coffee (cream, no sugar) before wine (red, not white) and anything containing pasta. I’ve backpacked and guided portions of the southern Appalachian mountains, studied literature in Greece, and read fantasy novels for fun.

My father had been trying to get a camera in my hands for years. He has been a hobby photographer for his entire life, and every family vacation isn't complete without a camera around his neck. We even had to convince him to not walk me down the aisle at my wedding with a camera. When I finally caved and picked up my first DSLR, it was like coming home. Now I cannot imagine my life without photography. It's a legacy my father introduced me to, and now I plan to extend to my family.

I’m here to capture your special day the way you imagine it

Everyone has a unique love story to tell and I’m here to grab those moments for you to share. This day, this moment, this lifetime together is about the TWO OF YOU. Sit back and really think about where you want to go, who you want to be there with you, and how you’d like to spend that time. Let’s get together and create a blueprint of your elopement or wedding.

 Rants + Raves

This review is LONG overdue. We got married on 10/19/2019 and Kat was FABULOUS. She puts you at ease and gets amazing shots. I mean oh my god, is that really me kind of shots. My hubby is not comfortable in front of the camera, part of why we went with Kat was how comfortable he was with her. Aside from him, Kat was the person I spent the most time with that day. Finally getting around to writing this as 18 months later, I am still oogling my photos and changing up what I have printed around my house. Her candid captures are potentially my favorite shots. Don't get me wrong, the posed family ones are key but laughing on the steps of my venue -- yeah I'll say it, I treasure those. I look back and am reminded of just how fun that day was. I look back and am reminded just how special that day was. That was Kat. Plus she got me photos back in under 6 weeks. I had heard to plan for at least 6-8 weeks, some wait months. She also had a few printed day of so we were able to give my parents a quick thank you present for everything and send them home with an album and 5 photos. Umm how rad is that?! We found her because she had done a wedding at the church we were married at and I liked the idea of someone familiar with the nooks and crannies of this beautiful old church. So yes we took a chance on someone that wasn't specifically recommended to us and it was so worth it. I got SO MANY compliments on our photos. Plus to have fun with your photographer is a day of bonus!

- Rebecca + Carlos

Kat was the absolute best! She went above and beyond for both our engagement and wedding photos. Kat had wonderful ideas, and her editing was on point. She was always quick to respond to emails, and the online portfolio is easy to navigate. Kat even added our videographer's video to our portfolio page, which she totally didn't have to do. She never brought up the fact that we were likely in the middle of a worldwide pandemic -- news flash, we BARELY squeezed our brunch wedding in before the world shut down. HIGHLY recommend her! She was also willing to get up before the sun to shoot our wedding, major props.

- Abby + Jordan

We fell in love with Kat's dreamy style and eye for capturing mountain landscapes when we saw photos from a co-worker's wedding . She was their photographer, and we knew she had to be ours. Then, we fell in love with Kat-the-human during our engagement shoot. She and her husband ended up staying laaaate into the evening at our house for hours of talking and laughing and impromptu cat photos. By the end, she felt like a dear friend. Your wedding photos will benefit from her natural ability to forge instant connections with the couples she works with and put families at ease as well. On my wedding day...let's just say I surprised myself by becoming a rather nervous bride who decided to kick everyone out of my getting-ready area/house except my mom, sister, and Kat - who helped reassure me (and still quietly managed to grab a few good "getting ready photos" despite my complete disinterest at the time!) After the wedding, she understood and managed the dynamics of older family members during what seemed like endless requests for another group shot (because such-and-such cousin missed the first one) and she balanced out those traditional shots in our album with gentle requests to steal us away briefly for romantic poses/candids when the light was just-so. As a result, our photo album captured our experience of that day perfectly - exactly how I remember the atmosphere FELT. If you're getting married outside in the mountains, trust me, she knows her way around the ever-shifting palette of sky and rock and sunbeams. :)

- Whitney + Liam